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Exploring Hacker Insights Regarding User Behavior Patterns and Trends

Jul 12, 2000 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

Topics Covered

user behavior threat awareness ethical hacking cybersecurity insights hacker culture

Eight things hackers hate about you. Hackers aren't crackers, Chris Lichti, a 26-year-old senior system designer at a computer company with offices near Pittsburgh, told me in no uncertain terms. They are a dedicated, workaholic group of aficionados who spend much . . . Eight things hackers hate about you. Hackers aren't crackers, Chris Lichti, a 26-year-old senior system designer at a computer company with offices near Pittsburgh, told me in no uncertain terms. They are a dedicated, workaholic group of aficionados who spend much of their time helping to create and expand the digital world for the love of it, often pro bono, for no other reason than they believe it will help humanity. And mostly, they are getting tired of being equated with the crackers who steal our data, run up bogus phone bills, and send us e-mails whose lips say "love you" while their actions say "fuck you."

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