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Glenn Mangham: Facebook Hack Resulting in Sentencing Details

We all know crime doesn't pay, but sometimes hacking does pay. More than a few so-called ethical (or White Hat) hackers have discovered a security vulnerability only to end up with a new job or hefty bounty.. Unfortunately, that was not case for a British software development student named Glenn Mangham, who had previously identified vulnerabilities in Yahoo systems and was rewarded accordingly. The 26-year-old hacker subsequently turned his attentions to Facebook where he accessed a website used by the social networking site to set puzzles for software engineers who might be interested in working for the company. The link for this article located at TG Daily is no longer available. . Emily Carter, a British teenager, discovers that cheating doesn't yield rewards after attempting to manipulate online quizzes.. British Hacker, Facebook Breach, Ethical Hacking. . Alex

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Zach Mayo's Journey From Curious Kid To Ethical Hacker Motivating Change

The first time Zach Mayo infiltrated a security program, he was barely in his teens. At home with his family's computer, he bristled at the parental control software cutting him off from the Internet after curfew.. "I'm 12 years old. Of course I'm going to try to break into it," Mayo said. "Then you realize you can." The breach didn't go unnoticed by his father. "He was mad at me because I broke in. I looked at him and said, 'This is what I want to do for the rest of my life,'" Mayo said. "But I want to help people." The link for this article located at Charlotte Observer is no longer available. . Zach Mayo shares his childhood intrigue with programming that influenced his path towards technology assistance. Delve into his story.. Ethical Hackers, Hacking Careers, Cybersecurity Stories, Youth Hacking, Good-Guy Hackers. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Enhancing Enterprise Security with Certified Ethical Hackers

The term "hacker" doesn't just apply to crooks, thieves and anyone else looking to subvert computer security systems for malevolent purposes. Some hackers are in the business of improving security. Certified Ethical Hackers are paid by companies and government agencies to test their computer systems against the sort of attacks the bad guys often attempt to pull off.. Computer infrastructure has become the foundation of businesses, governments, and militaries across the globe. Unfortunately, the onset of computer dependence has only opened a myriad of opportunities for cybercrime and potentially devastating consequences. Unlike in the past, when criminals would have to physically peculate information, cybercrime involves finding network loopholes, running snippets of code, and virtually having access to billions of bits of data within seconds. Although many establishments that use online networks to carry highly sensitive and confidential information neglect to close these "backdoor openings" (making it too late), others have circumvented the possibility of hackers gaining entry into their data by commissioning trusted third parties to assess any vulnerabilities. Individuals such as Jonathan James, Kevin Mitnick, and Kevin Poulsen have given the term "computer hacker" a bad rap; however, their moral counterparts, ethical hackers, are able ease the minds of companies and governments. The link for this article located at Tech World is no longer available. . Computer infrastructure has become the foundation of businesses, governments, and militaries across . 'hacker', doesn't, apply, crooks, thieves, anyone, looking, subvert, computer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Exploring Diverse Definitions of Hackers and Their Impact

If you want an exercise in semantics, randomly ask five wired people to define the term hacker. Their answers will vary wildly, I guarantee. An old school techie may insist a hacker is a black-belt computer programmer or engineer. A belabored . . . . If you want an exercise in semantics, randomly ask five wired people to define the term hacker. Their answers will vary wildly, I guarantee. An old school techie may insist a hacker is a black-belt computer programmer or engineer. A belabored Webmaster may look upon the barbarian hordes trying to stymie his site with denial-of-service attacks as hackers. An AOL user may consider hackers to be Lex Luthor-like super criminals, such as how Kevin Mitnick has been popularly portrayed. Law enforcement, depending on its point of view, may consider hackers to be the proxies of corporate spies and nefarious foreign governments or modem-enabled gangsters. And a journalist, being a journalist, may throw up his or her hands and say, "They're all of the above." The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . The definition of "hacker" has evolved significantly, from innovative programmers to a term linked with illegal cyber activities, signifying a broad spectrum of motivations.. Hacking Landscape,Hacker Definitions,Cybersecurity Awareness,Ethical Hackers,Security Threats. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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