Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?

[Doug Barton <dougb () dougbarton us>]

On 03/16/2014 08:51 PM, Jay Hennigan wrote:
> On 3/13/14 6:22 AM, Sholes, Joshua wrote:
>
> > If one came up in this field with a mentor who was old school, or if one
> > is old school oneself, one tends use the original (as I understand it)
> > definitions--a "cracker" breaks security or obtains data unlawfully, a
> > "hacker" is someone who likes ethically playing (in the "joyful
> > exploration" sense) with complicated systems.
>
> And both terms are so defined in RFC 1392, dates January 1993.

... but that's only informational. :)