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Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?
From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:13:52 -0400
On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:22:40 -0000, "Sholes, Joshua" said:
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.
For the old-schoolers, a "cracker" would violate the CFAA to get into a system. A hacker would produce a long list of ways to get in without violating the CFAA. Unfortunately, we no longer have a well-established word for the latter class of people.
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- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 12)
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- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Alexander Neilson (Mar 12)
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- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Sholes, Joshua (Mar 12)
- RE: How to catch a cracker in the US? Barry Shein (Mar 12)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Sholes, Joshua (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? James R Cutler (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? William Herrin (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 13)
- Re: How to catch a cracker in the US? joel jaeggli (Mar 13)
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