Hackers

What Hacking Is...

Hacking is when an annoymus person who manipulates your computer system causing terrible confusions. In computer networking, hacking is any technical effort to destroy the normal behavior of your network connections and your connected systems. A hacker is any person engaged in hacking. The term hacker originally meant a very gifted programmer. In recent years though, with easier access to multiple systems, it now has negative implications. Hackers like to subvert computer security without permission. They are cyber criminals

What Damage A Hacker Can Do...

Hackers can see what your doing on your desktop and access any of your files or imprtant word documents.They can easily delete them and edit them. There are many ways hackers can engage in your files. Here are some examples:

Vandalism: Destruction or digital defacement of a computer or its data for destruction’s sake. Sometimes this is ego-driven. They break in and leave their mark to show they’ve been there.

Hacktivism: A form of vandalism or electronic civil disobedience with a political agenda. Usually hacktivists have altruistic motives.

Theft: Gaining access to intellectual or proprietary technology or information, sometimes for resale.

Hijacking: Many of the financially motivated hackers are interested in using viruses and Trojan horses to hijack your computer so they can remotely control it for their own purposes.

Identity theft: Electronic theft of personal information that can be used to steal financial resources from an individual or corporation.

Terrorism: Some experts believe that terrorists will eventually launch an attack using hacking techniques.

How You Can Stop Hackers From Getting Onto Your Computer...

To stop hacker from hacking your computer a sussegestion would be to update virus protection software regularly, including patches for your operating system. You could also use a firewall program to stop hackers from taking over your computer, especially if you use a broadband Internet connection. Make sure that you and your child/children do not open files, download programs or click on links sent to you by strangers or you do not know what the file contains. Update your browser when a new version is released to make sure you have the latest security protection. Finally when making new accounts on things, use a complex combination of letters and numbers as a password to access financial information stored on your laptop.