Chapter 4 - Hacking & Computer Security
WHO IS MR. POULSEN
- A PERSON WITH A HISTORY OF HACKING WHO GOES BY THE NAME "DARK DANTE" - BEGAN TRESPASSING GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITY COMPUTERS AS A TEEN - CHARGED WITH THE MOST CRIMES
WHO IS AARON SWARTZ?
AN INTERNET ACTIVIST CHARGED WITH 11 VIOLATIONS OF THE 'COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT'
WHERE DID "HACK" COME FROM?
M.I.T.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS ARE NEGLIGENT IN THEIR ATTENTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY. WHAT COULD REMEDY THIS?
MODEST ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OF TIME AND ATTENTION
WHAT IS COMMON COMPUTER HACKER ACTIVITY?
SELL STOLEN CODES TO OTHER STUDENTS FOR A FEW DOLLARS
WHO IS MR. MORRIS?
- COMPUTER RESEARCHER/HACKER - TESTIFIES IT WAS NEVER HIS INTENTION TO SLOW COMPUTERS OR DAMAGE INTERNET DATA
DEFINITION 2 OF "HACKER" (I.E. NEGATIVE) • GIVE EXAMPLES • WHAT IS THE CORRECT TERM?
A MALICIOUS MEDDLER WHO TRIES TO DISCOVER SENSITIVE INFORMATION BY POKING AROUND • E.G. PASSWORD HACKER, NETWORK HACKER • CRACKER
DEFINITION 1 OF "HACKER" (I.E. POSITIVE)
A PERSON WHO ENJOYS EXPLORING THE DETAILS OF PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEMS AND HOW TO STRETCH THEIR CAPABILITIES (AS OPPOSED TO MOST USERS, WHO PREFER TO LEARN ONLY THE MINIMUM)
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE?
A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN MEANING OF THE TERM "HACKER" AS IT HAS CHANGED OVER TIME
WHAT HAS THE MERE EXISTENCE OF THE TERM "HACKER" DONE?
ADDED AMMUNITION TO THE PROSECUTION OF FIGURES LIKE SNOWDEN, CHELSEA MANNING, ETC.
WHY ARE THERE MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS OF "HACKING" OR "HACKER"?
BECAUSE OF THE MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITIES THAT FLUCTUATE WITH TIME
WHICH MEANING OF "HACKER" STILL PREVAILS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC?
BLACK-HAT MEANING
WHAT DID AARON SWARTZ DO?
DOWNLOADED MANY ACADEMIC ARTICLES FROM A PROPRIETARY DATABASE AT M.I.T.
WHAT DID "HACK" FIRST MEAN?
FUSSING WITH MACHINES
WHAT DOES THE PROFESSIONAL CODE OF ETHICS STATE?
HACKER ACTIVITIES ARE UNETHICAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL
HOW IS THE LEGAL SYSTEM EVOLVING?
IN WAYS THAT BETTER HANDLE AND ENABLE THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF HACKER ACTIVITIES
WHICH MEANINGS OF "HACKER" ARE INCREASINGLY PROMINENT?
LIFE-HACKER (AND OTHER NEUTRAL OR POSITIVE APPLICATIONS)
WHAT HAS CAUSED THE HARM OF HACKER ACTIVITY TO BE MUCH GREATER?
THE EMERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF MANY BUSINESSES
WHAT HAS THE "BLACK HAT" MEANING INFLUENCED?
THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 'COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT'
DESCRIBE THE SITUATION OF THE HISTORY OF HACK
THE TECH MODEL RAILROAD CLUB MEETING RECORDS MR. ECCLES REQUESTS FOR ANYONE WORKING OR HACKING ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TURN THE POWER OFF TO AVOID BLOWING A FUSE