Hacking almost always involves a decisive understanding of weaknesses general and specific to a system. Most of us know what default passwords are but don't hav

Hacking almost always involves a decisive understanding of weaknesses general and specific to a system. Most of us know what default passwords are but don't have the initiative or ability to find an opportunity and actually exploit it. Similarly, just because I know what a bribe is doesn't mean I think it's trivial to bribe someone successfully and gain useful escalated privileges to a very large system.