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Why are you putting "hacking" in quotes like it's inaccurate here? What do you think the majority of hacking, as in what security professionals / malicious att
by ctvo 5y ago
Why are you putting "hacking" in quotes like it's inaccurate here?
What do you think the majority of hacking, as in what security professionals / malicious attackers do, entail? A small number of security vulnerabilities are low level or clever tricks, the majority are finding holes in people, processes, and systems that are blatantly obvious.
- richardfey 5y agoHacking does not equate to what security professionals do, despite what you seem to think. That is nowadays mostly a beaurocracy-pushing job with little exploration. I am referring to the correct definition of the term where you are supposed to hack something.
- ctvo 5y ago> I am referring to the correct definition of the term where you are supposed to hack something. Oh I see. Your contribution here was semantics? The press misused the term as you saw it even if it was obvious what they were referring to? How novel.
- MiguelX413 5y agoWtf is a correct definition
- richardfey 5y agoI don't know about you, but I use dictionaries instead of media outlets
- mmh0000 5y ago[pedantic mode] Acctttually cracker is the correct term. Hacker: someone who hacks on software.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker#General_definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker#General_definition Originally, hacker simply meant advanced computer technology enthusiast (both hardware and software) and adherent of programming subculture; see hacker culture.[3]