HACKING

MUHAMMAD FAIZ BIN

NORAZMAN
4 SN 2
Introduction
 The word hacker is other word for a person
who is enjoys breaking into user’s files
whether for funs, to show their knowledge or
they are interest to accessed files or data
according to Taylor (1999).
 While Marotta gave a negative scenery to
hacker as person who takes whatever he
wants.
 Himanen defines hacker as a person who
always doing illegal activities.
History of Hackers
 The first generation of hacking was made of experts
of computer programming who never stopped
improving their skills then misuse them.
 The second generation was made of computer
hardware developers who found hacking and accessing
data and information for free as an appealing idea.
 The third generation included developers of games
architecture.
 The fourth generation includes any person who has a
computer and some knowledge of programming.
Effect of Hacking
 To individual: will get frustration and fear to
use devices.
 To communities: will face the increase in cost
of living due to repairs and modification of
their home computers.
 To countries: will lose in term of revenue
involve millions of dollars from the hacker’s
illegal activities.
 To world: there will a crisis to all
communications among states and some, there
will be a cold war when other state securities
system has been break trough.
How to Protect
 Go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com at least once a week and install all
critical patches.
 Run an antivirus program at least once a week.
 Use a firewall such as Zone Alarm.
 Don't click on email attachments.
 Don't install any software from an unknown source, its maybe has the
hidden virus.
 Turn off sharing, especially on your C:\ and D:\ drive. This is very
dangerous! If you must share a disk, make sure it requires a password.
 Put a good password on your PC. Don’t use easy password likes'12345',
your name, and otherwise.
 Report any network slowness or strange computer behavior so it can be
checked by network securities.
 Windows PCs with static IP numbers are especially easy targets. You
should always set "Obtain an IP address automatically" in Windows
unless you are running a server and you are knowledgeable in computer
security.
Conclusion
 Hackers are responsible to the enormous
development in computer and internet
technologies.
 Hackers have different opinions and
motivation.
 Hacking has been and still a disease to
different societies and even states suffers
from.
 This discussion to provide users with
knowledge regarding the effects of hacking
to society and how society respond and try to
solve or minimise these kind of attacks.
Reference

 http://security.symantec.com

 http://www.trojanscan.com

 http://windosupdatemicrosoft.com