People, not computers, create computer threats. Computer predators victimize others for their own gain. Give a predator access to the Internet — and to your PC — and the threat they pose to your security increases exponentially. Computer hackers are unauthorized users who break into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information, often by installing dangerous malware without your knowledge or consent. Their clever tactics and detailed technical knowledge help them access the information you really don’t want them to have.
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The term “hacker” is broadly used to describe anyone with advanced computer technology skills who’s able to deceive organizations or bypass security and infiltrate networks without proper authorization. Some hackers use their skills to commit fraud, theft, or other nefarious acts, while some simply enjoy the challenge. Whatever the motivation, cybercrime is expected to cost the world $6 trillion by 2021, with one business falling victim to ransomware every 11 seconds.
Recovering from a cyberattack costs time and money, and there’s no guarantee a hacked organization will recover at all. Cybercrime, particularly data breaches, can damage a company’s reputation with customers and clients, and can even lead to legal action. That’s why ethical hacking skills are so vital to any business with a substantial digital footprint.
A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term hacker has become associated in popular culture with a security hacker – someone who utilizes their technical know-how of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them – hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in legal situations. For example, law enforcement agencies sometimes use hacking techniques in order to collect evidence on criminals and other malicious actors. This could include using anonymity tools (such as a VPN, or the dark web) to mask their identities online, posing as criminals themselves.[1][2] Likewise, covert world agencies can employ hacking techniques in the legal conduct of their work. On the other hand, hacking and cyber-attacks are used extra- and illegally by law enforcement and security agencies (conducting warrantless activities), and employed by state actors as a weapon of both legal and illegal warfare.
Understanding and predicting cyber malfeasance is an emerging area of research with the increase in cybercrimes and heightened awareness about cybersecurity in recent years. The nature of cybercrimes is also becoming increasingly complex as hackers are more proficient and well-financed than earlier. Thus, our understanding of the various types of hackers and their motivations needs to be consistently updated. We identified and reviewed 11 classifications and typologies of hackers and their motivations published over three decades to consolidate our understanding in this area and summarize the state of the art. Following that, we present a unified framework of 13 hacker types and 7 unique motivations. In addition, we detail the strategies each hacker type typically employs. This framework, applicable to various domains, allows readers to map various motivations to each hacker type and understand that hackers often hold multiple motivations at once. It also allows for the identification of specific hacker types based on the strategies used during a cyberattack.
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