HACKER VS CRACKER

Who is Hacker

A hacker is a person intensely interested in the arcane and recondite workings of any computer operating system. Hackers are most often programmers. As such, hackers obtain advanced knowledge of operating systems and programming languages. They might discover holes within systems and the reasons for such holes. Hackers constantly seek further knowledge, freely share what they have discovered, and never intentionally damage data.

Who is Cracker

A cracker is one who breaks into or otherwise violates the system integrity of remote machines with malicious intent. Having gained unauthorised access, crackers destroy vital data, deny legitimate users service, or cause problems for their targets. Crackers can easily be identified because their actions are malicious.

Types of Hackers

}White Hat Hacker

}Black Hat Hacker

}Grey Hat Hacker

White Hat Hacker- They are also known as ethical hackers, White Hat hackers are the good guys of the hacker world. They’ll help you remove a virus or PenTest a company. Most White Hat hackers hold a college degree in IT security or computer science and must be certified to pursue a career in hacking.

Black Hat Hacker- They are also known as crackers, these are the men and women you hear about in the news. They find banks or other companies with weak security and steal money or credit card information. The surprising truth about their methods of attack is that they often use common hacking practices they learned early on. The knowledge of White Hat Hacker and Black Hat Hacker is but the difference is only use because Black Hat use her knowledge for wrong purpose.

Grey Hat Hacker- Gray Hat hackers don’t steal money or information (although, sometimes they deface a website or two), yet they don’t help people for good (but, they could if they wanted to). they can be Black Hat Hacker and be White Hat Hacker at any time. they do both work for their own satisfaction.