Group 19 Task 2: Hacking

Group No: 19
Salikuti Sandeepkumar Reddy
Nanada Kishore Sirugumalle
Murali Bhooma

Hacking:
Unauthorised use of computers and network resources is known as hacking. Gaining access to a computer or computer network without legal authorization. The goal of attacker would be complete system control. Firstly hacker attacks easy target and then by hiding his/her traces launches attacks on more secure sites and brings or gains complete control of the system. Hacker gains access to super-user account which allows availability to hide and also maximum access by which we can edit, install, delete or can execute any file in user’s directory.

The term” hacker” originally means a very gifted performer and hacking is defined as one who is proficient in programming a computer or using it; a computer buff. But in recent years by gaining easier access to multiple systems it now has negative implications which mean crackers which mean "One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file."

There is lot of difference between hackers and crackers. Hackers are people who try to make things and crackers are a person who breaks things. Internet which is today is made by hackers who program or develop websites and they don’t harm them and work others done. But in today’s society hacker is popular in use as a cracker in thought and are using both hacking and cracking as methods of cracking. Hacking is a skill and not a very simple sequence of commands or either a simple operation. Approach of hackers must be changed and adopted depending on obstacles which come across. By harming people, their websites and work crackers get kick but real hackers get kick out of programming, helping and improving web. Crackers break software in order to distribute them for free. They do this to prove that they can do it.

There are different types of hacking:
1. Hacking hidden or password protected pages in a website.
2. Hacking other people's computers while they are online.
3. Hacking company servers to distribute viruses or read important information.

In all the above types in hacking least serious and easy thing is hacking hidden or password protected pages in a website. Although it is illegal some areas are legal. Many tools are available on internet which encourages this practice. When we create our own website the section protect your website will be of our own interest.

Hacking is illegal in most of the countries because it leads to piracy and damage. Damage can be either manually or through viruses. Computer can be made useless by deleting specific files. There are few counties which consider hacking as another advance in computer technology. Even where hacking is considered as legal the company, website or individual is based in country must abide the international rules.

Hackers spread viruses and destroy companies’ computers just for enjoyment. There is no reason for their spreading of viruses and they do merely because to show that they can do. Around the world there are many hacking tournaments every year. During tournaments companies monitor the systems 24 hours. There was a hacker’s challenge recently which lasted for 6 hours. It is easier to hack windows than Linux. And it is easier to hack with Linux as it is designed such that it allows users to issue any commands they want to. Companies’ installs virus filters and firewalls to prevent hackers from breaking into company files.