hacking

(noun)

Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.

Related Terms

  • IP

Examples of hacking in the following topics:

  • Forced Entry

    • Cybercrimes are those committed via computer networks for such purposes as fraud, identity theft, and the hacking of sensitive information.
    • Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, and child abduction.
    • Between 1995 and 1998, the Newscorp satellite pay-to-view encrypted SKY-TV service was hacked several times during an ongoing technological arms race between a pan-European hacking group and Newscorp.
  • Introduction to Mapping Waste-Elimination

    • Trying to eliminate waste in an organization without first conducting some form of reconnaissance is comparable to hacking one's way through a jungle without a map.
  • Communications Channels

    • While you can't assume that every early adopter is a programmer who wants to hack on the software, you can assume that they are at least interested in following development discussions and in getting a sense of the project's direction.
  • Avoiding Potential Fraud

    • In addition to phishing and illegal hacking, online consumers can also fall victim to purchase frauds, car theft (via websites such AutoTrader), real estate fraud (via websites such as Craigslist), illegal wire transfers, online auctions, retail schemes and call tag scams.
  • The State of Technology

    • Target was recently hacked, incurring a massive leak of customer data.
  • Getting the Most Out of Your Time

    • It's called "life hacking."
    • I'm hoping to hear good news on the life hacking front sometime soon.
  • Introduction to This "Textbook" (for Instructors and Scholars)

    • In fact, we highly encourage others to "hack" this book: supplement it, reword it, add examples, drop chapters, mash it up with another one.
    • Not only will that mean a greater diversity of material available, but if you improve your version of this work with your hacks, we can use those improvements to make this resource better, too.
  • National Security Agency Surveillance

    • In a letter to the EFF, AT&T objected to the filing of the documents in any manner, saying that they contain sensitive trade secrets and could be "used to 'hack' into the AT&T network, compromising its integrity. " [103] However, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker stated, during the September 12, 2008 hearing in the class-action lawsuit filed by the EFF, that the Klein evidence could be presented in court, effectively ruling that AT&T's trade secret and security claims were unfounded.
  • Conclusion: The Successes and Failures of Progressivism

    • Political corruption was a central issue, which reformers hoped to solve through civil service reforms at the national, state and local level, replacing political hacks with professional technocrats.
  • Pre-notification

    • If you simply commit the fix to your repository, or otherwise announce it to the world, you effectively force everyone using your software to upgrade immediately or risk being hacked.
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