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script kiddie
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script kiddie
An amateur who tries to illegally gain access to a computer system using programs (scripts) that others have written. Although they may have some programming skill, script kiddies do not have the experience to write their own programs that exploit vulnerabilities. They also tend to be indiscriminate and may try to compromise any computer on the Internet they can reach. See hacker, cracker and warez.
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In many cases, these organizations have all but pushed aside the script kiddies, slacker-hackers, and fun boys of old,” says one speaker, Stan Waddell, assistant VP and CISO, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
SC World Congress 2008 by SC staff / SC Magazine
Instead, many of these strikes seem to be cases of so-called "hacktivism": gangs of angry nationalists and script kiddies who launch ad hoc strikes on their "enemies" as part of a propaganda push.
Cyberwar isn't a grand struggle - it's a scary prospect of pure chaos by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Script kiddies use default lists of privileged passwords, or the super-user/administrative codes built into every piece of hardware and software.
Infosecurity Europe 2007 by Software World
 
 
 
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