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script kiddie |
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script kiddieAn 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Script kiddies are an added nuisance, adds Tom Jackson, executive director of university computing and information services at the University of North Carolina Pembroke. But for large organizations with lots of excess computing power and Net connections--the ones our script kiddies love to "zombify"--user authentication should be part of a total security package. Script kiddies are a form of hacker, says Vatis, but, "the level of skill and sophistication of their attacks is usually relatively tow, because these hackers often employ prefabricated hacker tools to launch attacks. |
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