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criminal hackerA criminal who uses hacker techniques to break the law. Originally, the term "hacker" referred only to a highly technical programmer. Today, the term is often used synonymously with criminal. "Criminal hacker" and "cracker" are the most accurate references to this individual. 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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Thus, the vast majority of individuals and organizations do not realize when they have suffered a computer intrusion or related loss at the hands of a criminal hacker. The criminal hackers have long been engaged in a kind of cat-and-mouse game with law enforcement agencies and private computer security experts. The combination of a multi-layered, distributed architecture; continually evolving defense processes and methodologies; and the expertise of security come together with HDI to learn from the experience of attack attempts and further harden defenses against known - and emerging - criminal hacker techniques. |
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