On 2/21/07, Shakthi Kannan <cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In the computer world, hacking is the art of
programming. Hackers are programmers who have the
passion to solve challenging problems. This culture
existed in the early 1970s at MIT (RMS and company).
Unfortunately the media (newspapers, movies) and a lot
of newbies mistake it for cracking. Crackers are
people who steal passwords, cause DoS attacks, bring
down networks etc.
IMO, the usage of the phrase "ethical hacking" is
incorrect. Hacking, by itself, is ethical.
