Computer Hacking : Computer Hacking By Karima Heddada
What is hacking? : What is hacking? Hacking is breaking into computer systems, frequently with intentions to alter or modify existing settings. Sometimes malicious in nature, these break-ins may cause damage or disruption to computer systems or networks. People with malevolent intent are often referred to as "crackers"--as in "cracking" into computers
Computer Hacking Statistics : Computer Hacking Statistics Only 17% of companies whose computers were hacked report them to law enforcement due to fear of negative publicity.
90% of Fortune 500 networks have been hacked. In Canada Internet hacking has doubled to 8% in 1998 over a period of just one year, if this trend continues then it must now be around 32%. This only includes reported computer hacking trends, therefore it certainly would be much higher
Slide 4 : 58% of companies have detected outsiders trying to gain computer access, and 30% don't know if there have been any attempts from outsiders.
Department of Defense Computer Systems - there have been approximately 250, 000 attempts to break into the Government systems in 1995 of which 65% were successful.
In 1998 the Financial Cost to computer security breaches was reported for the 163 companies at $123.7 Million
Cases : Cases After AT&T long-distance service crashes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, law enforcement starts a national crackdown on hackers. The feds nab St. Louis' "Knight Lightning" and in New York grab Masters of Deception trio "Phiber Optik," " Acid Phreak" and "Scorpion." Fellow hacker "Eric Bloodaxe" is picked up in Austin, Texas
Slide 6 : Hackers break into Griffith Air Force Base, then pewwwte computers at NASA and the Korean Atomic Research Institute. Scotland Yard nabs "Data Stream," a 16-year-old British teenager who curls up in the fetal position when seized.
Slide 7 : Hackers break into and deface federal Web sites, including the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Air Force, CIA, NASA and others.
Report by the General Accounting Office finds Defense Department computers sustained 250,000 attacks by hackers in 1995 alone.
Ways to Minimize Potential for Hacking : Ways to Minimize Potential for Hacking There are a number of ways for schools to minimize potential for hacking.
Schools need to clearly establish acceptable use policies and delineate appropriate and inappropriate actions to both students and staff.
Students and staff need to instructed regarding hacking, the mentality associated with it, the consequences of various hacking actions and possible consequences of interacting and forming online relationships with anonymous individuals who claim to be proficient in invading others' privacy.
Slide 9 : The use of filters may be considered in reducing access to unauthorized software serial numbers and hacking-related materials, newsgroups, chat rooms and hacking organizations.
Teachers need to be aware of student activities in the computer labs and pay special attention to things they hear in terms of hacking behavior
sources : sources http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~asosin/Computer_Hacking_Statistics.html
http://www.sptimes.com/Hackers/history.hacking.html
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/crime/hacking.htm