We have talked about the theological implications of hackers and how we as Christians should respond as well as the latest in security measures to prevent the future of hacking. But there is a whole world of hackers that have not been talked about.
For some, hacking is all about money or revenge.
For others, it is boredom or power, not necessarily about the hacking itself.
But the group that we will be looking at are the hactivists: hacking to do something good by preventing evil.
Here are some key points of hacktivists from the infographic below:
- The hacking can come from a series of efforts: trojans that enable backdoor entry, screenshots of folders, log keystrokes for passwords, or sending private IP info.
- Both businesses and governments are on the list to prevent evil and several successful attacks have happened.
- Hacktivists can be made up of different types: white hat people who try not to destroy the system to black hat hackers who are just fine with blunt and malicious hacks.
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What is your stance on “hacktivism”?
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Scott says
I totally disagree with this article. As an IT Director for 20+ years, I know first hand how dangerous ANY kind of unwanted hacking is. Hacking by anyone not hired for penetration testing is not only wrong, it is illegal. What your definition of hacking is doesn’t matter.
What’s next? Murdering someone like Syria’s leader because of alleged human rights abuses of his people (as an example)? This would still be murder. By the article aboves definition this would be ‘murdervism’. Wrong is still wrong no matter how you define it. It makes mockery of everything Jesus stood for.
By the way, White Hats work to halt or prevent hacking. They work for companies using their skills in penetration testing. Other companies pay for their work and know that their defenses are being tested. I’ve done a small bit of White Hat work. Nothing anywhere near the pro (or con) level, but enough to know it is a very specialized area.
Getting off soap box now…
Eric Dye says
So is that a , “no”? LOL!
Jeremy Smith says
I am not sure what you are disagreeing with in this article as no opinion has been given, but I agree that hacking is dangerous.
Also, while white hats are generally legal, it is not the definition of it. White hats can do illegal work it. It defines how they hack, not the morality of it.