All the "hackers" that I know goes into computer security. Granted that there are a few bad seeds out there but the majority of them are good. The best way to learn computer security is to "break" into a system. During the 80's and 90's, having your own little network was expensive. But now, it's cheaper to make your own. Remember Linux is free to download. Lately, there has been a push to hack your own or each other and to stay away from business systems. People are trying to make "hackers" look better but have been heavily marred by the bad ones. Personally, I believe that the average "hacker" is good. It's the "hackers" that are criminals that I dispise(sp). They are the ones that give "hackers" a bad name.
pbzmag
note: I have hackers in quotes because it's a general term. There are phreakers, crackers, script kiddies, etc. Also it's the wrong term. Hacker was originally a term used for a type of programmer. But that's another thread.
pbzmag
note: I have hackers in quotes because it's a general term. There are phreakers, crackers, script kiddies, etc. Also it's the wrong term. Hacker was originally a term used for a type of programmer. But that's another thread.
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