Learn how hackers think to protect yourself from them
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 3:56 am
How can you protect yourself – and your company – from hackers and cybercriminals? In this month of cybersecurity, these are questions that continue to buzz. There is more and more legislation that regulates things for us. Think of the GDPR / AVG. But not everything keeps up with the rapid technological developments. The damage that can be caused to companies with 'ransomware' is also enormous. Good reason to remain vigilant and delve into what can be done about it.
'You catch crooks with crooks' they teach at the police academy. In other words, if you want to protect yourself against online crime, you have to delve into the hacker's mindset. These hackers come in all shapes and sizes. That makes it a bit more difficult. The two main categories are 'white hats' and 'black hats'. We have to be careful not to immediately label them as good or bad. In this case, the explanation is that in the film The Great Train Robbery the crooks all wore black hats. Then you understand that white hats mean the good guys. Of course, there is also a (literally) grey area here: the grey hats ... They do things that are not always allowed, but sometimes also for a good cause, as ethical hackers. In fact, to increase cybersecurity.
Hacktivists are hackers who pursue their own political or greece telegram data social goals by hacking through security. Of course, that is something completely different from the Scriptkiddies or Skiddies who, like true vandals, penetrate systems to mutilate them. Or in nice jargon, to deface : remove logos and, like graffitigabbers, put their own signature ( tag ) in their place. They fall into the category of 'black hats', together with the other crackers .
Hacker's Guide?
Are you already feeling dizzy? Then I have bad news for you. Because this is only a short summary of the first 10 pages of the hefty book that Arjan Dasselaar wrote about this. The first half of his book (Un)safe online; protect yourself against cybercrime and privacy violators' (affiliate) , seems – contrary to what the title suggests – more like a manual for novice hackers. After some history lessons about the origin and development of the hacker community, Dasselaar gives an extensive explanation of how hackers work and which tools and platforms are used. The whole thing is provided with all the necessary website addresses.
'You catch crooks with crooks' they teach at the police academy. In other words, if you want to protect yourself against online crime, you have to delve into the hacker's mindset. These hackers come in all shapes and sizes. That makes it a bit more difficult. The two main categories are 'white hats' and 'black hats'. We have to be careful not to immediately label them as good or bad. In this case, the explanation is that in the film The Great Train Robbery the crooks all wore black hats. Then you understand that white hats mean the good guys. Of course, there is also a (literally) grey area here: the grey hats ... They do things that are not always allowed, but sometimes also for a good cause, as ethical hackers. In fact, to increase cybersecurity.
Hacktivists are hackers who pursue their own political or greece telegram data social goals by hacking through security. Of course, that is something completely different from the Scriptkiddies or Skiddies who, like true vandals, penetrate systems to mutilate them. Or in nice jargon, to deface : remove logos and, like graffitigabbers, put their own signature ( tag ) in their place. They fall into the category of 'black hats', together with the other crackers .
Hacker's Guide?
Are you already feeling dizzy? Then I have bad news for you. Because this is only a short summary of the first 10 pages of the hefty book that Arjan Dasselaar wrote about this. The first half of his book (Un)safe online; protect yourself against cybercrime and privacy violators' (affiliate) , seems – contrary to what the title suggests – more like a manual for novice hackers. After some history lessons about the origin and development of the hacker community, Dasselaar gives an extensive explanation of how hackers work and which tools and platforms are used. The whole thing is provided with all the necessary website addresses.