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DEFINITION: Hacker is a term used by some to mean "a clever programmer" and by others, especially those in popular media, to mean "someone who tries to break into computer systems." 1) Eric Raymond, compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary, defines a hacker as a clever programmer. A "good hack" is a clever solution to a programming problem and "hacking" is the act of doing it. Raymond lists five possible characteristics
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Podcast: Insider Threats - an Interview with the Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency - NSA
sponsored by Imperva
PODCAST:
Bill Crowell, former Deputy Director of the NSA, is interviewed in this podcast. He talks extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. Bill also covers the importance of sensitive data protection –- especially around mission-critical applications and databases.
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 12 Nov 2009
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Encryption and Data Protection: Practical Considerations
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
VIDEO:
This videocast covers the practical considerations of encryption, including where to implement it and how to use it, and its role in organizational security and compliance goals.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2009
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Fake Anti-Virus Products Generate $34 Million a Month
sponsored by ESET
PODCAST:
The rise in fake anti-virus is astonishing security pros everywhere. Listen to this podcast to learn the latest information about this startling trend.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 03 Sep 2009
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Ethical Hacking and Risk Assessments
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Attend this webcast to learn about risk assessment process and tools used by ethical hackers.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 10 Dec 2008
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Breakthrough Data Recovery for AIX - Vision Solutions
sponsored by Vision Solutions
PODCAST:
The purpose of this podcast is to provide a roadmap to the most effective strategy and technology to protect data and provide fast recovery for data which is lost or corrupted due to accident and malicious action.
Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 09 Apr 2008
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HACKERS DEFINITION (continued): … that qualify one as a hacker, which we paraphrase here:A person who enjoys learning details of a programming language or system A person who enjoys actually doing the programming rather than just theorizing about itA person capable of appreciating someone else's hackingA person who picks up programming quicklyA person who is an expert at a particular programming language or system, as in "UNIX hacker"Raymond deprecates the use of this term for someone who attempts to crack someone else's system or otherwise uses programming or expert knowledge to act maliciously. He prefers the term cracker for … Hackers definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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