The art of hackingThe world of hacking cannot be classified into clearly defined positive or negative categories. When people hear the word hacker, they tend to think of someone who defies or breaks the law. Everything in life has two sides, good and bad, that's how people can understand a subject if they see both sides. Hackers can wreak havoc around the world within systems they break into simply to get what they want. On the other hand, hackers are a vital help when we are in trouble and someone needs to find information in a cell phone to try to help if someone is missing. There are two types of hackers: the more familiar one is described as criminal, dangerous and devious. The other type is not as familiar and behaves more ethically.BackgroundA hacker is defined as a computer enthusiast or microcomputer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems (dictionary.com). Another definition foundCriminal HackingCriminal Hackers terrorize the world by using their computer skills to create viruses that can damage a computer. They also hack businesses, security systems, computers for their own desire to do evil, etc. Absolutely anyone can fall victim to these types of hackers. Some hackers may have specific targets, but anyone can still be hacked. An example of bad hackers is what happened to target companies around the world. Target was hacked and millions of people's credit card information was stolen (Riley, 2014). Many people think that those who hacked the target hacked it because the target leaked information, in reality they were as much victims as those whose information was stolen (Riley, 2014). Someone installed malware in Target's security and payment system...... middle of paper ......whitehat-hacker-goes-too-far-is-raid-by-the- fbi-tells-all/Gold, S. (2014). Discover the psychology of hackers. Engineering and Technology (17509637), 9(1), 76-80 Retrieved from DeVry LibraryHacker. (nd) Dictionary.com full version. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hackerInternational Business, T. (2014, March 17). Flight MH370 could be the world's first case of cyberhacking. International Business Times. Retrieved from DeVry LibraryMcCracken, H. (2014). How Target became a target for hackers. Time.Com, 1. Retrieved from DeVry Library Riley, M. (2014). Missed alarms and 40 million stolen credit card numbers: How Target blew it up. Businessweek.Com, 1. From the DeVry LibraryThe good, the bad and the ugly. (2012). SC Magazine: For IT Security Professionals, 9. Retrieved from DeVry Library