Comments on: Ethical Hacker http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/ Thoughts on software development and related, by Abhijit Nadgouda Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:27:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hacker Culture | iface thoughts http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-384000 Hacker Culture | iface thoughts Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:09:55 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-384000 [...] Identifying problems and breaking existing conventions to solve them is one of the best ways to bring about a change. However, our established systems look at these as disruptions and try to put restrictions on them. No wonder hacking has a negative tone to it and we need phrases like ethical hacker. [...] [...] Identifying problems and breaking existing conventions to solve them is one of the best ways to bring about a change. However, our established systems look at these as disruptions and try to put restrictions on them. No wonder hacking has a negative tone to it and we need phrases like ethical hacker. [...]

]]> By: Who is HACKER ?! « Voyager http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-338934 Who is HACKER ?! « Voyager Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:06:29 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-338934 [...] Reference [...] [...] Reference [...]

]]> By: Who is HACKER ?! « M.Mohammadi http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-294883 Who is HACKER ?! « M.Mohammadi Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:29:53 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-294883 [...] Reference [...] [...] Reference [...]

]]> By: Abhijit Nadgouda http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-99597 Abhijit Nadgouda Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:53:33 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-99597 Binny, I think the whole "hack the website" hype itself has given a negative connnotation to hack, not the other way round. Hacking is more about bringing out what is underneath. The difference between hacking and cracking is in the intention. Binny, I think the whole “hack the website” hype itself has given a negative connnotation to hack, not the other way round. Hacking is more about bringing out what is underneath. The difference between hacking and cracking is in the intention.

]]> By: Tony http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-98975 Tony Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:32:01 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-98975 I think the media has gotten to Binny V.A. I think the media has gotten to Binny V.A.

]]> By: Binny V A http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-98892 Binny V A Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:24:17 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-98892 The root of the word hacker is 'hack' - that essentially means, well, crack. 'I hacked that site.' Until the meaning of that term changes, don't expect the meaning of hacker to change. The root of the word hacker is ‘hack’ – that essentially means, well, crack. ‘I hacked that site.’

Until the meaning of that term changes, don’t expect the meaning of hacker to change.

]]> By: PHP Encoder http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/comment-page-1/#comment-98830 PHP Encoder Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:04:52 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/09/04/ethical-hacker/#comment-98830 Well, it's a difficult one. If you read any of Paul Grahams writings he's always talking about hackers - in the known sense of programmers just doing their thing. The problem is that there are many words that started out with one meaning, but that have ultimately come to mean (in the public perception) something else. As an example, if someone said "That many is gay" these days, there is a big difference to saying exactly the same thing in 1945 when he would be thought of as a very happy chap. Now, some older people could, in theory be up in arms about this saying that the true meaning of the word is the older one, however my own feeling is that we live in a constantly evolving world. If the media have turned the word 'hacker' into a negative word through their ignorance then this doesn't change anything if the public perception is now that. Rather than fighting it and trying to educate people - which I think will never work now as the negative perception of the word is too ingrained - I think its better just to get on with what you're doing. Some battles are worth fighting, others obviously not Well, it’s a difficult one. If you read any of Paul Grahams writings he’s always talking about hackers – in the known sense of programmers just doing their thing. The problem is that there are many words that started out with one meaning, but that have ultimately come to mean (in the public perception) something else. As an example, if someone said “That many is gay” these days, there is a big difference to saying exactly the same thing in 1945 when he would be thought of as a very happy chap. Now, some older people could, in theory be up in arms about this saying that the true meaning of the word is the older one, however my own feeling is that we live in a constantly evolving world. If the media have turned the word ‘hacker’ into a negative word through their ignorance then this doesn’t change anything if the public perception is now that. Rather than fighting it and trying to educate people – which I think will never work now as the negative perception of the word is too ingrained – I think its better just to get on with what you’re doing. Some battles are worth fighting, others obviously not

]]>