In order for hacking to be ethical, the hacker must have permission from the owner to probe their network and identify security risks. … Ethical hackers will also provide feedback and verification as an organization fixes security issues. Ethical hacking has grown within the information security market. Are ethical hackersRead More →

Uplink is a hacking simulator game. It’s 100% completely unrealistic… unless you’re not that familiar with computers, IP addresses, and the most basic understanding of how network connections are made. What is uplink OS? Uplink OS is a total graphical modification for 2001’s indie cult hit. Uplink: Trust is aRead More →

It was at M.I.T. that “hack” first came to mean fussing with machines. … That “” was a way of whistling past the graveyard, a self-conscious attempt to marginalize what later came to be called “black hat” hacking (malicious meddling), as opposed to “white hat” hacking (free-spirited creation). Who isRead More →