Reply From: "H. Morrow Long" <morrow.longat_private> How about we call people for what they are, regardless of whether they are operating in the real or 'cyber' world : * Intruders are people who break in where they don't belong (including computer systems and networks). * Vandals are people who deface text and art (including people who mess up Web pages on servers after they have broken in). * Thieves and burglars are people who steal things (including people who break into computers and obtain information or software). * Swindlers and "con artists" are people who sucker money (or both tangibles and intangibles such as information) from the gullible or unsuspecting (including users on the Net). * Impersonators are people who claim to be someone else. * Forgers are people who fake versions of purportedly genuine official information. * Fences are people who receive and sell stolen property (which could be physical or intellectual). Isn't that much clearer than defining who (or what) is a hacker or cracker? - H. Morrow Long -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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