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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Hackers Hill, or Crackers hill as my little boy calls it.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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Hackers, crackers, viruses, Trojan horses and other malevolent entities have sent scares through IT departments around the world.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Crackers are also often hackers , but their intent and nefarious activities put them into a different category.
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Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist
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Crackers this is the name given, by those who are real hackers, to people who exploit the security weaknesses of networks to get access to the data on them and then cause as much damage as they can.
Software crackers are produced by hackers and are intended to be used to run illegal software copies.
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Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
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A firewall is a device that separates and protects data on a local computer or network from crackers or hackers who might try to access the data from outside the system.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Hackers and crackers are constantly scanning network ports, looking for vulnerabilities in Web sites and online applications in order to gain access to your network.
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Keiko Miyisawa,
Receptionist
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All crackers are hackers, but not all hackers are crackers.
What are hackers and crackers?
Accordingly, most crackers are only mediocre hackers.
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper
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Whereas crackers sole aim is to prove they can break into secure computer systems, hackers are more interested in gaining knowledge about computer systems and possibly using this knowledge for pranks or destructive behavior.
Hackers and crackers use the Internet to attempt to break into private computer networks that are connected to the Internet.
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