I chose to call this the ‘hack week’, not because we had any great hacks or anything spectacular, but because we learned a lot about hacking. And by this, I mean lots and lots of things, fancy hack methods, as well as some "hulkish" ones. We had news about hackers stealing passwords, about exploits and certainly, hack aftermath.
Knowing that malicious users have a lot of power is not something that I would call great news. But the fact that we know their methods and study them just makes us stronger in the fight. By knowing what they can do against us, we can defend ourselves better. Here’s some stuff about hacker tactics and how they work:
Many of you probably ask themselves how come so many hack attacks occur daily and where all these skilled black-hatters come from. Well, the thing is that hackers aren’t really as skilled as they may seem, it’s just that a lot of users are either unfamiliar with the basics of security or simply don’t give a damn about it, but I’ve learned that 40% of the Europeans suffer from digital illiteracy. Forty percent! That’s huge! No wonder we get hacked…
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Security Brief: Hack Week
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