In today's world of technology the faulty security is becoming an almost incurable problem In today's world, there are several opportunities for the everyday user to breach security networks. The opportunities are endless for intrusions on networks. In 1997, thirty-five hackers hired by the National Security Agency launched several simulated attacks on the U.S electronic info-structure. The project was called Eligible Receiver and its main goal was to gain root level access to thirty-six of …
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…just like the network hacker does, and attempts millions of combinations of numbers and letters until it finds one that matches. Or the "cracker" can attack the application at the assembly-code level finding flaws with in the program itself. (Mandeville, "Hackers, Cracks and Trojan Horses") John Christensen http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/hackers/cyberterror David Mandeville http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/hackers/primer Andy Walton http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/hackers/culture/