I work from home. This is the most peaceful workplace you could ever imagine. As a stay-at-home mom and freelance writer, I publish articles, subscribe to various reputable writing newsletters, and do endless research online. But before signing up, I read the privacy policy. Some are short, some are tediously long.
I am just one of the millions of anonymous but honest internet users she is. Why should I be so worried that someone in the Internet community is targeting me with nasty tricks and harassment?
That said, it's comforting to know that the website you're interested in has a solid security policy.
But a few months ago, when my computer screen started flickering as if out of breath and then slowly went blank, I figured it was due to electrical fluctuations. But when my files disappeared and my computer became terribly uncooperative, I referred the case to my husband, an expert.
I was infected with a computer virus for the first time.
It wasn't easy to unplug the computer, let it sit for a few days while the computer surgeon worked on the damage, and make everything as good as new.
I have seen months of painstaking research, completed manuscripts on hard drives, hours online, and the time, money, and effort my spouse put into setting up the entire system.
The repair and rebuild process is tedious, time consuming and expensive.
I was angry. I felt it was an attack on my person. The perpetrator has no heart.
Following a series of disturbing but very interesting cyber intruders to satisfy my curiosity and waste of skills, time and resources associated with these malicious cyber activities and other petty electronic crimes. I personally began to investigate what inspires the behavior behind internet user.
Cyber Criminals
Anyone breaking into your home without your consent is theoretically committing a crime. Computer systems are an extension of the limits and must not be violated. A person is committing a cybercrime if he or she somehow gains unauthorized access to a computer or uses computer technology to commit a crime.
Hackers are always the first person that comes to mind when it comes to breaching cyberspace. Who else has the knowledge and courage to break into someone else's computer system?
Hackers once had a higher purpose in their lives. In the early days of computer technology, they were computer experts/geniuses who tested computer systems with their owners. Agreed because of loopholes, recommending better programs or fixing bugs themselves to thwart attempts to exploit broken systems by more dangerous "creatures"...they even had hackers ’ Code of Ethics.
Hacker has two types of him:
Ethical professionals, highly skilled professionals who lend their skills to organizations concerned about the security of their networks. They represent the previous generation of hackers. Another type is CyberRambos or simple crackers, despised by elite hackers. (UC San Diego Psycho. Dept.:
Computer & Network Resources)
Given how many hackers are these days, however, it is likely that their destructive behavior is blamed on nobles rather than outright injury.
And whatever they are called, these cybercriminals are simply faceless "hackers". to their victims.
