Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?

On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:22:40 -0000, "Sholes, Joshua" said:

If one came up in this field with a mentor who was old school, or if one is old school oneself, one tends use the original (as I understand it) definitions--a "cracker" breaks security or obtains data unlawfully, a "hacker" is someone who likes ethically playing (in the "joyful exploration" sense) with complicated systems.

For the old-schoolers, a "cracker" would violate the CFAA to get into a system. A hacker would produce a long list of ways to get in without violating the CFAA. Unfortunately, we no longer have a well-established word for the latter class of people.