Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary

Hackers. Crackers. Phreakers. Black hats. White hats. Cybercrime. Logfiles. Anonymous Digital Cash. ARP Redirect.

Cyberspace has a language all its own. Understanding it is vital if you're concerned about Internet security, national security, or even personal security. As recent events have proven, you don't have to own a computer to be the victim of cybercrime—crackers have accessed information in the records of large, respected organizations, institutions, and even the military.

This is your guide to understanding hacker terminology. It's up to date and comprehensive, with:

• Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 875 hacker terms
• Entries spanning key information-technology security concepts, organizations, case studies, laws, theories, and tools
• Entries covering general terms, legal terms, legal cases, and people
• Suggested further reading for definitions

This unique book provides a chronology of hacker-related developments beginning with the advent of the computer and continuing through current events in what is identified as today's Fear of a Cyber-Apocalypse Era. An appendix entitled "How Do Hackers Break into Computers?" details some of the ways crackers access and steal information.

Knowledge is power. With this dictionary, you're better equipped to be a white hat and guard against cybercrime.

Hackers. Crackers. Phreakers. Black hats. White hats. Cybercrime. Logfiles. Anonymous Digital Cash. ARP Redirect.

Cyberspace has a language all its own. Understanding it is vital if you're concerned about Internet security, national security, or even personal security. As recent events have proven, you don't have to own a computer to be the victim of cybercrime-crackers have accessed information in the records of large, respected organizations, institutions, and even the military.

This is your guide to understanding hacker terminology. It's up to date and comprehensive, with:

* Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 875 hacker terms

* Entries spanning key information-technology security concepts, organizations, case studies, laws, theories, and tools

* Entries covering general terms, legal terms, legal cases, and people

* Suggested further reading for definitions

This unique book provides a chronology of hacker-related developments beginning with the advent of the computer and continuing through current events in what is identified as today's Fear of a Cyber-Apocalypse Era. An appendix entitled "How Do Hackers Break into Computers?" details some of the ways crackers access and steal information.

Knowledge is power. With this dictionary, you're better equipped to be a white hat and guard against cybercrime.

Camping Out  (general term): Camping out is a cracking technique that involves waiting for a vulnerability to come along so that can be exploited by the cracker.  For example, a cracker can scan all the equipment and services exposed to the Internet, such as recording all the banners, and look for vulnerabilities.  The cracker then camps out, waiting for a 0-day exploit to be posted to various places— at which point he or she launches the attack against the target and gets entry into the system before the hole can be patched. See Also: Crackers, Cracking, Internet, and Zero-Day Exploit.

Further Reading: Graham, R. Hacking Lexicon. Online, 2001 . Robert Graham Website. < http: //www.robertgraham.com/pubs/hacking-dict.html>

Clemens Martin is the previous director of IT programs at the Faculty of Business and Information Technology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, where he is jointly appointed to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Before joining this university, Dr. Martin was partner and managing director of an information technology consulting company and Internet Service Provider, based in Neuss, Germany. He was responsible for various security and consulting projects, including the implementation of Java-based health care cards for Taiwanese citizens. Dr. Martin currently holds a Bell University Labs (BUL) research grant in IT Security. He is the coauthor with Dr. Schell of the cybercrime book published by ABC-CLIO in Santa Barbara, California.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Hacker Dictionary A–Z .

Appendix A: How Do Hackers Break into Computers? by Carolyn Meinel.

Appendix B: Resource Guide.