A Short History On Hacking (Infographic)

Posted on Jul 17 2012 - 7:39am by CONTRIBUTOR

Editor’s NoteGuest Author Himanshu Madhan is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies.

We often see that people complaining that there computer got hacked, but have anyone wondered from where the story of this hacking begins. Hacking and cracking are two different words use for same things in different manner. The term hackers were defined by “JOHN NASH”, the famous mathematician and hacks is discovered in 1972. Hacking is positioned to work in good deed that has been around as long as computer as a way to reconfigure or reprogram or recode a system to give access to someone who otherwise shouldn’t have that access and cracking is throughout from hacking but for performing bad electronics manipulation work. Even after dangerous use, virtual hacking schools in china generate $40 million each year in revenue. Worldwide hackers have stolen an estimated $1 trillion in intellectual property. Making you understand better, the fine folks at OnlineMba.com comes up with an infographic that you must check:

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