UPDATE : 2024.3.18 Mon 00:16
»ó´Ü¿©¹é
HOME Campus News
Hacking vs. Cracking
Most people misunderstand the precise meaning of hacking. Hacking does not mean removing or hammering date or program, or trespassing on other¡¯s computer system. This is cracking. Hacking means looking for the weak point of a computer network and solving the problem. It is not illegal.
Hacking originated from the word ¡®hack¡¯ which means to assemble more quickly an electric train, track and switch.

The first hacker train modeling club was formed in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1960s. Some members of the club took an interest in the university computer system and studied it. They called themselves ¡°Hacker¡±.

Hacking began by fabricating a phone that enables no charge calls. Taking this opportunity, computer hacking began. From then on, cracking began by sharding computer password and credit card information. As mentioned earlier, cracking is the abuse of hacking. So to speak, cracking causes psychological and physical damage to individuals and serious damage to computer systems. Trespassing a system by force for individual or organization¡¯s benefit is considered cracking, and is illegal.

For example, hackers use cracking if they need a competitor¡¯s important and confidential information. Then they store virus or break that computer in order to not leave their trace.

This year, there was a computer network breakdown in National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup). This was not a temporary setback but a big problem that lasted for a few days.

The real cause of Nonghyup¡¯s network breakdown is cracking. But many people think it is hacking, not cracking. In the future, we should know and use the correct term.

Kim Do-yeon  taky91@naver.com

<ÀúÀÛ±ÇÀÚ © The Campus Journal, ¹«´Ü ÀüÀç ¹× Àç¹èÆ÷ ±ÝÁö>

Kim Do-yeonÀÇ ´Ù¸¥±â»ç º¸±â
iconÀαâ±â»ç
±â»ç ´ñ±Û 0°³
Àüüº¸±â
ù¹ø° ´ñ±ÛÀ» ³²°ÜÁÖ¼¼¿ä.
¿©¹é
¿À´ÃÀÇ ÁÖ¿ä´º½º
S. Korea Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Cuba, A Long-Time ¡®Comrade¡¯ with N. Korea
[Journal+]
S. Korea Establishes Diplomati...
Scholarship for Competency Top Talent, How Much Do You Know?
[CWNU Story]
Scholarship for Competency Top...
Opening of Neulbom School: Parents¡¯ Expectations and Challenges Faced
[Social & Issue]
Opening of Neulbom School: Par...
New Semester, New Look: Opening of the College of Humanities Building
[CWNU Story]
New Semester, New Look: Openin...
¿©¹é
¿©¹é
Back to Top