Hackers, Crackers, Cyberpunks, Warez d00dz, Packet Monkeys and Script Kiddies:
Mischief and Security in the High School Computer Lab

Title Page
Introduction
Hacker History / Ethic
Jargon
Appropriate Use Guidelines
Workstation Security
Network Security
Internet Security
Challenges

Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography

 

 

On the other hand, he was something of a juvenile technodeliquent who hadn’t yet learned the difference between right and wrong; a wayward figure whose technical brilliance and proficiency differentiated him from, say, the maladjusted working-class J.D. street-corner boy of the 1950s.(1)

          

Mostly aged between 15 and 25, script kiddies or “packet monkeys” as they are more affectionately known in America, are changing the electronic landscape. In the past, hackers had to spend years learning the inner workings of computer technology, programming and hardware. But now these young crackers are copying the work of experts to wreak havoc online.(2)

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