a. White Hat
- Breaks security for non-malicious reasons
- Seeks knowledge of computer systems
- Typically employed in the computer industry
- Strong ethics
b. Grey Hat
- i.Borderline ethics and legality
c. Black Hat
- Compromises computer systems without authorization
- Uses computer systems for crime such as : vandalism/defacement websites, credit card fraud, identity theft
- Steals company data to sell to competitors
- Script kiddie
- Non Expert
d. Script kiddie
- Non Expert
- Uses automated tools written by others for exploits
- Outcast of hacker community
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