History of Hacker

	Revision 39 . . December 17, 2001 7:41 am by Jzcool [added some info and removed the second instance of the "script kiddie" definition]
	Revision 38 . . December 17, 2001 7:32 am by The Cunctator [*Starting to work on this entry. I'll be continuing.]
	Revision 37 . . December 16, 2001 8:30 pm by Taw [more links]
	Revision 36 . . December 16, 2001 4:24 pm by (logged).206.105.xxx
	Revision 35 . . December 16, 2001 4:23 pm by (logged).206.105.xxx
	Revision 34 . . (edit) December 13, 2001 1:41 am by Cpt
	Revision 33 . . December 13, 2001 1:40 am by Cpt [*introduce grey-hat -- all of this needs work]
	Revision 32 . . December 13, 2001 12:55 am by Damian Yerrick [definition converted to <ol> form to make it more accessible]
	Revision 31 . . December 12, 2001 11:13 pm by Cpt [*parens around illegally]
	Revision 30 . . December 12, 2001 7:13 pm by Rjstott [*Fourth definition]
	Revision 29 . . (edit) December 12, 2001 3:30 pm by The Cunctator [*Boy, this entry needs a lot of work. Need to incorporate MIT AI Lab into main text, etc.]
	Revision 28 . . December 12, 2001 3:30 pm by The Cunctator [*Boy, this entry needs a lot of work. Need to incorporate MIT AI Lab into main text, etc.]
	Revision 27 . . (edit) November 5, 2001 5:55 pm by The Anome

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Changed: 40c40

* Scanner -- A tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weaknesses.

* [Vulnerability Scanner]? -- A tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weaknesses. Hacker's also use [Port Scanners]?. These check to see which ports on a specified computer are "open" or available to acess the computer through.

Changed: 42c42

* Social engineering -- Asking someone for the password or account (possibly over a beer.) Also includes looking over someone's shoulder while they enter their password.

* Social engineering -- Asking someone for the password or account (possibly over a beer.) Also includes looking over someone's shoulder while they enter their password, or posing as someone else in order to get sensitive information.

Removed: 45d44

"Script kiddie" is reserved for a cracker of little or no skill who simply follows directions or uses a cook-book approach without fully understanding the meaning of the steps they are performing.