Terms and Definitons Every hacker must know

Hax0r                               Hacker
Uberhacker                          Good hacker
L33t Sp33k                          Replacing characters to avoid filters
Full disclosure                     Revealing vulnerabilities
Hacktivism                          Hacking for a cause
Suicide Hacker                      Hopes to be caught
Ethical Hacker                      Hacks for defensive purposes
Penetration Test                    Determine true security risks
Vulnerability Assessment            Basic idea of security levels
Vulnerabilty Researcher             Tracks down vulnerabilities
White hat                         Hacks with permission
Grey hat                            Believes in full disclosure
Black hat                           Hacks without permission
White Box                           A test everyone knows about
Grey Box                            A test with a very specific goal but unspecific means
Black Box                           A test no one knows is happening
Threat                   Potential event
Vulnerability                       Weakness
Exposure                           Accessibility
Exploit                             Act of attacking
TOE                                 Target of Evaluation
Rootkit                             Hides processes that create backdoors
Botnet                              Robot network that can be commanded remotely
Buffer Overflow                         Hijack the execution steps of a program
Shrinkwrap Code                      Reused code with vulnerabilities



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