IT Examiner School, Providence, RI

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Exercise Definitions

Hacker

a person who exploits software vulnerabilities to take control of computer systems, force the system to execute malicious code, or crash the system to deny its usage to a legitimate user

Hacktivist

tend to be a group of hackers who exploit software vulnerabilities for a political gain

‘Zero Day’ Exploit or Attack

one that takes advantage of a security vulnerability previously unknown to the general public and no patch has been issued to fix the problem

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