All you hackers out there that can actually hack, I got a question for ya! When you sit down, and are about to start hacking away at whatever, what gets you in and keeps you in the “hacking mode”? You know that place you get into where you have full concentration on the task before you and nothing can get in the way of you and the final outcome. Let me give you a personal example. When I sit back at my butt wrenching computer chair and am about to start kickin’ computer ass, I require a few things… here’s my list:

This Episode looks at this weeks hacker news and discusses why there aren’t many known female hackers.

 

 CrackerCast Episode 06 - Female Hackers [17:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloads 368

Who can ever forget Trinity in The Matrix as she attempts to track Neo’s presence in cyberspace using a laptop running with a UNIX operating system in a dark room? While she attempts to make contact, suddenly the door slams and enters three policemen pointing their guns at her. Unaware and unprepared she rushes to subdue the policemen making a daring escape from the Matrix. Very cool from the shades to the boots! Trinity embodies the perfect female hacker because she is smart, intelligent and very clever on top of being good looking.

This Episode looks at this weeks hacker news and discusses the first hackers and how they changed to what they are today, and what the future holds for hackers.

 

 CrackerCast Episode 05 - Hacker past to future: Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloads 289

In this episode of CrackerCast we look at this weeks hacker news and discuss the question, “Why do hackers hack?”.

 

 CrackerCast Episode04 - Why do hackers hack? [18:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloads 255

Every time you open your email, the first thing that may greet you are mails from unknown people. The subject line could have highly diverse topics, ranging from a simple “hi” to something as blatant as “erectile dysfunction.” Well, of course, getting an email from a company selling Viagra could be funny the first time you have it. It gets a little annoying when these mails keep coming and increasing in volume. It totally becomes frustrating when your Inbox is filled with these pesky emails that you do not know anymore which ones are valid. For those who do not know yet, these are called SPAM mails. The term originates in the late 1990s Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy series. In one of the episodes, the term spam has been repeatedly used by a group of Vikings, drowning out all conversations. As you can see, spam mails also do the same — drown the mailbox.

Black hat, white hat, ethical hacking, blah blah it’s all the same thing… you’re all hacking! No not really, here’s why:

Have you ever visited one of your favorite websites to find it defaced by some hacker named “C0mpHugg3r”? Maybe the fact that this hacker kept your from being able to watch the next episode of Gossip Girl, or help kill some time at work by playing flash games, made you extremely mad causing you to throw your freshly brewed cup of moonshine against a wall, accidently clipping your co-worker and causing him to fall off the cliff he was standing by. Then while you were being escorted to jail you might have asked yourself, why would someone do this!? Why can’t they just get a life!? Seriously! What do they possibly get from hacking that innocent website?! Ugh! Well I asked myself these same questions and came up with this list…