This book takes a novel approach to the presentation and understanding of a controversial topic in modern-day society: hacking. The term hacker was originally used to denote positively-motivated individuals wanting to stretch the capabilities of computers and networks. In contrast, the term cracker was a later version of the term, used to denote negatively-motivated individuals wanting to take advantage of computers and networks’ vulnerabilities to cause harm to property or persons, or to personally gain financially. Most of what the public knows about hackers comes from the media—who tend to emphasize the cracker side in many journalistic pieces. In the academic domain, content experts from computer science,. | PREMIER REFERENCE SOURCE Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime Social Dynamics and Implications Thomas J. Holt Bernadette H. Schell Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime Social Dynamics and Implications Thomas J. Holt Michigan State University USA Bernadette H. Schell Laurentian University Canada Information Science REFERENCE INFORMATION SCIENCE REFERENCE Hershey New York Director of Editorial Content Director of Book Publications Acquisitions Editor Development Editor Production Editor Cover Design Kristin Klinger Julia Mosemann Lindsay Johnston Joel Gamon Jamie Snavely Lisa Tosheff Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference an imprint of IGI Global 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel 717-533-8845 Fax 717-533-8661 E-mail cust@ Web site http Copyright 2011 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored or distributed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corporate hacking and technology-driven crime social dynamics and implications Thomas J. Holt and Bernadette H. Schell editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary This book addresses various aspects of hacking and technology-driven crime including the ability to understand computer-based threats identify and examine attack dynamics and find solutions --Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-61692-805-6 hbk. -- ISBN 978-1-61692-807-0 ebook 1. Computer crimes. 2. Computer hackers. I. Holt Thomas J. 1978- II. Schell Bernadette H. Bernadette Hlubik 1952- 2011 8--dc22 2010016447 British .
