“Hacking is a very important skill set in our society, because these are the experts in how the systems work and how the systems fail. The people who use that expertise for bad are bad people. People who use that expertise for good are good people,” said Robert Steele, CEO of Open Source Solution in an interview in PBS. One example of using their skills for good happened this week: After the Ku Klux Klan threatened the protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, the internet activist group Anonymous took over the organization’s twitter account.
Hacking is about exploring. Hackers discover cyber corners that are hidden and find different solutions to problems. This gives hackers a lot of power, and that scares everyone else. Sometimes, this knowledge is used to do something bad, and we constantly hear about these particular cases in the news. From Jonathan James (aka. cOmrade) to Edward Snowden, these are the only faces presented to audiences as to what hacking and hackers are. It shouldn’t be. Elazari is a security expert, and a key member of the Israeli Cyber Security & Hacking scene and has put forward a compelling case that outlines how there are more cases of hackers doing good, but they are overshadowed by those who do bad. Learn about some examples of how hackers have used their skills for good, acting as watchdogs rather than criminals.
