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Hacking Offences

Category: Security

Tags: hacker

Overview This paper describes how computer hacking crimes are defined in Australia. The term 'hacker' has multiple meanings and variously describes a person who explores programmable systems, who is obsessive about programming, who is able to program quickly, or is an expert in a particular program. More generally, it refers to an expert enthusiast, one who enjoys creatively overcoming limitations, or a malicious meddler seeking confidential information.

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Publisher
Australian Institute of Criminology
File Format
PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published
Feb 22, 2005
Format
White Papers
Topics
Anti-Hacking, Security Management

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