How to Hack Computers
Abstract
The term hacking is vague, but for the context of this book, we refer to the process as gaining illicit access to a computer or network. There are fundamentally two ways to hack a computer asset: to take advantage of poorly configured and maintained systems and to take advantage of vulnerabilities built into the software or hardware.
Security researchers have a place in this process by attempting to find unknown vulnerabilities in computer products. Proper cyber hygiene would prevent most hacking attempts; however, cyber hygiene is not properly implemented in most organizations.
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