Ok i'm not really a hacker, but would like to put on their shoes for a moment. The word hacker often comes with a derogatory connotation. Is this why computer programmers have changed the name from hacker to a more explicit cracker? Hackers crack virtual vaults. Finding cracks or holes in our current software program allows us to become more secure. People have been praised for writing software that exploits bugs in a program, while others have been pegged with fines and treated like criminals. Often, programming can become monotonous, but hacking into networks, websites, or other types of programs can be exhilarating.
As anything in life there are people who have good intentions or bad intentions when they are hacking. Can we put all hackers into one category of good or bad?
While we may not be able to categorize all hackers we can make secure software. It is unfortunate that malicious hackers have built a wall of distrust for those following. On the other hand because of those malevolent hackers, white hat hackers have a job. If you enjoy finding little holes in a program then you can become an ethical computer hacker and work on software security teams. It is very hard to police the internet, but by securing your own software you are closing the doors to outside hackers. The next time you hear the word hacker I hope you don't just think of the malicious hackers, but instead the ethical white hat hackers.
You say that a good thing about black-hat hackers is that they provide jobs for white-hat hackers. If there were no criminals, we wouldn't need police, but that doesn't mean that criminals are a good thing.
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