THE HACKER'S JARGON FILE

The hacker's jargon file is like a hacker's slang dictionary. It is mostly collected from the early hacking cultures. It was first started by Raphael Finkel of standford university. After that it was further broadened and multiple version of it were published.It gives a insight in the hacker cultures with their typical styles of writing and chating online. Though it sounds a bit technical it is very entertaining to read. In recent years Eric Raymond is maintaining the file.The last revision to it was made in DEC 2003 so its a bit old but even then it is worth reading. ENJOY !!!

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HISTORY OF HACKING (discovery channel documentary)

This is a discovery channel documentary on "history of hacking" giving a brief account of the development of Hacking and tells about the new trends and techniques evolved with time.

It is focused on three legendary hacker personalities.
1) John Draper ( also known as Captain Crunch) :- The story of evolution of Phreaking is told using John Draper's experiences, a famous figure in Phreaking.

2)Steve Wozniak :- The co-founder of APPLE also famously known as "The other Steve" . Steve Wozniak made the first apple computer in his garage, which is widely considered as the first successful personal computer. 

3) Kevin Mitnick :-Last but not the least is the famous celebrity in hacking Kevin Mitnick. He represents the modern face of hacking. Famous for penetrating networks of famous companies like Nokia, Motorola etc.

its a bit old documentary but a sure watch one.

it is available on YOU TUBE here is the link   go to the video

you can also download it from here
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Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide

Kimberly Graves, CEH, CWSP, CWNP, CWNA, has over 15 years of IT experience. She is founder of Techsource Network Solutions, a network and security consulting organization located in the Washington, DC area. She has served as subject matter expert for several certification programs-including the Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) and Intel Certified Network Engineer programs-and has developed course materials for the Department of Veteran Affairs, USAF, and the NSA.The Certified Ethical Hacker exam is quickly becoming one of the most popular security certifications offered today. Candidates much prove their ability in not only identifying security risks from all levels, but also how to address those risks. This book provides a concise, easy to follow approach to this difficult exam.

lets take sometime understanding the concept of hacking

Hacking refers to the re-configuring or re-programming of a system to function in ways not facilitated by the owner, administrator, or designer.

and HACKER IS WHO DOES HACKING

THERE ARE MANY CATEGORIES OF HACKERS OR HACKER ATTITUDES.

WHITE HAT

A white hat hacker breaks security for non-malicious reasons, just for testing their own security system . This type of hacker enjoys learning and working with computer systems, and consequently gains a deeper understanding of the subject.

GREY HAT

A grey hatted hacker is a hacker of ambiguous ethics and/or borderline legality, often frankly admitted.

BLUE HAT

A blue hat hacker is someone outside computer security consulting firms that are used to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed.

BLACK HAT

A black hat hacker usually the malignanat one, sometimes called "cracker", is someone who breaks computer security without authorization or uses technology (usually a computer, phone system or network) for vandalism, credit card fraud, identity theft, piracy, or other types of illegal activity.

ELITE (or known as 1337 )

Elite is a term used to describe the most advanced and the greatest hackers who are always on "the cutting edge", and a step ahead of everybody else; and one who fully understands the true meaning of what it means to be a hacker. One who is elite finds new security flaws for others to follow, rather than just follow security flaws discovered by others.

Script kiddie

A script kiddie is novice, a non-expert who breaks into computer systems by using pre-packaged automated tools written by others, usually with little understanding of the underlying concept.

Noob (term for newbie)

A noob is a term used to describe someone who has almost no knowledge of the workings of technology, and hacking; yet sometimes pretend to be experts on the topic or declare themselves as "Hackers" when they have no idea on the topic or the true meaning of what is actually means to be a Hacker. Noobs also lack the discipline it takes to be a true hacker. Noobs are at an even lower level than "Script Kiddies" in Hacker terms.