Do you have to be smart to be an ethical hacker?

Basic Skills An ethical hacker must be a computer systems expert and needs to have very strong programming and computer networking skills. An ethical hacker needs to have a lot of patience, persistence, and perseverance to try again and again and wait for the required result.

Can I become hacker without a degree?

A degree is not a matter for ethical hacking but to become an Ethical hacker in computer firms you need a degree for that. Fortunately, Computer science is a field where you can do experiments and learn the things if you are hardworking and dedicated to your goal.

Who is Kevin Mitnick and what did he do?

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world’s biggest companies–and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. “As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool.”

How long did Michael Mitnick go to jail for hacking?

He broke into DEC’s computer network and copied their software, a crime for which he was charged and convicted in 1988. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Near the end of his supervised release, Mitnick hacked into Pacific Bell voice mail computers.

How did Mitnick gain unauthorized access to a computer network?

Mitnick first gained unauthorized access to a computer network in 1979, at 16, when a friend gave him the phone number for the Ark, the computer system Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) used for developing their RSTS/E operating system software. He broke into DEC’s computer network and copied their software,…

Is Kevin Mitnick a cyberpunk computer programmer?

Markoff wrote articles such as “Combining technical wizardry with the ages-old guile of a grafter, Kevin Mitnick is a computer programmer run amok” (the New York Times, 7/4/94) and a book in 1991 called, Cyberpunk. These stories were used to turn the image of Mitnick in to Public Enemy number one of cyberspace [1].