Types Of Hackers

Hacker: people who access a computer resource, without authorization, uses his or her skills to commit unlawful acts, or to deliberately create mischief.

There are six types of hackers:

1. CODERS
2. ADMINS
3. SCRIPT KIDDIES
4. WHITE HAT
5. BLACK HAT
6. GREY HAT

CODERS

The Real Hackers are the Coders, the ones who revise the methods and create tools that are available in the market. Coders can find security holes and weaknesses such as buffer overflow in software to create their own exploits.

ADMINS

Admins are the computer guys who use the tools and exploits prepared by the coders. They do not develop their own techniques, however they uses the tricks which are already prepared by the coders. They are generally System Administration, or Computer Network Controller. Most of the Hackers and security person in this  digital world come under this category.

SCRIPT KIDDIES

Script Kiddies are the bunnies who use script and programs developed by others to attack computer systems and Networks. They get the least respect but are most annoying and dangerous and can cause big problems without actually knowing what they are doing.

WHITE HAT

A White Hat Hacker is computer guy who perform Ethical Hacking. These are usually security professionals with knowledge of hacking and the Hacker tool set and who use this knowledge to locate security weaknesses and implement counter measures in the resources. They are also known as an Ethical Hacker or a Penetration Tester. They focus on Securing and Protecting IT systems.

BLACK HAT

A  Hacker is computer guy who performs Unethical Hacking. These are the Criminal Hackers or Crackers who use their skills and knowledge for illegal or malicious purposes. They break into or otherwise violate the system integrity of remote machines, with malicious intent. These are also known as an Unethical Hacker or a Security Cracker. They focus on Security Cracking and Data stealing.

GREY HAT

A Grey Hat Hacker is a Computer guy who sometimes acts legally, sometimes in good will, and sometimes not. They usually do not hack for personal gain or have malicious intentions, but may or may not occasionally commit crimes during the course of their technological exploits.They are hybrid between White Hat and Black Hat Hackers.