Hacker

Defenition: A Hacker is someone who uses technical computer skills to gain access to your devices in order to obtain sensitive information or assets.

A Hacker is someone who uses technical computer skills to gain access to your devices in order to obtain sensitive information or assets. Hackers will bypass cybersecurity defences and may install malware, steal or destroy data, crash protocols, etc. Hackers come in many forms and everyone is responsible for protecting their devices, software and systems.

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