Society relies heavily on technology for many things, but our
use of technology opens us up to become victims of cybercrimes,
like computer hacking. Hackers can be divided into three main
categories: novice, intermediate, and elite. Hacking has been in
the information technology (IT) field for a while. The first
hackers appeared in the nineteen sixties and hackers have
continued to make progress since then. People hack for a variety
of reasons including ego, fun, knowledge, and profit. The first
major hacking program, SATAN, caused controversy in 1995, and
numerous hacking programs exist today. The future of hacking
looks bright because people will only continue to rely even
heavier on technology and as the IT field expands, so will the
hacking community. The Past, Present and Future of Computer
Hacking Our society is increasingly relying on the internet and
computers in order to complete numerous tasks. People can
grocery shop, earn degrees, receive bank statements and pay
bills from their laptop or PC. The