The Beginning:
Hacking came of age in the 1970s, by hackers sharpening there skills on the mainframe computers. Then hackers turned to the telephone systems which became know as "phone phreaking." Hackers even had come together in the early 1980s, to form groups such as the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc), 10pht (one of the oldest and most respected) hacker groups.

1. HACKER: a person who works on computers and software code; this does not necessarily mean that such persons works with against, computer security
2. CRACKER: someone who invades computer system with the intent to wreak havoc by corrupting systems, stealing data or taking administrative control
3. TROJAN HORES: a program that looks harmless, but actually contains a virus or access tool. Commonly found in e-mails or as downloads from internet sites.
4. WAREZ: illegally-copied software or hacking tools

How it is possible to keep hackers out of my computer system?
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