hacking
Unauthorized system access
Hacking is working with computer systems in ways that probe their limits or bypass their security.
The word covers a spectrum: a hacker might be a skilled programmer solving problems creatively, or someone breaking into systems without authorization.
She spent the weekend hacking together a prototype.
The breach resulted from hacking by a foreign group.
Context usually clarifies whether the sense is admiring or criminal.
Outside computing, hacking means chopping roughly: hacking through underbrush.
Breaking of agreement
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- zero-dayUnpatched security vulnerability
- malwareHarmful computer programs
ransomware · phishing · spyware · rootkit · backdoor · keylogger · botnet · worm
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- antivirusMalware detection program
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
two-factor · SSL · TLS · patch · vulnerability · threat · forensics · penetration testing
Symbolic communication system
- scriptingWriting executable commands
- debuggingError removal from programs
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
terminal · command line · shell · Linux · open source · API · workaround · kludge
Systematic observation of subjects
- wiretapHidden listening device
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- decryptReverse encoding process
encrypt · cryptography · intelligence · clandestine · infiltration · cyberwarfare · state-sponsored · APT
Hunting bird with talons
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- axBladed chopping tool
- cleavingDividing by cutting
- slashingCutting with force
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
brush · trail · jungle · undergrowth · clearing
Explosive airway clearing
- dry coughThroat clearing without mucus
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- throatNeck's inner passage
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
smoker's cough · raspy · chest · phlegm · irritation
Amateur home projects
- makerOne who produces
- modificationAct of altering something
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- jerry-riggingImprovised temporary repair
improvisation · bodge · workaround · gadget · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · soldering · prototype
breach
Breaking of agreement
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- zero-dayUnpatched security vulnerability
malware · ransomware · phishing · spyware · rootkit · backdoor · keylogger · botnet · worm · DDoS
firewall
Network access control system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- antivirusMalware detection program
- VPNEncrypted network connection
authentication · two-factor · SSL · TLS · patch · vulnerability · threat · forensics · penetration testing · white-hat
code
Symbolic communication system
- scriptingWriting executable commands
- debuggingError removal from programs
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
python · terminal · command line · shell · Linux · open source · API · workaround · kludge · patch
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- wiretapHidden listening device
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
decrypt · encrypt · cryptography · intelligence · clandestine · infiltration · cyberwarfare · state-sponsored · APT · exfiltration
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
machete
Heavy broad-bladed knife
cough
Explosive airway clearing
- dry coughThroat clearing without mucus
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- throatNeck's inner passage
bronchitis · smoker's cough · raspy · chest · phlegm · irritation
DIY
Amateur home projects
- makerOne who produces
- modificationAct of altering something
- repurposingAdapting for different use
jerry-rigging · improvisation · bodge · workaround · gadget · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · soldering · prototype · homebrew
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- Digital Ageapp, blog, emoji, hashtag, meme
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- internet safetyonline safety, internet safety, data privacy, online privacy, privacy settings
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- movie mythsenhance, silencers, chloroform, defibrillators, computer viruses
hackingcybersecurity
Protection of digital systems
defense · safeguarding · fortifying · patching · securing
- hacking coughHarsh, dry respiratory spasm
- hacking through
- hacking awayPersistent rough cutting
- phone hackingUnauthorized access to mobiles
- email hackingUnauthorized inbox access
- account hackingUnauthorized access to profiles
hackings, lifehacking, biohacking, ethical hacking, hacking cough, phone hacking