What Does “hacker” Really Mean?

By Dr. Xenia Mountrouidou What does the word “hacker” really mean? If you search for the definition online, you will find that it is “a person who secretly gets access to a computer system in order to get information, cause damage, etc.: a person who hacks into a computer system” [1]. Today the word hacker…

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We’re Celebrating National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October

The Department of Computer Science is gearing up to celebrate National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) during the month of October.  We will be joining a growing global effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals to promote online safety awareness.   Recognized every October, NCSAM was created as a…

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