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There's a new villain in town, and the hero who can defend against him is in high demand. The bad guys are known as "hacktivists" - hackers with political agendas that direct hack or public websites or media. Those who defend against them have to know how the attack could come before they are finished.

Hacktivists were responsible for creating a "modern boycott" as one of the last campaign Wikileaks Operation Payback. operating system vulnerabilities hacktivists were able to close the site, they cripple the online businesses, and disruption of financial services. Hacktivists recent attack on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Even if this does not seem to have succeeded, the consequences for regular stocks or modified freezing could cause global economic panic.

Reason: "emotion" is

To hacktivists, the challenge of piracy on critical infrastructure - hospitals, public transport systems, police departments, power systems, telecommunications and other support groups, and the cooling effect that can lead society, further motivation. Outage, causing panic and trade are slowing some forms of these cyber criminals are using non-monetary means of motivation to send a message to governments, businesses or other organizations that do not fulfill their personal political views.

In addition, other activities for the boycott of cyber criminals are about the war - targeted attacks against the people, to interfere with the government and military networks. Many countries have not made the investments necessary for their critical infrastructure in a position to defend against these threats, because of limited resources, or their lack of knowledge and awareness of potential dangers.

Objectives: Government Sites

Hacktivism continue to identify vulnerable systems to attack, and now there seems to be a focus on government installations and public sector, "said Avi Chesler, Vice President of Security, Radware, a company that, among other security guarantees business-critical applications for more than 10,000 companies and operators around the world.

"To protect against possible attacks, organizations must make the necessary investments to ensure its security products are up to date, and security personnel are well educated and trained to respond effectively. And they are vigilant as possible in protection of their networks at all levels to prevent the destructive nature and the catastrophic results of cyber-attacks to come, "said Chesler.

For those seeking employment in this area, the study of network security can have many lucrative job offers. In addition, poor maintenance, insider secrets and the best people to defend themselves against pirates are former hackers themselves. So if you know someone who seems to have a sense for the pirates and its insidious forms, why not suggest they are on the right side of the law - can be rewarded financially and otherwise? In the long term, the benefits of being a hero are much higher than those of being a villain, and not end up in jail.