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What is Hacking?

With the proliferation of IT in our daily lives, we tend to value the convenience that IT infrastructure offers more than the security around it. We tend to ignore the security that such systems offer or rather lack of it. Although  IT security is an important part in business transactions, it doesn’t deserve the attention it requires. It could be in part due to the obscurity of loopholes and vulnerabilities, you know, out of sight is out of mind. This introduces risks like hacking, identity theft, hijacking and many such serious cyber crimes.
Hacking is defined as an unauthorized entry into any system with the intention of causing harm or stealing valuable information. Hacking and other breaches in IT infrastructure has cost millions of dollars in revenue for many businesses and individuals alike. The hit that the business takes on its reputation is insurmountable. To guard against hacking, it is important to know the types of hacking and how it is perpetrated.
There are several types of hacking. One of them called Brute Force Attack is what we shall focus on, in this article.
Types of hackers

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