From the yearly archives: 2009
While browsing the hackerspaces.org pages and reading the discussion in post-list I came up with the traditional question about “How much is much?” In other words I became interested about the sizes of different hackerspaces. The traditional method to answer this type of questions is comparing somewhat similar objects to each [...]
Sociological view of hackers and hackerspaces.
By Jarkko Moilanen On November 17, 2009 · 11 Comments · In Black-hat hackers, Crackers, Grey-hat hackers, Hackers, hackerspace, White-hat hackers
In this post I will try to define hackerspaces by comparing them to traditional, larger hacker culture and community. The idea for this post came to my mind while writing the “Viewpoints to the development of Hackerspaces”. Every hacker group and other computer related groups or clubs can not be [...]
What is a hackerspace?
A simple and compact definition is still missing even among the persons who a involved in Hackerspaces. Yet some discussion about this has occured among the participants. I participate in the discussion list of hackerspaces since I’m a founder and member of our local Hackerspace (5w) in Tampere, Finland. [...]
Even though the amount of hacker groups is unknown some estimates exists. A security company (mi2g, which has been mocked by hackers and IT-specialists) has build a system that gathers among other things hacker activities from all over the world. They have estimated that 2004 there was 8500 hacker groups. This figure includes [...]
Agreed and precise definition of hacktivism has proven to be difficult among scholars. Prominent thinkers of hacktivism have publicly disagreed on what types of direct action are best suited to reflect the hacktivist ideology. Ruffin(2001) has characterized hacktivism as a form of “disruptive compliance”. Wray argues that it should present itself as a [...]
The term cyberterrorism was first coined in 1996 by Barry Collin, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security and Intelligence in California. He defined cyberterrorism as the convergence of ‘cybernetics’ and ‘terrorism.’(Collin 1996.). Denning used similar terms defining cyberterrorism to be a mix of ‘cyberspace’ and ‘terrorism’(Denning 1999; Denning 2000b.). Denning determines [...]
Hacker ethic on the move.
By Jarkko Moilanen On November 11, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Black-hat hackers, Crackers, Grey-hat hackers, Hackers
The hacker ethic is not a stable object or entity. Instead it is constantly on the move, changing over time and new generations of hackers. Steven Mizrach, a well known anthropologist, has studied the changes in hacker ethic. In his study he analysed 28 writings about hacker ethic written by different hackers of [...]
Original hacker ethic.
By Jarkko Moilanen On November 10, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Black-hat hackers, Crackers, Grey-hat hackers, Hackers, White-hat hackers
Hacker ethic is controversial topic. It promotes open-source development, which has been crucial in innovating and creating of at least one new operating system, leading http server software, several other server and desktop software. What also seems to be easy to see beneficial to all, is the normative rule to share knowledge. These [...]
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Primary research material
Arquilla J. and Ronfeldt D. (1993) Cyberwar is coming ! Comparative Strategy Vol 12 No 2 s.141–165. Routledge, London. Arquilla, J., Ronfeldt, D. and Zanini, M. (1999) Networks, Netwar and Information-Age Terrorism. In Lesser Ian (ed.) et al. Countering the New Terrorism. Rand. California. Arquilla [...]
Hackers “[...]are largely self-taught but also partly mentored in an informal but highly effective ‘share the knowledge’ tutoring arrangement.”(Mitnick & Simon 2005, 87.). The nature of hacker is to use inordinate amount of time to learn how computer systems, operating system software, application programs and networks function. The hackers are the true native habitants of [...]
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- Updated community list Ossoil has founded this year http://t.co/CVXultejMay 11, 2012 2:59
- Lean Startup Tampere - Meetup May 15th 5pm at Protomo http://t.co/1BRnEs7zMay 9, 2012 9:20
- Meeting results: Ossoil has much needed services to satisfy Gurux needs (http://t.co/42KAJR7Z).May 9, 2012 7:46
- Going to talk about "Emerging peer production hacker generation" in #OSS2012 #Tunisia http://t.co/Vt07QIdfApril 25, 2012 5:06
- 3D Printing & printer farm management development company looking for investors. http://t.co/jL2x3cE3 @3dwantedApril 24, 2012 4:17
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