In today's fast-paced world, the high-tech computer industry offers a unique opportunity for high-paying jobs. I believe programming to be one of the most powerful areas of Computer Science; there is a subculture within this area that calls themselves hackers. There seems to be a negative connotation with the word hacker. This is a misunderstanding because these programmers, who consider themselves to be hackers, are not the evildoers that the media portrays them as. Some …showed first 75 words of 1607 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1607 total…message to the public, by scaring them with such stiff penalties for computer crimes. Because computer systems, the Internet, and electronic banking cannot truly be protected due to the newness of the technology, and its constant changing pace. Drumheller, Michelle. "Hackers Intensify Fears of Industrial Espionage." National Defense 84.549 (1999) : 48-52. Koerner, Brendan I. "Who are hackers, anyway?" U.S. News & World Report 126.23 (1999) : 53-54. Levy, Stephen. Hackers: Heros of the Computer Revolution. New York: Dell, 1984. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**