HIGH-TECH CRIMES REVEALED: CYBERWAR STORIES FROM THE DIGITAL FRONT

What Drives Them?

While we realize that not all hackers are the same, there appear to be major categories of them. Perhaps each group has their own unique motivations. While no one knows for sure yet, the field of cyber-based criminal behavior analysis is growing. Criminologists, psychologists, and computer security professionals are working together to better understand the hacker mind.

The desire of people to commit criminal and anti-social actions is best explained when equated to psychological reasons. While it is true that there are some criminals who are just genetically wired to have complete and total disregard for any rules or norms, they are very rare and most often are beyond rehabilitation. Most criminals do not suffer from these ...