Antihacker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antihacker is an adjective meaning Opposing or countering computer hackers.
Meaning
Opposing or countering computer hackers.
More Meanings
- One who is employed to detect and counter computer hackers.
Example Sentences
I mean, these antihackers are much in demand, make huge salaries, and likely were not at all interested in politics.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, frequently amended, remains an important weapon in the federal government's antihacker arsenal.
Firewalls provide some protection as well as Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSes), but there is so much white noise for viruses and scans that many real hack attacks may go unnoticed, except by very skilled antihackers.
Often, they boast that they have managed to get around and beat the actual computer security experts and antihackers (so-called hacker-catchers, or hacker hunters), making fun of them to show that they are the ones hunting the security experts and not the contrary.
Word Forms
- anti-hacker
- antihackers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antihijack, anticriminal, antihate, antiburglar, antiphishing, antihooligan.
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