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 Is the US government under attack and are our major corporations really being attacked by the Chinese military or Chinese government sanctioned hackers from their cyber war team? Or is it rather just a large group of rogue hackers taking it upon themselves through a sense of nationalistic pride, and a challenge to break in and cause havoc on computer systems in the US? Perhaps that is the real question, but those authorities behind the scenes and in military IT security know the truth. A disturbing article recently appeared in Homeland Security Online news on June 16, 2011 titled; "China's sustained cyberattacks on U.S. are an economic, strategic threat" which stated "China has been engaged in a sustained guerrilla cyber war against the United States, with two goals in mind: first, stealing research and development, software source code, manufacturing know-how, and government plans; second, to counter US military superiority by threatening to damage the U.S. economy...

 Well, these tips are just the primary precautions to keep your system safe from the hands of hackers. But it's better to take help of experts to take care of security measures. Many companies nowadays employ ethical hackers with knowledge of network security, cracking and hacking to counter the menace of criminal hacking. Let me explain a little more. Hackers are broadly categorized into three groups: - Black-hat hacker- These are the malicious or criminal hackers that break into networks or computers, or create computer viruses. - Grey-hat hacker: These are skilled hackers who have mixed characteristics of white and black-hat hackers. They usually hack for fun or challenge but in the process can do some pretty damaging things. - White-hat hacker: These are ethical hackers whose task is to provide security and protection to IT systems. Such people are employed by companies to enhance their IT security and keep their network systems free of hackers and spammers. Ethical hacking is ...