Hacker economics: Three cost effective ways to tackle hackers

ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT: IT security firm tend to focus on the technical side of dealing with hacking incidents but not much focus is placed on thwarting the hacker by understanding his motivations and frustrating him. - AFP

By GREG BUNT

When we think about criminal hackers, we picture a techie who lives and breathes code. The game player, puzzle solver, master of manipulation. But more recently, another picture comes to mind. When you get right down to it, hackers are people, too.