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A derogatory term for a clueless and malicious hacker. Usually used specifically to refer to someone who doesn't really have much in the way of visible skills themselves, but simply looks around for a [[rootkit]] and then tries to apply it to everything in sight.

'''Script kiddies''' would not be particularly dangerous without [[black-hats:black-hat]] to supply them with interesting things to do. They are, however, becoming more and more of a problem as the years go by and the internet becomes more and more all-pervasive - they magnify the scope of any given security breach by many orders of magnitude, both because of their sheer numbers (it's a lot easier to be a [[script kiddie]] than a [[black hat]]) and because while a real [[black-hat]] isn't likely to attack a system that he doesn't have a real use for, a '''script kiddie''' will try to "pwn" anything and everything in sight.

It is generally considered a DIRE insult to refer to someone as a [[script kiddie]].

Contrast and compare [[white-hat]], [[black-hat]]. These are not FreeBSD-specific terms, but they're included here because the terms are relevant to any security discussion.

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 A derogatory term for a clueless and malicious hacker. Usually used specifically to refer to someone who doesn't really have much in the way of visible skills themselves, but simply looks around for a [[rootkit]] and then tries to apply it to everything in sight.
-'''Script kiddies''' would not be particularly dangerous without [[black-hat | black-hats]] to supply them with interesting things to do.  They are, however, becoming more and more of a problem as the years go by and the internet becomes more and more all-pervasive - they magnify the scope of any given security breach by many orders of magnitude, both because of their sheer numbers (it's a lot easier to be a [[script kiddie]] than a [[black hat]]) and because while a real [[black-hat]] isn't likely to attack a system that he doesn't have a real use for, a '''script kiddie''' will try to "pwn" anything and everything in sight.
+'''Script kiddies''' would not be particularly dangerous without [[black-hat | black-hats]] to supply them with interesting things to do.  They are, however, becoming more and more of a problem as the years go by and the internet becomes more and more all-pervasive - they magnify the scope of any given security breach by many orders of magnitude, both because of their sheer numbers (it's a lot easier to be a [[script kiddie]] than a [[black-hat]]) and because '''script kiddies''' are a lot more promiscuous in their activities - a [[black-hat]] generally won't attack a system unless he has a distinct use for it, but a '''script kiddie''' will try to "pwn" anything and everything in sight.
 It is generally considered a DIRE insult to refer to someone as a [[script kiddie]].

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 A derogatory term for a clueless and malicious hacker. Usually used specifically to refer to someone who doesn't really have much in the way of visible skills themselves, but simply looks around for a [[rootkit]] and then tries to apply it to everything in sight.
-'''Script kiddies''' would not be particularly dangerous without [[black-hats | black-hat]] to supply them with interesting things to do.  They are, however, becoming more and more of a problem as the years go by and the internet becomes more and more all-pervasive - they magnify the scope of any given security breach by many orders of magnitude, both because of their sheer numbers (it's a lot easier to be a [[script kiddie]] than a [[black hat]]) and because while a real [[black-hat]] isn't likely to attack a system that he doesn't have a real use for, a '''script kiddie''' will try to "pwn" anything and everything in sight.
+'''Script kiddies''' would not be particularly dangerous without [[black-hat | black-hats]] to supply them with interesting things to do.  They are, however, becoming more and more of a problem as the years go by and the internet becomes more and more all-pervasive - they magnify the scope of any given security breach by many orders of magnitude, both because of their sheer numbers (it's a lot easier to be a [[script kiddie]] than a [[black hat]]) and because while a real [[black-hat]] isn't likely to attack a system that he doesn't have a real use for, a '''script kiddie''' will try to "pwn" anything and everything in sight.
 It is generally considered a DIRE insult to refer to someone as a [[script kiddie]].