These "stepping stone" computers can be located anywhere in the physical world because real-space is irrelevant to activity in cyberspace (Brenner, 379)." The use of stepping stones can make it difficult for law enforcement to find where an attack actually originated.
As was previously mentioned in this discussion, Hackers are often used by companies to develop stronger security. Hackers often perfect their techniques at conventions that also feature hacking competitions. The competitions are usually sponsored by large organizations and challenge the Hackers to see if they can break the companies programming codes or hack into their systems. According to an article found in the Yale Law Journal
The contests are popular among hackers. One contest...logged almost 20,000 attacks. The companies carefully tailor their competitions to the participants' motivations. More than a passing fad, competitions are increasingly prevalent, and some of them are annual affairs. Companies continue to put contests to...
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