Meaning of pedestrian hacker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A typical hacker; a person who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access without using extraordinary equipment or brilliance.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pedestrian, hacker. Someone who is mediocre at their craft.

Examples

“According to Leahy, programs allowed out of the United States are "so weak that, according to a January 1996 study⟳ conducted by world-renowned cryptographers, a pedestrian hacker can crack the codes in a matter⟳ of hours.”

“Of course, different people (and different organizations) have⟳ different amounts of these resources. In 2006, Bart Preneel estimated that a task of size 274 would take⟳ a pedestrian hacker one year to complete⟳.”

“The real problem is just how easy it is to do. It only takes about three lines of code to attack a vulnerable server, which means attacks based on the vulnerability are well within the reach⟳ of even pedestrian hackers and cybercriminals.”

“Well, then, how come⟳ you can play⟳ golf against Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or Lee Trevino with some hope⟳ for beating them? The answer⟳ is, of course, you can't -- not unless you have⟳ a handicap. This is the great equalizer, the instrument that gives the most pedestrian hacker a shot at an even match⟳.”

“Since John happens to be about the best non-professional writer/editor on earth, I knew that I was taking an awful chance, but as it happened he had other commitments and had to pass⟳ up the opportunity of showing me up for the pedestrian hacker that I really am.”

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