[CE.] Hackers Aren't All That Bad

The activist groups Anonymous and RevoluSec claimed responsibility on Monday for the operation, leaving their mark on sites such as the ministry of transport and ministry of culture.
Activists replaced the official sites with caricatures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a message saying, "Don't let Bashar monitor you online", along with tips on how to avoid detection by Syria's online intelligence - known as the Syrian electronic army.

 When we usually think of hackers, we think of people with malicious intent working hard to get into your personal information and stealing everything you've put out in the internet. We've had our own share of experiences with the tools of a hacker as well. From viruses, worms, trojan horses, phishing sites, keyloggers, we've probably had a situation with it one way or another. But people should know that hacking isn't always done with a malicious intent. There's online activists that use similar tactics but for the greater good instead. Exemplified here by the largely known Anonymous and partner in crime RevoluSec, whom is part of the antisec movement.

Most people who have heard of Anonymous have labeled the group to be bad. But there's one thing you should know about Anonymous; there is no organization or definition of who is in anonymous. Everyone who uses the internet can be a part of Anonymous, and they can choose whether or not to do things for the 'lulz' or for the greater good.

What Anonymous and RevoluSec is trying to do is protect the rights of the people of Syria over the internet. They want to get rid of attempts by the Syrian government to monitor the use of computers and have hacked government sites to create awareness. The internet could easily be classified as a land, or country of it's own. A lot of the things on the internet are different from in real life and there's a different set of rules when you're on the internet. Being on the internet gives you basic human rights and that is what Anonymous and RevoluSec are trying to preserve.