When we think of the people who make our life miserable by hacking into computers, or spreading malicious viruses,most of us imagine an unpopular teenage boy, brilliant but geeky, venting his frustrations from the safety of a suburban bedroom. 26 , these stereotypes are just that—stereotypes—according to Sarah Gordon, an expert in computer viruses and
security technology, and a Senior Research Fellow with Symantec Security Response. Since 1992, Gordon has studied the 27 of virus writers. “A hacker or a virus writer is just as likely to be the guy next door to you,” she says, “or the kid at the
checkout line bagging your groceries. An average hacker is 28 someone dressed entirely in black and showing off a nose ring; she may very well be a 50-year-old female.”
The virus writer Gordon has come to know have 29 backgrounds: while predominantly male, some are female. Some are solidly academic, while others are athletic. Many have friendships with members of the opposite sex, good relationships with their parents and families; most are popular with their peers. You wouldn’t pick them out of a lineup as being the perpetrator.
【題組】29
(A) varied
(B) similar
(C) abnormal
(D) distinctive
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