Meanings
alternative anti-hacker
- not comparableOpposing or countering computer hackers.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, frequently amended, remains an important weapon in the federal government's antihacker arsenal.
plural antihackers · alternative anti-hacker
- One who is employed to detect and counter computer hackers.
I mean, these antihackers are much in demand, make huge salaries, and likely were not at all interested in politics.
2017, Donna Brazile, Hacks2 more examples
Often, they boast that they have managed to get around and beat the actual computer security experts and antihackers (so-called hacker-catchers, or hacker hunters), making fun of them to show that they are the ones hunting the security experts and not the contrary.
2008, Raoul Chiesa, Stefania Ducci, Silvio Ciappi, Profiling Hackers, page 103Firewalls provide some protection as well as Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSes), but there is so much white noise for viruses and scans that many real hack attacks may go unnoticed, except by very skilled antihackers.
2014, Rich Helton, Mastering NServiceBus and Persistence
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Portuguese antihackers
- antihackersopposing or countering computer hackers
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antihacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihacker
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