Even their parents do not treat it as seriously because they are amazed that their own kids are capable of this, and hold that knowledge. Their goal is to educate young kids, and turn this negative into a positive. Because these kid hackers are very smart and do have a knack for computers, they can use this knowledge and start their own site, or even company someday. Though this may seem like a great idea, I feel that kids under 18 enjoy the rush of doing something wrong too much. It would be too easy to just tell the kids to use their great knowledge and do something legal.
Adolescents find rebelling much too interesting.
Perhaps they should focus on the security of the sites opposed to the hackers themselves. Within the last year, especially, there was huge detrimental hacker attacks. Securing these sites from hackers is an on-going problem that just won't ever fade. This is a huge challenge even for the most advanced, but they are determined to find a solution. The article offers five different proposals that hope to help solve this problem.