We are constantly being bombarded with news telling us about hackers stealing sensitive information from companies. It sends shivers down our spine.

Despite all the efforts of cybersecurity professionals to secure everything, such news continues to make headlines, as if to rub in our faces that hackers are always one step ahead of cybersecurity professionals.

They are always snooping out security loopholes in the system to exploit. How can you keep your system safe from hackers? Familiarizing yourself with diverse types of hackers, their characteristics and the techniques they use to achieve their goal, will put you in a better position to cope with hacking attacks.

Here is an infographic that highlights five common types of hackers.