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RSS hackerFake antivirus claiming tens of millions of scalps
News Last September, a hacker was able to infiltrate rogue antivirus maker Baka Software and discovered that in one period an affiliate made more than $80,000 in about a week, said Sean-Paul Correll, a PandaLabs threat... [29 Jul 2009]
'Hack your own Oracle database' tool unveiled next week
News During their presentation at the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences next week in Las Vegas, security experts will release a tool that can be used to break into Oracle databases. Chris Gates and Mario Ceballos will... [24 Jul 2009]
Mozilla unearths critical Firefox 3.5 Just-in-time hole
News The hole could allow a hacker to launch a 'drive-by' attack, according to Mozilla. There is a critical JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox 3.5 web browser, Mozilla has warned. The zero-day flaw lies in Firefox 3.5's... [16 Jul 2009]
'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament
News The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an opposition day debate in parliament. On Wednesday, the Conservatives called for the extradition treaty between the UK... [16 Jul 2009]
SMS flaw leaves iPhone vulnerable to attack
News An attacker could exploit a weakness in the way iPhones handle SMS messages to do things like use GPS to track the phone's location, turn on the microphone for eavesdropping, or take control of the device and add it to a botnet, Charlie... [03 Jul 2009]
Guarding Against Software Piracy, Source Code Theft and Tampering
White Paper This greatly reduces the skill level required of a hacker or competitor to tamper and steal the code. In addition, applications developed using managed frameworks like Microsoft .NET significantly raise the risk of... [30 Jun 2009]
Client-Side Security - One Year Later
White Paper The content of the paper is based on the research that has been conducted over the past year by the GNUCITIZEN Ethical Hacker Outfit. Client-side software generally refers to a class of computer programs that are... [30 Jun 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment You probably want to hear about when I was a hacker. Here silicon.com's sister site CNET News talks to Mitnick about what got him interested in computers in the first place, the differences between hacking today and... [23 Jun 2009]
iPhone 3.0 patches 46 security holes
News Several of the bugs could allow a hacker to execute malicious code on the handset. A number of the vulnerabilities, mainly found in WebKit, open the door to cross-site scripting attacks, where the hacker... [19 Jun 2009]
Opera Unites browser and server
News Asked whether the platform could be used by someone to access data on the host's PC that the host had not chosen to share, the spokeswoman said: "Definitely not - unless they're a hacker. Opera has released an early... [17 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Johnson can also expect to face fresh pleas from lawyers for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon, who made unsuccessful appeals to Smith to block his extradition to the US to face prosecution. Following a week of political turmoil... [10 Jun 2009]
Homeland Security hires ex-hacker
News Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the US Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). Moss's background as a computer... [08 Jun 2009]
What Is a Vulnerability?
White Paper Culture: Finding vulnerabilities is a big part of the hacker/infosec culture. Security holes/bugs are faults, defects or programming errors. These may be exploited by unauthorised users to access computer networks or web... [01 May 2009]
Fully Managed Hosting: The Move for One Online Retailer to a Trusted Advisor
White Paper From Inforonics' highly redundant, state of the art network infrastructure, to its partnership with ScanAlert to obtain HACKER SAFE certification, its PCI compliant environment to its ability to ensure the... [30 Apr 2009]
The OneSign Guide to Thwarting Insider Threats
White Paper When people think about IT saboteurs, most of them picture a professional cyber-criminal or hacker bent on stealing confidential information or wreaking havoc. In both cases, the perpetrator is an outside party who... [23 Apr 2009]
