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RSS hackFull steam ahead for police plans to hack home PCs
News According to Richard Clayton, a Cambridge University computer security expert, it has been legal for the police to hack into suspect systems without a warrant since 1995, when a 1994 amendment of the Computer Misuse Act... [05 Jan 2009]
Barracuda Web Site Firewall Protects Against the Top 10 Biggest Web Site Threats
White Paper Today's companies need to increase efforts to protect against a crippling Web site hack or data breach as Web applications and Web site attacks are increasing in frequency and cost to recover customer confidence. [18 Nov 2008]
Protecting the Beijing Olympics from hackers
News The Atos Origin system used multiple servers to correlate unexpected incidents on the system to spot both fast and staggered attempts to hack the network. Faced with 12 million alerts per day the team at the Games'... [30 Oct 2008]
Yahoo! breaks down its 'garden walls' and lets developers in
News Open Hack 2008 programming contest augmented Yahoo! Yahoo! has already launched its new profiles site. This week phase two, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo! s attempt to replace its present... [27 Oct 2008]
Data0: Next Generation Malware for Stealing Databases
White Paper This paper it's about Data0, a fictitious (or not) simple PoC of new malware that after it's deployed on a computer in an internal network it will automatically hack database servers and steal their data. [22 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets portable with Windows Media
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [10 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News In the wake of his team's publication of the hack details, Jacobs said, the implication for Oyster card administrators at Transport for London (TfL) was that public confidence in the travelcards could be undermined, and... [08 Oct 2008]
Hacking Embedded Linux Based Home Appliances
White Paper However, even bigger problem can be the fact that embedded systems are perceived as black boxes which are very hard to hack, contrary to an "Open" PC. This paper tries to break this stigma by showing Linux developers how... [01 Oct 2008]
Yahoo! gives a glimpse into Open Strategy
News s Open Hack Day 2008, in which about 300 outside programmers will see what they can do with Yahoo! Yahoo! showed its vision for what its Yahoo! Open Strategy makes possible, demonstrating how it hopes to engage users... [12 Sep 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets smart on N96
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [08 Sep 2008]
Inbox: iPhone ad, red boxes, wi-fi piggybacking, sci-fi thinking
Comment There will always be a way for ingenious and innovative people to hack wi-fi, there just isn't the necessary investment in secure wi-fi to make it a viable alternative to grown-up communications. Readers were in... [04 Sep 2008]
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News Criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details. The discovery was made by specialist card fraud police unit, the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPU), when it raided a... [14 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News UK shoppers credit card details could be at risk from the same wireless hack technique that snared more than 40 million people's details in the US, according to security experts. Security at hundreds of medium sized... [06 Aug 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [06 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The presence of so many potentially strong false identities would have a very high black market value - perhaps in the range of £20m - and so a criminal enterprise would easily justify making the investment to hack the... [29 Jul 2008]
