hacking
RSS hackingEthical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack
White Paper One of the fastest growing areas in network security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature regarding how private sectors and educational... [09 Jun 2006]
Hacking Windows XP: Answers from the Experts
White Paper Chapter: Chapter 18: Hacking Windows XP This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Windows XP Answers from the Experts, contains Windows XP workarounds that every IT professional should know. It shows you how to create and use a password reset... [24 May 2006]
Testimony ends in Adobe hacking trial
News A Russian software executive sought to deflect accusations against his company on Tuesday in a closely watched criminal hacking trial that legal experts said appeared to leave little room for effective defensive manoeuvres. [11 Dec 2002]
UK's first computer hacking degree launched
News A degree course in computer hacking has been launched by a Scottish university in response to industry demand for IT security experts. The University of Abertay in Dundee will run the BSc (Hons) undergraduate course in Ethical Hacking and... [19 Jun 2006]
Brit faces US extradition for hacking
News A British man suspected of hacking into 53 Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and US military networks is facing extradition today. McKinnon, known as 'Solo' in the hacking world, is appearing in custody today at Bow Street... [08 Jun 2005]
Bluetooth phone hacking tools 'spreading quickly'
News Bluesnarfing is a method of hacking into a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and copying its entire contact book, calendar or anything else stored in the phone's memory. An MP has called for mobile phone manufacturers to make a greater effort and fix... [17 Feb 2004]
Music industry claims right to 'legalised hacking'
News The bill's proponents say copyright holders should have the right to access networks trading in illegally downloaded material and take direct action against them but deny accusations of supporting 'vigilantism' or 'legalised hacking'. [27 Sep 2002]
Hacking expert warns of 'end of the world' VPN flaw
News Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer for eEye Digital Security, said: "It's a gaping hole through the firewall. Security experts have warned that a suspected vulnerability in Microsoft's popular virtual private networking application could leave... [27 Sep 2002]
Combat common hacking techniques with expert advice from Joel Scambray
White Paper In this audio interview, Joel Scambray, co-author of Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, shared expert advice on combating common hacking techniques and tools. In this audio interview, Joel Scambray, co-author of Hacking Exposed... [13 May 2006]
Hack attacks: Government grapples with "hacking incidents"
News In response to a series of parliamentary questions by Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow, government departments have revealed the level of hacking attempts against them in recent years. The Ministry of Defence has provided the most detailed answer... [11 Jul 2005]
Netsky attacks down four hacking and P2P sites
News Netsky.Q, which first appeared on 29 March, is designed to attack certain websites that distribute either file-sharing clients or hacking and cracking tools. Four out of the five websites targeted by a Netsky worm DDoS attack have either been... [08 Apr 2004]
UK gets first 'hacking' training course
News The organisers of the UK's first 'ethical' hacking training course claim strict screening processes will prevent any aspiring 'black hat' or malicious hackers from using it to improve their skills for hacking corporate networks. [04 Mar 2004]
W32/Lohack@MM / Hacking.exe (Mcafee)
White Paper Subject: Hacking course. Body: Look the hacking course version 1.0 ! Attachment: hacking.exe Date: January 8, 2002 Virus Name: W32/Lohack@MM Date Discovered: 1/3/2002 Date Added: 1/7/2002 Risk Assessment: Low [14 Aug 2003]
MSDN Webcast: A Hacker's View of Your Web Applications Part 2: Web Hacking - Attack Scenarios and Examples - Level 300
White Paper This webcast shows how to defend against attacks at the Web application layer with examples covering recent hacking methods such as: SQL Injection, Cross Site Scripting, Parameter Manipulation, Session Hijacking, and LDAP Injection. [09 Jun 2006]
'Homeless hacker' to face federal hacking charges
News Self-proclaimed homeless hacker, Adrian Lamo, who won notoriety for his public claims of electronic intrusions, has been released from jail in New York to face federal hacking charges today. Lamo, 22, surrendered to the FBI and subsequently was... [12 Sep 2003]
