anti-hacking
RSS anti-hackingGuardian ends anti-Bush scheme after hacking
News The Guardian has ended a letter-writing campaign aimed at defeating US President George W. Bush after a website hosting the promotion was attacked by hackers. Ian Katz, the Guardian editor who thought up "Operation Clark County," said in... [25 Oct 2004]
Fight password cracking, brute-force attacks, and wireless hacking with expert advice from Chris Davis
White Paper In this audio interview, Chris Davis, co-author of Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, provides proven advice for combating common hacking techniques. In this 20-minute, MP3 audio interview, Chris... [20 May 2006]
Anti-spam standards pushed by internet body
News Spammers typically cover their tracks by hacking into unprotected email servers, or open relays; by hijacking other email servers; and by falsifying names and email addresses in the email sender field. [27 Oct 2003]
Government backs international anti-hack effort
News An international anti-hacking study exposing the most common vulnerabilities exploited by hackers has received unequivocal backing from the British government as part of its efforts to protect the... [09 Oct 2003]
Hackers take down Lycos anti-spam website
News Spammers are suspected of hacking into and downing Lycos's anti-spam website just hours after it went live. The website is currently inaccessible and could also be the victim of a DDoS attack. Lycos on... [01 Dec 2004]
Combat wireless hacking tools and techniques
White Paper This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, discusses wireless hacking tools and techniques. This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition,... [25 May 2006]
Cyber-terrorists take to the internet
News Politically motivated hacking is on the increase as anti-capitalist and anti-war protestors take to the web. UK government websites have experienced a 378 per cent increase in... [08 Jan 2002]
Mac users face Subseven threat
News Anti-virus vendor Symantec has warned Macintosh users that the malicious hacking tool Subseven Trojan can now attack the Mac OS operating system. The Subseven Trojan is a well-known... [23 Jul 2001]
Hackers expose Compuweb security flaw
News The hacker group, based in US and the UK, managed to redirect users of these sites to 'hacking causes' covering anti-pornography and intellectual property rights interests. The main purpose of the attack... [24 Aug 1998]
University virus writing sparks end user outrage
News By all means, run an educational course on anti-virus and anti-hacking but don't teach people how to damage other people's systems. Computer users have added their ire to the anger... [29 May 2003]
Nasa hacker fights extradition to the US
News Gary McKinnon, the Brit accused of hacking into Nasa and US military networks, has begun his appeal in the High Court against a court decision to extradite him to the US. McKinnon - not present in court today due to... [14 Feb 2007]
US TV sends plea to hackers
News The message is the first of its kind to address the issue of hacking. He believes the hacking community is a very important element in the fight against terrorism. Since the 11 September attacks, hackers... [26 Sep 2001]
Symantec seals UK firm deal
News Established in 1995 LIRIC has worked closely with UK government departments and private sector companies to evaluate security needs and design solutions to protect their respective workforces and networks from threats such as... [12 Oct 2004]
Traditonal Security Sytems Will Not Protect Against All Web-Borne Threats
White Paper Yet, many people are still unaware that simply browsing the web can result in picking up malware, a term which covers a multitude of security threats such as Trojans, spyware, key loggers, worms, viruses, phishing,... [07 Mar 2009]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News The US has accused McKinnon of hacking into 97 US army, navy, air force and Nasa computers, and causing damage costing hundreds of thousands of dollars by deleting files. McKinnon has never denied... [14 Oct 2008]
