Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings," according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
A call for online vandals to take part in a Web site defacement contest has some companies warning clients to beware over the US holiday weekend.
Friends of the convicted cybercriminal have arranged two online auctions of the notebook computers the hacker used to break into several large companies.
FBI security consultant Laura Chappell talks to ZDNet Australia about cyber threats for 2002, how script kiddies and junior hackers can bring down your network, why there is safety in grey hair, and how to train hackers without losing them to the 'dark side'.
Apple has never had much trouble grabbing attention for its Macintosh operating system. This time, however, it may be attracting the wrong kind.
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A call for online vandals to take part in a Web site defacement contest has some companies warning clients to beware over the US holiday weekend.
A group of four Polish hackers published code to an open security mailing list that can take advantage of a major vulnerability in the Sendmail mail server.
Microsoft's Bob Muglia explains why the software giant is emphasising hacking's criminality, and outlines its rejigged approach to plugging security holes.
Google's recent announcement of Android has sparked a debate over whether the mobile Linux platform will prove more secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone.
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