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  • Georgian president suffers cyberattack

    The website of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

  • Hacker alert possible following NYC plane crash

    International anti hacker organisation X-Force says it will raise its AlertCon serious threat rating if the American Airlines crash in New York today is linked to terrorism. X-Force, which has 110 counter intelligence security experts based in countries around the world, including Australia, operates a four-level AlertCon system to measure cyber terrorism threats.

  • 'Homeless hacker' free pending court date

    Adrian Lamo, who won notoriety for his public claims of electronic intrusions, is jailed then released to face federal hacking charges Friday.

  • Chinese hackers declare war over

    Honkers, a group of Chinese hackers, has called a truce to the US-China 'cyberwar' after boasting they'd defaced 1,000 Web sites.

  • Inside track into computer security

    A former cybercrime prosecutor, Scott Charney has overseen dozens of investigations and prosecutions involving hackers, economic espionage, and organised crime. When it comes to computer security, he's a realist.

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Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Baiting the Black Hats?

    The CIO of a rather large Australian company recently told me that the firm was happy with its security set-up but then quickly made a U-turn. Would that statement, on record, effectively lay down a hacker challenge?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    It's phishers, Doctor Jones!

    The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?

Features and Case Studies (1)

  • Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

Reviews (1)

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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