A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.
UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.
Security experts have revealed details about a group of Chinese hackers who are suspected of launching intelligence-gathering attacks against the US government.
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
At Defcon, the annual capture-the-flag tournament captivates players and spectators with a new back story, snazzy graphics and a tougher scoring system.
In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.
You've discovered that your system has been compromised. What should you do next? Also: How to defend yourself from future penetration.
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
If companies are serious about protecting their vital information, says Peter Cochrane, they may want to consider two locations unlikely to be damaged by terrorist attacks, hackers or global warming -- the Antarctic or the moon.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
Here are some good tips to help you take Internet Information Services security to the next level.
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