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  • Mitnick signs new book deal, calls for hacker war-stories

    Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has been commissioned to write a new book following the success of his first text "The Art of Deception".

  • Hacking outside the box

    How do you protect yourself from the smooth-talking hacker whose only "tools" might be a floppy disk and a smile?

  • What hackers can teach you about security

    He's probably the most infamous hacker of all time. Which is why we should listen when Kevin Mitnick says that traditional network security tools aren't enough to keep our information safe.

  • IM users hit by widespread 'social hack'

    Hackers are gaining access to tens of thousands of PCs simply by tricking users into downloading malicious software, warn security experts.

  • The 'homeless hacker' talks

    The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.

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  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • Social engineering 101

    ZDNet Australia presents comprehensive information on social engineers, the way they work and tips to guard against them -- essential reading for any security and/or IT professional.

  • What hackers can teach you about security

    He's probably the most infamous hacker of all time. Which is why we should listen when Kevin Mitnick says that traditional network security tools aren't enough to keep our information safe.

  • Who's really responsible for hacker attacks

    A new book postulates that it's human error--not hardware or software glitches--that leaves networks vulnerable to attack.

  • Key security issues: the human side

    Though technology is great, we have to make sure we have the human side of security covered if we want to get some sleep at night.

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