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  • Alleged US hackers charged

    Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.

  • NZ hacker to face sentencing

    A young New Zealand computer nerd who pleaded guilty to charges relating to an international cyber-crime ring will be sentenced in the High Court in Hamilton today.

  • Season over for 'phishing'?

    The latest innovation in identity fraud typically begins with an unexpected e-mail message from a financial institution proclaiming something like: "Your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports."

  • A happy new year for hacker Mitnick

    Christmas came early for notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.

  • Palin's email gets hacked

    Hackers have reportedly broken into US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account and posted some of the contents on the internet.

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  • Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

    To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

  • Protecting against hackers

    Social engineering has been around for a while, but most IT managers neglect to tell users how to avoid falling prey to this dangerous hacker technique.

  • Are vulnerable times responsible times?

    Security professionals say they're making computing safer, but are they doing more harm than good? We find out what industry experts have to say.

  • Change of tactics in war on viruses

    Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

  • Get up to speed with forensic analysis

    See what you need to learn in order to get started with forensic analysis and incident response planning. Additional reading: How to floss your security system

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    Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

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