Tags: hacker, uk

News (246)

• NASA hacker pushes for UK jail term

  The solicitors of self-confessed NASA hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK.

• UK NASA hacker gets appeal

  Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who admitted breaking into NASA's computer systems, has been granted an appeal hearing on his extradition to the US to face charges.

• NASA hacker loses second appeal

  The man accused by the US government of accessing more than 73,000 US military machines has lost his second appeal to the UK Home Office against extradition.

• Bluetooth security vulnerabilities ignored

  Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised.

• 'Dumb users' not to blame for data slip-ups

  Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a leading academic.

Blogs (3)

• 

  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?

• 

  Google's ocean datacentre plans a tad fishy?

  Google has always enjoyed being secretive about its largely custom-built data centres, so I imagine there are a few furrowed brows following the widespread reports about its application for a patent to build offshore datacentres, which could draw their power from the ocean waves.

• 

  Admins stuck between a hack and a zero-day

  The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?

Features and Case Studies (47)

• Hackers use Google to access photocopiers

  Hackers are using search engines to watch what people photocopy.

• Do-gooder Trojan has nasty bite

  Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers.

• Hack attacks on Linux on the rise

  Hackers are increasingly targeting Web servers based on the Linux operating system, while the number of successful attacks on Windows systems decreases, according to a new report from a systems integrator.

• Linux hacker: The battle for the desktop

  Part II: Linux Kernel hacker Alan Cox explains why the world needs open source software on the desktop and why Linux was perfect for Iceland.

• Exposed server--magnet for hack attacks

  The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

Reviews (7)

• Quarter of NT apps won't run on Server 2003

  Windows Server 2003 is supposed to be the product that finally persuades NT4 users to upgrade - yet many who do will find some of their applications will no longer work.

• Wi-Fi system 'safe', says Boeing

  An aircraft cabin is a 'challenging environment' for a wireless LAN, but Boeing is confident that they can make it secure.

• Windows Server 2003 gets first patch

  Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server.

• Time to ditch Outlook? 9 e-mail clients tested

  Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.

• Patch management: 4 packages tested

  Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

• Just In

• Most Popular

• Most Discussed

Reader Services

Popular Topics

Essentials