News (8)

  • Putting fun back into hacking

    At Defcon, the annual capture-the-flag tournament captivates players and spectators with a new back story, snazzy graphics and a tougher scoring system.

  • 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".

  • Should mobile support be IT's problem?

    An industry analyst predicts support of mobile devices will mirror what happened with PCs: individual business units will invest in the technology and force IT to support it.

  • Blanket hack muffles RIAA site - again

    Hackers have once again disabled the Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America, a group of record labels that is leading the charge in the crackdown on online music piracy.

  • DoubleClick cases could reshape the law

    A company builds dossiers on consumers without their knowledge and then markets the details to faceless third parties. It sounds nefarious. But have laws been broken? And whom do you sue?

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Features and Case Studies (3)

  • Hackers: Under the hood

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

  • Should mobile support be IT's problem?

    An industry analyst predicts support of mobile devices will mirror what happened with PCs: individual business units will invest in the technology and force IT to support it.

  • Keeping the door open...and shut

    A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

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