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  • Hacking in the shadow of 9/11

    The September 11 terrorist attacks sparked suspicion of the security community -- but the hackers and white-hat experts haven't gone quietly away.

  • Passwords: The weakest link

    Using the 95 printable ASCII characters, it would take 13 years for today's fastest Pentium 4 to work out all combinations for an 8 letter password. A hacker can find yours in a minute.

  • Security is money in the bank

    Recent hackers and crackers reveal money-making opportunity for security experts.

  • MI5 turns takes anti-terror strategy to Web

    UK secret intelligence agency MI5 has overhauled its online presence with a Web site aimed at helping businesses counter the threat of terrorism.

  • CIA's 'cyberwar' is just computer crime

    President Clinton has discovered a surprising benefit to labeling computer crime as a form of warfare: It can make the most blatant felony nice and legal if the crooks are on the government payroll.

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  • How to hack Windows dialog boxes

    Get more control over your 32-bit Windows applications with Resource Hacker -- it is just what you've been looking for. Find out how to use this handy freeware utility to modify dialog boxes.

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