hackers

Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keylogging is quickly becoming the favorite technique of hackers looking for financial gain, data released this week claimed.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:33PM Security
Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?

Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?
Simon Khalaf Nov 11 2005 3:46PM Security
Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

A newly published security report has identified 22 previously undocumented Peer to Peer (P2P) attacks in October which were targeted at networks including Kazaa and eDonkey. The study from Instant Messaging (IM) security firm Akonix Systems indicates a 19 percent increase in malicious P2P exploits compared with the volume recorded in September 2005.
William Eazel Nov 1 2005 10:49AM Security
Hackers resort to guerrilla tactics

Hackers resort to guerrilla tactics

Hackers are more likely to make regular, small-scale attacks on networks instead of trying to cause complete system shutdown, according to new research.
René Millman Oct 26 2005 2:10PM Security
British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers

British businesses call for tougher sentences for hackers

More than eight out of ten British businesses think hackers should get longer sentences, according to a new poll.
René Millman Oct 12 2005 12:13PM Security
U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

America's air traffic control systems are open to attack from hackers and cyber-terrorists according to a new GAO report.
René Millman Sep 27 2005 12:31PM Security
Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers

Mozilla nightmare continues as site hit by hackers

Not-for-profit software group Mozilla has been hit by hackers downloading infected source code onto its website.
David Quainton Sep 21 2005 10:59AM Security
Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths'

Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths'

Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this month, aiming to debunk what it claimed were common myths about IT security.
Fleur Doidge Sep 13 2005 8:00AM Security
Hackers for hire

Hackers for hire

Forget the outdated hacker image of a spotty anarchic teenager holed up in his bedroom defacing the websites of global organizations; today’s hackers are not only older but more determined than ever to claim your cash and identity.
Mark Murtagh Sep 7 2005 2:30PM Security
Firestarters more dangerous than hackers

Firestarters more dangerous than hackers

Fire is a bigger threat than viruses, according to a survey of more than 800 IT directors, even though only a third of them backup data remotely.
David Quainton Sep 7 2005 12:39PM Security
FBI hunting more hackers as Zotob plot thickens

FBI hunting more hackers as Zotob plot thickens

More Zotob arrests could be made after Turkish officials told the FBI they have identified a further 16 suspects.
David Quainton Aug 30 2005 3:57PM Security
Brazilian hackers captured in police net

Brazilian hackers captured in police net

Brazilian police have captured 85 people suspected of operating a multi-million dollar high-tech theft operation.
David Quainton Aug 26 2005 11:19AM Security
Hackers third crack at Boulder uni servers

Hackers third crack at Boulder uni servers

Hackers have hit a Colorado university’s servers for the third time in under two months.
David Quainton Aug 22 2005 3:24PM Security
Virus writers and hackers change tactics

Virus writers and hackers change tactics

For some time now, Kaspersky Lab has been tracking a shift in virus writers' tactics. The relative decline in the number of global epidemics during the last year signals a move away from the use of mass attacks on users worldwide. Instead, attacks are becoming more localized.
David Emm Aug 22 2005 10:53AM Security
Welsh students can turn graduate hackers

Welsh students can turn graduate hackers

The world’s first postgraduate certificate in penetration testing and information security has been set up by a Welsh university.
David Quainton Aug 19 2005 2:30PM Security
Hackers alter Vista

Hackers alter Vista

Months before the long-awaited new operating system has hit the shelves, an Austrian virus writer has published details on five viruses targeting Windows Vista in an underground magazine.
René Millman Aug 5 2005 11:49AM Security
Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Free personal web hosting is providing a safe-haven for hackers, spammers and wielders of malicious code.
David Quainton Jul 26 2005 2:52PM Security
Hackers exploit university and airport weakspots

Hackers exploit university and airport weakspots

U.S. regional press is reporting two hacking incidents, affecting a University database and Erie International Airport.
David Quainton Jul 1 2005 3:50PM Security
Hackers target security product flaws

Hackers target security product flaws

Hackers are increasingly taking aim at vulnerabilities in security products rather than operating systems, according to a new report.
René Millman Jun 22 2005 1:52PM Security
Hackers batter critical U.K. infrastructure

Hackers batter critical U.K. infrastructure

300 UK government departments and businesses are being targeted by specifically engineered viral attacks.
David Quainton Jun 16 2005 4:04PM Security

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