• In Pictures: 9 classic hacking, phishing and social engineering lies

  Whether it is on the phone, online or in person, here are ten lies hackers, phishers and social engineers will tell you to get what they want

  By Joan Goodchild | 19 March, 2013 09:46

  Tags: slideshow, security, phishing, social engineering, hacking

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  Weak passwords to blame for Australian Defence Force Academy hack

  The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) has been slammed by an Australian security expert for using “weak” passwords stored in plain text which were stolen by a hacker known as Darwinare in November.

  By Hamish Barwick | 13 December, 2012 10:44

  Tags: password security, Australian Defence Force Academy, Sophos Paul Ducklin, algorithms, hacking

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  Gmail Backup, a recipe for happiness

  Before I get to this week's main topic I must give a big thumbs-up to a book that all of you who like to cook will thoroughly enjoy: "Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food" by Jeff Potter (pub. O'Reilly).

  By Mark Gibbs | 16 December, 2011 12:27

  Tags: software, Food, recipes, hacking, email, Gmail, intrusion, Google, security, IMAP, cooking, hacks

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  HP admits LaserJet flaw, refutes flaming printer hack

  HP has refuted claims by researchers at Columbia University that a security flaw in its HP's LaserJet printer could give a hacker remote access to the device and the power to set it on fire.

  By Liam Tung | 30 November, 2011 09:38

  Tags: HP, HP LaserJet printer, Columbia University, security, Ang Cui, hacking, Salvatore Stolf, security flaws

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  Top four security predictions for 2012: ISF

  While 2011 is coming to an end, security threats show no sign of slowing down. UK-based Information Security Forum (ISF) vice president of sales and marketing, Steve Durbin, shared his four security predictions for 2012.

  By Hamish Barwick | 27 October, 2011 15:43

  Tags: International Security Forum, cloud security, data loss, BYOT, hacking

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  Unseen, all-out cyber war on the US has begun

  Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet

  By Bob Violino | 28 January, 2013 11:09

  Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Networking, application security, The Industry Standard, web security, cyber crime, government, internet, hacking, network security, intrusion, security, Access control and authentication

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  Opinion: The Petraeus scandal and computer ethics

  Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.

  By Mark Gibbs | 20 November, 2012 15:44

  Tags: unified communications, Winn Schwartau, computer safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, theft, Identity fraud / theft, hacking, intrusion, EFF, bullying, scams, computer ethics, Jill Kelley, phishing, pornography, fbi, cnn, General John Allen, Central Intelligence Agency, plagiarism, E-mail services, Networking, Kickstarter, Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy, cia, General David Petraeus, security, Paula Broadwell, ECPA, sexting, intel

• Should users worry about new cellular hack?

  How concerned should business users be about wireless security now that another group claims to have cracked the security scheme used by 80 percent of the world's cellular telephones?

  By David Coursey | 30 December, 2009 07:58

  Tags: mobile phone, gsm, hacking

• TechCrunch quits trickling Twitter docs

  TechCrunch concluded its days-long drip of stolen Twitter documents with details on the company's conversations with Google and Microsoft.

  By Jared Newman | 18 July, 2009 02:30

  Tags: social networking, twitter, hacking

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  Why Hackers have Turned to Malicious JavaScript Attacks

  Website attacks have become a serious business proposition. In the past, hackers may have infected websites to gain notoriety or just to prove they could—but today, it’s all about the money. Reaching unsuspecting users through the web is easy and effective. Hackers now use sophisticated techniques—like injecting inline JavaScript—to spread malware through the web. Learn about the threat of malicious JavaScript attacks, and how they work. Understand how cybercriminals make money with these types of attacks and why IT managers should be vigilant.