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Australian police criticise 'ethical' hacking demonstration

...of the Queensland Police Service, criticised the demonstration of a so-called 'ethical hacking'. "I think cultures have built up where hacking, in the past... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Stilgherrian

When is a hack not a hack?

...not a hack? Answer: it depends. Initially, I would blog here about ethical hacking. You know the kind of thing; big corporations like IBM like... Read more

28 June, 2010

Book review: Cyber Warfare

...attack. They also touch rather delicately on the question of moving from 'ethical hacking' and penetration testing to Western nations training cyber-warriors of its... Read more

14 February, 2012

GCHQ attracts recruits with online puzzles

...be self taught, but have a keen interest in code-breaking and ethical hacking" through the campaign.The site is aimed at reaching "those people... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Jo Best

GCHQ turns to online puzzles to find new recruits

...be self taught, but have a keen interest in code-breaking and ethical hacking" through the campaign. The site is aimed at finding "those people... Read more

1 December, 2011 by Jo Best

Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls

...professionals can avoid falling foul of the law as a result of ethical hacking. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) 'Grey Hat' Guide ponders such questions... Read more

25 November, 2008 by Tom Espiner
<endeca_term>Ethical Hacking</endeca_term>: Teaching Students to Hack

Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack

...security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature regarding... Read more

17 April, 2006

Keeping security in check

...Ethical hacking is one of the most intriguing and exciting elements of our... Read more

11 October, 2005 by John Verry

UK's first computer hacking degree launched

...of Abertay in Dundee will run the BSc (Hons) undergraduate course in Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures from the start of the next academic year in... Read more

19 June, 2006 by Andy McCue
Training Ethical Hackers: Training the Enemy?

Training Ethical Hackers: Training the Enemy?

...of training ethical and malicious hackers side-by-side. This paper defines ethical hacking, differentiates it from malicious hacking, presents some of the ways that... Read more

3 July, 2004

Ethical hackers get industry association

The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers has been launched to provide a trade body and professional body for penetration testers Read more

24 April, 2008 by David Meyer

Expert: CPS hack tool guidance 'confused'

Crown Prosecution Service guidance for the interpretation of laws designed to stop the distribution of hacker tools has raised fears that people could be prosecuted for distributing network-testing tools Read more

3 January, 2008 by Tom Espiner

HP: Hacking techniques help security

The company will soon launch a penetration-testing service using controlled exploit code Read more

4 July, 2006 by Tom Espiner
A Closer Look at <endeca_term>Ethical Hacking</endeca_term> and Hackers

A Closer Look at Ethical Hacking and Hackers

...and completely erase their tracks within 20 minutes. Because of criminal hackers, ethical hacking is rapidly becoming an accepted business practice. This paper will define... Read more

4 December, 2008
An Ethical Network Hacking Contest for Undergraduate Student Recruitment

An Ethical Network Hacking Contest for Undergraduate Student Recruitment

The authors describe an ethical hacking event that is used for recruiting high school students to their... Read more

16 April, 2008

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