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Roundup: The summer of hacking

...spotlight onto these shadowy figures and turns the heat up: presenting the Summer of Hacking. DEF CON CONFERENCE, LAS VEGASHackers: Uncle Sam wants you! Mon... Read more

13 July, 2000 by ZDNet

Mitnick teaches 'social engineering'

The ex-hacker tells a capacity audience at H2K how he gained unauthorised access to phone companies' networks Read more

18 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Hackers flexing political muscles

Will the Republican National Convention be the next hacktivism target? Inspired by the Seattle protests, hackers and activists make plans at H2K Read more

17 July, 2000 by Joel Deane

Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs

Call them clueless. Call them ankle-biters. Call them what you want. The Internet's teen vandals aren't going away Read more

13 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Minimal impact of Palm Trojan hides future danger

...the program. Take me to the Virus Workshop Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special What do you think? Tell the Mailroom. And read... Read more

30 August, 2000 by Will Knight

Another massive Net attack looming?

Government and companies in the US and internationally are bracing themselves for the worst Read more

14 August, 2000 by Bob Sullivan

News Burst: Safeway investigating email security incident

...stores in the UK. Full story to follow. Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

14 August, 2000 by Will Knight

Adobe Acrobat security hole discovered

...s computer. Take me to the Virus Workshop Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

8 August, 2000 by Will Knight

Netscape flaw worse than 'Back Orifice'?

...the preview pane in Microsoft Outlook, for example." Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

8 August, 2000 by Bob Sullivan

Excite@Home IP flaw exposed

...security of their computer system is at risk." Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

4 August, 2000 by David Hellaby

Hackers: Uncle Sam wants you!

At Def Con in Las Vegas, hackers are urged to work for the nation, not against it Read more

31 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Silence the best security policy

...tools: "Why don't you do something useful?" Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

27 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Government IT system is a sitting duck

...s infrastructure is regularly subjected to security testing. Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

24 July, 2000 by Will Knight

UK army to buy subs, tanks and jets online

...setting themselves up to be hacked," he says. Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers What do you think? Tell... Read more

24 July, 2000 by Will Knight

Company directors 'exposed' to computer crime

...of computer crime is likely to get worse. Take me to the Summer of Hacking Special Take me to Hackers Take me to the Virus... Read more

17 July, 2000 by Will Knight

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 hour ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

8 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

8 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

10 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

13 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

14 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

14 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

17 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

17 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

17 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

21 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

23 hours ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

3 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street