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Bug bounty hunters get Facebook debit cards

...unique than just a cheque: some security researchers are getting a customised 'White Hat Bug Bounty Program' Visa debit card. Facebook has begun rewarding white... Read more

3 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Germany accused of using Trojan to spy on citizens

...The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), one of the world's pre-eminent 'white hat' hacker groups, said on Saturday evening that someone had anonymously sent... Read more

10 October, 2011 by David Meyer
Universal Bot 3.5

Universal Bot 3.5

...website out there including MySpace, twitter, orkut, Facebook, friendster, YouTube... SEO both white hat and black hat, link building, forums posting... Many internet entrepreneurs and... Read more

5 October, 2011

CloudFlare: How we got caught in LulzSec-CIA crossfire

...attacking us, but it turned out everyone from three-letter agencies to white-hat hackers and black-hat hackers spent the next 23 days trying... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Louie Spence-Still Got It 1.0

Louie Spence-Still Got It 1.0

...SCORING WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A SIGNED LOUIE GOODIE***** CLUES TO UNLOCK GAME:White Hat, White Shirt, Black Jumper, Star glasses, flower power,... leave the rest... Read more

3 February, 2011

Author of Web attack tool speaks

...about last week's spate of Web attacks, "Mixter" -- a self-proclaimed "white-hat hacker" who created the Tribal Flood Network denial-of-service tool... Read more

15 February, 2000 by Robert Lemos

It's war: The Web under attack!

Some of the Web's largest sites have been targeted by Denial of Service attacks. Expert: They 'had to be' connected. Read more

9 February, 2000 by Jennifer Mack and Robert Lemos

Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a guide on how to avoid breaking the law as a result of ethical hacking Read more

25 November, 2008 by Tom Espiner

High-stakes hacking, Euro-style

The difference between the American and European hacking worlds will be a hot topic at the first international version of Def Con Read more

25 October, 2000 by Bob Sullivan

Hack attack bad news is good news for Net security stocks

RSA Security shares scampered up 5, or 9 percent, to 58 Wednesday as investors jumped on it and other security software vendors in the wake of a recent attack on major Web sites Read more

9 February, 2000 by Larry Barrett
Security Power Tools 1.0

Security Power Tools 1.0

...best security tools on the planet for both black hat techniques and white hat defense tactics. It's a must-have reference for network administrators... Read more

1 February, 2010
Predictions 2010: M86 Security Labs Threat Predictions for the Year Ahead

Predictions 2010: M86 Security Labs Threat Predictions for the Year Ahead

...the Mega-D botnet. While these successes are significant wins for the white hat community, they have resulted in a short term impact on spam... Read more

1 December, 2009

Video: Hackers - what are they good for?

...issue of authorisation is critical. "Lawyers love definitions," said Fell. "'Black hat', 'white hat', 'ethical hacker'. But when you talk about ethical hacking there has... Read more

2 May, 2007 by Will Sturgeon
Anti-hacking School

Anti-hacking School

...religious cause. Hackers can be divided by what 'Hats' they wear. A white hat is someone who professes to be a "Good guy." A black... Read more

19 December, 2002
A Link Building Primer: A Filetonic.com White Paper Exploring <endeca_term>White Hat</endeca_term> Link Building Techniques

A Link Building Primer: A Filetonic.com White Paper Exploring White Hat Link Building Techniques

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques such as constantly adding fresh, unique content to sites, incorporating... Read more

24 February, 2010

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knapper

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JohneKerr

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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?

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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...

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NarayanaIyyappan

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

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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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...

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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...

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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

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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
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

3 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux