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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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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

3 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

10 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

11 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

13 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

15 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

15 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

15 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

17 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

18 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

19 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

20 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

21 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

22 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

23 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

23 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
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 day 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...

2 days ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry