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Newest Anti-hacking Defence Systems? Speedier Downloads
News Thanks to the recent attacks on Microsoft's Web sites, technology for speeding downloads has transformed overnight into the latest anti-hacking defence systems. Networks like Akamai's haven't been seen primarily as an anti-hacking tool.
[January 30, 2001, 8:31]
Singapore Passes Harsh Anti-hacking Laws
Talkback good! I got ripped off by someone in Singapoor using ebay and I am still paying now. I hope their hands get chopped off!
[November 11, 2003, 18:57]
US Copyright Office Wakes Up To Flaws In Anti-hacking Law
News The portion of copyright law coming under the public microscope is the so-called anti-circumvention clause of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which bars people from circumventing "technological measures that effectively control access to a...
[October 14, 2002, 10:13]
Germany Passes 'anti-hacking Tools' Law
Blog However, the law, passed on Friday, has drawn criticism for allegedly making illegal the development of dual purpose tools -- programs that can be used for both security research and for hacking. Germany has toughened up its cybercrime laws in an...
[May 29, 2007, 12:14]
Germany Passes 'anti-hacking Tools' Law
Blog Comment I think this is a great step towards highlighting the global electronic security problems, but as a U.S.citizen it frightens me anytime a government gets involved. I personally hold that it is the role of privateers to make the advancements in...
[May 31, 2007, 18:45]
Brit Hackers Release New Multimedia E-zine
News UK underground hacking group Hack-Net has taken the wraps off a funky new interface for reading Anti-Social magazine, an irreverent account of the British underground scene. Armageddon, editor of Anti-Social magazine believes this tool sets his...
[January 6, 2000, 11:46]
Let Studios Hack P2P Networks, Says US Politician
News Some of the labels' and studios' high-tech techniques for stopping online file traders might be illegal under anti-hacking laws, Berman said. StreamCast does not condone hacking into consumers' computers," said Steve Griffin, chief executive of...
[June 26, 2002, 12:00]
Workers Clueless About Security
News Eatwell says that many managers believe that security can be guaranteed by simply purchasing anti-hacking such as a firewall and anti-virus software and warns that educating employees about best practise is also crucial.
[November 23, 2000, 10:07]
Back Orifice Author Develops New Trojan
News Sir Dystic made the revelation while visiting Britain to explain to concept of moral hacking to UK companies. Instead of trying to build something like Back Orifice, just using software that's already there and hacking into the code of that.
[November 8, 1999, 10:00]
Anti-virus Companies Attack 'Friendly Greeting'
News Anti-virus software does in fact detect and block a great deal of legitimate software that may be used for non-legitimate purposes, such as hacking. For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and...
[November 29, 2002, 9:02]
New Back Orifice Promises NT Break-ins
News Back Orifice is at the centre of one of the key debates in the security industry -- while the Cult maintains it produced the software to reveal security flaws in Microsoft products, and ultimately make them safer, Microsoft says that's just a...
[July 8, 1999, 15:26]
Cybercrime Laws 'will Harm Security Research'
News This will place serious constraints on the distribution of security tools, as the prosecution must only prove that the distributor believed it was likely that the tool will be used for hacking, even if this was not his intention, said Richard...
[November 17, 2006, 12:47]
Anti-Sniff Software Inadequate - BugTraq
News Anti-probing software released by hacking group L0pht Industries on Friday has been attacked as inadequate by contributors to the well-respected security forum BugTraq at SecurityFocus.com One security expert from the Electronic Computer Science...
[July 27, 1999, 11:28]
Anti-spammers Seek Proof Of Senders' Identity
News Spammers typically cover their tracks by hacking into unprotected email servers, or open relays; by hijacking other email servers; and by falsifying names and email addresses in the email sender field.
[October 27, 2003, 8:15]
Exclusive: UK Hackers Have An Easy Life
News This follows claims by U.S.hackers that the media can actually provoke hacking, and comes just days before this year's biggest and most hyped computer security spectacle, Def Con 7.0 in Las Vegas. Another British hacker, Nicholas Whitely, nicknamed...
[July 7, 1999, 16:35]
A Year Ago: Exclusive: UK Hackers Have An Easy Life
News This follows claims by U.S.hackers that the media can actually provoke hacking, and comes just days before this year's biggest and most hyped computer security spectacle, Def Con 7.0 in Las Vegas. Another British hacker, Nicholas Whitely, nicknamed...
[July 7, 2000, 7:01]
Microsoft Warns Of Mac Office Security Flaw
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. Although the software titan characterised the security threat as low, the timing and...
[February 7, 2002, 16:38]
Antivirus Vendors Warn Of Fretheme Worm
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. On Wednesday night anti-virus software vendor Trend Micro issued a yellow (medium) alert...
[June 13, 2002, 9:03]
Anti-virus Experts Issue HP Hole Alert
News See the Viruses and Hacking News Section for the latest headlines. Anti-virus experts are warning IT administrators to be ahead of the game with a new HP OpenView and NetView vulnerability, which was reported on Wednesday, in order to prevent a...
[August 16, 2001, 12:37]
W32 Viruses Top The Charts
News For all security-related news, including updates on the latest viruses, hacking exploits and patches, check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. Anti-virus vendor Sophos this week released its summary for the first six months of this...
[July 5, 2002, 7:58]
