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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]
Fight password cracking, brute-force attacks, and wireless hacking with expert advice from Chris Davis
White Papers In this audio interview, Chris Davis, co-author of Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, provides proven advice for combating common hacking techniques. In this 20-minute, MP3 audio interview, Chris Davis, co-author of Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third...
[May 20, 2006, 1:00]
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. Last October, RIAA lobbyists said they were concerned that anti-terrorism legislation being rushed through...
[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 The author of Back Orifice, Sir Dystic who is a leading hacker at Cult of the Dead Cow, has revealed plans to develop an ingenious new Trojan technique that has even got anti-virus experts impressed. It wouldn't be very difficult to configure it so...
[November 8, 1999, 10:00]
Parliamentary support builds for Nasa hacker
News Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, the independent reviewer of Britain's anti-terror laws, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition on the autistic spectrum, meant he should be...
[February 25, 2009, 15:38]
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. The "Friend Greeting Application", which made headlines earlier this month by being the first...
[November 29, 2002, 9:02]
New Back Orifice promises NT break-ins
News And even though all anti-virus packages now detect the program, security firm ICSA Inc.says there are "tens of thousands" of machines that are currently infected, unbeknownst to their users. Back Orifice is at the centre of one of the key debates...
[July 8, 1999, 15:26]
Cybercrime laws 'will harm security research'
News Updated cybercrime laws could have a "chilling effect" on anti-malware research, security experts warned this week. This will place serious constraints on the distribution of security tools, as the prosecution must only prove that the distributor...
[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 The Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG) of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) early this month formed a subcommittee to hammer out differences between a number of competing protocols that all aim to do the same thing: verify that email senders...
[October 27, 2003, 8:15]
Exclusive: UK hackers have an easy life
News Mathew "Kuji" Bevan, who was acquitted of endangering the national security of the United States by the High Court in November 1997 says, "The American media has quite an anti hacker view. This follows claims by U.S.hackers that the media can...
[July 7, 1999, 16:35]
A Year Ago: Exclusive: UK hackers have an easy life
News Mathew "Kuji" Bevan, who was acquitted of endangering the national security of the United States by the High Court in November 1997 says, "The American media has quite an anti hacker view. This follows claims by U.S.hackers that the media can...
[July 7, 2000, 7:01]
Microsoft warns of Mac Office security flaw
News Although the software titan characterised the security threat as low, the timing and unusual nature of the problem -- an exploit involving an anti-piracy mechanism -- could give it another black eye. With the new version, Microsoft introduced an...
[February 7, 2002, 16:38]
Antivirus vendors warn of Fretheme worm
News On Wednesday night anti-virus software vendor Trend Micro issued a yellow (medium) alert for what it refers to as Worm_Fretheme.E. Anti-virus vendors sometimes use different names for worms, and incidents of the W32/frethem.f@mm variant have also...
[June 13, 2002, 9:03]
