Silence the best security policy
News Marcus Ranum, chief technology officer for intrusion detection software maker Network Flight Recorder, used hard language to say that security can't be improved unless "grey hat" hackers stop disclosing security holes to the public and stop...
[July 27, 2000, 9:06]
CERT to disclose software flaws
News That last behaviour was what another "grey hat" group, known as The L0pht -- who now make up a large part of the research arm of @Stake -- poked fun at on their Web site with this exchange: "'That vulnerability is entirely theoretical.
[October 9, 2000, 8:38]
Grey Hats, Black Hats, and Script Kiddies
News Of course, there are "black hat" hackers. According to Mark Loveless, Senior Security Analyst for Bindview, the bulk of the hacking community is comprised of "grey hats" who, for the most part, respect the law.
[April 5, 2000, 13:59]
Symantec acquires @stake
News The deal is expected to close in October, but terms were not disclosed.stake was founded by members of "l0pht", one of the original "grey hat" hacker groups. Originally, such groups wanted to distance themselves from both corporations and malicious...
[September 17, 2004, 9:15]
FSF recommends express patent licences
News The Manhattan-based lawyer, who works for the FSF on a pro bono basis, made the recommendation during a seminar supported by Red Hat and global law firm Phillips Fox in Sydney on Wednesday. However, backed by Red Hat senior vice president, Mark...
[November 5, 2004, 10:08]
Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) 'Grey Hat' Guide ponders such questions as what a security researcher should do if they unintentionally "violate the law" in the course of their investigations.
[November 25, 2008, 14:13]
NHS IT: A critical case for treatment
Talkback So my out-of-the-top-of-my-hat proposal would be to come up with some sort of 'community service' in which outstanding professionals (definition? No grey areas No assumptions. Something should be done.
[November 14, 2005, 22:09]
Is hacking healthy?
News The first group -- sometimes referred to as "white hat" hackers -- spend their time hunting for software glitches, security vulnerabilities, and new approaches to hardware or software problems. But the majority of the hackers behind the keyboard...
[April 5, 2000, 13:42]
HP Color LaserJet CP2025n review
Reviews The CP2025n is compatible with a wide variety of operating systems, including Mac OS, Windows and Red Hat/SUSE Linux. We're past hoping for a well-designed, attractive laser printer: the CP2025n follows the standard formula of grey hues make up the...
[April 20, 2009, 9:51]
Did FBI informant turn to the 'dark side'?
News The world of computer hackers divides itself into good and bad by hat colour, and the good guys are supposed to wear white. He writes free software that helps companies catch computer intruders, frequently posts notes to security mailing lists...
[July 13, 2000, 14:00]
IBM eServer xSeries 226 8488 (Xeon 3GHz) review
Reviews You can configure it with one or two Intel Xeon processors running from 2.8GHz to 3.4GHz; PC2-3200 DDR2 memory beginning at 512MB and maxing out at 16GB; 7,200rpm SATA hard drives with 80GB to 250GB capacity; 10,000rpm or 15,000rpm SCSI hard...
[August 11, 2005, 9:10]
HP ProLiant ML310 review
Reviews Otherwise, you can choose a Celeron or Pentium 4 processor rated between 2.8GHz and 3.4GHz; up to 4GB of memory; from one to four 80GB to 250GB 7,200rpm SATA hard drives or 36GB to 146GB 15,000rpm SCSI drives, with or without RAID support; an...
[June 24, 2005, 9:30]
