http://www.silicon.com Results for hacker en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39677646,00.htm The Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, California, is a community of hackers who have come together to work on projects, collaborate, and share expertise in technology and entrepreneurship. Microsoft and other organisations came together for the two-day... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39668397,00.htm Furthermore, if a hacker can impersonate a privilege user, he will have far wider access to the target systems. The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than standard users, says Bob Tarzey. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817741p,00.htm That rootkit allowed the hacker who'd planted it to establish a secure tunnel so he could work undetected and "Get Root" - administrator's access to the aquarium network. A clear illustration of the fact comes from the field investigations manager... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813102p,00.htm While there is no guarantee for 100% hacker-free security, the "SAFE WIFI" practices package some of the best security that is commonly available with today's commercial products, to make home wireless network a less attractive target for criminals. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812679p,00.htm A plethora of responses have emerged, with 63% of online retailers requiring Card Verification Value (CVV) at checkout and 47% displaying logos such as "Hacker Safe" on their home pages.1 In addition to these individual measures, the credit card... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812979p,00.htm Negative security logic solutions can prevent known, generalized attacks, but are ineffective against the kind of targeted, malicious hacker activity outlined in this paper. Web applications reach out to a larger, less-trusted user base than legacy... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60729686p,00.htm When these devices are configured improperly, whether as a result of malicious hacker attacks or inadvertent employee modifications, the IT infrastructure may be exposed to security risk that leads to service outages and theft of sensitive... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:18 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/gary-mckinnon-39547920.htm Gary McKinnon has become a household name thanks to the backing of The Daily Mail in his battle against extradition to the US. McKinnon has been fighting extradition to the US since 2003, a year after he was arrested for hacking into computer... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:19:08 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39521541,00.htm A 28-year-old Miami man who made millions breaking into computer networks and stealing credit card numbers pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to forfeit more than $2.7m in restitution, as well as a condominium, jewellery and a car. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:31:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60683723p,00.htm It's a hacker's dream and your security nightmare. Every day, more and more business is conducted online creating new challenges for meeting Web application security and compliance. Due to the dynamic nature and prevalence of these applications... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:23:12 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39501473,00.htm Contrary to popular Mac fanboy belief, Macintosh is not more secure from a software standpoint than modern Windows; it's merely safer to use because malware writers prefer to target the platform with the biggest install base, according to Charlie... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39479726,00.htm But it's probably not a coincidence that they all coincide with the annual Defcon hacker convention. Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday, followed by a period of slowness and sporadic timeouts, and more outright downtime. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:04:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39473326,00.htm Gary McKinnon has lost his high court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking into military systems in that country. McKinnon had tried to argue that former home secretary, Jacqui Smith, was wrong in law to push for the extradition despite... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39472097,00.htm Last week, a hacker with the handle '[-TE-]-Neo' wrote that the MI5 website was vulnerable to cross-site scripting and Iframe injection. The hacker put the post on the Team Elite hacker forum last Tuesday, claiming the site was breachable through... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39470595,00.htm Last September, a hacker was able to infiltrate rogue antivirus maker Baka Software and discovered that in one period an affiliate made more than $80,000 in about a week, said Sean-Paul Correll, a PandaLabs threat researcher. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:30:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39465597,00.htm During their presentation at the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences next week in Las Vegas, security experts will release a tool that can be used to break into Oracle databases. Chris Gates and Mario Ceballos will present Oracle pen-testing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39452611,00.htm The hole could allow a hacker to launch a 'drive-by' attack, according to Mozilla. There is a critical JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox 3.5 web browser, Mozilla has warned. The zero-day flaw lies in Firefox 3.5's Just-in-time (JIT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39452609,00.htm The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an opposition day debate in parliament. On Wednesday, the Conservatives called for the extradition treaty between the UK and the US to be reviewed... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39448348,00.htm An attacker could exploit a weakness in the way iPhones handle SMS messages to do things like use GPS to track the phone's location, turn on the microphone for eavesdropping, or take control of the device and add it to a botnet, Charlie Miller, co... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:33:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60607938p,00.htm This greatly reduces the skill level required of a hacker or competitor to tamper and steal the code. In addition, applications developed using managed frameworks like Microsoft .NET significantly raise the risk of piracy, tampering, and code theft... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:29 +0000