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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Hacker
- A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with...
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- Staying a step ahead of the hackers: the importance of identifying critical Web application vulnerabilities.
- Security managers worldwide working for midsize or large organizations share a common goal: to better manage the risks associated with their business infrastructure. Web application security plays a significant role in achieving that goal. This session will discuss new and emerging network and application security attacks and ways organizations can...
- Tags: Network, Vulnerability, Web Application, Hacker, Application Security, Security Administration, Security, Cloud Computing, Networking
- White papers 2009-11-19
- Process Hacker 1.7 (Windows)
- Process Hacker provides a customizable tree view with highlighting showing you the processes running on your computer. You can see detailed performance graphs. A complete list of services and full control over them (start, stop, pause, resume, and delete). A list of network connections. Provides a comprehensive information for all...
- Tags: Process, Performance, Microsoft Windows, Hacker, WJ32, Rootkits, Performance Management, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
- Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy...
- Tags: Antipiracy, Hacker, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Security, Windows 7, activation, piracy, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-11-16
- Live Webcast: Web Attacks: How Hackers Create and Spread Malware
- The web has become the key vector for online attacks and even trusted websites are no longer safe. With hackers continually changing tactics, the majority of businesses are left unprotected against modern web-based malware. Businesses can no longer get by with just protecting their email and endpoint systems. ...
- Tags: Web, Webcast, Sophos Plc., Malware, Hacker, Attack, Channel Management, Security, Marketing
- Webcasts 2009-11-16
- 60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war
- Just like 9/11 thousands will have to die Before we give a damn. It's really a shame.and everything workshow's that possible?Unfortuantely, it will take a disasterIn the US, until disater strikes no one will do anything. Once it does happen then there will be screaming for heads to role....
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Regulations, FERC, Obama, hacker, Bush
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- China should have all its global internet connections severed.Just kidding.... kinda.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsChinese communist party styleNuclear Arms ReductionLocate where the hackers are operating from, detonate a nuke on them.Kill two birds with one stone.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsMaybe we should...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...
- Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter
- So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...
- Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter
- A security researcher at the University of Michigan has released a tool that help Chinese computers users disable the censorship functionality of the controversial Green Dam Youth Software. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Hacker, Tool, Productivity, Hacking, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Hacker Gonzalez to plead guilty in TJX hack; A hollow victory?
- I'd be happier with an offensive against hackersWe need tools that attack hackers when detected. Just like how crime is reduced in cities where people are allowed to carry handguns, the masses need to be allowed to attack back. As long as everyone is allowed to only be...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Hacker Gonzalez to plead guilty in TJX hack; A hollow victory?
- Albert Gonzalez, a hacker charged with stealing as many as 130 million credit and debit card numbers, will plead guilty to 19 counts of charges related to the TJX breach and surrender assets. Any cybercrime satisfaction, however, will be short-lived. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Debit Card, Hacker, Hacking, Financial Services, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Hackers mailing malware-infested CDs to banks
- Cybercriminals are currently mailing infected CDs to credit unions and smaller banks as part of a clever offline scheme to load malicious software into computers with valuable data. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Bank, CD, Malware, Hacker, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime
- Just goes to show no one's doing their homeworkWe keep pushing computerized systems out further and further into important aspects of our lives, and yet the security portion isn't baked in and is really an afterthought. Put a national security slant on all of this, and the possibilities are...
- Tags: Hacking, PCI Standard, wide Web, hacker, cybercrime, Web, security
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime
- Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Gonzalez, already awaiting trial for the TJX data breach, along with two others were...
- Tags: Web, Point-of-sale, Antivirus, Debit Card, Malware, Hacker, Debit Card Number, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Financial Services, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack
- A report from the nonprofit US Cyber Consequences Unit confirms what only made sense about last year's cyber attack on Georgia. It was carried about by independent groups with a special relationship to the Russian government. As InfoWeek relates, the report concludes: "Many of the cyber attacks...
- Tags: Cyberattack, Hacker, Attack, Hacking, Government, Viruses And Worms, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attack
- Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attackHa ha, hah ah ahahahhah... Mac Security.God... is Apple still running smug "we are so secure" commercials?Doesn't this require physical access to the keyboard?In order to embed a firmware into the keyboard, wouldn't one need physical access to that keyboard? Or are we...
- Tags: Keyboards, Physical Access, Apple Macintosh, keyboard, firmware
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attack
- Apple's sleek $49 Mac keyboards can be hacked and infected with keystroke loggers and impossible-to-detect rootkits, according to a security researcher presenting at this year's Black Hat/DEFCON conferences. The researcher, known only as "K. Chen," found a way to...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hacker, Firmware, Attack, Keyboards, Rootkits, Hardware, Peripherals, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
- Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition No pityHere's how to not get in trouble with the law: don't break it.RE: Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition Make an example of this idiot, harshest punishment possible.Stupid DefenseSo if I have security systems in place, albeit at a poor level,...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, extradition, NASA, hacker
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Elvis, your e-passport is ready!
- E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's the picture of Elvis Presley's e-passport: The photo is taken from a passport scanner at a Dutch airport - no alarms or errors....
- Tags: E-passport, Passport, Chip, Hacker, E-passport Chip Business, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK
- US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK One would think .....Assuming that these are all/mostly Windows PCs then MicroSoft or any responsible party should be able to scan, locate, and disinfect them whenever they connect the the internet (considering that MS has managed to make life miserable for...
- Tags: Desktops, site attack, Infected PC
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
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