Hacking

Researcher: Threats from zero-day exploits overhyped

Many people don't apply patches that are available for long-known vulnerabilities, which pose more of a threat

Lockdown: How would you handle emergency network operations?

Anonymous, LulzSec bring bragging rights back to hacking, CTO says

Flamboyance and political motivation are being added to the mix, says Mandiant's CTO

UK police arrest teen from Lulz Security for DDOS attack

The arrest is the first blow by law enforcement against the hacking collective

Researchers: AWS users are leaving security holes

Amazon customers often have poor security practices, inadvertently publishing security keys and passwords

Corero (Top Layer) enhances DDoS defense to stop new types of attacks

EU ministers seek to ban creation of ‘hacking tools’

Critics say a draft directive doesn't account for malicious use of legal software

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Siemens fixes industrial flaws found by hacker

But the company isn't clear on whether more bugs need to be patched

Fans of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ look to be a few days off