Andrew Auernheimer is an alienating figure in certain web communities, but many security researchers have come to his defense, claiming he's a victim of an overreaching criminal justice system. Prosecutors disagree.
Last month's featured news from Shamoon attacking oil companies to Wyndham Hotels challenging the FTC.
A new round of DDoS attacks against U.S. financial institutions are underway this week, and they may be related to an anti-Muslim film trailer that has sparked worldwide outrage.
Anonymous, WikiLeaks, DNSChanger, Stratfor, global cyber crime ring...and other breaking news.
In this sponsored video, Marc Kaplan, senior director at F5 Networks, and Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, chat with SC Magazine about the state of web application security.
Driven by increasing use of cloud and mobile services, and cyber criminal activity from hacktivists, terrorist groups, nation-state actors and those out for financial gain, the global cyber security market is expected to grow by 11.3 percent each year.
July 02, 2012
The latest evidence of cyber espionage weaponry could be a harbinger of nation-state assaults to come.
July 02, 2012
Firewalls have been an enterprise security mainstay for years. But with a majority of attacks now being launched against the web application layer of the stack, the technology must evolve.
While the security industry is on their toes, many companies still haven't addressed their information security. In this video interview, Dan Kaplan sits with Radware CEO, Roy Zisapel, to chat about defending mission-critical applications.
Anonymous has posted the personal information of Canadians online as part of a protest over the treatment of student protesters in Montréal.
Accused Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond plans to fight the charges filed against him for the devastating breach of the global affairs firm.
News briefs: The latest news from Apple, Verizon, CrowdStrike, FTC and more
Traditionally known for defacing websites and knocking them offline, so-called hacktivists stepped up their game last year and were responsible for a majority of data stolen in breaches, according to an annual study from Verizon.
David Kernell, who hacked into Sarah Palin's email account, has lost an appeal against his obstruction of justice charge.
The leak, dubbed "Shooting Sherifs Saturday," contains more than 10 GB of stolen data belonging to sheriff's offices for mostly rural towns across the country.
Activists, hacktivists, cyberwar and cybercrime: What are the differentiators?
