Do viruses, DDoS attacks, or buffer overflows tickle your fancy? If so, you might consider becoming a legal hacker, aka an ethical hacker, “white hat” hacker, or penetration tester. Businesses and ...

One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a "hacker space" in which to share their tech and techniques. Similarly, many ...

Missouri Governor Mike Parson is furious about a journalist who exposed and reported a serious cybersecurity flaw on a government website. It’s an alarming misunderstanding of how technology works for ...

Ethical hacking of your own Web site can reveal problems and vulnerabilities before the bad guys find them. A good intrusion-detection system is one way to fight off hackers. Studying news of security ...

Marcus Hutchins was still recovering from the night before as he settled into a lounge at the Las Vegas airport one afternoon this past August. Hutchins, a 23-year-old cybersecurity researcher, had ...

CHANGSHA, China With a few quick keystrokes, a computer hacker who goes by the code name Majia calls up a screen displaying his latest victims. “Here’s a list of the people who’ve been infected with ...