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The Microsoft Exchange Server hack: A timeline

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Hacktivism’s reemergence explained: Data drops and defacements for social justice

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The SolarWinds hack timeline: Who knew what, and when?

Impact, detection, response, and ongoing fallout from the attack on SolarWinds' Orion remote IT management software.

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Booming dark web gig economy is a rising threat

Experts seen a sharp increase in help-wanted ads for black hat hackers-for-hire. Here's what they are targeting and how to respond to the threat.

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US DOJ indictments might force Russian hacker group Sandworm to retool

Experts hope that indictments against six Russian military intelligence agents will make Russia rethink plans to disrupt the US election.

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11 types of hackers and how they will harm you

Understanding the different types of hackers, what motivates them, and the malware they use can help you identify the attacks you are most likely to face and how to properly defend yourself and your organization.

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11 penetration testing tools the pros use

Pentesting is a simulated cyber attack where professional ethical hackers break into corporate networks to find weaknesses ... before attackers do.

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Top 8 weirdest, meanest and dumbest hacks of all time

Hackers have used some strange ways to break into networks or commit fraud. Not all are clever or smart.

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11 top DEF CON and Black Hat talks of all time

Hacker summer camp is almost upon us again. Here are some of the best talks of all time. Will this year's virtual talks measure up to these legends?

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News Analysis

Twitter VIP account hack highlights the danger of insider threats

The account compromise raises questions about Twitter's controls. Experts weigh in on best practices for mitigating risk from malicious or accidental insider threats.

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John the Ripper explained: An essential password cracker for your hacker toolkit

One of the oldest password cracking and testing tools, John the Ripper is still an essential pen testing tool.

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Why abandoned domain names are so dangerous

Abandoned domain names are low-hanging fruit for attackers, who can use them to access sensitive email or customer data.

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Cyber LEAP Act aims for innovations through Cybersecurity Grand Challenges

New bill seeks to set up competitions across the US to spur security breakthroughs.

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Bug bounty platforms buy researcher silence, violate labor laws, critics say

The promise of crowdsourced cybersecurity, fueled by "millions of hackers," turns out to be a pipe dream, despite high-octane marketing from the bug bounty platforms.

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The OPM hack explained: Bad security practices meet China's Captain America

How the OPM hack happened, the technical details, and a timeline of the infiltration and response.

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Why hacking must be addressed in digital privacy policymaking

Virtually all attention to date has been focused on developing legal and regulatory remedies to address digital privacy. But little attention has been paid to the flip side of this two-sided coin—namely, digital hacking.

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Crossroads of Cybersecurity and the LawBy

Avoiding the pitfalls of operating a honeypot

Businesses should think very carefully before moving forward with any honeypot project.

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How a bank got hacked

Notorious hacker Phineas Phisher claims to have netted hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling in a 2016 hack of the Cayman National Isle of Man Bank. Here's how he did it and why it's cause for concern.

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Printers: The overlooked security threat in your enterprise | TECHtalk

Printers, often a forgotten target in the enterprise, are vulnerable to all the usual cyberattacks. Watch as IDG TECH(talk) hosts Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp and CSO Online’s J.M. Porup discuss the threats to these devices, plus...

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How a small business should respond to a hack

With small business finding itself in hackers’ crosshairs as much as the big boys, it’s imperative to have an immediate response plan in the event of an attack.

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