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How Hackers Stole 24,000 Files From The Pentagon

Thousands of sensitive files were stolen from a defense contractor, the Pentagon has admitted this week--one of the highest profile hack attacks of this year, and the Pentagon is blaming "foreign intruders." In the latest Breach of the Week, we look at how the sting might have gone down. READ»

How Hackers Could Exploit Federal Government Shutdown

The federal government's list of emergency network security personnel has not been updated in 15 years, putting national security at high risk if a shutdown takes place on March 4.READ»

Spyware Blockers and Spyware Removers Best Practices and Uses.

Discover leading spyware blockers and spyware removers.READ»

Hacking, Like The Weather, Is Seasonal

A survey of the hackers attending this month's Defcon 17 conference turned up these rather interesting results: About 81% of the hackers say they're more active during the winter holidays. READ»

U.S. Recruiting Cyber Patriots to Defend the Interwebs

Don't panic, residents of the U.S. of A., your interWeb is safe: Soon 10,000 young cyber warriors will be bravely donning their unifo... uh, T-shirts, and clambering into their cockpi... uh, desks, ready to defend your networks from ...READ»