Securing your computer and network is a lot more complex than setting a trusty password (that isn’t your pet’s name!). There is an entire IT field devoted to testing the security of a system or ...

Ethical hacking is an integral part of any cybersecurity education, and the field is rapidly developing with new technology, new frameworks, and new cyber threats. It's a promising field to enter as a ...

Most people see hackers as evil, but companies also use hackers to find and fix weaknesses in their systems. These ethical hackers—also known as "white hat hackers"—use the same techniques as regular ...

HHS officials are interested in using ethical hackers to discover cyber vulnerabilities at the agency, reports Federal Times. The agency is taking a page from the Department of Defense, which in March ...

German "ethical hacker" Lilith Wittman has taken responsibility for a data breach at the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).

A filmmaker sits down with a well-known ethical hacker to explore how modern hacks actually happen—and why everyday people are vulnerable. The episode mixes scary cyber realities with chaotic, ...

Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming news -- he had hacked their website and could book flights anywhere in the world ...

As concerns over election security grow ahead of the 2024 presidential election, an army of so-called ethical hackers is working to protect the integrity of voting systems and safeguard democracy from ...

A sharp rise in hackers' confidence in AI technologies has been revealed in the Inside the Mind of a Hacker 2024 report, published today by Bugcrowd. The study, which gathered insights from 1300 ...

Hard-coded passwords exposed Burger King’s fragile security infrastructure worldwide Hackers accessed employee accounts and internal configurations with shocking ease Plain-text passwords sent via ...

A popular Ethereum blockchain which was the victim of the largest ever crypto-heist back in 2022 suffered a $12m loss this week, but had the stolen funds returned by ethical hackers. Ronin Network is ...