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Security of data is consumers’ biggest fear
Enterprise security: 10 tips to overcome hacker attacks
How the word ‘hacker’ got corrupted
What is generally called "hacking" today was originally called "cracking" in technical circles - as in cracking a safe. Hacking, in its original meaning, has nothing to do with malicious behavior. The term "hacker" seems to have originally developed decades ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States,
Edward Snowden: how the spy story of the age leaked out
Password can stop a mobile hack attack
Putting a password on your smartphone is a simple step to reduce personal information or identity being stolen by cyber criminals. According to Symantec's latest cyber-crime report, there was a 42 per cent increase in targeted cyber attacks in 2012, with manufacturing and finance, insurance and real estate being the top
The wide world of hacking in China
Chinese hackers pick up where they left off with more US attacks
Top 10 Hacking Countries
When it comes to computer-attack traffic, China deserves the bulk of the blame, but not all of it. Ten countries including China accounted for three-quarters of the world's cyber-assault traffic during the last quarter of 2012, according to Akamai Technologies, which helps companies speed the delivery of online content. While detecting the