Hacking
Discover expert analysis on hacking with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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 Best online cyber security coursesBest Boost your cyber skills or launch a security career with the best online courses handpicked for beginners and seasoned professionals alike By Solomon Klappholz Last updated Best
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 What is a Trojan?In-depth The malicious malware lurks behind legitimate software to invade your computer By Nicholas Fearn Last updated In-depth
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 What is two-factor authentication?In-depth Passwords aren't secure; it's time to add multi-factor authentication By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Last updated In-depth
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 What is a rootkit?In-depth We look at this malicious tool and how to detect and remove it By Rene Millman Last updated In-depth
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 Hacking is not a crime, criminal activity isOpinion We need to be clearer about the difference between hacking and cyber crime By Davey Winder Published Opinion
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 Why the Space Force wants white hats to attack a satelliteCase study Authorities hope the first-of-its-kind competition could bring benefits to the cyber sector By James O'Malley Published Case study
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 Two-thirds of ethical hackers using generative AI in bug huntingNews The report found that more and more ethical hackers are leveraging generative AI tools By Ross Kelly Published News
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 How do hackers choose their targets?In-depth We explore what goes on in the minds of cyber criminals By Adam Shepherd Last updated In-depth
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 More than 100,000 hackers have details exposed through malware on cyber crime forumsNews Hackers accidentally falling foul of malware is becoming more common, researchers said By Ross Kelly Published News
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 Anonymous Sudan: Who are the hackers behind Microsoft’s cloud outages?News The highly aggressive ‘hacktivist’ group is thought to have links to the pro-Russian Killnet hacker collective By Ross Kelly Published News
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 Barracuda Networks says hacked devices “must be immediately replaced” despite patchesNews Seven-month exploitation of a critical vulnerability enabled persistent backdoor access in its email security gateway devices By Ross Kelly Published News
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 No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwordsNews The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft By Ross Kelly Published News