Hacking
Discover expert analysis on hacking with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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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
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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
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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
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Hacking is not a crime, criminal activity is
Opinion We need to be clearer about the difference between hacking and cyber crime
By Davey Winder Published
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Why the Space Force wants white hats to attack a satellite
Case study Authorities hope the first-of-its-kind competition could bring benefits to the cyber sector
By James O'Malley Published
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Two-thirds of ethical hackers using generative AI in bug hunting
News The report found that more and more ethical hackers are leveraging generative AI tools
By Ross Kelly Published
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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
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Best online cyber security courses
Best Learn new skills or update your cyber security toolkit with our top picks of paid cyber security courses for beginners and experts
By David Gargaro Last updated
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More than 100,000 hackers have details exposed through malware on cyber crime forums
News Hackers accidentally falling foul of malware is becoming more common, researchers said
By Ross Kelly Published
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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
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Barracuda Networks says hacked devices “must be immediately replaced” despite patches
News Seven-month exploitation of a critical vulnerability enabled persistent backdoor access in its email security gateway devices
By Ross Kelly Published
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No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft
By Ross Kelly Published
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