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We are glad that we have NodeZero as Media Partner for ROOTCON 5 . As a brief introduction, NodeZero is Ubuntu based linux designed as a...

Good news for Ubuntu fans and shell enthusiasts out there. Nvita.org is offering a Ubuntu shell account that provides users with access ...

Let it be known that the year 2011 is best described as the Year of the Hackers. And I know, one way or another you will agree or dis...

If you haven't heard of Snort , you may be surprised at how much this system has to offer for FREE! Snort has a proven track record...

There are many security tools out there, but most of them only scan your system when you tell them to, allowing attacks or changes to your s...

So the Vatican Library uses Linux and UNIX? Who would have thought about it? You heard me right! The keepers of the 15th century Vatican A...

ROOTCON 5 is 31 days away, the question is have you planned what to do during the two day Hacker CON? Or should it be, do you have an idea w...

Another awesome day at DefCon 19 . Today a 10 year old Girl hacker - pseudonym CyFi revealed her zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Andr...

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Dear hackers: The U.S. government wants you. Or, at the very least, the Department of Defense's research wi...

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Joseph Horman already had seen the lock-picking videos on YouTube. But it was a different thing entirely for t...

Relax. I know I have your attention now. Take a deep breath before I continue with this story. I just arrived at my pad at around 11PM (Sat...