White Hat Hackers are the ‘good’ part of the entire hacker community. These hackers are generally employed to act like the bad guys and find any loopholes in the system that might be vulnerable to ...

Hutchins, who is a “hacker” by definition—someone who knows all about computers—can perfectly be innocent or guilty of all charges. But as is the case with hackers in general, it will ultimately come ...

Cybercrime is expanding beyond computers and cellphones. Cars, washers and dryers, and even toasters are going online — an evolution of technology called the Internet of things. Samy Kamkar, a felon ...

These are the ones you hear about most often, why? Because they cause the most damage and the media is all about reporting damage and who caused the damage. Black Hat hackers will hit systems to find ...

It seems that hardly a day passes without hearing of another breach, but what is unique about the high profile ESA breach was that it was allegedly an anniversary hack. Anniversary celebrations come ...

This talk will introduce “Wearing Many Hats,” a new Data & Society report authored by Matt Goerzen and Gabriella Coleman. Dr. Coleman describes their talk as follows: Our report examines the ...

The infographic below provides good, entertaining definitions of the terms white hat, grey hat and black hat hackers courtesy of Exigent Networks. As the infographic explains, there are some, well, ...

Are you a good guy or a bad guy? Are you for us or against us? Can we truly trust all the people working for my company (or hired contractors) to protect sensitive data? These basic questions are ...

Everything from cars to thermostats is being connected to the Internet, raising security concerns. Samy Kamkar, who once hacked MySpace, hopes... This 'Gray Hat' Hacker Breaks Into Your Car — To Prove ...