Unlike the common hack and other malicious campaigns, ethical hacking is actually supported by many companies. Many giant tech firms, such as Google and Microsoft, rely on ethical hackers to enhance ...

Most people see hackers as evil, but companies also use hackers to find and fix weaknesses in their systems. These ethical hackers—also known as "white hat hackers"—use the same techniques as regular ...

The parlous state of software and IT infrastructure security is also a career opportunity, with malware analysts, security researchers, penetration testers and red teams all in demand. Defenders need ...

Version 3.0 of BackTrack has been released. BackTrack is a Linux-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing or hacking (depending on how you look at it). It contains more than 300 of the ...

Laura Kankaala started as a white-hat hacker and now works for a cybersecurity firm in Finland. She said ransomware attacks used to be few and far between; now, new scams are appearing daily. Kankaala ...

Threat actors are showcasing a service called "SessionShark 0365 2FA/MFA," which is a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit intended for fellow hackers. The creators of the toolkit are attempting to ...