A few weeks back, I was in Las Vegas for the World Game Protection Conference as an invited keynote speaker covering ransomware stories. The presentation immediately prior to mine on the main stage ...

A good degree in computer science, plus specialist certifications, should put you in the right position to become an ethical hacker. Unlike the popular image of hackers, ethical hackers don’t tend to ...

If you live in a more populated area, you likely check your doors before bed to make sure they’re locked. The same idea is worthwhile to apply to your vital online accounts, too—verifying that they’re ...

Following the huge wave of ransomware last year, there’s now increasing reports of completely new tricks used by hackers and cybercriminals to gain access to computer systems, devices, and networks.

In a famous scene from the 1992 movie Sneakers, a hacker classic, the main characters park a surveillance van across the street from their target's office and point a telephoto lens through his window ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hackers are a busy bunch, with more than 300 million computers hacked every year — and there's a dizzying range of ways in which a ...