Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now.

A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...

Interview with Douglas Day, member of the Hacker Advisory Board at HackerOne and a full-time professional hacker.

Securing your computer and network is a lot more complex than setting a trusty password (that isn’t your pet’s name!). There is an entire IT field devoted to testing the security of a system or ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Documents show that a former Disney employee who was accused of hacking the computer system Walt Disney World uses to create its menus has pled guilty in Federal Court. Michael Scheuer ...

Earlier this year, two hackers broke into a computer and soon realized the significance of what this machine was. As it turned out, they had landed on the computer of a hacker who allegedly works for ...

Ethical hacking might sound like a contradiction in terms, but it’s actually an important tool when it comes to an organization's cyber security. An ethical hacker, also known as a white hat hacker, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serial technology CEO covering all things IT & Tech. Hacking has long been a game of cat and mouse — attackers innovate, defenders ...

Instead, hacking looks quite boring to the average person. A hacker's screen is often filled with computer terminals. Naturally, Hollywood is in the business of dramatizing boring realities, so you ...