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, ...

In this excerpt from "The dotCrime Manifesto: How to Stop Internet Crime," security pioneer Phillip Hallam-Baker traces the development of the hacking culture from pranksters and bullies, to ...

Why do people become ethical hackers? Given the negative connotations that the word “hacker” has unfortunately acquired over the past few decades, it's tough to understand why anyone would ascribe ...

When you hear the word “hacker,” what comes to mind? The term originally described computer enthusiasts exploring technology's boundaries in the 1950s and 60s. Only in the 1980s did new laws and ...

While more companies are investing in beefing up their IT security, most cybersecurity practices are still reactive in their nature, relying on software tools to identify when a breach has happened – ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. For the past eight years, the Bugcrowd hacking platform has ...

Are ethical hackers the digital security answer? Your email has been sent Modern cybersecurity approaches have evolved as cyberattacks proliferate and find new sophisticated ways to breach into an ...

HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform's inception. Thirty hackers have ...

Mark Zuckerberg during a 2011 meeting. The term ‘hacking’ dates back over 50 years, and ‘hacker’ was worn as a badge of honor. A scientist says the term took on a bad connotation due to Hollywood. AP ...

Did you know online hackers are trying to get your information every 39 seconds? With October being National Cyber Security Awareness month, we have some helpful tips on how to keep your information ...