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Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

Traditionally firewalls were the bastion of large, publicly accessible networks to keep hackers out. But in a world connected by the Internet, every machine hooked up to it becomes publicly accessible, and so it's vital that every machine is equipped to protect itself, and the network it may serve, from attack.

Pirate Bay database stolen.

Professional hackers are forming new specialized crime-software syndicates, complete with their own illegal lexicon.

Hackers after high net worth individuals in wireless scam.

Swastika pasted onto Defra website.

Korean company claims patents on anti-hacking technology.

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GeForce 8800 can speed up brute force attacks by a factor of 25.

Poll suggests hacking abuser's computer was not ethical.

Tool can unearth a 'treasure trove' of vulnerabilities.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Qatari news broadcaster Al-Jazeera -- sometimes called the Arab CNN -- has again been hit by hackers, with its computer network compromised by trojans causing Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on its global customer base, including in Australia.