Testing Your Skills at Hacker Challenge Sites

Hackers taking down websites and company networks has been a recurring topic in the news over the last few years. Many of these system breaches seem simple or easy in retrospect. But what is often overlooked is the amount of time and effort the hackers invested in learning their skills and working on a particular target.

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Testing Your Skills at Hacker Challenge Sites

Hackers taking down websites and company networks has been a recurring topic in the news over the last few years. Many of these system breaches seem simple or easy in retrospect. But what is often overlooked is the amount of time and effort the hackers invested in learning their skills and working on a particular target.

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Security Tips through the Lens of an IP Camera

IP cameras are remote access still and/or video cameras that enable remote monitoring of whatever is in the camera’s view. They have become very popular in recent years as an inexpensive security system. However, several serious security breaches of these devices should make us think twice before installing our own systems.

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Online Shopping, Credit Card Fraud, Identity Theft, and You

Many years ago, my family and I were having lunch when a waiter, upon learning that I work in IT, asked why a hacker had targeted him and infected his computer, stealing his credit card information. I told him that it was nothing personal, and I explained that he had two protections.

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