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Hackers for Hire

Russian hackers are gaining a worrying reputation as skilled proponents of cybercrime and cyberwarfare.

Sarah Rainsford travels to Moscow to meet a 20 year old who claims to have penetrated Russian, Georgian and US government computers.

She investigates why Russian hackers are becoming so proficient, meets students learning the arts of cyber defence and attack and asks the Russian cyberpolice what they are doing to rein in the criminals.To hear her and more about her  investigations Follow source.

NATO&Defending against cyber attacks

NATO is developing new measures to enhance the protection of its communication and information systems against attempts at disruption through attacks or illegal access. These efforts form practical aspects of a common policy on cyber defence.

Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack

You may have heard of denial-of-service attacks launched against websites, but you can also be a victim of these attacks.Denial-of-service attacks can be difficult to distinguish from common network activity,but there are some indications that an attack is in progress.
 
What is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack?

Understanding Firewalls

When anyone or anything can access your computer at any time,your computer is more susceptible to being attacked.You can restrict outside access to your computer and the information on it with a firewall.

What do firewalls do?
 

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