Version 3.0 of BackTrack has been released. BackTrack is a Linux-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing or hacking (depending on how you look at it). It contains more than 300 of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 22, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

Justice Ministers across Europe want to make the creation of hacking “tools” a criminal offence, but critics have hit back at the plans saying that they are unworkable. Justice Ministers across Europe ...