A former intrusion specialist is training a gathering of European law enforcement agents in how the bad guys work on the Internet. Contributing editor Markus Feilner stops in for a lesson in attack techniques.

OpenSSL is approaching version 1.0: the first beta provides a few enhancements and the project is calling for tests.

As ugly and hard to secure as JavaScript is, it could be worse – we could be using ActiveX.

Google's Ratproxy is a free testing tool that searches for security problems in web applications.

Last week, Google unveiled the 150 mentoring organizations selected for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2009, and students can begin submitting applications now.

If you use a laptop, you have a good chance of having it lost or stolen. Learn about Adeona, a reliable open source system that can help you locate your lost or stolen laptop.

Researchers set out to compromise MD5 in an effort to convince people to stop using it. We explain how the attack worked and what this means for you.