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Hackers Video: So you want to be a hacker? Advice from the kids of DEF CON
Passcode caught up with some of the kids at r00tz Asylum to get their advice: What's the first step other kids – or anyone, really – should take if they want to be a hacker?
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Security With the drama but not the bruises, hacking becomes a spectator sport
DARPA staged the world's first live computer-versus-computer hacking competition in which teams battled for a multimillion dollar purse in front of thousands of cheering fans in Las Vegas.
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Hackers The hacker who makes sure 'Mr. Robot' gets it right
Cybersecurity researcher Marc Rogers is the principal hacking consultant on the hit TV show "Mr. Robot," which debuts its second season on the USA Network Wednesday.
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Privacy Artist's campaign targets biometric surveillance
Artist and researcher Adam Harvey has set out to raise awareness about the increasing pervasiveness of biometric tracking on the web and in everyday life.
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Hackers How much is a security flaw worth? An inside look into Yahoo’s bug bounty program
As companies try to balance the need to be transparent with outside researchers while protecting their own sensitive business information, the often opaque bug valuation process can be controversial.
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Security How the DNC hack is boosting anti-US sentiment in Russia
Russian state-supported media is using the Democratic National Committee leaked emails to portray the American presidential elections as a corrupt spectacle akin to 'House of Cards.'
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Surveillance For journalists in Russia, fighting off hackers is part of the job
Reports that unknown hackers targeted the Moscow bureau of The New York Times is part of a worrying trend of alleged Kremlin spying against journalists in Russia.
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Privacy As terror hits closer to home, Germany reconsiders privacy
Following European terror attacks, German officials have suggested legislation that would force tech companies to decrypt private messages and other measures to increase digital surveillance.
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Sponsor Content What Teddy Roosevelt can teach us about cybersecurity
Why wait years to grow new cybersecurity talent when you can take advantage of the talented federal workforce today?
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Watch: Tools to teach privacy
Join us on Tuesday, August 30 for a Privacy Lab talk that will look at two tools created to teach users about digital privacy.
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Security Can hackers sway public opinion with DNC and NSA leaks?
Many cybersecurity experts say the Kremlin is attempting to manipulate debate in the US by leaking secret information on politicians and secret government operations.
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Security NSA leak rattles cybersecurity industry
The National Security Agency stockpiled sophisticated tools designed to penetrate commonly used security software. Now that hackers have revealed some of those techniques, companies are left scrambling to secure their systems.
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Opinion: Cracking the cybersecurity gender code
Attracting more women into the male-dominated cybersecurity field means ditching the bro pipeline of computer science, military, and intelligence recruits and drawing from disciplines such as law and public policy.
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Passcode Voices Opinion: NSA hack reveals flaws in White House zero-day process
A potentially damaging hacking tool revealed in the apparent National Security Agency breach includes a zero-day vulnerability – or previously unknown security hole – in Cisco software. The government should have already disclosed that flaw.
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Security Russia emerges as prime suspect in apparent NSA hack
A previously unknown group dumped a cache of hacking tools on the web that appear to be from the National Security Agency. Now, cybersecurity experts say Moscow is once again behind a cyberattack on the US.
How well do you know hacker movies?
Can you hack a Gibson? Are you interested in SETEC Astronomy? Shall we play a game?
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Passcode Voices Opinion: Why political campaigns need chief information security officers
The Democratic and Republican parties – and their presidential candidates – should immediately put someone in charge of safeguarding their data. It's for the good of voter privacy and American democracy.
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Hackers Why hackers are so obsessed with picking locks
It's the physical manifestation of what they often try and accomplish in the digital world, say lock-picking enthusiasts.
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Security Podcast: How the University of Central Florida built a hacking dynasty
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Podcast, a team of student hackers from the University of Central Florida explain how they've managed to win three consecutive titles in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
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Hackers In an age of digital insecurity, paying bug bounties becomes the norm
From Apple to Airbnb, companies are increasingly turning to outside hackers to find – and eventually fix – their software security vulnerabilities.
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Security Microsoft mishaps apparently exposed 'golden keys' to mobile security
Microsoft apparently released a set of security protocols for unlocking security protections that could allow attackers to install malicious software on the company's smartphones and tablets.
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Hackers Video: So you want to be a hacker? Advice from the kids of DEF CON
Passcode caught up with some of the kids at r00tz Asylum to get their advice: What's the first step other kids – or anyone, really – should take if they want to be a hacker?
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Hackers At cybersecurity gatherings, a thaw between feds and hackers (+video)
At an Atlantic Council event this week, cybersecurity researchers and experts said last week's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences showed that Washington is working harder to build better relations with the hacker community.
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Hackers Lessons from a digital mercenary: Beware the ‘October Surprise'
Cybersecurity expert Chris Rock researched ways to overthrow a government using only his computer for a talk at the DEF CON hacker conference in Las Vegas – and he says there are some lessons for the US elections.
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Policy Obama plan to boost cybersecurity workforce fails to impress professionals
Cybersecurity experts say a White House plan to bolster numbers of professionals working to safeguard federal networks doesn't go far enough.
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Espionage In aftermath of the DNC hack, experts warn of new front in digital warfare
Last month's Democratic National Committee leaks underscore the value of data in the hands of nations, hacktivists, and terrorists.
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Michael B. Farrell
Passcode Editor | Michael is an editor and writer based in Boston.
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Sara Sorcher
Passcode Deputy Editor | Sara covers security and privacy policy from DC.
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Jack Detsch
Staff writer | Jack is the Mark Clayton Fellow in Cybersecurity
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Paul F. Roberts
Correspondent | Paul covers critical infrastructure and the Internet of Things.
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Jaikumar Vijayan
Correspondent | Jaikumar is an award-winning technology reporter.
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Nadya T. Bliss
Columnist | Nadya directs the Global Security Initiative at Arizona State Uni...
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Lorrie Faith Cranor
Columnist | Lorrie is chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission
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Dan Geer
Columnist | Dan is chief information security officer for In-Q-Tel.
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Jason Healey
Columnist | Jason directs the Cyber Statecraft Initiative.
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Sascha Meinrath
Columnist | Sascha founded the Open Technology Institute.
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Lysa Myers
Columnist | Lysa Myers is a security researcher at ESET.
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Bruce Schneier
Columnist | Bruce is a noted cryptographer and security expert.
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Evan Selinger
Columnist | Evan is a philosophy professor at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Melanie Teplinsky
Columnist | Melanie teaches information privacy law at American University.
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Nicole Wong
Columnist | Nicole served as deputy chief technology officer at the White House.
