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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? 

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.

Iranian hackers that belong to the notorious group Rocket Kitten penetrated an encrypted messenger app popular among many dissidents, say researchers. Were the hackers acting on behalf of Tehran?

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.

Cybersecurity experts say a White House plan to bolster numbers of professionals working to safeguard federal networks doesn't go far enough. 

Last month's Democratic National Committee leaks underscore the value of data in the hands of nations, hacktivists, and terrorists.

Join the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Passcode on Wednesday, August 10 for a discussion aiming to bridge the gap between famed hacker conferences in Las Vegas and Washington policy makers.

The sole member of the Pirate Party in the European Union Parliament, Julia Reda has emerged as influential voice as digital issues take center stage.

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.

At this week's Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, cybersecurity researchers showed how drones can help secure wireless networks but also how the flying gadgets can be used in attacks.

As the DNC hack puts digital security in the national spotlight, cybersecurity professionals took the unusual step of staging a Hillary Clinton fundraiser at a hacker conference known for its fiercely independent and antiestablishment attendees. 

To boost the number of women in technology, first we need to treat girls interested in tech as normal, and stop forcing them to make a false choice between girliness and geekdom.

To boost the number of women in technology, first we need to treat girls interested in tech as normal, and stop forcing them to make a false choice between girliness and geekdom.

The cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows says that online criminals have used a Russian web hosting service to reap more than $3 million in the sale of illegal goods.

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said he's considering whether to designate the US election system as critical infrastructure, which could trigger greater cybersecurity at the ballot box.

The Pentagon's research wing this week will stage an unprecedented digital battle in Las Vegas in which machines will attempt to autonomously find and fix computer security flaws. 

While the company is among the most celebrated secure communications providers, its near bankruptcy underscores the difficulties for startups selling digital privacy tools.

Increasingly, governments and cybersecurity firms are relying on linguistic clues found in malicious code or metadata to identify lone hackers or the nations that are behind high-profile attacks.

Designating the machinery underpinning our democracy – such as voting booths – as critical infrastructure would trigger protections for voting and better safeguard it from meddling hackers.

The Democratic National Committee email leak bears the hallmarks of an information warfare operation – the sort of security challenge in cyberspace that our nation is still inadequately prepared to prevent.