Anonymous has relied on DDoS attacks for a generation to harass the public and private sector organizations the group has determined violated its sensisibilies.

Smaller firms are incorporating cybersecurity into their culture sooner than ever, in part because potential partners are fearful of hackers getting into their networks.

Federal officers arrested a Seattle man this week for allegedly launching denial-of-service attacks against the legal news site Leagle.com after the company refused his demands to remove court documents about the alleged hacker's past criminal activity.