Hacking, once the province of teenage boys spreading graffiti for kicks and notoriety, is done today by organized, financially motivated gangs, said researchers of "Security Threat Report: 2010," an extremely in-depth look at the evolution of the web's criminal element. The report was recently published by cyber security firm Sophos. [Read more]

The cool dude in the hat and shades driving Jamie Musselman's '33 roadster is Boyd Coddington. Rolling alongside is Lee Kelley, then editor of Hot Rod magazine, in a Contemporary Classics Cobra replica. The photo was taken for the magazine's July 1982 cover, the first of many to feature Boyd and his custom creations.

For more, read "Smooth" in the May issue of SEMA News. 

SEMA Show organizers are working with Las Vegas hotels to ensure the best lodging deals for Show attendees, and several hotels have now agreed to waive or have chosen not to institute resort fees during Show week.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Money has been tight for more than two years. Small businesses were especially hard hit by the recession that began late in 2007, with some estimates indicating that companies suffered sales losses ranging from 10% to 40% or more. The resulting constriction resulted in layoffs, cutbacks, inventory reductions and consolidations that made a bad situation even worse for businesses that were on the bubble between solvency and bankruptcy. Some did not survive. [Read more]

The Dealer Day Conference at the 2010 SEMA Show will focus on specialty-equipment sales and integration, and feature an operations panel to provide insight into the inner workings and challenges facing today's dealers.

Enter your car, truck, rod or classic in the SEMA Show 'N Shine car show, Saturday, July 24, in Pasadena, California, and you're not only helping children's charities, but also eligible for a free hotel stay and admission to the 2010 SEMA Show.

SEMA-member companies have the opportunity to help build pinewood drag cars at the Lignum, Virginia, Childhelp Village kid’s build Saturday, May 22, 2010.

SEMA Show management and Freeman—the company that handles the event design, décor and movement of exhibit materials in and out of the Las Vegas Convention Center—are offering free material handling for qualified exhibitors of the 2010 SEMA Show.