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Mar 14 2013 | MacFan
Opgelet, zo veilig is die iPhone niet
Je hebt niks te verbergen, maar je vertrouwt op de veiligheid van je iPhone, iPad en Mac. Vergeet het maar, is de boodschap op Black Hat Europe, de veiigheidsconferentie die zich deze week afspeelt in Amsterdam.
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Mar 11 2013 | Network World
Black Hat Europe: 10 intriguing security briefings
What could possibly go wrong having a bunch of hackers hunkering down in Amsterdam this week at Black Hat Europe 2013? We're afraid to speculate, but what should go right is that they're ready to present a lineup of briefings at this annual security event...
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Mar 10 2013 | Corlean Team
Black Hat Europe 2013 – Preview
There’s only a few days left until Black Hat Europe 2013 opens its doors in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Just like past years, I’ll be covering some of the briefings (semi) live on www.corelan.be.
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Mar 04 2013 | PR Newswire
Black Hat Europe Happening March 12-15
Black Hat Europe--Presented by Black Hat: the world's biggest and most important family of information security events.
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Feb 21 2013 | Financial Review
Chinese hackers first exposed in 2011
The Chinese military hacking group outed Monday for hacking into 141 companies in 20 industries since 2006 has been in the international headlines before. In August 2011 at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas to be precise.
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Feb 20 2013 | Computerworld
Does the latest Mac malware attack show that Windows 8 is more secure than Mac OS X?
Security researchers have been saying the same thing about Windows 7 and Windows 8 -- both are more secure than Mac OS X. Security expert Alex Stamos of iSec Partners, for example, said at the Black Hat Conference in August 2011 that Mac OS X was "significantly more vulnerable" than Windows 7 to network-based attacks.
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Feb 15 2013 | CRN
New Apple iPhone Hack Bypasses Passcode
Dallas De Atley, Apple's manager of platform security, presented at the 2012 Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, which marked the first time that the software maker has ever spoken publicly about its products' security architectures and engineering processes.
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Jan 31 2013 | Dark Reading
Hacking The Laptop Docking Station
You know that docking station you snap your laptop into at the office? It can be hacked, too. A British researcher next month at Black Hat Europe will show just how valuable those seemingly benign devices can be to a determined attacker targeting an organization...
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Jan 23 2013 | Dark Reading
Supply Chain Uncertainties Complicate Security
In a talk at the Black Hat Security Conference in July, security researcher Jonathan Brossard demonstrated nearly undetectable functions that could hide in the firmware and be nearly impossible to remove.
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Jan 13 2013 | PR Newswire
Rick Falkvinge to Keynote Black Hat Europe 2013
Black Hat, the world's leading family of information security events today announces that Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the first Pirate Party and a campaigner for sensible information policy, will present the keynote address at Black Hat Europe 2013
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Dec 15 2012 | MSNBC
Who's watching whom? Camera-equipped TV can be hacked, says researcher
"Where do you have to be to attack? Over the Internet from China? Or on my local network?" asks Ford of the Black Hat organization. "I don't believe this is exploitable from anywhere but the local network. Judging from the video, they have to be on the local network on Wi-Fi or plugged in (via Ethernet)."
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27 July 2012 | PCWorld
Apple's AuthenTec Buy Shows Needed Focus on Mobile Security
But the security of NFC-enabled phones remains an open question, as noted by security research consultant Charlie Miller during the Black Hat security conference that ended Thursday.
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27 July 2012 | Androidpolice.com
Security Researcher Demonstrates GPS Vulnerability That Could Let Hackers Track Users' Location, Take Over Phone
Over at Black Hat USA 2012, security researcher Ralf-Phillip Weinmann demonstrated a vulnerability in several Android devices that utilized A-GPS to send illicit messages to the device…
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27 July 2012 | InformationWeek
Strike Back at Hackers? Get a Lawyer.
That was the message from Robert Clark, an operations lawyer with the U.S. Army Cyber Command, in an address titled "Legal Aspects of Cyberspace Operations," on Thursday at the Black Hat conference
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27 July 2012 | EnterpriseAppsToday
SAP Hacked at Black Hat (Again)
SAP applications could potentially be at risk from an emerging type of exploit known as Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). That's the message coming from…Alexander Polyakov at this week's Black Hat
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27 July 2012 | InformationWeek
5 Black Hat Security Lessons For CIOs
The Black Hat conference convenes in Las Vegas each year to discuss the latest hacks, cracks, and IT security fissures.
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27 July 2012 | eWeek
Microsoft 2012 Blue Hat Security Prizes Total $260,000
A year ago at the Black Hat 2011 event, Microsoft announced the Blue Hat Prize. The goal is simple: It motivates security researchers to come up with a new defensive technology for Windows.
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27 July 2012 | The Verge
GPS Vulnerability Could Allow Hackers to Track, Take Over Smartphones
A GPS weakness could allow hackers to remotely track smartphone users, or even completely take over mobile devices, University of Luxembourg researcher Ralf-Phillip Weinmann reported…at Black Hat.
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27 July 2012 | CNNMoney
How All Your iPhone Apps Could be Hacked At Once
"Security is now an afterthought for many app developers," said Jonathan Zdziarski, senior forensic scientist at viaForensics, in a presentation at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference
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27 July 2012 | iol.co.za
'Everything You Do is At Your Own Risk'
Cyprus-based Andrei Costin demonstrated his findings at a Black Hat gathering of cyber defenders that ends on Thursday in Las Vegas.
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27 July 2012 | InformationWeek
Mass Router Infection Possible: Black Hat
Routers, switches, printers, firewalls, and other network-attached hardware can be automatically targeted..That was the takeaway from the…session Thursday at the Black Hat.
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27 July 2012 | Mother Nature Network
Apple Pitches Gadget Security to Hacker Crowd
The unprecedented talk by Apple head of software platform security Dallas De Atley at the 15th annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas came as hackers increasingly target smartphones…
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27 July 2012 | CRN
FishNet Security Researchers to Release Testing Tool Apps
Researchers from FishNet Security are preparing to launch an automated security testing tool for iOS apps, and on Thursday they gave Black Hat security conference attendees a sneak preview.
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27 July 2012 | z6mag.com
Android, Nokia Phone Vulnerable to NFC Attacks
"NFC attacks are really hard to test," said Miller at the Black Hat conference. "The biggest takeaway is before you push a webpage to me or something, for God's sake, give me the option to say no."
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27 July 2012 | bcs.org
Businesses and Governments Urged to Go on the Data Security Offensive
Speaking at…Black Hat…the former head of the FBI's respected cyber crime unit warned both corporations and governments that simply boosting their online defenses will not be enough.
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27 July 2012 | Wall Street Cheat Sheet
Is Apple Accepting Its Security FLAWS?
…Dallas De Atley will speak at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas this week, marking the company's first official appearance at the security failures-focused event.
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27 July 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Companies, Governments Urged to go on the Offense to Defense Cyberspace
The first day of briefings at the prestigious Black Hat computer security gathering in Las Vegas opened with a former FBI cyber crime unit chief calling for a shift from defense to offence…
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27 July 2012 | The West Australian
Apple Pitches Gadget Security to Hacker Crowd
The unprecedented talk by Apple head of software platform security Dallas De Atley at the 15th annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas came as hackers increasingly target smartphones…
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27 July 2012 | O'Reilly Radar
Commerce Weekly: Square Disrupts, PayPal Shrugs
Research consultant Charlie Miller demoed the security gaps at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this week.
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27 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
PhishMe Lands $2.5 Million to Help Employees Recognize Evil Emails
Just in time to throw a poolside Cabana party at the Black Hat conference, Chantilly, Virginia-based PhishMe Inc…today announced that it has closed a $2.5 million Series A funding round…
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26 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Black Hat: Smart Meter (In)Security Spotlighted in Talk
Six months after calling off his talk at another security conference, researcher Don C. Weber stepped in front of an audience at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Black Hat Survey: More than 1/3 Have Engaged in Retaliatory Hacking
In a poll of 181 attendees of the Black Hat USA 2012 conference in Las Vegas, nCircle asked "Have you ever engaged in retaliatory hacking?"
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26 July 2012 | M-unition
Black Hat 2012 Podcast: Practical Malware Analysis
In our latest M-Unition Podcast, Mandiant's Kristen Cooper sat down with Michael Sikorski and Andy Honig at Black Hat 2012 in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Black Hat: Ex-FBI Agent Tells Private Sector to "Step it Up"
Corporate America can apply those lessons to protect the networks from cyber-attackers, a former official told attendees at Black Hat
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat Video: Threats Surrounding Advanced Metering Infrastructure
In this Black Hat 2012 press conference video, Don Weber, hardware analysis expert at InGuardian, discusses the threats involved with advanced metering infrastructure.
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26 July 2012 | PCWorld
Card Game Turns You Into a White Hat Hacker
The game, funded in part by Intel Labs and the National Science Foundation, is making its debut at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this week.
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26 July 2012 | h.online.com
Google's anti-malware bouncer too tolerant
Bouncer only kicked in once they pushed their experiment into high gear and dropped all pretence of subtlety. The researchers presented their findings at the Black Hat: information security conference
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26 July 2012 | 10 News.com
Your Future Home is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
In a briefing at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, security researcher Collin Mulliner showed just how easily hackers can tap into "smart home" gadgets…
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26 July 2012 | eSecurityPlanet
Black Hat: Apple Outlines iOS Security
Security vulnerabilities in Apple products have been frequent topics of discussion at Black Hat conferences for many years…
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26 July 2012 | ThreatPost
From Three Nations and Three Different Perspectives, Blue Hat Finalists Focus on Defense
A year ago following the announcement of the contest at the Black Hat security conference, a good friend from his hacking team told him to play to his strengths.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Researchers Talk Alternative Web Tracking Techniques
There are many ways to track users across the web, but they all behave differently to cope with privacy limitations, a security researcher said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | dailygossip.com
Hackers Found New Ways to Attack Your Android Phone
What other better way to pick hackers' brains than at a Black Hat convention? During such an event, hackers found new ways to attack your Android phone using NFC features.
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26 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Poor Mobile App Security Drains Enterprise Data
Guerra, who is attending the 2012 Black Hat Briefings this week, said enterprise CISOs often set mobile policies without knowing the risks posed by legitimate mobile business applications.
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26 July 2012 | thedroidguy.com
Apple Warms up to Hackers- Plans Presentation at Black Hat
Black Hat conference is a gathering of computer hackers, which has been going on for the past 15 years.
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26 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Neal Stephenson Talks Up Bletchley Park
Speaking at the Black Hat conference, author Neal Stephenson explained how the facility's work in breaking the German Enigma code helped to plant the seed that would become his hit novel "Cryptonomicon."
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26 July 2012 | RedOrbit
Hacker Targets NFC to Take Over Android Smartphones
It's no surprise that the hacking experts at this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas would demonstrate a few of their tips and tricks on breaking into "secure" Android smartphones.
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26 July 2012 | Financial Times
Backdoors Expose Systems to Cyber Attacks
The extent of the security crisis sweeping through the industrial controls landscape has been on display this week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas…
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26 July 2012 | Live Science
Hackers Break Iris Scanner Security
Tests with the synthetic images fooled a commercial iris scanner about 80 percent of the time, researchers said at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | Network Computing
Those Free Mobile Apps May Come at a Price: The Latest BYOD Threat
New research out at Black Hat this week shows how seemingly benign apps can sneak their way onto corporate devices through consumer and even enterprise app stores.
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26 July 2012 | eSecurity Planet
Securing the Black Hat Wi-Fi Network
With over 6,000 attendees, the Black Hat Wi-Fi network is one of the most hostile networks on Earth.
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26 July 2012 | Beta News
5 Ways to Put Hackers on the Defense
Black Hat keynote speaker Shawn Henry, the former executive assistant director of the FBI's Criminal, Cyber, Response and Service Branch, started off the day after opening remarks from Jeff Moss…
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26 July 2012 | InformationWeek
FAA's New Flight Control System Has Security Holes: Researcher
A key component of the FAA's emerging "Next Gen" air traffic control system is fundamentally insecure…security researcher Andrei Costin said in a presentation Wednesday at Black Hat
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26 July 2012 | Government Technology
Modern Cyberwar Requires Offensive Tactics, Says Ex-FBI Official
That was the gist of Henry's keynote speech Wednesday, July 25, at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas
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26 July 2012 | The Daily Star- Lebanon
Apple Pitches Gadget Security to Hacker Crowd
The unprecedented talk by Apple head of software platform security Dallas De Atley at the 15th annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas came as hackers increasingly target smartphones…
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26 July 2012 | The Register
Neal Stephenson on Swordplay, Space and Depressing SF
Renowned science fiction author Neal Stephenson has given his first keynote address at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas…
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26 July 2012 | Technology Review
Fighting Hackers Without Sinking to Their Level
companies need to consider their options for striking back at attackers, attendees of the annual Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas heard yesterday.
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26 July 2012 | CRN
Are the Skies Safe? Black Hat Speaker Says No.
The bad news is that anyone with a few hundred dollars could hack the system, independent security researcher Andrei Costin said in a presentation Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | Naked Security
Black Hat- SexyDefense, Maximizing the Home-Field Advantage
I'm attending the Black Hat this year, and one of the most interesting and controversial talks so far was "SexyDefense - Maximizing the home-field advantage" by Iftach Ian Amit.
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Black Hat: 5 Security Lessons From an Ex-FBI Official
There is a lot private sector companies can learn from the Federal Bureau of Investigation when it comes to beefing up their security defenses, a former official told attendees at Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | Sic-Tech Today
Activist Attacks Grow, Governments Get in on the Action
This rising tide of denial-of-service attacks -- in support of divergent motives -- has surfaced as a hot topic at Black Hat security conference being held [in Las Vegas] this week at Caesars Palace.
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26 July 2012 | Chicago Tribune
Hacking Experts Find New Ways to Attack Android Phones
Experts showed off their prowess at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, where some 6,500 corporate and government security technology workers gathered to learn about emerging threats to their networks.
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26 July 2012 | PC Advisor
All Eyes on Apple With It Set to Take Security Public
Anticipation was high Wednesday among Black Hat attendees awaiting Apple's first public appearance at the security conference under way this week in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Most Java malware exploits "type confusion" vulnerability
Java malware targets certain types of vulnerabilities, and "type confusion" is the most common class being exploited, Jeong Wook Oh, a Microsoft researcher, told attendees Thursday at Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Smashing the Future: A Look Back, and the Future of Security
The panelists had all spoken at the original Black Hat conference in 1997 and were reunited in this session to discuss what had happened in security over the years…
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26 July 2012 | Mobilesyrup.com
NFC-Based Android Hacks Open Up Devices to Remote Takeover
This flaw in the Android browser was revealed during the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas…
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Biometics Experts Reverse-Engineer Iris Scanning Systems to Create Clones
At this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Javier Galbally…reveals ways for cyber criminals to thwart iris scans by duplicating an image of the eye membrane.
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26 July 2012 | EmailHosting
Email Hosting Vulnerabilities Heightened with Improvements in Web Exploit Kits
HP's Jason Jones plans to discuss the vulnerabilities at the Black Hat show on Friday.
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26 July 2012 | CNNMoney
Fending Off Cybercriminals—For Kids!
Adam Shostack, a Microsoft security program manager and collaborator…proclaimed at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference on Wednesday…
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26 July 2012 | CNNMoney
Your Future Home is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
In a briefing at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, security researcher Collin Mulliner showed just how easily hackers can tap into "smart home" gadgets…
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26 July 2012 | The Verge
Researchers Create Synthetic Iris That Can Defeat Eye-Scanning Security Systems
Galbally presented his team's work at yesterday's Black Hat security conference…
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26 July 2012 | SiliconAngle
Apple Claims Samsung Overpriced Licensing Fees
At the Black Hat convention, security specialist Charlie Miller demonstrated how NFC can be used to attack smartphones or acquire personal information.
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26 July 2012 | androinica.com
Black Hat Hackers Show off Android Vulnerabilities in NFC and Google Play Store
At the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, hackers demonstrated multiple ways in which they could take advantage of those vulnerabilities and compromise an Android device.
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26 July 2012 | Androidcentral.com
Android NFC 'Hacking' is Ingenious, but Not Yet Dangerous
Multiple sources report that security researcher Charlie Miller demonstrated a variety of techniques for hacking into the Nexus S, the Galaxy Nexus and the Meego-powered Nokia N9 at Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | ITProPortal
New App for Galaxy S3 Offers End-to-End Hotel Services to Olympic Guests
Mozilla software developer Cody Brocious demonstrated the open-source hardware gadget at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday
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26 July 2012 | CTOVision.com
Top Officers Say Sequestration Threatens Cybersecurity, the VA Considers Mobile Contracts for All Employees, and More
researcher at the Black Hat conference demonstrated security gaps that allowed him to insert fake airplanes into the Federal Aviation Administration's new ADS-B system.
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26 July 2012 | Technobuffalo.com
Rakshasa: Undetectable and Incurable Malware
Preventing, detecting and removing malware is already time consuming and financially costly, however Jonathan Brossard plans to present a paper, at this year's Black Hat security conference…
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26 July 2012 | GCN
Ex-FBI Cyber Sleuth: Government 'Gets it,' But It Will Take Time
"Intelligence is the key to all of this," Henry said July 25 at the Black Hat Briefings.
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26 July 2012 | Technology Review
Mobile Payment Chips Could Let Hackers into Your Phone
a packed room at the Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas yesterday, an Android smartphone was tapped with a white plastic card, and within seconds it was running malicious code…
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Looking into the Eye of the Meter
His Black Hat presentation described in detail how he reverse-engineered smart meter technology, what criminals might do with that knowledge, and what protections are available.
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Three Questions for Mario Vuksan
Mario Vuksan …With co-founder Tomislav Pericin he presented a new tool for virus disinfection at the Black Hat conference this morning.
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26 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Phishing and Social Engineering Penetrating Testing
In an interview with SearchSecurity.com conducted at the2012 Black Hat Briefings, Belani…said sustained anti-social engineering training can help heighten the security awareness of end users
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26 July 2012 | Mobile.BLORGE
NFC Security Questions
It's time once again for the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas and, as usual, Charlie Miller has popped up to show off the latest flaw he's discovered in popular technology.
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26 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Hacking Guru Reveals NFC Smartphone Hacking Tricks
The Accuvant Labs research consultant showed attendees at the Black Hat conference a pair of demonstrations in which an attacking device could access a targeted handset and remotely execute files…
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26 July 2012 | ArsTechnica
Spoofing a Microsoft Exchange Server: A New How-To
At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, the researcher at Edith Cowan University's Security Research Institute in Australia described an attack he said works against many Exchange servers…
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26 July 2012 | CNN
Researcher: New Air Traffic Control System is Hackable
Computer scientist Andrei Costin, a Ph.D. student at Eurecom, gave a talk on the weaknesses of the new air traffic system at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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26 July 2012 | The Register
Stuxnet: 'Moral Crime' or Proportionate Response?
Delegates at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas are sharply split on the merits (or otherwise) of malware like Stuxnet that can be used offensively to take down infrastructure.
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26 July 2012 | eWeek
Security Products That Fend Off Network Attacks Demonstrated at Black Hat
Security software company FireMon applies network monitoring in its Security Manager 6.0, released in June and demonstrated at Black Hat.
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26 July 2012 | decryptedtech.com
Charlie Miller Shows Off How Dangerous NFC Can Be At Black Hat
The Black Hat conference is happening right now in Sin City and already there is news coming out of the gather that should send chills down the spine of many smartphone owners.
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26 July 2012 | eSecurity Planet
Security Flaws Found in ADS-B Air Traffic Control System
At Black Hat 2012, researcher Andrei Costin recently warned that the FAA's new air traffic control system is easily hackable.
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26 July 2012 | eSecurity Planet
Hacker Demos Security Flaw in Hotel Room Locks
At Black Hat 2012, hacker Cody Brocious recently demonstrated a method of opening hotel room key card locks manufactured by Onity…
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26 July 2012 | phandroid.com
Hacking Conference Exposes Multiple Android Security Holes- Play Store, NFC and Old Versions of Android Vulnerable
Last night, we told you guys about a security hole in Android that was to be revealed at a security conference called Black Hat 2012…
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26 July 2012 | Technology Review
Google Approves an App that Steals All Your Data
The system repeatedly scanned but let pass an app that stealthily steals personal data such as photos and contacts, reported two researchers from computer security company Trustwave at… Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | Daily Disruption
Black Hat Survey: Have You Ever Engaged in Retaliatory Hacking?
nCircle, a leader in information risk and security performance management solutions, today announced the results of a survey of 181 attendees of the Black Hat USA 2012 security conference in Las Vegas
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26 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Businesses at Risk From Over-Reliance on Automated Tools, Researchers Warm
Businesses are at risk from IT threats because too many of them rely on automated tools, rather than highly-trained security staff. That was the conclusion of a group of researchers at the Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | The Mac Observer
Apple Excited to Attend Black Hat, But Answers No Questions
Dallas De Atley told the audience at his company's first-ever presentation at the Black Hat USA 2012 security conference that Apple was "really excited" to be there…
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26 July 2012 | CNET
Pen and Sword Equally Mighty for Science Fiction's Stephenson
It's been a double-whammy of stardom for the attendees of the 15th annual Black Hat USA conference.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Apple iOS Black Hat Talk Had Bark But No Bite
Apple's much-ballyhooed first-ever talk at the Black Hat conference lacked any of the fireworks that the standing-room only crowd had been hoping for.
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26 July 2012 | VentureBeat
Apple Talks About Securing iOS Devices in Rare Black Hat Appearance
The company's head of platform security, Dallas De Atley, spoke at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas today…
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26 July 2012 | CRN
Apple Gets Philosophical About iOS Security in First Black Hat Appearance
Apple made its first official appearance at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas Thursday…
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26 July 2012 | Redmond Magazine
Black Hat: Will Windows 8 Be a Hacking Killjoy?
Windows is about to get a lot less fun to hack. That's one upshot of a talk given by security professionals Chris Valasek and Tarjei Mandt at this week's Black Hat USA Briefings in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Researchers Find Way to 'Bounce' Malware into Google App Store
They circumvented Bouncer, an automated scanner, with a JavaScript trick that transformed a benign Android app into a malicious one on Google Play, Nicholas Percoco…told attendees at Black Hat…
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26 July 2012 | CNNMoney
NFC (Near Field Communications) Exploit: Be Very, Very Careful What Your Smartphone Gets Near
Miller set the Black Hat cybersecurity conference buzzing on Wednesday with a presentation showing off newly discovered vulnerabilities in "near field communications" features…
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26 July 2012 | International Digital Times
NFC Exploit Revealed in Black Hat Conference Demonstration
The NFC capabilities of your smartphone… may be causing a huge security risk to your smartphone according to Black Hat Security.
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26 July 2012 | ThreatPost
In First Black Hat Talk, Apple Reveals Little New About iOS Security
An odd thing happened at Black Hat on Thursday: an Apple security official gave a talk.
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26 July 2012 | Technology Review
GPS Weakness Could Enable Mass Smartphone Hacking
Ralf-Philipp Weimann, a researcher at the University of Luxembourg, reported this finding at the Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas yesterday.
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26 July 2012 | ITWorld
Flame's Windows Update Hack Wins Pwnie Award for Epic Ownage at Black Hat
The judging panel of the Pwnie Awards, which are handed out every year at the Black Hat security conference for achievements and failures in IT security, have recognized the Windows Update hack…
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26 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Apple Tech Talk a Missed Opportunity, Researchers Say
The presentation by Dallas De Atley… at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings conference, marked the first time the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has ever spoken publicly about its products' security…
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26 July 2012 | SlashGear
Apple 'Really Excited' to be at Black Hat
We've already had a few stories about the 15th annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, but now it's time to tell you about Apple's role in the meeting.
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Windows 8 Much More Secure than Windows 7
At the Black Hat conference they reported on their analysis of new low-level security features in Windows 8.
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26 July 2012 | InfoWorld
Slow Patching Puts Android Users at Further Risk
If Android users weren't already feeling a bit paranoid about the growing security threats to their mobile platform, they might after hearing some of the news coming out of Black Hat USA 2012.
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26 July 2012 | eWeek
Windows 8 Security Garners Praise at Black Hat
However, in a new report released at the Black Hat conference here, engineers at Microsoft have done an admirable job of defending memory…
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26 July 2012 | CNNMoney
Hackers' Next Target: Your Eyeballs
At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Javier Galbally, a researcher at the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid, Spain, showed how his team did it.
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26 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Threat to U.S. Government and Businesses 'Deep and Broad', Expert Says
An intense former top FBI official, Henry is here not just to deliver speeches at Black Hat and DEF CON, but to deliver a larger message to the security professionals…
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26 July 2012 | Channelnomics.com
RSA Service Detects Rogue Mobile Apps
The tool, officially released at the Black Hat Security Conference this week, could give partners an easy way to approach customers about their mobile security posture
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26 July 2012 | Nextgov.com
Discovery Highlights How Malware Goes Undetected
Paul Royal, a research scientist on the Georgia Tech team, plans to unveil the work at the security conference, Black Hat, in Las Vegas this week.
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26 July 2012 | GCN
New Tool Spots Hacking Vulnerabilities in Smart Meters
Researchers probing the security of smart-grid technology presented their results at the Black Hat Briefings, and released a tool to help spot vulnerabilities in new smart meters.
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26 July 2012 | TravelersToday.com
Hotel Rooms Can be Opened Without Key Cards
The details about the claims will be revealed at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas this week.
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26 July 2012 | Bloomberg
Apple's Black Hat Talk Draws Crowd, but Breaks Little Ground
Black Hat is one of the hacking community's premier forums for researchers to present their findings and for companies whose products are targets to outline the steps they're taking to improve security
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26 July 2012 | CMSWire
Using Web Tracking to Track Down Hackers #blackhat
This was the theme of Web Tracking for You, a session at the tenth Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas presented by Gregory Fleischer.
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Striking Back at Polymorphic Threats
At the Black Hat conference Mario Vuksan and Tomislav Pericin, co-founders of Reversing Labs, presented a new tool to fight these threats, the File Disinfection Framework (FDF).
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26 July 2012 | ComputerWeekly.com
BlackHat 2012: UK Firm MWR Infosecurity Reveals Chip and PIN Vulnerability
Researchers from Basingstoke-based MWR InfoSecurity demonstrated at the 2012 Black Hat conference in Las Vegas that it is possible to attack chip and PIN devices…
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26 July 2012 | TechWeek Europe
Bank-Theft Botnet Gameover Infects 700,000 Systems
Security researchers revealed at the Black Hat security conference that a peer-to-peer botnet has infected more than 675,000 systems, including those at 14 of the top-20 Fortune 500 companies.
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26 July 2012 | Wired
Air Traffic Controllers Pick the Wrong Week to Quit using Radar
This is the kind of spoofing attack that could become possible, according to security researcher Andrei Costin, who spoke at the Black Hat security conference on Wednesday…
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26 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Simplifying SQL Injection Detection
This week at Black Hat, a researcher released a new tool to embed in applications that makes that detection process easier.
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26 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Researchers Share the Joys of 'Breaking Things'
The increasing willingness of vendors to work with security researchers is making the process of reporting vulnerabilities easier, according to a panel of Black Hat presenters.
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26 July 2012 | InformationWeek
Mahdi Malware Makers Push Anti-American Update
"I think it was a mistake," said Aviv Raff, CTO of Israel-based Seculert, in an interview at Black Hat 2012 in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | CSO
All Eyes on Apple With It Set to Take Security Public
Anticipation was high Wednesday among Black Hat attendees awaiting Apple's first public appearance at the security conference under way this week in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | The Register
Kaminsky Takes on Censorship with Info-Mapping Tools
the tool was difficult to install and use and lacked wide support, he acknowledged in his presentation at this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | The Verge
Possible Hole in Google Play's App Security Filter to be Demonstrated Tomorrow
Trustwave's researchers are presenting their technique tomorrow at the Black Hat security conference…
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26 July 2012 | TechWorld
Google Bouncer Beaten at Black Hat 2012
This week at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas, security firm Trustwave explained how it's possible to circumvent the Google Bouncer security check.
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26 July 2012 | eWeek
Black Hat: Credit Card Payment Terminals at Risk
At the Black Hat security conference here, a pair of security researchers demonstrated in front of a live audience that those payment terminals are not as secure as they should be.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
2012 Pwnie Awards—Winners Announced
Held to coincide with the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the nominees were announced at the start of this week
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26 July 2012 | CrazyEngineers.com
Digital Iris That Looks Real Enough to Fool Biometric Scanners
In the recently held Black Hat Security conference, a technique of recreating iris images using the digital codes essential for iris-scanning security protocols was shown…
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26 July 2012 | Forbes
Researchers Trick Iris Scanner with Forges Eye Images
As the Black Hat 2012 security conference explores the ever-shifting cyber security battle… one of the more compelling developments to have come out of the event has been in the field of biometrics.
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26 July 2012 | Device Magazine
Hackers May Use NFC Feature to Attack Phones
Security expert Charlie Miller has demonstrated the chinks in the technology at the ongoing Black Hat security conference at Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | TechWeek Europe
NFC Security Flaws in Android and Nokia N9 Phones
Showing off his skills at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Miller, principal research consultant at security firm Accuvant, showed how his attack method could be used against NFC…
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26 July 2012 | Inquirer
Android Phones with NFC are Easy to Hack
The Accuvant Labs research consultant showed attendees at the Black Hat conference a pair of demonstrations in which an attacking device could access a targeted handset and remotely execute files…
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26 July 2012 | InformationWeek
NFC Phone Hacking and Other Mobile Attacks
One of the main tracks Wednesday at the Black Hat 2012 conference in Las Vegas was Mobile.
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26 July 2012 | SlashGear
Android and Nokia NFC Exploits Detailed at Black Hat
The Black Hat security conference kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas, and one researcher has demonstrated an NFC exploit that affects Android and certain Nokia phones.
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26 July 2012 | VR-Zone
Black Hat Researcher Demonstrates Massive Security Flaws in NFC- Enabled Mobile Devices
Chris Miller, a security researcher presenting his findings at the Black Hat security conference, has discovered some severe security flaws with the new Near Field Communications technology.
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26 July 2012 | PC Advisor
Researcher Wows Black Hat with NFC-Based Smartphone Hacking Demo
the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas Wednesday, Accuvant Labs researcher Charlie Miller showed how he figured out a way to break into both the Google/Samsung Nexus S and Nokia N9…
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26 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: On-Stage NFC Hack Highlights NFC Security Issues
Miller culminated nine months of research into NFC security issues this week at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings conference
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26 July 2012 | ExtremeTech
Black Hat Hacker Lays Waste to Android and Meego Using NFC Exploits
A security researcher at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas has demonstrated some gaping holes in the implementation of NFC on the Samsung Nexus S, Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus, and Nokia N9.
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26 July 2012 | PC World
Microsoft Rools BlueHat Prize Finalist's Concept Into EMET 3.5
Microsoft announced a new version of its EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit) software at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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26 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Microsoft Claims Blue Hat Anti-Hacking Campaign Set to Bear Fruit
Introduced last year at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Blue Hat challenged security researchers to work with Microsoft on developing new methods for spotting and removing malware and attacks.
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26 July 2012 | Network World
Black Hat: Microsoft Incorporates BlueHat Prize Finalist Defensive Tech & Releases EMET 3.5 Preview
A year ago this week during the Black Hat security conference, Microsoft announced the BlueHat Prize and challenged the security community to think outside the box and focus on defensive innovation.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Former FBI Top Cyber Cop Says Defenders Need to Think More Tactically
Throughout his talk at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Henry leaned on the fear card, sometimes referencing 9/11, the threat of cyber terror and the possible loss of life…
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26 July 2012 | GCN
Ex-FBI Cyber Sleuth: Government 'Gets it,' But It Will Take Time
"Intelligence is the key to all of this," Henry said July 25 at the Black Hat Briefings.
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26 July 2012 | RedOrbit
Black Hat: Former FBI Director Calls for Soldiers Against Cybercrime
The Black Hat conference kicked off in Las Vegas this week, bringing together all manner of hackers and security experts alike.
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26 July 2012 | Computerworld
Payment Terminal Flaws Shown at Black Hat
The vulnerabilities were demonstrated Wednesday at the Black Hat USA 2012 security conference by MWR's head of research…
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26 July 2012 | CSO
#BlackHat2012: Schneier Warns of Major Loss of IT Control, but Some See Silver Lining
At Black Hat yesterday I sat down with security luminary Bruce Schneier to discuss the current state of things…
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26 July 2012 | onPoint
A Trade Show For Hackers
That's exactly what's happening only it's the world's best hackers and security men at what is called The Black Hat Conference.
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26 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Security Pros Must Evolve Their Defensive Strategy
Security professionals must update and address their defensive strategies to be proactive against cyber threats, according to a researcher at the Black Hat conference.
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26 July 2012 | TechWorld
Black Hat Panel: Who Do You Trust Less, the US Government or Google?
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Black Hat Conference here, a panel of experts got together to expound on what they see as the privacy and security mess of our times…
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26 July 2012 | TechCentral
Chip-and-PIN Not Safe From Fraudsters
Retail Chip-and-PIN devices can easily be attacked, exposing banks, retailers and consumers to serious fraud, a British security company has claimed at the Black Hat Security Conference…
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26 July 2012 | IDG News Service
Tools Released at Black Hat Contains 150 Ways to Bypass Web Application Firewalls
A tool for testing if Web application firewalls (WAFs) are vulnerable to around 150 protocol-level evasion techniques was released at the Black Hat USA 2010 security conference on Wednesday.
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26 July 2012 | CNN
Is the Government Doing Enough to Protect Us Online?
At a lively panel discussion at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, computer security experts discussed the roll of the government in online security.
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26 July 2012 | eSecurityPlanet
Black Hat: NFC: Equipped Smartphones Vulnerable to Attack
In front of a capacity crowd at the Black Hat security conference here in Las Vegas, security researcher Charlie Miller detailed and demonstrated new vulnerabilities in NFC.
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26 July 2012 | PC Magazine
And Your 2012 Pwnie Award Winners Are…
The Pwnies, Black Hat's tongue-in-cheek awards show celebrating the biggest achievements and failures of the security industry, concluded day one of Black Hat with lots of laughs.
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26 July 2012 | V3.co.uk
Black Hat: Apple Offers Rare Glimpse into iOS Security
Apple used its first appearance at the Black Hat conference to provide an unprecedented under-the-hood look at the security practices it has built in to its massively popular iPad and iPhone devices.
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26 July 2012 | SiliconRepublic
Black Hat Speaker Shows how NFC Can Be Used for Malicious Attacks
In a talk entitled 'Don't Stand So Close to Me: An Analysis of the NFC Attack Surface', security expert Charlie Miller has revealed the dangers of NFC technology in the wrong hands at Black Hat USA
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26 July 2012 | New York Times
From Black Hat: Hackers Demonstrate a Rising Vulnerability of Smartphones
Charlie Miller, a security researcher at Accuvant and serial smartphone hacker, demonstrated how easy it is for hackers to exploit near-field communication technology to take control of devices remotely.
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25 July 2012 | Security Heavy
Henry Keynote Opens Black Hat with Flash Bang
If President John F. Kennedy were alive and in attendance at Black Hat founder Jeff Moss' keynote welcome address, he would have been shaking his head in agreement with Moss.
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25 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Security Pros Must Evolve Their Defensive Strategy
Security professionals must update and address their defensive strategies to be proactive against cyber threats, a researcher said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | CSO
#BlackHat2012: Global Hacking Increases in Q2, According to Report
Like the RSA conference, Black Hat is a time when security vendors like to release news on their products and research.
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25 July 2012 | Infosecurity Magazine
Black Hat, Evader and the AET
After long anticipation, StoneSoft introduced their new Evader tool at Black Hat, Las Vegas 2012…
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25 July 2012 | TMCNet
SSH Improves Data Loss Prevention for Encrypted Interactions with CryptoAuditor
… for those not familiar with Black Hat, it is an annual gathering of the security industry's best and brightest…
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25 July 2012 | SC Magazine
App Detects Compromised, Jailbroken iOS Devices
Speaking from Black Hat Las Vegas, Trail of Bits chief executive and co-founder Dan Guido said attacks on iOS devices were possible, but had not occurred because of the cost of exploitation.
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25 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Free Advanced Evasion Technique Tool Unleashed
Stonesoft plans to demonstrate here at its booth at Black Hat how the tool allows it to bypass several network vendors' devices.
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25 July 2012 | The Register
Black Hat Draws World Hacking Gang- and Apple- to Sin City
The 2012 Black Hat conference is kicking off in Las Vegas, and this year's session will see Apple presenting for the first time…
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25 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Researchers Uncover New Mac Malware Attack
Later this week, Apple researchers are gearing up to make the company's first ever formal presentation at the Black Hat security conference.
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25 July 2012 | TG Daily
Jacking Hotel Rooms with an Arduino Microcontroller
Black Hat 2012 kicked off in Las Vegas with a bang as Mozilla software dev Cody Brocious talked about jacking and cracking hotel room doors with an Arduino microcontroller.
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25 July 2012 | Phonereview.co.uk
Apple Black Hat Security Conference Key Security Within iOS
The company's security researchers have discreetly visited Black Hat and other conferences…
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25 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Dan Kaminsky Tackles Secure Software Development
Dan Kaminsky's annual "black ops" talk Wednesday at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings conference was a departure from past years' presentations…
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25 July 2012 | RedOrbit
Apple Executive to Present at Black Hat Conference
So, when Apple's platform security manager takes the stage at this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas to discuss "iOS Security," Apple will likely be walking into the lion's den…
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25 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Limited Release for Tool Allowing Smart Meter Hacks
A hacking tool designed to target and control a smart meter is getting a controlled release following a presentation Wednesday at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings conference.
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25 July 2012 | CNET
Hacking, the Card Game, Debuts at Black Hat
Game co-designer… said at the Black Hat 2012 confab here that when it comes to teaching ethical hacking, also known as white hat hacking, not enough educators "use carrots, not sticks."
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25 July 2012 | Internetnews.com
Black Hat: Pwnie Awards Go to Flame for Epic pwnage and F5 for Epic Fail
One of the highlights for me in any given year of the Black Hat security conference is the Pwnie awards.
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25 July 2012 | VentureBeat
Forget Apps, Hackers Could use NFC to Get Access to Your Phone
"NFC attacks are really hard to test," said Miller at the Black Hat conference. "The biggest takeaway is, before you push a webpage to me or something, for God's sake, give me the option to say no."
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25 July 2012 | CNET
Microsoft Implements BlueHat Prize Tech
The name "BlueHat" is a reference to the Black Hat conference and Microsoft's corporate color of choice. It was first coined in 2005...
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25 July 2012 | PC World
Microsoft's Security Tool Includes Defenses Inspired by BlueHat Finalist
The competition was launched at last year's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas and closed on April 1, 2012.
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25 July 2012 | Inquirer
Microsoft Releases Anti Hacker Tool Using BlueHat Prize Winner Code
The competition was launched at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas last year and closed in April.
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25 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Microsoft Implements Invention of BlueHat Finalist
The contest was announced at last year's Black Hat conference; the $200,000 grand prize will be awarded tomorrow.
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25 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Community Calls for Government Cooperation and Transparency
The expert panel, which first convened at the Black Hat conference, debated the role government should take in addressing data security…
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25 July 2012 | Gizmodo
Air Traffic Control of the Future is (Still) Incredibly Hackable
Two separate papers are being presented at the Black Hat and Defcon security conference this week detailing how vulnerable ADS-B is to such an attack.
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25 July 2012 | v3.co.uk
Black Hat: Former FBI Chief Urges Firms to Take Strategic Approach to Cyber Threats
Speaking at the 2012 Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, former FBI executive assistant director Shawn Henry told delegates that firms can no longer approach security as a matter of protecting the network perimeter…
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25 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Assessing Smart Meters for Hacking Footprints, Vulnerabilities
The tool allows for the assessment of the optical port… said in a press conference following his talk at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Charlie Miller Takes on NFC, Charlie Miller Wins
He demonstrated the technique, along with another attack that leverages NFC, during a talk at the Black Hat conference here Wednesday.
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25 July 2012 | eWeek
RSA Research Unit Hunts Cyber-Threats 'That Don't Have Names'
At the Black Hat 2012 conference taking place July 21-26 in Las Vegas, cyber-security firms are sharing information on how to keep up with rapidly evolving threats.
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25 July 2012 | CNET
Researcher Uses NFC to Attack Android, Nokia Smartphones
Security specialist Charlie Miller demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference today a way to hijack an Android smartphone via the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology
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25 July 2012 | MacNewsWorld
Apple to Make Unprecedented Appearance at Black Hat
Apple Platform Security Manager Dallas DeAtley is scheduled to speak at Black Hat 2012 Thursday about key security technologies in the company's mobile operating system, iOS.
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25 July 2012 | Reuters
Justice Department Mulls Actions to Disrupt Internet Spies: ex-FBI Official
Henry disclosed the plan in an interview after a speech to the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas in which he said 90 percent of attacks on U.S. companies and government agencies remain secret
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25 July 2012 | eWeek
'Gameover' Financial Botnet Compromises Nearly 700,000 Victims
A peer-to-peer botnet has infected more than 675,000 systems, including those at 14 of the top 20 Fortune 500 companies, according to research released July 25 at the Black Hat security conference.
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25 July 2012 | Internetnews.com
Black Hat: Kaminsky Says that Developers, Not Security Pros are in Charge
When it comes to security flaws, security pros are not in charge. That's the message that security researcher Dan Kamsinky, delivered in a press conference at Black Hat today.
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25 July 2012 | TechNewsWorld.com
Apple to Make Unprecedented Appearance at Black Hat
Apple Platform Security Manager Dallas DeAtley is scheduled to speak at Black Hat 2012 Thursday about key security technologies in the company's mobile operating system, iOS.
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25 July 2012 | SlashGear
Former FBI Agent Urges Hackers to Help US Fend Off Cyber-Threats
During his keynote at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas today, former FBIagent Shawn Henry made a point of discussing cyber-threats and how the US government can defend against them.
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25 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Luminaries Worries About Social Engineering Techniques
The panelists were chosen to participate by Black Hat conference planners because they all took part in the first Black Hat conference held in 1997.
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25 July 2012 | Government Technology
Control-Alt-Hack: Card Game Grabs Young Computer Scientists
Imagine a Magic: The Gathering card game for aspiring cybersecurity pros. That's the idea of a new table-top card game centered around hacking and Internet security will be presented…at Black Hat
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25 July 2012 | webpronews.com
Electronic Locks Aren't Very Effective Against A Hacker
Cody Brocious, a software developer at Mozilla, showed off his latest hack at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: Former FBI Top Cyber Cop Says Defenders Need to Think More Tactically
… the former executive assistant director of the FBI told a standing-room only crowd during the keynote Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | CNET
Watching the Crooks: Researcher Monitors Cyber-Espionage Ring
In an interview at the Black Hat security conference here, Joe Stewart…said that over the last 18 months he's been monitoring attacks designed to steal data from organizations around the world.
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25 July 2012 | Network World
Black Hat: Cyber Espionage Operations Vast Yet Focused, Researcher Claims
Cyber-espionage operations across the Internet are extensive yet highly targeted, says a malware researcher speaking this week at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | eWeek
Former FBI Agent Warns of Cyber-Threat, Asks Hackers for Help at Black Hat
"We need warriors to fight our enemies," Henry told the capacity Black Hat audience of more than 6,500 computer security professionals.
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25 July 2012 | CNNMoney
Former FBI Cyber Cop Worries About a Digital 9/11
In his opening keynote Wednesday at Black Hat…Shawn Henry, the FBI's longtime top cybercrime official, cited the natural gas intrusion as an example of the escalating stakes of cybersecurity.
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25 July 2012 | eSecurity Planet
Black Hat: Wintel Flaw Remained Unpatched for Six Years
Wojtczuk announced his findings at the Black Hat security conference here in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Experts Say Better Security Rests on Cooperation, More Data
a panel of security experts at Black Hat said that while defenses have gotten better, attackers have as well and there is a long way to go before defenders have the upper hand.
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25 July 2012 | CRN
Black Hat Attendees Expect Changes at Symantec Following Salem's Departure
Much of the buzz in the hallways at the Wednesday morning session of Black Hat focused on the news that Symantec had dismissed CEO Enrique Salem and replaced him with chairman Steve Bennett…
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25 July 2012 | InformationWeek
Black Hat: 6 Lessons to Tighten Enterprise Security
How can corporate America cure its information security ills? Take a page from the FBI's terrorism-combating revamp. That was the pitch made by Shawn Henry… in his keynote at Black Hat.
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25 July 2012 | eWeek
HP Security Expert: Exploit Kits More Sophisticated, Harder to Detect
Jones is scheduled to give a presentation July 26 at the Black Hat 2012 show in Las Vegas, outlining his research into some of the more common Web exploit toolkits on the market…
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25 July 2012 | Network World
Card Game Turns You Into White Hat Hacker
The game, funded in part by Intel Labs and the National Science Foundation, is making its debut at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this week.
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25 July 2012 | CRN
Former FBI Exec: Public Needs to Recognize Cyber Attacks Pose Grave Threat
Henry addressed a standing room only crowd of several hundred people Wednesday at the 15th annual Black Hat conference, under way in Las Vegas this week.
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25 July 2012 | VentureBeat
The Gov't Thinks You Should focus on the Adversary, but Who is the Adversary?
Henry spoke at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas today and explained that one of the main problems with the security industry is the lack of focus on the enemy…
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25 July 2012 | CNET
Ex-FBI Agent Tells Hackers to 'Step Up' Against Cybersecurity
Henry…told the crowd during the keynote presentation that started off the Black Hat security conference here. "Our failure to do so means people are going to get hurt and people are going to die."
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25 July 2012 | GCN
Windows 8: A Secure OS for Government
Government agencies pondering whether to migrate to the latest version of the Windows operating system due out later this year got some good news from researchers at the Black Hat Briefings.
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25 July 2012 | Computerworld
Black Hat: Hotel Keycard Lock Picking in Less Time Than it Takes to Blink
Tuesday night at the Black Hat security conference, Cody Brocious, a Mozilla software developer, presented My Arduino can beat up your hotel room lock.
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25 July 2012 | Computerworld
Microsoft Beefs Up Anti-Exploit Tool with Tech from $250K Contest Finalist
Microsoft will announce the winners late Thursday at the Black Hat security conference, which kicked off today in Las Vegas and wraps up tomorrow.
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25 July 2012 | Forbes
Net-Gen Air Traffic Control Vulnerable to Hackers Spoofing Planes out of Thin Air
Andrei Costin, a Ph.D. candidate at the French security institute Eurecom… plans to give a talk called "Ghosts In The Air (Traffic)" at Black Hat.
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25 July 2012 | NFCWorld
Security Researcher to Present on NFC at Black Hat
Noted security researcher Charlie Miller is to present the findings from his research into NFC P2P and tag reading vulnerabilities at Black Hat 2012 today.
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25 July 2012 | InformationWeek
Evader Tool Shows Holes in Network Perimeter Security
Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas released a free testing tool that checks for attacks employing so-called advanced evasion techniques (AETs)…
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25 July 2012 | Marketplace.org
Is That Really Your Eye Under that Black Hat?
The Black Hat hacking conference is taking place this week in Las Vegas.
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25 July 2012 | ITwire.com
Ready? Set? Control-Alt-Hack!
To be presented by its creators at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the game Control-Alt-Hack offers an educational opportunity to understand the methods and ethics of hacking.
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25 July 2012 | Wired
Reverse-Engineered Irises Look so Real, They Fool Eye-Scanners
New research being released this week at the Black Hat security conference by academics in Spain and the U.S. may make that possible.
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25 July 2012 | Forbes
DARPA- Funded Researcher Can Take Over Android and Nokia Phones by Merely Waving Another Device Near Them
At the Black Hat security conference, serial Apple and Android hacker Charlie Miller plans to present a grab bag of new tricks that allow him to take complete control of Android and Nokia phones.
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25 July 2012 | Ars Technica
Android, Nokia Smartphone Security Toppled by Near Field Communication Hack
Miller's Black Hat demonstration includes an attack that exploits a browser bug that ships with every phone running 4.0.1 or earlier of the operating system.
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25 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat: A Deeper Look Into How Exploit Kits Fuel Online Crime
During a talk Thursday afternoon at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Jason Jones, the team lead for advanced security intelligence at HP's DVLabs, will examine exploit toolkits…
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25 July 2012 | Government Computer News
Black Hat: If it Ain't Broke. it's Just a Matter of Time
Government IT professionals attending this week's Black Hat Briefings will get a look at new research…
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25 July 2012 | PC World
Java Vulnerabilities Increasingly Targeted by Attackers, Researchers Say
Jones has monitored the development of some of the most commonly used Web exploit toolkits, like Blackhole or Phoenix, and will present his findings at Black Hat on Thursday.
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25 July 2012 | Network World
Black Hat: RSA Service to Zap Apps Pretending to be From Your Company
RSA Wednesday introduced a service at the Black Hat Conference to monitor far and wide for signs of phony corporate mobile apps, and to work with Google Play, Apple iTunes and other major app stores
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25 July 2012 | EETimes
Black Hat: Impersonating Microsoft Exchange Servers to Manipulated Mobile Devices
This Thursday at Black Hat, an Australian researcher will demonstrate a proof-of-concept attack that employs just that type of attack, using a man-in-the-middle connection and Microsoft Exchange…
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25 July 2012 | Extreme Tech
Black Hat Hacker Gains Access to 4 Million Hotel Rooms with Arduino Microcontroller
This hack was demonstrated by Cody Brocious, a Mozilla software developer, at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. At risk are four million hotel rooms…
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25 July 2012 | eWeek
Black Hat Hacking Hotel Doors with Open-Source Arduino
Speaking at the Black Hat security conference here, Brocious demonstrated how locks from Onity—a company that sells security products to hotels and other businesses—can easily be bypassed.
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25 July 2012 | Network World
Tatu Ylonen, Father of SSH, Says Security is 'Getting Worse'
Tatu Ylonen has garnered fame in technology circles as the inventor of Secure Shell (SSH)… (At the Black Hat Conference this week, his company is also announcing CryptoAuditor.)
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25 July 2012 | Tech Target, SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Security Visibility and the Hidden Message
These are just a few examples of how this message of security visibility weaved itself throughout briefings and keynotes at Black Hat.
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24 July 2012 | CSO
$50 Hacking Device Opens Millions of Hotel Room Locks
A black hat hacker has unveiled a method that allows a fairly simple hardware gadget to unlock door locks manufactured by Onity.
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24 July 2012 | IEEE Spectrum
Google's App Bouncer Can't Detect When Benign Apps Turn Malicious
The researchers…say they have alerted Google and will meet with Android researchers this week at the Black Hat and Defcon security conferences in Las Vegas.
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24 July 2012 | Tweaktown.com
Your Hotel Keycard Lock is Vulnerable to Hackers
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/24987/your_hotel_keycard_lock_is_vulnerable_to_hackers/index.html
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24 July 2012 | Digital Trends
Your Hotel Room Keycard Lock is Vulnerable to Hackers
Brocious, who will present his findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, found that keycard locks made by manufacturer Onity can sometimes be opened using a $50… gadget
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24 July 2012 | Mobilemag.com
Hacker Finds Way to Crack Hotel Keycard Systems
Brocious is set to deliver a presentation today at the Black Hat USA 2012 security conference that will show just how easy it is to open a hotel lock with cheap, open-source parts…
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24 July 2012 | eSecurityPlanet
Black Hat: Open Source Web Application Firewall Comes to Microsoft IIS
At the Black Hat security conference this week, mod security developers will for the first time make their WAF available for the Microsoft IIS web server as well as the nginx open source web server.
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24 July 2012 | Phys.org
Computer Hackers and Defenders Mix in Las Vegas
Rival factions from the Internet security world will mix warily this week at a pair of Las Vegas conferences gathering computer security experts and software savants who make sport of hacking them.
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24 July 2012 | Technobuffalo
Apple Scheduled to Present at Black Hat Conference on July 26
Apple on Thursday will make its first appearance ever at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, an event that focuses primarily on digital security.
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24 July 2012 | Ubergizmo
Apple to Make its First Appearance at Black Hat 2012
Cool things are happening right now at the Black Hat 2012 conference in Las Vegas.
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24 July 2012 | TechSpot
Apple to Talk iOS Security at Black Hat 2012 Conference
Apple is set to make its first official appearance at the security-focused Black Hat conference this year.
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24 July 2012 | Tecca
Hacker: I Can Open a Keycarded Hotel Room Door in Seconds
Brocious will talk more about his hacking tool (and, more broadly, hotel room security) at the Black Hat USA security conference on July 24.
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24 July 2012 | Ubergizmo
Hacker Exposes the Vulnerability of Hotel Locks Used in Over 4 Million Hotel Rooms
Cody Brocious, demonstrated at a Black Hat security conference…how easily 4 million hotel room keycard locks could be breached by his solution.
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24 July 2012 | tnooz.com
Hotel Security Under Question as a Hacker Says Electronic Locks Can Be Opened
Cody Brocious, a software developer with Mozilla… says he can open hotel doors with Onity systems with a simple open-source device.
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24 July 2012 | PCWorld
$50 Hacking Device Opens Millions of Hotel Room Locks
Cody Brocious recently discovered two vulnerabilities within Onity's locks… Brocious will present his findings at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.
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24 July 2012 | eWeek
Qualys Open-Source Mobile Security Took Debuts at Black Hat
Patel is releasing a new open-source mobile vulnerability framework called the Android Security Evaluation Framework (ASEF) at Black Hat.
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24 July 2012 | Slashgear
Apple Heads to Black Hat 2012 Conference for First Time in History
Apple is heading to the premiere information security conference this year with their platform security manager Dallas DeAtley ready for Black Hat 2012 with bells on.
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24 July 2012 | VentureBeat
Apple to Give Rare Talk at Black Hat Security Conference this Thursday
Bloomberg spotted the event on Black Hat's schedule today. It is hosted by Apple's manager of platform security Dallas De Atley, who will give a talk simply titled "iOS Security."
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24 July 2012 | CNET
Apple to Talk iOS Security at Black Hat Confab
Apple will not only be at this week's Black Hat security confab, but also offer a presentation there too.
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24 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Feds Show Up at DEF CON and Black Hat This Time to Talk, Not Snoop
How much have things changed since the first Black Hat in 1997?... Now, Shawn Henry, a former top FBI official who helped run the bureau's cybercrime program, is keynoting the conference on Wednesday.
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24 July 2012 | MacObserver.com
Apple to Present at Black Hat Security Conference
Apple is making its first official appearance at this week's Black Hat conference with a presentation on iOS security by Dallas De Atley
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24 July 2012 | PC Magazine
What Apple Needs to Say at Black Hat
It should come as no surprise that the most highly anticipated and hush-hush talk at Black Hat this year is the blandly titled "iOS Security" session on July 26
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24 July 2012 | Bloomberg
Apple Warms up to Hackers, Plans Presentation at Black Hat
In the 15 years that computer hackers have gathered in Las Vegas for the Black Hat conference…one company has been noticeably absent: Apple.
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24 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Dark Reading, Black Hat Partner to Produce Daily Conference Newsletter
This first-ever daily show newsletter is to be published jointly by Dark Reading and Black Hat, which are partner organizations under the same parent company, UBM Technology.
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24 July 2012 | MacRumors
Apple to Present at Black Hat Security Conference for First Time
Apple is taking an interesting step into security research publicity, agreeing to present at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas for the first time in the conference's 15-year history.
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24 July 2012 | Network World
Apple To Formally Attend Black Hat Security Conference for the First Time
For the first time, Apple will officially be in attendance at the annual Black Hat security conference, which is scheduled to run through Thursday of this week
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24 July 2012 | The Verge
Apple Security Management to Speak at Black Hat Conference this Thursday
Apple's platform security team manager Dallas De Atley will speak at this year's Black Hat this Thursday, marking Apple's first official appearance at the security-focused event.
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24 July 2012 | Examiner.com
Four Million Hotel Keycards Locks Vulnerable to Exploit: Hacker
It's time for the 2012 Black Hat security conference, and on Tuesday evening, a developer will show hotel and motel travelers that their rooms might not be as safe as they think they are.
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24 July 2012 | Macgasm
Apple to Give Presentation About iOS Security at Black Hat Hacker Conference This Week
The general manager of the Black Hat conference, Trey Ford, has confirmed that for the first time ever Apple will be attending this year's show.
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24 July 2012 | Tuaw
Apple to Present at Black Hat Conference
This Thursday, Apple is poised to do something it's never done before --- give a formal presentation at the Black Hat security conference.
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24 July 2012 | Ars Technica
Head of iOS Security to Speak at Black Hat for the First Time
Apple Platform Security Manager Dallas De Atley is scheduled to present a talk at the annual Black Hat security conference on July 26.
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24 July 2012 | CultofMac
Apple Getting Cozy with Hackers, Attending Black Hat Security Conference for the First Time Ever This Thursday
For a company that has written off trade shows like Macworld, it's interesting that Apple will be officially attending the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas this Thursday.
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24 July 2012 | CBS News
Hotel Key Security Flaw Demonstrated at Black Hat Conference
Mozilla software developer Cody Brocious will give a presentation Tuesday at the Black Hat USA 2012 conference, demonstrating how to open a hotel lock from the manufacturer Onity.
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24 July 2012 | MacWorld
Apple to Appear at Black Hat Security Conference
Apple will give the hacking community a peek under the hood of iOS this week, with the company's first-ever presentation at the Black Hat security conference.
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24 July 2012 | GigaOM
A More Open Apple Will Talk iOS Security at Black Hat
In another sign of the changing culture at Apple, the company is planning to speak at one of the premier information security conferences, Black Hat 2012, for the very first time.
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24 July 2012 | Engadget
Hacker Finds Flaw in Hotel Locks Can Ruin Your Vacation With $50 DIY Gadget
Cody Brocious, who was recently brought on by Mozilla to work on Boot to Gecko, is giving a presentation at the annual Black Hat conference in Vegas…
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23 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Using Chip Malfunction to Leak Private Keys
At Black Hat, a researcher from University of Michigan will show how small electrical malfunctions in server processor chips can make it possible for attackers to glean the contents of a private key
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23 July 2012 | The Verge
Hotel Keycard Systems from Onity said to be Vulnerable to Hacking
Cody Brocious discovered the vulnerability and will present it at this year's Black hat conference
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23 July 2012 | CNET
Hotel Cardkey Locks Said to be Vulnerable to Bypass Hack
Brocious, who is expected to present his findings at the Black Hat conference tomorrow, showed Forbes how he is able to open hotel doors with a gadget he built with materials costing less than $50.
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23 July 2012 | EE Times
Black Hat Goes Back to the Future
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the annual Black Hat USA information security conference, organizers are bringing back five speakers from the original 1998 event.
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23 July 2012 | EE Times
Black Hat Finds Holes in ARM, x86 Embedded
Security experts will show vulnerabilities in everything from ARM processors to x86 CPUs and even hotel locks at the annual Black Hat conference in Las Vegas this week.
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23 July 2012 | PC Magazine
2012 Pwnie Award Nominees Unveiled
When the winners are announced at the Black Hat conference this Wednesday we'll do our best to explain them.
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23 July 2012 | SC Magazine
More over Movie Stars and Your Oscars, Hackers have the Pwnies
The sixth-annual Pwnie Awards are scheduled for 6:15 PST on Wednesday as part of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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23 July 2012 | Reuters
Web-Connected Industrial Controls Stroke Security Fears
In his more recent work to be presented at Black Hat, Leverett said he found 36,000 such connected devices, including some in power plants.
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23 July 2012 | Huffington Post
Hot to Speak 'Hacker'
Next week is Black Hat -- perhaps the world's most significant and influential annual hacking conference.
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23 July 2012 | eWeek
Black Hat Conference Spotlights Mobile Security, Critical Infrastructure
The Black Hat conference has started, and is slated to bring thousands of security researchers to Las Vegas for an annual meeting of the minds.
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23 July 2012 | Bloomberg
Is Hacking in Self-Defense Legal? It Depends, Says Army Cyber Lawyer
But the impulse to strike back is fraught with legal danger, said Clark, operational attorney for the U.S. Army Cyber Command, who plans to deliver that message…at the Black Hat security conference
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23 July 2012 | Network World
Black Hat demo: Google Bouncer can be Beaten
This week at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas, security firm Trustwave will demonstrate and discuss how it's possible to circumvent the Google Bouncer security check.
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23 July 2012 | Forbes
Hacker Will Expose Potential Security Flaw in Four Million Hotel Room Keycard Locks
At the Black Hat security conference, a Mozilla software developer… Cody Brocious plans to present a pair of vulnerabilities he's discovered in hotel room locks from the manufacturer Onity
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23 July 2012 | SmartPlanet
Researcher Releases Smart Meter Hacking Tool
Both tools, InGuardians' OptiGuard and SecureState's Termineter, are to be demonstrated at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas this week.
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23 July 2012 | Net-security.org
Penetration Testing Tool Masquerades as Surge Protector
Developed by Pwnie Express, a Vermont-based start-up specializing in the creation penetration testing products, the Power Pwn will officially be unveiled this week at Black Hat USA 2012…
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23 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Firms Need 'Tough Love' In Struggle Against APTs
Black Hat is upon us and, with it, a lot of chatter about the dangers posed by so-called "APT," or advanced persistent threats
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23 July 2012 | TechTarget
Black Hat 2012: MITRE to detail STIX Cyberthreat Intelligence System
Researcher Sean Barnum of MITRE will describe the new Structured Threat Information eXpression (STIX) framework this week at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas.
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23 July 2012 | html5report.com
HTML5 Among New Tech to Be Discussed at Black Hat
The Black Hat Security Conference has been going on for 15 years now and like other years, the top security firms in the country will be discussing a wide range of computing issues.
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23 July 2012 | PC Magazine
Ten Ways to Avoid Being Hacked at Black Hat
Watch is a little quieter than usual these days as the three of us prepare for the annual security mecca, Black Hat USA, in Las Vegas.
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20 July 2012 | NetworkWorld
A Multitude of Mobile Security Issues
The Black Hat USA conference takes place next week...there will be a fair amount of discussion about BYOD and mobile device security.
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20 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Termineter Security Framework for Smart Meters Released
With Black Hat, DEF CON and BSides Las Vegas all looming, researchers are beginning to publish the tools that they'll be discussing during their talks at the various conferences next week.
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20 July 2012 | ComputerWorld
Researcher Releases Smart Meter Hacking Tool
InGuardian is scheduled to disclose details of its tool at the Black Hat security conference also being held in Las Vegas next week.
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20 July 2012 | Infomationweek/BYTE
Barack Obama Takes on Cybersecurity
....perhaps it's next week's Black Hat 2012 conference in Las Vegas, inspired President Obama to sign his name to a Wall Street Journal op-ed today on what has come to be known as "cybersecurity."
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20 July 2012 | Vegas Inc.
Lookingglass Cyber Solutions Aims to Keep an Eye on Hackers
It begins Saturday and runs through Thursday. About 6,500 cybersecurity professionals are expected to attend, and more than 100 sponsors, including big names like IBM and Microsoft, signed up.
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20 July 2012 | Extreme Tech
Unbreakable Crypto: Store a 30-Character Password in Your Brain's Subconscious Memory
With Black Hat, DEF CON, and the Usenix Security Symposium all taking place in the next few weeks, Bojinov's SISL system is likely just the first of many awesome hacks that will emerge in due course.
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20 July 2012 | CIO – India
Blackberry Still the Preferred Choice of Enterprises?
In a recent Black Hat Conference, Android was declared to be more susceptible to malware attacks.
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19 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Attacking SCADA and Relative Cost of Entry
For those of you with an interest in this area, over the next five days Jonathan Pollet and I will be teaching our annual SCADA security class at Black Hat in Las Vegas.
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19 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Smart Grid Researcher Releases Open Source Meter-Hacking Tool
Don Weber, a senior security analyst with InGuardians, is scheduled to demonstrate the tool at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas next week.
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19 July 2012 | CSO
#BlackHat #BSidesLV #Defcon Preview: Trustwave, all over the place
Now for a look at the Trustwave talks: Practitioners from the company will participate in 14 sessions during Black Hat USA, DEF CON20 and BSidesLV.
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18 July 2012 | CSO
#BlackHat Preview: Mobile Threats Take Center Stage
With everyone and their grandparents in possession of smartphones these days, mobile threats are of great interest to Black Hat USA attendees.
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18 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Windows 8 Security Features Beat Buffer Overflow Attacks
Researchers Chris Valasek, Coverity Inc., and Tarjei Mandt, Azimuth Security, will present their research next Wednesday at Black Hat 2012.
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18 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Speakers Trending More Than Session Topics
Regardless of the breadth of content, briefings and trainings at Black Hat are the leading source for the security industry's efforts in research and analysis...
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18 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Black Hat USA Brings Focus on Research
Next week, the Caesar's Palace hotel in Las Vegas will host the 15th annual gathering of the minds in the world of security known as Black Hat USA.
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18 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Ten Must-see Black Hat 2012 Sessions
Some editors have posted their thoughts on what they think will be the hot topics of Black Hat 2012…a selection of talks, recommended for all audiences and guaranteed to be hits.
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18 July 2012 | CSO
#BlackHat Preview: Owning Bad Guys With JavaScript Botnets
One of the talks scheduled for Black Hat USA next week is by Chema Alonso, who will demonstrate the ease with which he created JavaScript botnets and used them to turn the table on the bad guys.
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18 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat 2012: Social Engineering Training Benefits IT Teams, End Users
Philput will deliver a presentation at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas, explaining how to communicate the need for social engineering tests to upper management....
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18 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Podcast: Inside look at Black Hat 2012
An expected 6,500 IT security enthusiasts are set to converge on Las Vegas next week for the 15th annual Black Hat USA security conference.
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18 July 2012 | Midsize Insider
Microsoft Kills Windows Gadgets in Bid to Secure Older OS
Though they haven't come out and said it, the release is likely tied to an upcoming presentation at Black Hat by researchers Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg.
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17 July 2012 | NetworkWorld
Exploiting Windows: Upcoming Black Hat Briefings
The upcoming Black Hat Las Vegas presentation 'We have you by the Gadgets' had Microsoft issuing a security advisory.
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17 July 2012 | Dark Reading
'Waldo' Finds Ways to Abuse HTML5 WebSockets
With new features come new risks, and HTML5 is no exception: Its WebSocket feature opens the door for a wide range of abuses by attackers; researchers will demonstrate next week at Black Hat USA.
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17 July 2012 | SecurityWeek
Black Hat: Remediating Attacks in the Age of APTs
At the upcoming Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Aldridge plans to take a look at what organizations should be doing in the aftermath of a targeted breach…
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17 July 2012 | The Ashimmy Blog
Trainer PR and the Security Bloggers Network Renew Partnership
Next week the security industry descends on Vegas for its annual fest. Black Hat/Defcon and of course Security Bsides Las Vegas are all great conferences and all of them will be full this year.
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17 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Will Advanced Attackers Laugh at your WAF?
A knowledgeable attacker could bypass the additional security offered by WAFs, according to research that will be presented at the Black Hat USA security conference next week.
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17 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Phoenix, Black Hole Toolkits Rising in Sophistication
Jason Jones is scheduled to talk about Web exploit toolkits and their sophistication at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas.
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17 July 2012 | Computerworld
Black Hat: Hacking Iris Recognition Systems
From the Iriscode to the Iris: A New Vulnerability of Iris Recognition Systems is a Black Hat USA briefing scheduled for July 25.
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16 July 2012 | Daniweb
Microsoft Adises Users to Nuke Windows 7 Gadgets Now!
Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg are planning to reveal just how insecure the whole Windows Gadget Platform actually is at Black Hat USA in a briefing aptly entitled 'We have you by the Gadgets.
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16 July 2012 | SearchSecurity
Black Hat 2012: Google Chrome Sandbox Security Flaws to be Exposed
Chris Rohlf, of New York-based Leaf Security Research, said he has found numerous vulnerabilities in the Google NaCl implementation, and will present at the 2012 Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas.
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16 July 2012 | TechNewsWorld.com
DNSChanger: Just a Dress Rehearsal
The move to disable gadgets….came just two weeks before a pair of researchers were scheduled to talk about security risks posed by the applications at the Black Hat conference to be held in Las Vegas.
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13 July 2012 | bit-tech.net
Microsoft Kills Sidebar, Gadgets Over Security Concerns
Toby Kohlenberg, who are due to present a talk entitled We Have You By The Gadgets at the Black Hat Briefings event later this month....
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12 July 2012 | eWeek
Microsoft Disables Windows Sidebar, Gadgets Due to Security Risk
security researchers are scheduled to make a presentation on Gadget vulnerabilities at the annual Black Hat USA 2012 security industry conference beginning July 21 in Las Vegas.....
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12 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Crimeware Developers Shift to More Obfuscation, Java Exploits
Jason Jones, lead for the advanced security intelligence team at Hewlett-Packard's DVLabs, who will present his research on exploit kits at the Black Hat USA security conference later this month.....
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12 July 2012 | SC Magazine
Black Hat Hacker Con Promises to 'Ruffle Some Feathers"
The annual Black Hat security conference, which kicks off in Las Vegas later this month, is full of sessions showcasing the latest research on vulnerabilities and defenses....
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12 July 2012 | Security News Daily
Microsoft Terminates Windows Gadgets with Extreme Prejudice
"We Have You by the Gadgets," scheduled for the Black Hat security conference later this month in Las Vegas....
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12 July 2012 | TechRights.org
The End of the Road for Windows Amid Losses, Security Flaws, and Unstoppable Android Expansion
Microsoft is pulling the plug on the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets platform ahead of news that security vulnerabilities will be disclosed at this year's Black Hat conference....
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12 July 2012 | Naked Security
Disable Windows Sidebar and Gadgets NOW on Vista and Windows 7. Microsoft Warns of Security Risk
The warning comes ahead of a talk scheduled for Black Hat later this month by Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg....
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12 July 2012 | ZDNet
Daily Cuppa: Dotcom Goes Hungry, Apple Affects the Galaxy 'S3'
It plans to quickly ditch the platform, after finding out that two security researchers would be talking at the next Black Hat security conference about how the gadgets can be exploited....
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12 July 2012 | msnbc.com
Microsoft Tells Customers to Disable Windows Sidebar, Gadgets
a presentation, entitled "We Have You by the Gadgets," scheduled for the Black Hat security conference later this month in Las Vegas.....
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12 July 2012 | Ars Technica
Microsoft Fix Kills Windows Gadgets, Warns it Could Lead to PC Hijacks
The researchers are scheduled to deliver a presentation on July 26 at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas titled "We Have You by the Gadgets....
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12 July 2012 | PC Magazine
How to Interest Your Kids in Security
the grand winner will be announced at the Black Hat briefings in Las Vegas, later this month....
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12 July 2012 | eHacking News
NFC Can Be Used to Steal Files and Take Control of Phones
At the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Vegas, Charlie Miller plans to show off a few clever tricks that rely on near-field communication (NFC) technology.....
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11 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Stealing Documents Through Social Media Image-Sharing
Security researchers will unveil at Black Hat USA a new method of hiding sensitive information in the encoding of seemingly safe images shared on social media sites to avoid security mechanisms....
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11 July 2012 | eSecurity Planet
Black Hat 2012 Preview: New Leadership and Apple on Board
Over the years, Black Hat has developed a better relationship between researchers and the vendor community -- which will be evident at the 2012 event....
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11 July 2012 | ZDNet
Security Flaws Signal Early Death of Windows Gadgets
Microsoft is speeding up plans to kill off the Windows Gadget platform after receiving word that serious security vulnerabilities will be disclosed at the upcoming Black Hat security conference....
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11 July 2012 | Help Net Security
Microsoft Revokes 28 of its Code-Signing Certificates
The vulnerabilities in question will be revealed in a scheduled talk at the Black Hat security conference later this month in Las Vegas....
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10 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Apple 'Ban' Gives Miller Time to Hack Other Things
Charlie Miller won't be exposing any new security holes in Apple products at Black Hat USA this year....
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10 July 2012 | Softpedia
Researchers Identify "Invisible" Data Theft at Black Hat USA 2012
Jonathan Grier, an independent security researchers, will present his findings on July 26, at the Black Hat USA security conference....
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10 July 2012 | CSO
Black Hat, DefCon and B-Sides Survival Guide, 2012
In two weeks a lot of us will head to Las Vegas for Black Hat, DefCon or BSidesLV....
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10 July 2012 | Network World
Bruce Schneier's Book: The Internet Has Created 'The Largest Trust Gap' in History
Schneier's latest book, which he'll be discussing during a talk at the upcoming Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas....
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10 July 2012 | Infosec Island
Join Infosec Island and Tripwire at Black Hat USA 2012
Black Hat remains the biggest and the most important technical security conference series in the world....
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09 July 2012 | Network Computing
Research: New SOHO Router Vulnerabilities May Put Enterprises at Risk
(SOHO) wireless routers could offer a side channel for attackers targeting enterprise networks through a new vulnerability to be presented by a researcher at Black Hat later this month....
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09 July 2012 | Dark Reading
'Clonewise' Security Service Helps Identify Vulnerable Code
At the Black Hat USA security conference later this month in Las Vegas, doctoral student Silvio Cesare of Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, will demonstrate a service for finding common....
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09 July 2012 | eWeek
Android Trojan Infects 100,000 Users, Security Researchers Claim
However, even Bouncer itself has become a target, and researchers plan to disclose some of the ways it can be bypassed at the upcoming Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas....
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06 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Black Hat: Hacking iOS Applications Under the Spotlight
But at this year's Black Hat USA in Las Vegas, a number of researchers will be poking around Apple's iOS mobile operating system in the name of security....
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06 July 2012 | ThreatPost
Startup CrowdStrike Launches Crowd-Sourced Platform for Malware Analysis
CrowdStrike said it will introduce the CrowdRE platform at Black Hat and has plans to continue developing the platform....
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05 July 2012 | Hacker Factor
Technical Difficulty
Black Hat is one of the largest computer security conferences in the world....
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05 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Seemingly Insignificant SQL Injections Lead to Rooted Routers
So warns a Black Hat presenter who, in a few weeks, will show how he used SQL injection attacks to put together attacks that lead to remote takeovers of SOHO routers....
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04 July 2012 | Financial Times
Warning over Pin Pad Payment Security
MWR, which plans to highlight its findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this month, says that in line with its disclosure policy, it has already alerted Pin pad....
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04 July 2012 | The Globe and Mail
Ubiquitous Retailer Debit-card Readers Vulnerable to Hackers, Experts Say
MWR, which plans to highlight its findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this month....
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03 July 2012 | Dark Reading
Researchers Use Cloud to Clear Up Malware Evasion
The survey of evasion techniques will be presented by Rodrigo Branco, director of vulnerability and malware research for security firm Qualys, at the Black Hat security conference this month....
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03 July 2012 | Network World
Microsoft's Security Information Report shows lax practices allow malware, like Conficker, to thrive
In a few weeks, hundreds of hackers will descend on Las Vegas for the Defcon/Black Hat conferences and do their absolute best to never set foot outside of the hotels in the ungodly heat....
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03 July 2012 | Network World
Microsoft's Security Information Report shows lax practices allow...
In a few weeks, hundreds of hackers will descend on Las Vegas for the Defcon/Black Hat conferences and do their absolute best to never set foot outside of the hotels in the ungodly heat. ...
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28 June 2012 | Dark Reading
Black Hat: Developer Aims to Make Attach Recovery More Intelligent
Companies that need to support a large number of users and help them recover from an epidemic spread of malware may get some help at the Black Hat USA security conference this year....
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28 June 2012 | FierceCIO
Vacations, Olympics and other IT Security Hazards
Finally, summer brings a series of security conferences, including Defcon and Black Hat, and the resulting discussions of vulnerabilities tend to invite some efforts at exploitation....
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28 June 2012 | Dark Reading
4 Signs That Apple's Sharpening Its Security Game
During Black Hat events over the last two years, there have been techniques shown that illustrate how cyber-criminals can take a security vulnerability and turn it into a security problem....
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28 June 2012 | ITP.net
Security Stress
A member of Apple's security team is scheduled to give a briefing on iOS security next month at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas....
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26 June 2012 | Dark Reading
New Forensics Method May Nab Insider Thieves
Next month at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas, a presenter will bring forward a new methodology that compares normal file access patterns against patterns present when files are copied....
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26 June 2012 | InformationWeek
Google Bouncer Beat Up By Security Researchers
the two security researchers plan to report at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas next month....
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26 June 2012 | CSO
Do Automatic OS X Security Updates Signal a Sea Change at Apple?
Blake Turrentine, of HotWAN and a trainer for Black Hat, said he hasn't seen a shift....
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25 June 2012 | Dark Reading
Researchers Beat Up Google's Bouncer
the two security researcher plan to report at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas next month....
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25 June 2012 | Security Watch
Pentester's World Cup Rewards Best Hackers
The winner will receive an entrance ticket for the Black Hat conference, coming in late July, including hotel accommodations....
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25 June 2012 | CSO-The Resource for Security Executives
Summer security concerns: 4 warm-weather worries
It's summertime, but the living may not be easy if your job is in security. Here are four trends security will be tracking this season.......
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25 June 2012 | SecurityWeek
Researcher to Talk HTML5 Security at Black Hat
HTML5 brings with it the promise of increased functionality. More functionality however, as usual, comes with a price – an increased attack surface......
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25 June 2012 | Softpedia
Android Network Tool-Kit Pentester's World Cup Launched by Zimperium
The security researcher who gathers most points will become a zNinja and will have the opportunity to take part in this year's Black Hat convention in Las Vegas....
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22 June 2012 | Computerworld
Finalists in Microsoft's $250K Contest Take on 'Most-Pressing' Exploit Tactic
The three finalists will be flown to next month's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, where Microsoft will reveal the results July 26....
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22 June 2012 | Dark Reading
Broader Digital Landscape Means More Places to Hide
a pair of security researchers plan to argue at the Black Hat USA conference next month....
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22 June 2012 | Deb Shinder's Blog
Countdown to Black Hat/ Defcon
The last week in July is always one to look forward to, as that's when security professionals and hackers gather in Las Vegas for the annual Black Hat Briefings held in recent years at Caesar's Palace....
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21 June 2012 | SC Magazine
Microsoft Names Three Finalists for $200k BlueHat Crown
The winner will be announced July 26 during this year's Black Hat show....
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21 June 2012 | CRN
Channel Asks Apple to Enage Alliances to Improve Security
The need for increased dialogue seems as though it might be part of Apple's plan. The company has plans to establish a strong presence at next month's the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.....
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19 June 2012 | SecurityWeek
Apple's iOS6 to Enforce Strict Data Permissions
Some of the items discussed in the guide will be discussed this summer at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas....
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19 June 2012 | CSO Online
Black Hat targets the C-level
Black Hat General Manager Trey Ford wants his events to bridge the gap between hackers and the C-level. In an interview with CSO, Ford noted that an entire day -- Tuesday, July 24 -- will be dedicated to the executive level....
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18 June 2012 | Reuters
Hacked Companies Fight Back With Controversial Steps
Jeff Moss, founder of the influential Black Hat security conferences and an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security.....
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18 June 2012 | CSO Online
Booth babe debate is back, in time for summer cons!
Last year I caught a bit of grief from readers after I wrote a couple posts suggesting vendors who use booth babes should try attracting people based on the strength of its products instead.....
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15 June 2012 | CRN
Five Companies That Came to Win This Week
But news of its planned participation at next month's Black Hat security conference could be even more significant, as it suggests a shift in the company's longstanding silence on security matters....
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13 June 2012 | InformationWeek
New Virtualization Vulnerability Allows Escape to Hypervisor Attacks
Wojtczuk is scheduled to present a session at next month's Black Hat (BH) conference in Las Vegas....
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13 June 2012 | Reuters
Experts Warn of Shortage of US Cyber Pros
who founded the Defcon and Black Hat hacking conferences that are held in Las Vegas each summer....
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12 June 2012 | SecurityWeek
Apple to Discuss iOS Security at Black Hat 2012
They're going to do a presentation on security at one of the world's most known security events – Black Hat.....
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12 June 2012 | CRN
Analysis: Why Apple's Participation At Black Hat Is A Big Deal
Booming sales of iPhones and iPads are causing Apple to do things it has not done in the past, and the company's planned appearance at next month's Black Hat security conference is the latest example....
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11 June 2012 | CRN
Apple to Make First Official Appearance at Black Hat Next Month
In the latest sign of Apple getting less squirrelish about discussing the security of its products, the company is sending an executive to the Black Hat conference next month to present on its behalf.....
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11 June 2012 | CSO
Black Hat Next Month: Here's a Little Preview
I'm pretty happy about going to Black Hat next month....
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07 June 2012 | BRG
What it's like to get hacked
With "hacktivist" groups like Anonymous and stories like the LinkedIn security breach constantly popping up in the news, it's easy to grow numb to matters of digital security despite their seriousness......
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07 June 2012 | FierceGovernmentIT
Napolitano Announces DHS Cyber Workforce Development Effort
The new task force, to be co-chaired by Black Hat founder Jeff Moss....
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06 June 2012 | Wired Workplace
Deepening the Cybersecurity Bench
The new task force, co-chaired by Jeff Moss, founder and director of the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences......
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02 June 2012 | COMPUTERWORLD
Finalists in Microsoft's $250K contest take on 'most-pressing' exploit tactic
Microsoft yesterday announced that each of the three finalists in its $250,000 BlueHat Prize security contest came up with ways to detect and stymie one of the most effective exploit methods now being used by hackers.......
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29 May 2012 | CSO
Mobile Leads in Malware Resurgence for 2012
Blake Turrentine, a mobile security expert and trainer for Black Hat ....
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26 May 2012 | Forbes
Researchers Say They Snuck Malware App Past Google's 'Bouncer' Android Market Scanner
plan to present security vulnerabilities they say they've discovered in Google's mobile platform at the Black Hat security conference in July.....
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18 May 2012 | IT Portal
The iPhone and iPad are Targets for Hackers
Blake Turrentine, CEO of HotWAN and trainer at Black Hat, is watching closely the evolution of malware in the mobile ecosystem.....
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17 May 2012 | CSO
iPhone, iPad Become Apple of Cyber Criminals' Eye
Blake Turrentine, CEO of HotWAN and trainer at Black Hat, has been a penetration tester for more than 12 years.....
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15 May 2012 | Forbes
Antivirus Firm: 75% of Phone-Based Malware Now Targets Androis
Though a pair of researchers claim they'll explain how they've done it as a proof of concept at the upcoming Black Hat security conference this summer....
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09 May 2012 | ZDNet
Microsoft Patches 'Sons of Duqu' Flaws
Forshaw will give a presentation on exploiting the flaws at the Black Hat USA conference in July.....
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05 May 2012 | Wired
MI6 Condebreaker Attended US Security Conference Before His Death
Black Hat is one of the top security conferences in the world, targeting the professional security crowd, while DefCon is geared more specifically to hackers.....
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30 April 2012 | Dark Reading
Advanced Attacks Call for New Defenses
The grand-prize, second-, and third-place winners will be announced at the upcoming Black Hat USA 2012 conference in Las Vegas....
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09 April 2012 | Ars Technica
Help Ars Round Out Our 2012-2013 Tech Conference Dance Card
Black Hat USA, Las Vegas, July 21-24....
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04 April 2012 | Computerworld
Microsoft Acquires 20 new Windows Security Ideas for $13,400 Each
The three winners will be flown to Las Vegas this July, when Microsoft will announce the results at the Black Hat security conference.....
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