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Security Showdown: Black Hat Vs. Def Con
News At the Black Hat Briefings security conference Wednesday and Thursday at Caesar's Palace, security experts will teach network administrators and information-technology managers how to protect their critical systems.
[July 11, 2001, 14:49]
Black Hat Researcher Hacks Vista
News While Microsoft talked up Windows Vista security at Black Hat, a researcher in another room demonstrated how to hack the operating system. At Black Hat, Microsoft gave out copies of an early Vista release for attendees to test.
[August 7, 2006, 8:30]
Black Hat Cisco Router Flaw Finally Revealed
News The newly disclosed flaw in IOS was part of a controversial presentation at the Black Hat security confab in July, but Cisco has been able to keep it under wraps until now. At Black Hat, security researcher Michael Lynn demonstrated how he could...
[November 3, 2005, 8:35]
Black Hat Gears Up In Las Vegas
News The eleventh annual Black Hat security conference will occupy more space at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this year in order to accommodate more people, more topics, and, of course, more controversy. Several presenters are familiar to Black Hat...
[July 31, 2007, 9:43]
Black Hat To Dissect Windows Vista
News This year, Black Hat is not just about breaking and entering. Black Hat has been around since 1997. Microsoft says it is the first in the history of Black Hat Briefings to present an entire track on a prerelease product.
[August 1, 2006, 16:20]
European Black-Hat Briefings Cancelled
News Europe's very own dedicated security/hacker prevention conference, the Black Hat Briefings , scheduled to take place in Amsterdam on October 28-29, has been cancelled due to a lack of interest. The Black-Hat Briefings invite commercial security...
[October 13, 1999, 7:25]
Intel, Red Hat And SAP Buy A Piece Of Black Duck
News Intel, Red Hat and SAP have joined several venture capital firms to give Black Duck Software $12 million (£6.6 million) in a second round of funding, the start-up said on Monday. Intel and SAP are likely to be hoping for a repeat of their...
[June 7, 2005, 13:00]
Black Hat To Dissect Windows Vista
Talkback Security shouldn't be about damaged PR control. Too often it has been proven that the only way to make a positive difference in regards to security is to bypass PR directives completely. In short: PR can't be trusted with security.
[August 1, 2006, 22:51]
Blue Chip Sales Put Red Hat In Black
News Red Hat, the leading distributor of Linux, has bucked the current downturn in the technology sector by making its first ever profit last quarter -- thanks to increased sales to corporate customers. In the three months to 31 May, Red Hat made a...
[June 20, 2001, 11:10]
Vista Security Push Gets Warm Reception
News Microsoft's presentations on Windows Vista are not the typical Black Hat talks, but attendees are welcoming the look behind the scenes at the software giant. The annual Black Hat Briefings security confab in Las Vegas traditionally focuses on...
[August 4, 2006, 9:00]
Cisco Reaches Deal With Flaw Researcher
News The dispute over a presentation on hacking Cisco Systems' router software at the Black Hat security conference culminated in a legal settlement on Thursday. Michael Lynn, a former ISS researcher, and the Black Hat organisers agreed to a permanent...
[July 29, 2005, 7:40]
Hackers Striking More Suddenly
News It's mostly bad news for network administrators at this year's Black Hat Security Briefings: Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
[July 29, 2004, 9:20]
Cisco Reaches Deal With Flaw Researcher
Talkback Cisco used its legal Muscle for Lynn to voluntarily agree to a permanent Injunction, 2.agree to refrain from participation at Black Hat Confrence, 3. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since...
[July 30, 2005, 21:54]
Cisco Reaches Deal With Flaw Researcher
Talkback Cisco used its legal Muscle for Lynn to voluntarily agree to a permanent Injunction, 2.agree to refrain from participation at Black Hat Confrence, 3. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since...
[July 30, 2005, 21:55]
Cisco Reaches Deal With Flaw Researcher
Talkback Cisco used its legal Muscle for Lynn to voluntarily agree to a permanent Injunction, 2.agree to refrain from participation at Black Hat Confrence, 3. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since...
[July 30, 2005, 21:54]
Know Your Enemy: Motives
White Papers This series is dedicated to learning the tools and tactics of the black-hat community. This white paper explores the motivation and psychology of the black-hat community, in their very own words. Once the Solaris 2.6 system was compromised, the...
[December 7, 2003, 23:00]
Wireless Networks Lure Hackers
News A new way to attack wireless networks underscores the lack of security for PC owners using the airwaves to connect their computers, said security experts speaking at the Black Hat Briefings conference.
[July 13, 2001, 9:18]
US Report: Low-tech Hacking A Big Problem
News Winkler's relatively easy break-in to the unnamed bank, which relied more on bluffing, or "phreaking," than technology, underscored one of the themes at this week's Black Hat Briefings '98 conference in Las Vegas: Technology is only a part-perhaps...
[August 3, 1998, 10:15]
OMG Pwnies!
Blog The Pwnies, to be handed out at the Black Hat Briefings in August, will mark the successes and failures of security researchers--known to some as "hackers". The awards could be seen as another tweak to the nose of software makers, whose...
[July 24, 2007, 11:57]
What Can We Learn From The Cisco Fiasco?
News In late July, Cisco and ISS made headlines when the companies took unprecedented steps to stop a former ISS employee from disclosing Internet security vulnerabilities in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) at the 2005 Black Hat security...
[September 9, 2005, 12:30]
