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Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors

Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors

Three French journalists from Global Security Magazine have been thrown out of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas for hacking into fellow journalist’s computers.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Security
BLACK HAT: Vista ineffective against browser attacks

BLACK HAT: Vista ineffective against browser attacks

The memory protections in Windows Vista are largely ineffective at preventing browser exploitation.
Chuck Miller Aug 8 2008 2:13PM Security
BLACK HAT: Here come Google gadget flaws

BLACK HAT: Here come Google gadget flaws

One of Google's latest features can be manipulated to spread malware, a pair of researchers said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
Dan Kaplan Aug 7 2008 4:57PM Security
BLACK HAT: DNS flaw could spread beyond the browser

BLACK HAT: DNS flaw could spread beyond the browser

DNS cache poisoning is not just for web browsers anymore. According to researcher Dan Kaminsky, there are a variety of programs that make requests of DNS servers, including games and a number of desktop applications.
Chuck Miller Aug 7 2008 4:57PM Security
Apple bails out of Black Hat gig

Apple bails out of Black Hat gig

Security Engineers at the Cupertino have cancelled their planned session at this week's Black Hat security convention in Las Vegas.
Egan Orion Aug 5 2008 9:48AM Security
Government invests $1.8M in tracking device for mentally ill

Government invests $1.8M in tracking device for mentally ill

The Australian Federal Government will invest almost $50 million in strengthening mental health services - $1.8 million of which will be spent on a mobile tracking systems.
Lilia Guan Jun 13 2008 3:34PM Hardware
ACCC new release: 'The Little Black Book of Scams'

ACCC new release: 'The Little Black Book of Scams'

The ACCC has released the latest edition of "The little black book of scams", a user friendly guide that draws attention to a wide variety of scams regularly targeting Australian consumers and businesses in areas such as online, over the phone and door-to-door.
Negar Salek Feb 25 2008 2:56PM Security
Boffins create the ultimate black

Boffins create the ultimate black

Scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York have made black paint that absorbs light almost perfectly..
Iain Thomson Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Hardware
Yahoo apologises for Black Monday fiasco

Yahoo apologises for Black Monday fiasco

Yahoo is attempting to placate members of its Small Business Merchant programme after an outage left many sellers unable to process orders on the busiest online shopping day of the year.
Shaun Nichols Nov 30 2007 12:25PM Software
Black hat IPS reverse engineering poses 'serious threat'

Black hat IPS reverse engineering poses 'serious threat'

A recently disclosed Black Hat hacker technique for reverse engineering intrusion prevention system (IPS) data poses a “serious risk” for thousands of enterprises, Gartner has warned.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 3:08PM Security
Black Hat Conf: New tools found for wi-fi hacking

Black Hat Conf: New tools found for wi-fi hacking

New tools have been discovered that allow a hacker to steal confidential information from wi-fi hotspots, security researchers have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 6 2007 10:02AM Security
Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Mobile threats were considered the next major security issue by IT professionals who attended the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week, according to a survey released today by Symantec.
Frank Washkuch Aug 6 2007 9:59AM Security
VoIP vulnerabilities unveiled at Black Hat

VoIP vulnerabilities unveiled at Black Hat

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems relying on so-called "soft phone" software are open to thousands of potential vulnerabilities, researchers at Sipera Systems' said at the annual Black Hat conference last week in Las Vegas.
Jim Carr Aug 6 2007 9:52AM Security
Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrapped up on Thursday after several days of vulnerability revelations that proved that the event hasn't lost its edge even as attendance skewed more heavily toward security professionals rather than hackers this year.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 8:55PM Security
From Black Hat: IT pros still mostly worried about Windows

From Black Hat: IT pros still mostly worried about Windows

While threats against Macintosh operating systems are becoming more common, IT managers and researchers attending the Black Hat conference this week in Las Vegas said, by far, that they're still concerned with security on PCs running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Frank Washkuch Aug 4 2006 8:25PM Security
From Black Hat: To disclose or not to disclose?

From Black Hat: To disclose or not to disclose?

Though there is still much dissension in the security world over what is the right way to disclose security vulnerability, a panel of researchers, vendors and end users all agreed at Black Hat yesterday that the disclosure environment has improved over the last several years.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 3:04PM Security
From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase

From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase

Experts convened at BlackHat on Wednesday reported that the spyware threat continues to increase and it will remain unbeatable while jurisdictional issues between government enforcement bodies persist.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 3 2006 2:48PM Security
Swapping black hats for white

Swapping black hats for white

IT security is one of the few professions where getting caught in the act, so to speak, can be the start of a great new career. Recently, there have been a number of high-profile cases of “poacher turned gamekeeper”, with virus writers being hired almost from the court steps.
Nick Barron Mar 8 2006 9:29AM Security
Black Hat worth $10M to CMP

Black Hat worth $10M to CMP

Marketing company CMP Media has acquired Black Hat, an information security trainer and conference organizer, this week for $10 million.
Frank Washkuch Nov 17 2005 10:13PM Security
Cisco releases security alert after Black Hat drama

Cisco releases security alert after Black Hat drama

Cisco Systems on Friday released a security alert about a vulnerability in its router software, two days after taking legal action against a researcher who exposed the flaw at the Black Hat conference.
Marcia Savage Jul 29 2005 11:49PM Security

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