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United Business Media buys Black Hat
November 17, 2005
CMP Media parent pays $10 million for the security company and a Japanese jewelry fair for $2.7 million.
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IT security
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FBI calls for hacker help
August 2, 2006
At Black Hat security confab, FBI official says the agency needs help from the security world to fight cybercrime.
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Black Hat a sure bet to be big, bold in Vegas
August 8, 2008
From a mock trial in "Hacker Court" to presentations titled "Bad Sushi" and "Satan is on My Friends List," security conference promises to be provocative.
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Elinor Mills
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DNS
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Apple Computer
Security in focus at Black Hat
March 2, 2007
Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.
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Washington D.C.
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blog
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Apple Macintosh
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Black Hat conference goers deal with insecurities
August 3, 2007
Security experts gather in Las Vegas at the annual security conference, which has been "supersized" to handle more people, topics--and controversy.
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Nixed: Black Hat talk on RFID access badge risks
February 27, 2007
Legal threat from HID prompts security researchers to cancel discussion on flaws of radio tag-embedded building access ID cards.
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Microsoft gets good reception at Black Hat
August 3, 2006
Talks go down well with hackers looking to find out just what the company's doing to make Vista its most secure operating system ever.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Corp.
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Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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laptop computer
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Apple Computer
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Intel
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security
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PC
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video
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Black Hat with a Vista twist
August 1, 2006
The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
Black Hat: Privacy risk in e-Passports
August 8, 2006
special coverage RFID-based cards are easy to clone, researchers say. See the video here.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Black Hat: Hunting bugs, finding holes
July 30, 2005
At security conference, researchers dig into flaws and fixes--and one gets into a dust-up with Cisco.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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TippingPoint Technologies
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PGP Corp.
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Microsoft blocks 'Black Hat' Vista hack
October 21, 2006
Windows update no longer allows driver hack demonstrated at Black Hat security confab. But fix may spell trouble.
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Microsoft Corp.
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The hunt is on for file format bugs
July 28, 2005
New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF.
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Flaw researcher settles dispute with Cisco
July 29, 2005
Agreement bars further discussion about a presentation on exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco router software.
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More legal threats over Cisco flaws
July 30, 2005
Repercussions continue from the Black Hat flap over router vulnerabilities as security expert faces cease-and-desist demand.
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Cisco hits back at flaw researcher
July 27, 2005
Networking giant and ISS ask a court to silence the security expert who described how attackers could take over Cisco routers.
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Cisco details controversial router flaw
July 29, 2005
Disagreement persists about the scope of the IOS vulnerability, which is at the center of a dispute between Cisco and a security researcher.
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Black Hat 'supersizes' in Las Vegas
July 30, 2007
Taking up more space at Caesar's Palace is no gamble for the security confab as it tackles topics from the Vista x64 kernel to digital forensics for the feds.
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Richard Clarke
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Vista hacked at Black Hat
August 4, 2006
Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update.
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AMD
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft wants to meet more hackers
August 1, 2005
Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products.
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Microsoft Corp.
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