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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. TAGS: Black Hat, IT security, information technology, security

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Elinor Mills, conference, Las Vegas, DNS, security, reporter, vulnerability, Apple Computer

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. TAGS: cybercrime, Black Hat, agency, hacker, conference, security

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. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, conference, security, Las Vegas, Web 2.0, Web browser, video

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., attendee, Defcon, researcher, event, hacker, conference, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, session, security, presentation, Microsoft Windows Vista, router, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Black Hat, computer security, RFID, Washington D.C., researcher, Wi-Fi, security, blog, Apple Macintosh, PC

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. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attack, flaw, attacker, threat, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, software company, Apple Computer, Intel, security, PC, video, operating system

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Defcon, e-passport, researcher, blog, Las Vegas, RFID, hacker, security, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Wi-Fi, printer, keyboard, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Black Hat, RFID, researcher, threat, presentation, conference, intellectual property, Las Vegas, security, event, card, radio

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. TAGS: Black Hat, attendee, presentation, Microsoft Windows Vista, flaw, session, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., bug, event, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, presentation, researcher, networking company, router, attack, flaw, VoIP, networking, research, conference, security, operating system

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., researcher, TippingPoint Technologies, flaw, PGP Corp., bug, conference, security, router

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Stephen Toulouse, attack, attacker, Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, format, bug, JPEG, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, presentation, Defcon, flaw, router, Las Vegas, lawyer, security

Flaw researcher settles dispute with Cisco

July 29, 2005 Agreement bars further discussion about a presentation on exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco router software. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, injunction, presentation, attack, researcher, router, conference, attorney, security, video

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. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious software, researcher, malicious code, attack, security, software company, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., IPv6, advisory, router, researcher, flaw, vulnerability, Las Vegas, conference, attack, security

Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you

March 2, 2007 People who sniff wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs. TAGS: Black Hat, wireless network, access point, Wi-Fi, IM, laptop computer, security, operating system

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. TAGS: Black Hat, forensics, application security, Richard Clarke, reverse engineering, hacking, session, conference, Las Vegas, track, researcher, security, Microsoft Windows Vista
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