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This week in security

July 29, 2005 Flaw researcher at Black Hat security conference gets into a legal dust up with Cisco. Also: Hunting for file format bugs. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Black Hat, researcher, Cisco IOS, conference, presentation, vulnerability, router, security

New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws

September 21, 2006 Security updates plug a trio of flaws that could be exploited to break into Macs via Wi-Fi connections. TAGS: SecureWorks Inc., Black Hat, flaw, Apple MacBook, Apple Computer, representative, vulnerability, researcher, company representative, Wi-Fi, Apple Macintosh, IBM PowerPC, attacker, security, wireless network, Apple Mac OS

Printers a weak link in network security

August 4, 2006 All printers are not dumb devices--they are computers requiring a security regimen, says expert at Black Hat. TAGS: Black Hat, Xerox Corp., internal network, printer, network security, presentation, security, server

Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab

July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Internet Security Systems Inc., Black Hat, antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, hacker, researcher, antivirus, Las Vegas, malicious code, security, flaw, conference, hacking, Oracle Corp.

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, passport, RFID tag, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, Defcon, RFID chip, smart card, security risk, security, conference, radio, card, U.S., video

A picture worth a thousand lies

July 31, 2007 Neal Krawetz, a security researcher at Hacker Factor, knows a fake photo when he sees one. He also knows how it's done. Images: Pictures that lie TAGS: Neal Krawetz, USA Today, Black Hat, lie, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, image, talent, photograph, researcher, picture, conference, security

Cisco squashes 'critical' Net attack bug

November 3, 2005 Update fixes a serious flaw and helps secure a key part of network and Internet infrastructure. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, Black Hat, IPv6, flaw, Cisco Router, vulnerability, attack, researcher, router, 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, Bonjour, wireless network, Wi-Fi, access point, laptop computer, IM, security, operating system

When security researchers become the problem

July 27, 2005 Oracle's Mary Ann Davidson says myths have grown up around the role of security researchers who seek out software flaws. TAGS: researcher, financial reporting, myth, vulnerability, vendor, Oracle Corp., Black Hat, reality, fix, threat, security

Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

August 17, 2006 Bug hunters have listened to software firms about how to make flaws public. Now it's time for those companies to give them something back, they say. TAGS: disclosure, researcher, software company, Black Hat, TippingPoint Technologies, vendor, iDefense, VeriSign Inc., flaw, Gartner Inc., communication, vulnerability, security

Hackers rally behind Cisco flaw finder

July 31, 2005 Defcon attendees talk of Cisco-gate, collect money for Michael Lynn and thrash corporate America. TAGS: Defcon, Cisco Systems Inc., Black Hat, disclosure, IPv6, hacker, security, America, router, attack

Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks

November 14, 2006 Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., flaw, vulnerability, Black Hat, Wi-Fi, researcher, wireless networking, SSID, Symantec Corp., security, wireless network, access point, eMachines Inc., Gateway Inc., Dell, PC

This week in security

November 4, 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment got some static over a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, security problem, Black Hat, Cisco IOS, patch management, Cisco Systems Inc., copy protection, patch, security, researcher, router, CD, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Internet Explorer

New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases

March 1, 2007 update Technique lets intruders exploit flaws previously thought to be insignificant, security researcher says at Black Hat DC. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., SQL, Black Hat, flaw, SQL injection, paper, Oracle Database, attacker, database software, database, researcher, trick, security

iDefense ups the bidding for bugs

July 27, 2005 One day after a rival announces it will pay for details on security bugs, iDefense says it will double its payouts. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, iDefense, payout, researcher, Black Hat, vulnerability, hacker, bug, security, security company, Las Vegas, e-mail

PGP creator cooks up Net phone protection

July 26, 2005 Phil Zimmermann plans to unveil a project that uses crypto to secure VoIP calls at the Black Hat security conference. TAGS: VoIP, PKI, IP telephony, Cisco Systems Inc., telephony, prototype, VoIP phone, PGP Corp., Black Hat, Internet phone, client, protection, conference, security

Week in review: Hackers put heat on security

August 4, 2006 Black Hat attendees probed tech security to see what shakes out, especially from Microsoft trees. TAGS: Black Hat, Week in review, hacker, conference, Steve Jobs, France, Apple Computer, rootkit, VoIP, security, digital-rights management, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Sony Corp., battery, Microsoft Corp.
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