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

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

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, conference, presentation, threat, intellectual property, Las Vegas, security, card, radio, event

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

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, presentation, security, hacker, conference, session, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., router, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, researcher, picture, photograph, conference, security

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, RFID tag, passport, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, RFID chip, Defcon, smart card, security risk, security, conference, radio, card, U.S., video

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, conference, session, Las Vegas, researcher, track, security, Microsoft Windows Vista

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: Week in review, Black Hat, hacker, conference, Steve Jobs, rootkit, VoIP, Apple Computer, digital-rights management, France, security, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., Sony Corp., battery, Microsoft Corp.
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