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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, security, attack, software company, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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, flaw, session, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., bug, event, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Microsoft Corp., 64-bit, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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

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, Las Vegas, blog, hacker, RFID, VoIP, security, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows Vista, printer, keyboard, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

August 1, 2005 Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Black Hat, researcher, hacker, program manager, event, security, Las Vegas, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

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, patch management, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, copy protection, patch, security, researcher, router, CD, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

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

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