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

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

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

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, networking company, researcher, attack, flaw, security, router, research, VoIP, networking, conference, operating system

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, researcher, hacker, security, Las Vegas, malicious code, antivirus, conference, hacking, Oracle Corp., flaw
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