Securing Black Hat Event: Managing Internal Cyber Threats
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CISSP: Bridging Linux Security and Organizational Compliance Needs
Linux security professionals spend most of their time on concrete problems. Hardening SSH. Configuring SELinux or AppArmor. Building secure CI/CD pipelines. Managing patches across server fleets. The work is technical, hands-on, and measurable.
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Red Hat Linux Hacked at Pwn2Own Berlin
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Key Trends & Takeaways from VulnCon 2025
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Insights From DEFCON: The Largest Hacker Gathering in Las Vegas
DEFCON is one of the largest hacker conferences in the world. Held for four days every August in Last Vegas, DEFCON is now in it's 23rd year and is bigger (and scarier) than ever.
Pentagon Breach: Revolutionary Insights Revealed at Def Con 2023
Def Con is underway, and WIRED has been busy breaking news from some of the biggest stories from the conference, such as: hacking a Wi-Fi connected rifle. Hacking and fixing a Tesla. Hacking into a Brinks safe. Hacking into an electric skateboard. Oh, and let
Highlights From DefCon 23: Key Takeaways and Cybersecurity Insights
This year marked the 23rd DefCon, the hacker conference that began as an informal gathering for hackers to meet in person and party in the desert. Since its beginning, it has grown from fewer than 100 attendees to reportedly more than 20,000 all of them jammed into two hotels this year
Examining Regulation And Censorship in Internet Freedom
The Internet is barreling down the same road of regulation and not-so-subtle censorship that has turned every other means of mass communication into a centralized and vanilla fountain of useless information. Kinda like television.
Internet Freedom and Research Rights: Highlights from Black Hat 2015
Security researchers need to fight for the rights to study, modify and reverse engineer Internet hardware and software or the general population risks losing Internet freedom, the Black Hat 2015 conference was told.
Addressing Women In Information Security Careers And Challenges
There's been plenty of debate over why there are so few women in information security, a field where there's a gaping talent gap and plenty of unfilled jobs. Women continue to make up only about 10% of the industry: and even more disconcerting, some data indicates a trend in women leaving the industry.
Black Hat 2015: OPM Data Breach Overview and Impact on Security
Black Hat 2015 is underway, and the corporate side of hacking has taken center stage. There are plenty of hot topics this year, but the mess at the OPM is something that is still generating buzz months after the fact.
Brinks CompuSafe Galileo Critical Advisory: Smart Safe Access Breach
Vulnerabilities found in CompuSafe Galileo safes, smart safes made by the ever-reliable Brinks company that are used by retailers, restaurants, and convenience stores, would allow a rogue employee or anyone else with physical access to them to command their doors to open and relinquish their cash, according to Daniel Petro and Oscar Salazar, researchers with the security firm Bishop Fox, who plan to demonstrate their findings next week at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas.
Analyzing Hardware Hacking and Security Insights From Black Hat USA 2015
Software gets much of the hacking spotlight, perhaps understandably so. But the physical infrastructure that runs all that code is just as susceptible to messing with, though it takes a different set of knowledge and techniques. Today's Training trio touch on the more solid side of that divide.
Hacking Team's 400GB Data Breach: CEO Response And Implications
The chief executive of Hacking Team has finally spoken out about the cyberattack which allowed sensitive corporate data, exploits and customer history to enter the public domain.
Essential Actions IT Leaders Must Take Following a Network Breach
The first thing an IT security executive should do after the corporate network has been breached is fall back on the incident response plan that was put in place well before attackers got through the carefully constructed defenses.
VENOM Bug Analysis With Dan Kaminsky: VM Escapes Explored
Dennis Fisher talks with Dan Kaminsky about the VENOM bug, the value of virtual machine escapes, why everyone wants to make every bug the worst one of all time or just a bunch of hype and what the Avengers have to do with vulnerability disclosure.
Understanding Human Shortages In Security Alerts And Their Effects
Security's heavy reliance and emphasis on technology--due to both its heritage and the reality of a shortage of manpower--is part of the reason attackers are getting the upper hand, experts said here this week.
Key Insights and Highlights from Day 1 of RSAC 2015 Conference
Monday here at the show, as I've written before, is quiet. As far as RSAC is concerned, the only people here really are the vendors and their staff, a few press and analyst types, conference organizers, and the workers putting the expo hall together.
Kevin Mitnick Stuns CeBIT 2015 Crowd With Impressive Hacking Skills
CeBIT attendees on Thursday fell victims to a series of well-executed hacks. Thankfully, they weren
Exploring New England Cyber Center's Cyber Defense and Resilience Efforts
The Advanced Cyber Security Center is a three year old organization with a bold mission to
Hacker Halted 2014: Johnny Long Promotes Charity Among Hackers
The irony was not lost on Johnny Long. On the silver screen, both hackers and zombies are typically associated with disaster, so the fact that he was at a zombie-themed security conference to speak about hackers making a positive difference in the world seemed satirical.
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