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Tim Berners-Lee on Official Position Regarding WWW Security Integration

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee has defended his decision not to build in security at the onset of the world wide web. It

Alex
Oct 08, 2014

Def Con Highlights: Car Hacking And Traffic Management Threats

One of the biggest hacking conferences in the world, Def Con, took place earlier this month. Cybersecurity talks included hacking cars, traffic lights and social engineering - where actors tried to get real companies to reveal compromising information.

Alex
Aug 20, 2014

Insights from America's Biggest Hacker Conference on Cyber Culture

The hacker who has presided for 22 years over what is today the biggest hacker conference in the United States talks to TIME about Edward Snowden, Dorian Gray and hackers' changing role in society.

Dave Wreski
Aug 13, 2014

Security Risks Unveiled at Black Hat and Def Con Conferences

It's that time of year again: The wonderful, terrifying week when hackers and security gurus descend upon Las Vegas to show off their skills and unleash presentation after presentation full of scary-sounding exploits. This year is no different. Over the previous week, we've heard tales of planes brought down by rogue code, snoops spying on your security cameras, and secretive, undetectable code that can turn any USB drive into an unstoppable malware vessel.

Anthony Pell
Aug 12, 2014

10 Effective Strategies to Make Your Mark at Black Hat Conference

Some of the more eccentric members of the security industry show up for Black Hat each year, making it tough to stand out in the enormous crowd that flocks to Las Vegas for the A-list conference. But each year vendors manage to come up with gimmicks and gizmos that attract the throngs to their booths to hear a spiel or give up their contact information so they can receive sales calls when they get home. Here are some noteworthy examples from Black Hat 2014.

Dave Wreski
Aug 11, 2014

Unveiling Car Hacking Techniques Authored by Miller and Valasek

Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek have proven to be adept backseat drivers. Noted for their car-hacking exploits, Miller and Valasek have gained fame at hacking conferences and on Fox News for forcing automobiles to do their bidding.

Dave Wreski
Aug 07, 2014

Botnets And Ad Campaigns: Insights Presented At Black Hat 2014

"The situation we're in with advertising is a lot like where the banks are, where everyone has struggled with the fact that you can't trust the other end of the connection," says White Ops CEO Michael Tiffany. "It's the same cookies, user information, etc. But one is real, and the other is fake."

Dave Wreski
Aug 07, 2014

Live Coverage From Black Hat USA And DEF CON 22: Key Highlights

Salted Hash is on the road this week. All week long, the blog will be updated with news, and various tidbits from Black Hat USA, B-Sides Las Vegas, and DEF CON 22.

Alex
Aug 04, 2014

NSA's Low Profile at Hacker Conventions Amid Security Concerns

As hackers prepare to gather in Las Vegas for a pair of annual conventions, the leadership of the National Security Agency won

Dave Wreski
Jul 31, 2014

Highlights from DEF CON 22: Talks and Events in Las Vegas

Next week America's biggest hacker conference starts its yearly reign of controversy, and we've got a hotlist of DEF CON 22's most incendiary talks. DEF CON returns to Las Vegas at the ripe age of 22 with four packed days of talks, expo, 303 Skytalks, panels, lockpicking, Queercon, social engineering sport, the Tamper Evident Village, Defcon Kids, and much more from August 7-10 at the Rio Hotel and Casino.

Anthony Pell
Jul 30, 2014

Black Hat 2014: Key Presentations and Defense Strategies Against Attacks

As the world

Dave Wreski
Jul 30, 2014

A Journey to The Ottawa Linux Symposium: Community and Collaboration

I do not often do this, but old friend is in trouble. Please stay with me as I tell this story. It was around the year 2002, and I was in Brazil. I met two young college students who were very interested in Linux, and who impressed me with their enthusiasm and willingness to help others.

Dave Wreski
Jul 30, 2014

Black Hat Conference: Presentation on TOR User Unmasking Canceled

A presentation on a low-budget method to unmask users of a popular online privacy tool, TOR, will no longer go ahead at the Black Hat security conference early next month.

Dave Wreski
Jul 23, 2014

Def Con 22 Hackathon: Assessing Wireless Router Security Risks

How secure is your wireless router? The Def Con 22 hacker conference aims to find out exactly how resilient off the shelf products are next month during a six-day hackathon.

Dave Wreski
Jul 21, 2014

Key Cyber Defense Insights: Lessons From Successful Organizations

Most organizations are very bad at computer security. They don't patch well, and they have short, simple passwords that don't expire. They have dozens to hundreds of people in elevated groups. They don't have a clue who has which permissions in their environment.

Alex
Jun 04, 2014

Chrome OS: Security Issues Patched Post Pwnium Exploits and Pwn2Own

At Google's Pwnium hacking competition, two new security exploits in Chrome OS were demonstrated, while at Pwn2Own a Chrome Web browser problem was found that also impacted Chrome OS. All three problems have now been patched.

Dave Wreski
Mar 18, 2014

Pwn2Own Day One: Researchers Earn $400K Through Major Browser Exploits

Researchers on Wednesday cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 11 (IE11), Mozilla's Firefox and Adobe's Flash and Reader at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, earning $400,000 in prizes, a one-day record for the challenge.

Alex
Mar 13, 2014

Interview With Enrique Pel About Kaspersky Academy Initiatives

Kaspersky Academy continues its new project

Alex
Feb 06, 2014

Influential Speakers Cancel RSA Conference Talks Amid NSA Allegations

A relatively small but influential list of speakers for the upcoming RSA Conference have decided to withdraw from the show in the wake of stories implicating RSA as a co-conspirator in the NSA

Dave Wreski
Jan 14, 2014

Protests by Anonymous in 450 Cities for Social Justice and Rights

Hundreds of protests around the world sparked up on Tuesday in what the hacking collective Anonymous called the "Million Mask March." Donning Guy Fawkes masks, the demonstrators' goal was to "defend humanity."

Alex
Nov 11, 2013

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