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Black Hat's Future Is The Past

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I still remember the first time I attended Black Hat. It was back when I was still working for Gartner, and at the time was considered a "rogue" conference that bordered on the illegal due to its occasional inclusion of former convicted hackers on the speaking agenda. Good, clean, white-collar analysts from Gartner most definitely weren't supposed to mingle with the underground, even those of us with hacker roots.

Dave Wreski
Jul 31, 2012

Def Con hackers reach for digital wallets

Hackers at a notorious Def Con gathering that ends here Sunday have come up with ways to reach into digital wallets.

Dave Wreski
Jul 30, 2012

NSA chief asks hackers for help in securing cyber space

National Security Agency Director General Keith B. Alexander addressed the attendees of the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas on Friday and asked for their help to secure cyber space.

Dave Wreski
Jul 30, 2012

Hacking RPG debuts at Black Hat conference

A role-playing game on hacking has debuted at the ongoing Black Hat hackers' conference in Las Vegas

Dave Wreski
Jul 27, 2012

Black Hat - SexyDefense, maximizing the home-field advantage

I’'m attending the BlackHat this year, and one of the most interesting and controversial talks so far was "SexyDefense - Maximizing the home-field advantage" by Iftach Ian Amit.

Anthony Pell
Jul 26, 2012

From Black Hat: Hackers Demonstrate a Rising Vulnerability of Smartphones

Hackers can steal photos, text messages, surf the Web and even make phone calls from your smartphone simply with the wave of a hand, researchers at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas said Wednesday.

Dave Wreski
Jul 26, 2012

Android, Nokia smartphone security toppled by Near Field Communication hack

A new technology being added to smartphones running the Google Android and Linux-based MeeGo operating systems makes it trivial for hackers to electronically hijack handsets that are in close proximity, a researcher appearing at the Black Hat security conference said.

Dave Wreski
Jul 25, 2012

Apple Warms Up to Hackers, Plans Presentation at Black Hat

In the 15 years that computer hackers have gathered in Las Vegas for the Black Hat conference, an event where unknowns can become stars and tech heavyweights are skewered for security failures, one company has been noticeably absent: Apple.

Dave Wreski
Jul 25, 2012

Hackers and internet security go head-to-head

Rival factions from the Internet security world will mix warily this week at a pair of Las Vegas conferences gathering computer security experts and software savants who make sport of hacking them.

Dave Wreski
Jul 24, 2012

Nominations are in for the "Security Oscars"

The Pwnie Awards are intended to be the Oscars of the security community. The show has opened with the nomination of the candidates; the winners will be announced on Wednesday 25 July. Similar to Hollywood, this community also has bright stars who sometimes use dubious methods to try and improve their chances of winning a trophy

Dave Wreski
Jul 23, 2012

Ten must-see Black Hat 2012 sessions

Some editors have posted their thoughts on what they think will be the hot topics of Black Hat 2012, but I'm going to respectfully disagree with them this round, and I'll walk alongside Robert Frost on his road not taken.

Anthony Pell
Jul 19, 2012

How banks fight hackers and fraudsters

t was 3am when 21-year-old Sydney secretary Rhiannon Moore got the SMS from Westpac. Her debit card had been blocked after the bank saw it had been used to buy porn and air tickets to Malaysia.

Dave Wreski
Jul 05, 2012

DefCon: 20 Years of Hackers, Hijinks and Snooping Feds

In 1992, Jeff Moss (third from left in second row) invited a bunch of hacker friends to come to Las Vegas to party in the desert. Now in its 20th year, the DefCon hacker conference draws more than 7,000 hackers, security pros and undercover feds each year.

Dave Wreski
Jun 22, 2012

Meet The Hackers Who Sell Spies The Tools To Crack Your PC

At a Google-run competition in

Anthony Pell
Mar 26, 2012

The Zero-Day Salesmen

At a Google-Run competition in Vancouver last month the search giant

Dave Wreski
Mar 23, 2012

Anonymous Placed $700K in Fraudulent CC Charges, Left Charities With Fees

A reader of Venture Beat bemoans $300 USD in fraudulent charges placed on his credit card after the number was stolen from Austin, Texas security firm Stratfor Forecasting, Inc. The hooligans charged $300 to his account, buying hooded sweatshirts.

Anthony Pell
Mar 14, 2012

RSA Conference 2012 post-mortem: IT security in a 'precarious spot'

There was an unusual level of gloom at the RSA Conference this year, and for good reason: a number of the biggest and most respected security firms have been very recently breached, including RSA Security, VeriSign, and Symantec.

Alex
Mar 05, 2012

Solving The SSL Certificate-Revocation Checking Shortfall

The way that browsers perform SSL certificate-revocation checking is so fundamentally flawed that some browser vendors have turned it off altogether, according to browser vendor representatives in a panel at RSA last week.

Anthony Pell
Mar 05, 2012

Young Hackers Gather For Cyber Security Awareness Week

The kids filling the room in the above picture are computer hackers. They work their way into computer systems much the same way some might hear about bad guys doing it on the news.

Dave Wreski
Nov 16, 2011

The Linux Foundation Adds Seven New International Members

Here at OStatic, we've watched steadily as The Linux Foundation has added significant new members over the years. The organization has, in only a few short years, become an important player in stewarding the Linux ecosystem toward an organized, united future.

Anthony Pell
Oct 12, 2011

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McGrail Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Fighting Email Threats with Its KAM Ruleset

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