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LayerOne Hacking Exposed

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THG regularly covers LAN Parties, during which gamers drink, socialize and, of course, play games. However, hackers and other technology professionals have also been doing this for several years at conventions such as Defcon, Toorcon and more recently at (LayerOne) the first annual LayerOne conference June 12-13 at the Westin Hotel near the Los Angeles International Airport. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 23, 2004

DefCon 12 WarDriving Contest Registration Now Open

Registration for the DefCon 12 WarDriving Contest is now open. For the first time ever the Def Con WarDriving contest will be divided into two parts. A "Main Drive" that will run for the entire three days and four "Mini-Games" that allow contestants that would like to participate but do not want to invest the entire Con in WarDriving. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 18, 2004

Announcing the Fourth WorldWide WarDrive (WWWD)

The WWWD provides a snapshot of the security posture of currently deployed wireless access points throughout the world. During the Third WorldWide WarDrive, which took place in July 2003, over 88,000 unique access points were discovered worldwide. The statistics compiled for the WWWD have become the defacto standard for statistics used by many media outlets and wireless security vendors to further generate public awareness of wireless security issues. . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 02, 2004

Infosecurity Europe 2004

Infosecurity Europe 2004 opens its doors to over 10,000 buyers and sellers in IT Security. Infosecurity Europe provides the ultimate forum for sourcing opportunities, information updates and free educational forums, tackling the key technology issues set to affect your business . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 10, 2004

Cyber-Security Firms Circle the Wagons

The new Cyber Security Industry Alliance could benefit from greater cross-industry cooperation, says Giga Group security analyst Michael Rasmussen. "Otherwise this could be one more voice in the wilderness." . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 26, 2004

DallasCon Network Security Boot Camp

April 27-30 , 2004 - 4 Days of Intense Hands-on Network and Wireless Security Training by Renowned Experts. Come to Dallas 4-Days prior to DallasCon 2004 and take part in this intense two-part, hands-on training developed to teach you the ins and outs of securing your Web-Enabled Services and Wireless Networks. In today's world, hacking and cyber attacks are becoming more common as tools to achieve them are more available and easier to use by hackers. . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 04, 2004

Infosecurity conference focuses on mobility

Scott Yelich, a Unix administrator at a large Wall Street investment banking firm, attended the exhibition to search for Unix and Linux security products. But he was also looking for technology that secures mobile devices, he said. Holding out his . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 15, 2003

Debian Investigation Report

The Debian administration team and security experts are finally able to pinpoint the method used to break-in into four project machines. However, the person who did this has not yet been uncovered.. . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 02, 2003

New SC-L email discussion forum

I would like to announce the availability of a new and free resource to the software security community, the SC-L email discussion forum. The moderated forum is open to the public. The group's purpose is, "to further the state of the practice of developing secure software, by providing a free and open, objectively moderated, forum for the discussion of issues related to secure coding practices throughout a software development lifecycle process (including architecture, requirements and specifications, design, implementation, deployment, and operations).". . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 01, 2003

Security expert proposes hackers' union

A proposal to create an association to represent the interests of hackers and vulnerability researchers is gaining support, a security expert said Wednesday. The group, which would be geared toward researchers and not software vendors, would provide guidelines on vulnerability disclosures . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 20, 2003

Security: From Theory to Practice

The Secure Trusted Operating System Consortium (STOS) announced Friday the keynote speakers for its fifth annual symposium to be held December 1-5, 2003 at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Anyone involved in securing Mac OS X or BSD systems or . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 10, 2003

Security spec gets an upgrade, broader backing

The Trusted Computing Group passed a milestone in its efforts to improve computer security this week, announcing a key update of its specification. The update comes as the TCG adds Sun Microsystems Inc. to its membership and forms a new working . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 07, 2003

Clarify security ROI, experts urge

Companies will have to change the way they sell security products, analysts have advised. The security-selling problem stems from IT staff and management executives holding different views on what constitutes a return on investment (ROI).. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 03, 2003

Knowledge Center: Four ways to secure your company on a shoestring budget

If your company lacks the basics--antivirus software, firewalls and other basics--then your organization is in serious trouble. The only way you can survive in this situation is if you are not connected to the outside world at all. If you are in this unfortunate situation and can't convince your senior management of the extreme danger of this position, then I'd suggest you polish your resume, hone your skills and start packing.. . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 02, 2003

The State of Information Security

The best place to start is with what "The State of Information Security 2003" survey doesn't include. It doesn't include some stark bit of data that will make you slap your forehead and exclaim, "Oh, that's the problem!" It doesn't include figures that suggest a secret formula for setting a security budget.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 31, 2003

Taking the Security Message to the Suits

Where does the security buck stop? All of the certifications and training in the world won't make any difference to the security of corporate networks if senior managers and top executives don't understand the problems and requirements faced by security professionals, a consultant and former CIO said in a Wednesday keynote speech here at the Security Decisions 2003 conference.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 20, 2003

Linux More Secure Than Windows XP, Say Software Developers

Evans Data Corporation's Fall 2003 North American Development Survey has found that Linux has increased its lead in developers' minds as the "most innately secure operating system" from 19% six months ago to 23% today. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 15, 2003

A Stanford Law School Symposium: Securing Privacy in the Internet Age

What legal regimes or market initiatives would best prevent the unauthorized disclosure of private information while also promoting business innovation? As individuals do more - shopping, talking, working - on-line, they leave private information behind in databases stored on Internet-connected . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 01, 2003

Network Security Symposium 2003

Are network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) still relevant? With the emphasis shifting to network intrusion protection in the last two years, this technology looks like it is on its last legs. But is it? Related to intrusion detection and protection . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 01, 2003

Will Security Professionals Get Promoted?

As CEOs turn to security professionals to protect the enterprise, it's about time some security professionals became top executives themselves. Security is finally becoming a primary IT job function. But does it mean that security professionals will be granted their own role in executive management?. . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 26, 2003

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