Weren't in Vegas? Here's what you need to know Hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities -- it's time to showcase them all. In a ten-day security extravaganza in Las Vegas, NV, the world's best security experts, hackers, and researchers come together to show the world how utterly unsafe it is. . That's right -- their job is to scare us senseless in an effort to push device makers, car manufacturers, and other industry types into doing something about it. Here's what you need to take away from the world's largest security conventions, Black Hat, and Def Con. The link for this article located at ZDNet Security is no longer available. . The 2015 Black Hat and Def Con conferences exposed major security flaws, particularly in automotive systems and smart home technologies, prompting urgent changes.. Black Hat 2015, Def Con 2015, cybersecurity trends, hack insights, industry implications. . Alex
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