Black Hat Conference
Black Hat scraps Rep. Will Hurd as keynote speaker amid voting record controversy
Rep. Will Hurd will no longer give the keynote address at the Black Hat security conference amid questions about his voting record on women’s rights. Hurd, a Texas Republican congressman, was sc
‘Legacy system’ exposed Black Hat 2018 attendees’ contact information
A “legacy system” was to blame for exposing the contact information of attendees of this year’s Black Hat security conference. Colorado-based pen tester and security researcher who g
Cryptocurrency insecurity: IOTA, BCash and too many more
Cryptocurrencies: a weird agglomerate of fascinating technology built by brilliant engineers; a whole new and potentially important form of economics; … and hype-machine puffed-up crazy-talk non
Everything is… less terrible
To hack: to study a system’s flaws and emergent properties, and use them for your own ends; to instill your own instructions into a computer’s memory, and coerce its microprocessor to run
Hack the planet: vulnerabilities unearthed in satellite systems used around the globe
So this is bad. Black Hat, the king of enterprise security conventions, kicked off today, and most noticeable amid the fusillade of security research was some impressive work from Ruben Santamarta of
Clinton campaign to hold fundraiser at Black Hat hacker conference this week
Cybersecurity issues have plagued Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign for months, from her long-running email controversy to the recent hacks of the Democratic National Committee and the cam
Researchers Hack A Model S, Tesla Sends Out Over-The-Air Fix
When it rains, it pours. After it was announced last week that cars from both Chrysler and GM had major security vulnerabilities, two security researchers announced that they had figured out a way
Hackers to Hack Vista at Black Hat Conference
I feel like I’ve been writing about hacks and flaws all day…oh wait, that’s because I have been. Maybe I shouldn’t have watched Hackers last night, but Angelina Jolie is so hot