What to watch at Black Hat and Defcon

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What to watch at Black Hat and Defcon

What to watch at Black Hat and Defcon

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Trying to predict the big news at this week's Black Hat and Defcon conferences is extremely tricky, if not impossible. Usually the most interesting stories pop up at the very last minute -- hackers tend to hold off on disclosing the really big talks because they don't want jittery lawyers to shut them down. And even when you think you know what's going on, sometimes one of the shows steps forward to take center stage, as Defcon did three years ago when Dateline NBC reporter Michelle Madigan was run out of the conference for trying to secretly film show attendees.

Black Hat may keep quiet about plans for controversial talks

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Black Hat organizers are looking to avoid pressure from outside groups to cancel important presentations by withholding details of selected talks at future events.

NAC decisions you need to make now

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


One important piece of a multilevel security defense for companies of almost any size is network access control (NAC), which lets you enforce policies for end-user machines.

Twitter encounters more digital certificate problems

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Twitter is having trouble again with a digital certificate that secures communications to its Web site, which has been causing trouble for third-party applications that integrate with it, but the problem may have been fixed.

Founder: Black Hat reflects a changing industry

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


In the 13 years since its inception, Black Hat has emerged as one of the premier conferences in the security industry. Each year, Black Hat attracts thousands of security researchers, security practitioners and government types to its annual events in Las Vegas, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Washington. On the eve of the annual conference in Vegas, Black Hat founder Jeff Moss talks about the show and how it has evolved.

CA unveils virtual suite; PacketMotion upgrades compliance product

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Today's issue, like the previous one, is devoted to catching up on recent announcements. First up is CA (formerly Computer Associates) with an announcement about five products in what CA calls its "Virtual portfolio".

Search engine optimization techniques for hackers

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


At DefCon, Barracuda Labs will explain how malware pushers use search engine optimization techniques to push their poison to the top of those Google rankings.

Bug reporting could be a hot topic at Black Hat

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


How researchers report vulnerabilities -- and how companies react to those reports -- may be one of the briskest topics at this week's Black Hat security conference.

Facebook Testing Delete Account Option

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Facebook is quietly testing a "delete account" option on a small percentage of users, according to a Slashdot post (and The Next Web confirms).

Black Hat: Most browsers can be made to give up personal data

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


All the most commonly used Internet browsers are vulnerable to exploits that can force them to cough up users' personal information that can be used to hack into bank accounts or set them up for other attacks, the Black Hat 2010 conference will be told this week.

Black Hat too commercial for you?

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Two premiere security conferences -- Black Hat and DefCon -- run back-to-back in Las Vegas this week, each with their own distinct flavor. But even these events don't meet the needs of all computer security pros, setting the stage for a widening set of satellite events.

Immediate IT security action needed: Cisco

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Enterprise IT professionals have been urged to "act immediately to put effective security practices into place" in order to protect their companies' reputation and maintain a competitive edge.

Next step for Wikileaks: Crowdsourcing classified data

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


The release by Wikileaks of more than 90,000 documents about sensitive military operations in Afghanistan may just be the start of problems for the U.S. government.

Stuxnet renews power grid security concerns

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


The recent discovery of malware designed to penetrate industrial control systems has renewed concerns about the security of power plants, manufacturing facilities.

Google Apps Project Delays Highlight Cloud Security Concerns

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Google led a coup against Microsoft to win the contract with the city of Los Angeles to provide messaging and productivity software for roughly 30,000 city employees. Nine months later, though, implementation is behind schedule as Google and the city of Los Angeles address security concerns with the cloud-based services.

Citi confirms critical bug in iPhone mobile banking app

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


Citigroup has urged customers conducting mobile banking from their iPhones to immediately upgrade because a security flaw in the older app secreted account information on the smartphone.

OpenSSO, neglected by Oracle, gets second life

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


ForgeRock carries on OpenSSO roadmap with OpenAM

OFT launches e-consumer protection consultation

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT


The Office of Fair Trading has launched a consultation for the development of a national strategy for consumer protection on the internet.

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