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RSS black hatSub-Prime PKI: Attacking Extended Validation SSL
White Paper One of the attributes that the paper discusses is the type of SSL certificate presented by a web server when negotiating a secure connection. Modern web browsers support both Domain Validated (DV) and Extended Validation (EV) SSL... [02 Oct 2009]
Security: Why Adobe could be the new Microsoft
News One security researcher at the Black Hat security conference last week, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "As a result of the number of zero day attacks on PDFs this year, large banks hate Adobe. At... [07 Aug 2009]
Apple plugs iPhone SMS flaw
News Researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner said at the Black Hat security conference that an attacker could use the SMS exploit to make calls, swipe data and send text messages. Apple has plugged an... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft releases emergency patch to plug critical ActiveX hole
News A presentation on how this is done is slated for tomorrow afternoon at the Black Hat Conference [in Las Vegas]. A critical patch for all versions of IE will protect consumers, while a security update for... [29 Jul 2009]
Microsoft: Security patches are beating malware in race to users
News The company issued a progress report on Monday in advance of the Black Hat security conferences set to begin on Tuesday in Las Vegas. One year after launching three security programs designed to improve... [28 Jul 2009]
Want to keep eavesdroppers out? HP researchers think they have the answer
News Hoffman and Wood are scheduled to demonstrate the technology next week at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Black Hat is one of the top security... [27 Jul 2009]
'Hack your own Oracle database' tool unveiled next week
News During their presentation at the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences next week in Las Vegas, security experts will release a tool that can be used to break into Oracle databases. Chris Gates and... [24 Jul 2009]
SMS flaw leaves iPhone vulnerable to attack
News He plans to give a more detailed presentation on the hole at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas at the end of the month. Apple expects to have a fix later this month for a vulnerability in the iPhone... [03 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News It's almost security conference season in Las Vegas and with one month to go, a presentation has been pulled from Black Hat and Defcon. Juniper Networks says it pulled a talk about a flaw in ATM software... [02 Jul 2009]
Homeland Security hires ex-hacker
News Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the US Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The HSAC members will provide... [08 Jun 2009]
Portable Document Format (PDF) Security Analysis and Malware Threats
White Paper Adobe Portable Document Format has become the most widespread and used document description format throughout the world. It is also a true programming language of its own, strongly dedicated to document creation and manipulation which... [22 Oct 2008]
Cheat Sheet: SEO
Cheat Sheet If you overload a site with certain keywords and phrases then this can be construed as a method of "black hat" SEO known as keyword stuffing. Black hat? Other examples... [11 Sep 2008]
Hacking a Mac 'just works', says researcher
News During his presentation, 'Hacking Leopard: Tools and techniques for attacking the newest Mac OS X', at the recent Black Hat Briefings, Miller said that for some reason the Mac OS has more than 50-plus... [14 Aug 2007]
iPhone 'data-stealing' hack claimed
News They said they were unwilling to divulge any more details about the exploits until the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas in August, because Apple was only notified of their research findings on... [24 Jul 2007]
Bugs found in Apple's Safari for Windows
News In August 2006 Maynor and his colleague Jon Ellch used a Black Hat security event in Las Vegas to demonstrate a successful hack on an Apple MacBook. The first bugs have already been found in the beta... [13 Jun 2007]
