Security in focus at Black Hat

Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.

Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you

People sniffing wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs.
March 1, 2007

New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases

Technique lets intruders exploit flaws previously thought to be insignificant, says security researcher.
March 1, 2007

Dictionary for software bugs to cut confusion?

Mitre initiative, backed by Homeland Security, is designed to replace many variations in use today with standard flaw terms.
March 1, 2007

PC hardware can pose rootkit threat

Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
February 28, 2007

Cybercops drowning in data

Government official calls for tools to help investigators sift through increasing amounts of data seized by law enforcement.
February 28, 2007

Mac Wi-Fi hijack demonstrated

blog Is the book on the Mac Wi-Fi hijack saga finally being closed?
February 28, 2007

Nixed: Black Hat talk on RFID access badge risks

Legal threat from HID prompts security researchers to cancel discussion on flaws of radio tag-embedded building access ID cards.
February 27, 2007

Redacted RFID talk delivered at Black Hat

blog Chris Paget, director of research and development with IOActive, delivered a modified version of his cancelled talk.
February 28, 2007