The Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences wrapped up over the weekend, and security reporter Elinor Mills was in Las Vegas for both. But over the years, she's learned that it's wise to pack a bit of paranoia when you go to such shows. She joins today's podcast to talk about the kinds of hijinks that took place at this year's event.
Also in today's podcast: Sony releases new e-book readers; Google picks up a video compression start-up; ESPN limits employee tweets; and more of today's top headlines.
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At Black Hat and Defcon, hackers talk shop
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Google buys video compression outfit On2
In what's being regarded as a total breach of professional ethics, three reporters from Global Security Mag were removed from the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Thursday after attempting to expose the username and passwords of two reporters in attendance, including a CNET News employee. The magazine was a co-sponsor of the event, but the three parties responsible were asked to leave and barred from all future events, including this weekend's DefCon. For more detail, see the accounts from CNET News' Elinor Mills and Robert Vamosi who are in Vegas now.
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Three reporters expelled in network snooping
iPhone 'kill-switch' limited to location-aware apps
CERN set to fire up potent particle accelerator
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Hackers have descended on Vegas in full force for the annual Black Hat security conference. What's on their minds? CNET's Robert Vamosi called in from Sin City and talked with CNET News' Leslie Katz.
Plus, someone claims to have found a mechanism on the new iPhone software that would let Apple remotely remove blacklisted applications from your phone. Is Apple trying to play "big brother" or simply save consumers from malicious apps that slipped through the cracks?
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Black Hat a sure bet to be big, bold in Vegas
Much ado about the iPhone's 'kill-switch'
Google fine-tunes ad controls, accountability
Lenovo quarterly sales climb in weak market
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