22 August 2008
Tracking Dots Raise Laser Printer Privacy Concerns
Leading printer companies are still using secret tracking dots which can identify which laser printer printed a document despite consistent concern from privacy organizations.
18 August 2008
Technology will always fail, says Angell of doom
“Technology is part of the problem, not part of the solution”. These were the words of Ian Angell, professor of information systems at the London school of economics, and also the keynote speaker at the Black Hat conference 2008.
18 August 2008
Phishy eco-system
Phishers are supported by an eco-system which allows even the least tech-savvy phishers to stay afloat, said Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy K Rios at their session ‘Bad Sushi: Beating phishers at their own game’ at Black Hat.
18 August 2008
Hackers and academics need to work together
Hackers and academics need to start talking and work together to benefit the industry, Jon Callas, CTO of PGP, told Eleanor Dallaway at Black Hat Las Vegas.
18 August 2008
Satan is on my friends list
ID theft via social networking sites is all media hype according to Shawn Moyer and Nathan Hamiel.
18 August 2008
Typo squatting targets presidential candidates
The US presidential election was a target for typosquatters, said Oliver Friedrichs at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
15 August 2008
Cyber-attack in Georgia
While war was breaking out over South Ossetia on 8 August, Georgia’s Government website fell victim to cyber-attack.
15 August 2008
Air Force Postpones Cyber Command for Reassessment
Just weeks before phase one of the much-vaunted Air Force Cyber Command was scheduled to go live, the service has announced it is reassessing its efforts.
12 August 2008
ISF President Announced
Howard Schmidt has been appointed president of the Information Security Forum (ISF).
08 August 2008
Microsoft to Give Partners Early Info on Security
Microsoft has introduced new security-related programs that share early information with partners to help them protect customers quickly and effectively.
08 August 2008
Missing “Registered Traveler” Laptop Found
The missing laptop that contained unencrypted information about members of the US Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program has been found.
08 August 2008
Security conference expels three journalists for 'hack'
Three journalists working for a French security magazine were expelled from the Black Hat security conference after allegedly hacking into the press-room computer network.
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