Blackhat Summary,Lots of Patches, and MonsterMind Times have changed. Cyber attacks have increased 10-fold, causing a ton of information security (infosec) news each week. Can't keep up with it all? Let me help out. In this weekly video summary, I highlight the biggest information and security news every week. Last week, I had meant to post a Black Hat video summary, but … [Read more...]
Black Hat 2014 – Briefing Summary – Day 2
Did any of the briefings from day one sound interesting to you? Do you want to know what happened the next day? If so, check out my day two Black Hat briefing summary below: BadUSB – On Accessories that Turn Evil Topic: Infecting USB microcontrollers to create undetectable evil USB devices Speaker: Karsten Nohl, Sascha Krißler, Jakob Lell News of this talk came out before the … [Read more...]
Black Hat 2014 – Briefing Summary – Day 1
If you’ve never been to Black Hat, the week long security conference is separated into two parts; a four day (optional) period for technical training courses, followed by two days of security briefings, where researchers share their latest discoveries and vulnerabilities. While the trainings I’ve attended have been excellent, most of the week’s security headlines get generated … [Read more...]