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Who's responsible for spam and malware?

Traditionally, the debate over Internet security has involved the battle between the industry that seeks to protect companies and individuals from intruders, and the companies that make their profit Read more...

Reporters expelled from Black Hat for snooping

Three journalists were given the boot from the Black Hat security conference this week after they stretched the tradition of victimizing attendees who use the conference's wireless network a tad too Read more...

Apple's Black Hat presentation canceled

Initially scheduled to present at the well-known Black Hat Conference over in Las Vegas, Apple's security engineering team has withdrawn at the last minute Read more...

Exploit code for DNS flaw released

Exploit code for a much touted flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) has been released. This Read more...

Richard Clarke: Cybersecurity has a long way to go

There's no doubt that we've made progress against the bad guys in cyberspace, but security guru Richard Clarke told attendees yesterday at the Black Hat security conference that we still have a long Read more...

ALSO NOTED: The 25th anniversary of the IBM PC; Worm code posted on Web could ignite Windows attacks; and much more...

> The 25th anniversary of the IBM PC. Article > Worm code posted on Web could ignite Windows attacks. Read more...

Black Hat event cites IBM vulnerabilities

The Black Hat conference spawned another security risk alert before it ended last week, and this time it is IBM's database vulnerabilities that came under fire. As Read more...

Xerox printers pose security risk

When you think security, tech leaders likely aren't focusing on the printer farm and the networks the printers serve. But if you're a Xerox user, you might want to check out how things are going Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Black Hat attendees hack a MacBook using wireless drivers; Network access control efficacy under scrutiny; and much

> Black Hat attendees hack a MacBook using wireless drivers. Article > Network access Read more...

It's a show of vulnerabilities at Black Hat conference

There's no way that network access control vendors nor Microsoft was happy with the agenda at the recent Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. Security researchers were readying presentations on the Read more...