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Industry CMO on the Downstream Risks of "Logo Disclosures"

posted onMay 2, 2018
by l33tdawg

Jennifer Leggio, chief marketing officer at Flashpoint, is an executive with more than a decade's experience in managing corporate cyber security marketing at the highest levels -- much of the time seeking and advocating a greater ethical stance in marketing. At last month's Hack in the Box Conference in Amsterdam, she delivered a keynote presentation entitled, 'A Risk Assessment of Logo Disclosures'.

How Android Phones Hide Missed Security Updates From You

posted onApril 24, 2018
by l33tdawg

Google has long struggled with how best to get dozens of Android smartphone manufacturers—and hundreds of carriers—to regularly push out security-focused software updates. But when one German security firm looked under the hood of hundreds of Android phones, it found a troubling new wrinkle: Not only do many Android phone vendors fail to make patches available to their users, or delay their release for months; they sometimes also tell users their phone's firmware is fully up to date, even while they've secretly skipped patches.

Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands

posted onApril 5, 2018
by l33tdawg

Security research often starts as a hobby project, and Alfonso Muñoz’s and Jorge Cuadrado’s probe into mobile privacy is no exception.

The duo, who’s scheduled to reveal the results of their research at the Hack in the Box Conference in Amsterdam next week, ended up finding a way to establishing covert communication channels over GSM by abusing GSM AT commands.

New attack against intelligent buildings that use KNX and Zigbee networks on show at #HITB2018AMS

posted onMarch 27, 2018
by l33tdawg

A great many of us are living, staying or working in “smart” buildings, relying on automated processes to control things like heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, security and other operation systems. We expect those systems to work without a glitch and withstand attacks but, unfortunately, the security of these systems is still far from perfect.

Hacking Intelligent Buildings and a Journey into a Modern Private Hospital at #HITB2018AMS

posted onMarch 25, 2018
by l33tdawg

Amsterdam – 24 March 2018: The Industry Internet of Things (IIoT) is at the forefront of smart connected buildings. In the race to be the first to capture any slim openings in this competitive space, device manufacturers may compromise on security standards in order to release their products to market quicker.

Applying AI to User Behavior Security Analytics & Threat Intelligence at #HITB2018AMS

posted onMarch 20, 2018
by l33tdawg
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Amsterdam – 19 March 2018: User behavior analytics (UBA) solutions typically applies machine learning algorithms to detect abnormal user activities and the market is continuing to expand rapidly with vendor and open-source UBA tech to help organisations identify ‘unknown unknowns’ for further investigation. A key to successfully implementing these solutions requires advanced understanding of the underlying technology, concepts and risks involved.

Backdoor Allowing Remote Control of Cars to be Presented at Amsterdam Hacker Conference

posted onMarch 19, 2018
by l33tdawg

Amsterdam – 16 March 2018: A smart connected car is not much more than a computer on wheels, with systems that control one or more areas of the automobile called electronic control units (ECUs). ECUs communicate in real-time over a system called a controller area network or CAN. At the Hack In The Box Conference in Amsterdam next month, ElevenPaths Claudio Caracciolo and Sheila Ayelan Berta will be presenting a new feature of their hardware device ‘The Bicho’ which exploits the CAN bus allowing for remote take over of the target vehicle.

福利 | 获取HITB安全峰会门票的最全姿势(阿姆斯特丹)#HITB2018AMS

posted onMarch 16, 2018
by l33tdawg

2018 年度 HITB 安全峰会在 2018 年 4 月 9 日至 13 日举办。会议内容包含历时三天的技术培训和两天的前沿议题技术交流会议,一场CTF比赛。现场还有公开的技术展览区域,包含AI和区块链主题,EU黑客空间等区域。现场还有智能汽车入侵、硬件展览等丰富主题活动。

HITB安全峰会,全称 Hack InThe Box Security Conference ,是一年一度不容错过的全世界安全研究员及专家聚集的盛会。

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