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#HITB2018AMS Call for Papers Closes 31st December!

posted onNovember 2, 2017
by l33tdawg
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The Call for Papers for the 8th annual HITBSecConf in Amsterdam is now open!

If you're working on new ways to break out of sandboxes, built a state of the art neural network or if you've found a new way to detect and defend next gen attacks, we want to see you on stage at HITBSecConf2018 in Amsterdam!

Call for Papers: https://cfp.hackinthebox.org/
Event Website: https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018ams/

Security researchers demonstrate fast and cheap relay hack of keyless entry system in cars

posted onMay 3, 2017
by l33tdawg

Keyless entry systems are not uncommon in cars these days but they are also the target of unscrupulous hackers who are able to spoof the signal from a car key fob to open a vehicle’s doors. Now, a group of researchers at the Beijing-based security firm Qihoo 360 has demonstrated that the attack is not only easy to execute, but can be done relatively cheaply as well.

#HITB2017AMS Talks Have Been Announced and They Look Awesome!

posted onJanuary 20, 2017
by l33tdawg

The agenda for talks at this year's HITB Security Conference in Amsterdam have been announced! Taking place on the 13th and 14th of April, the conference is packed as always with a wide range of talks covering everything from attacks against medical devices to hands-on sessions on using machine learning for security applications to malicious document analysis and attacking Bluetooth locks!

The end of HITB? No, it's a level-up

posted onAugust 8, 2014
by l33tdawg

AFTER more than a decade being a fixture on the calendar for the world's leading security professionals and researchers, the upcoming Hack In The Box (HITB) Security Conference (HITBSecConf) taking place this October in Kuala Lumpur is being billed as the last.
 
Is this truly the curtain call for this Malaysia-born annual information security conference that has made its mark on the global stage?
 

Mozilla's #HackWeekDay 2014 at #HITB #Haxpo

posted onMay 5, 2014
by l33tdawg

The Mozilla security team is proud to be once again sponsoring the Hack-in-the-Box HackWeekDay competition, this time at the Haxpo conference in Amsterdam, 28-30 May 2014. Come learn about Firefox OS, make apps to compete for great prizes and help shape the future of the mobile web.

This HackWeekDay event is the biggest yet, and will actually be run over the course of three separate days. There will daily prizes, and you can compete in as many days as you want:

Google offers five grants to women in security to attend #HITB2014AMS

posted onFebruary 12, 2014
by l33tdawg

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, Google is offering five grants to women in security to attend the Hack In The Box Amsterdam conference in May.

These grants include a VIP ticket to the conference on the 29th and 30th of May, an exclusive invite to the HITBSecConf Speakers Reception on the 28th, an invite to the Girl Geek Dinner Amsterdam on the 29th and an invite to the HITB Post Conference Reception sponsored by Microsoft on the evening of the 30th.