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A Newbie's Introduction to DEFCON
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convention grounds. Both formal and informal discussion is aided by the DEFCON hotel (the Alexis Park Hotel in Las Vegas) being completely rented out by DEFCON attendees for the three days of the conference. Because of this, it's easy to talk to people and...
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Bluetooth scanning goes mainstream
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I didn't expect them to be in restaurants. I also found large amounts in just random places." Lockhart even used BlueScanner at the Defcon computer security convention in Las Vegas and found quite a few devices. While you could assume that Defcon attendees...
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Transit Authority Jumps In Front Of Train, Publishes Confidential White Paper
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that was granted the injunction, the students could possibly talk about another subway system. Attendees laughed and cheered when Defcon officials announced that they are seeking some "creative" ways to fill the now empty Sunday afternoon slot. Things that...
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Wall of Sheep catches security pros at Black Hat
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the sniffed logins and verifies that they actually work. It’s still too early to tell if Black Hat attendees are any smarter about security than Defcon goer, but we’ve already seen some interesting trends. Riveside told us that he’s seeing multiple logins...
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Reporters booted from Black Hat for hacking
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Black Hat and Defcon, something which continues a long tradition of reporter bans at the hacker conventions. Last year, Dateline’s Michelle Madigan quickly escaped from Defcon after being caught secretly filming attendees. Before that, reporters and cameramen...
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Defcon's Wall Of Sheep Eats IPhones For Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner
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at the recently completed Defcon computer security conference.. Las Vegas (NV) - Smartphones are great for texting and surfing the web, but many of those applications have absolutely no security according to security researchers at the recently completed Defcon...
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Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Given Restraining Order, But Still An Epic Fail
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scheduled to give a Defcon talk.. Las Vegas (NV) - The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority has been granted a temporary restraining order against three MIT hackers who were scheduled to give a Defcon talk. Zack Anderson, RJ Ryan and Alessandro Chiesa were...
