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I have been following the works of Trusted Computing Group (TCG) since their inception. The body, successor to the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance started by such giants …

It’s been almost two years since Michael Lynn first demonstrated a reliable code execution exploit on Cisco IOS at Black Hat 2005. Although his presentation received a …

Ted Julian is the VP of Marketing and Strategy at Application Security Inc. In this video he discusses the current state of database security and offers some insight on what …

In the last few years Firefox gained a massive support from surfers worldwide. This is mainly because Internet Explorer, still the biggest player on the market, has proved to …

USB sticks are THE Trend. They combine memory space and high data rates, they are small, lightweight, and are rewritable thousand times. New USB sticks often come with U3 …

In the office I often use different word processors and text writing software applications. The majority of my output files are generated by the nifty (especially for a long …

Alexander Sotirov is a Vulnerability Researcher at Determina Inc. In this video, made at Black Hat Europe, he discusses on a general note how exploit writers develop exploits.

When it comes to security, Mac OS X has proved on numerous occasions that it is quite safe, right out of the box. However, that doesn’t mean it cannot use additional …

Joanna Rutkowska is primarily known for her contributions to Windows Vista backdoor installation and hiding techniques. She is very interested in stealth technology as used by …

It has been a busy month in cyberspace. TJX, the massive worldwide fashion retailer, is finally releasing some of the gory details of the recent hack which saw over 45 million …

Various web applications allow users to upload files. Web forums let users upload avatars. Photo galleries let users upload pictures. Social networking web sites may allow …

At Black Hat Europe we met with Robert Graham and David Maynor, the CEO and CTO of Errata Security. In this video they talk about how the days of widespread internet attacks …