[TechRepublic] DEFCON and Black Hat: Highlights from the conferences

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Deb does DEFCON: Hacking conference tackles cyberwar and civil liberties There's a little more rebellion and fun among the free spirits at DEFCON after the more buttoned-down BlackHat, according to Deb Shinder. But the topics are serious business. Read more Resource of the day eBook: Learn more about Dell Workstations here Choose your ideal solution from Dell's highest-performing and most scalable systems. Dell? Precision? workstations are specifically designed for professionals in engineering, product design, animation, digital imaging and other graphics-intensive occupations. Learn more about Dell Workstations here. Wrapping up Black Hat 2011 with Robert Clark of the U.S. Cyber Command Deb Shinder reports from Black Hat 2011. On day two, she attended a talk on cyberlaw issues given by Robert Clark of U.S. Army Cyber Command. Read more Day two of Black Hat 2011: Peiter (Mudge) Zatko Deb Shinder reports on Peiter Zatko's address from Black Hat 2011, where he talked about system complexity and increasing attack surfaces. Read more Black Hat 2011 update: Macs in the crosshairs, Kaminsky on BitCoin Deb Shinder reports on two of the sessions from Black Hat 2011 -- insecure default settings in Mac OS X and Dan Kaminsky on online payment systems, including BitCoin. Read more Black Hat 2011 update: Keynote address complete with sirens Deb Shinder kicks off the news from Black Hat 2011 with a report from the keynote address and a mysterious series of alarms at the conference center. Read more Black Hat demo shows vulnerability of insulin pumps to remote attack Security analyst Jerome Radcliffe had good reason to research the vulnerability of insulin pumps and similar medical devices to remote attack -- he's a diabetic. What he found out is pretty scary. Read more Attention, world, you've been pwned! McAfee details global cyber-espionage campaign McAfee reports that large-scale cyber warfare operations against the U.S. and other global targets have been well underway for five years in an extensive campaign dubbed "Operation Shady Rat." Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Zeus subverts mobile OSs: Is Android next? Believe two-factor authentication using SMS texts is secure? Michael Kassner reports that the Zeus malware now has a smartphone partner called Zitmo. Read more No trust for Google search and the power it wields Back in June 2011 we asked if you trusted Google search to return the best objective results. The poll results indicate that the majority does not, but they do worry about the power that gives the company. Read more How companies can prepare for cloud outages When your cloud service goes down, you learn a hard lesson pretty quickly. Here's what smart companies do to prepare for an outage. Read more Has Microsoft gotten better at security or just less relevant? Deb Shinder noticed a change in attitude at the 2011 versions of BlackHat and Defcon 19 when it comes to Microsoft. She explains in this week's Microsoft InSights Blog post. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: Ten computer viruses that changed the world In the last 25 years, the state of the art in automated malfeasance has progressed to the point that it's part of the armory of international geopolitics. View on site Focus on Chromebooks Your questions answered: What Chromebooks can and can't do While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Prepare an ERM classification scheme eBook: Learn more about Dell Workstations here Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions (Cisco Systems) 10 immutable laws of mistakes Mistakes are inevitable. But as Allan Norton explains, certain laws govern how we deal with them, learn from them, conceal them, and even profit from them.

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