Security

How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask

Participants in a Defcon social engineering contest had no problem getting data from Fortune 500 companies

Hacker snoops on GSM cell phones in demo

Intercepts mobile-phone data on the GSM networks used by AT&T and T-Mobile

Microsoft to issue patch for dangerous USB rootkit hole

Rare out of band patch should fix a scary vulnerability that has lead to espionage-like attacks.

Arguing (or not) over WPA2 and Wi-Fi security

If you don't lock your door at night, is that a vulnerability?

Open Source IDS Wars: You Were There

What is the real story between Snort and Suricata, Jonkman and Roesch? I was there

U.S. should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA director

Complexities of cyberwar mandates need for international agreements, says retired general Michael Hayden

Black Hat gets its video feed hacked

A Mozilla developer figures out how to watch the $395 talks for free

FBI rings organizers over Defcon contest

The social engineering contest will target as many as 30 companies

Best practices for cleaning up your firewall rule base

Cloud vision or clouded vision?

* Short-lived start-up demonstrates the importance of articulating product offerings