Black Hat USA 2008: A report from Day 1

August 08, 2008 | Comments: (0) Black Hat USA 2008: A report from Day 1 TAGS: Future Security This year's Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas is pretty much like all the ones in the past. It's a world-class conference with speakers that either bore you or blow you away. Black Hat is known for releasing a few Zero-day exploits and exploring nearly every other covered topic far better than any other computer security conference. Unfortunately, about half the presentations are wastes of time, with the speakers seemingly spending more time trying to make weak jokes than to present cutting-edge facts. But among the warts are many jewels, and as always I'm more than glad I attended. This week's column will cover some of the highlights from Day 1 of the briefings. The number one presentation of the conference was IOActive's Dan... [read full story]