CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ state treasurer formally announced Sunday that he’ll run for President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias promised supporters at a downtown Chicago hotel Sunday morning that he would work for …
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Researchers to Unveil Browser-Based Darknet at Black Hat
July 22nd, 2009 |
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HP security researchers are presenting Veiled, a darknet or private file-sharing and communications network, at Black Hat. Veiled can be accessed by any device with a browser, from a PC to an iPhone.
– Two researchers from Hewlett-Packard have developed a browser-based darknet
that allows users to share files and communicate anonymously.
Traditionally, darknets are defined as closed, private networks used for
secure communications and file sharing. Popular examples of darknets include
Freenet…
Smart Grid Security in the Spotlight at Black Hat
July 21st, 2009 |
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Security researchers have their eyes on the electric grid at the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. In separate talks, researchers will highlight some of the threats and concerns facing plans to deploy smart grid technology – and what can be done about them.
– Two security researchers
are calling for the utility industry to pay close attention to securing smart
grid technology as the nation upgrades its power infrastructure.
In separate presentations
next week at the Black Hat security conference, researchers Mike Davis and Tony
Flick will be makin…
Security Researchers Exploit Vulnerability in Handling of EV SSL Certificates
July 13th, 2009 |
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Two researchers will demonstrate a man-in-the-middle attack at the Black Hat security conference this month that allows them to silently sniff traffic on EV SSL protected Websites. The vulnerability in the way browsers treat EV SSL certificates makes them no more valuable than the cheapest SSL certificate, the researchers say.
– Two researchers have discovered a design flaw in Web browsers that can
be exploited to launch man-in-the-middle attacks on extended
validation
SSLcertificates.
Mike Zusman, principal consultant at Intrepidus Group, and independent
security researcher Alex Sotirov plan to reveal the details of…