Monthly Archives: August 2013
NSA Chief Sought to Balance Security, Privacy in Black Hat Speech
It was a rare speech for the director of a super secret agency and was admirable for presenting what public facts are available and...
Trustwave Microphisher Tool Mimics Spear-Phishing Attacks
LAS VEGAS—Phishing is about to get a whole lot more personal, thanks to ethical hackers at Trustwave. A new tool that is being released...
Google Bringing Faster Free WiFi to 7,000 Starbucks Stores
Google is giving WiFi systems inside Starbucks stores a big shot of network caffeine by bringing in new high-speed service, which promises to be...
NASA Engineer at Black Hat: Take Risks, But Do Not Fail
LAS VEGAS—The chief engineer of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab shared his wisdom Aug. 1 at the Black Hat security conference here on the key...
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 Release Candidate Available
Microsoft has released a new build of Visual Studio 2012 known as Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 or VS 2012.4.The new build, delivered as...
NSA Leaker Snowden Wins Black Hat Pwnie for ‘Epic 0wnage’
LAS VEGAS—For as many years as I've been coming to Black Hat, one of my favorite activities has been sitting in the Pwnie awards.The...
Zoom Expands Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Platform via Partners
Zoom Video Communications entered the highly competitive video conferencing market a year ago with a cloud-based offering that included a service for multi-party meetings.According...
Weathering Hurricanes, Other Disasters: 10 Enterprise Best Practices
Weathering Hurricanes, Other Disasters: 10 Enterprise Best Practices
by Chris Preimesberger
Take Care of Employees
First and foremost, your employees should know evacuation procedures, including where to...
Google Glass Will Be Worth Buying at Launch: 10 Reasons Why
Google Glass Will Be Worth Buying at Launch: 10 Reasons Why
By Don Reisinger
Wearable Technology Really Is the Future
If there's any trend that's emerging rapidly...
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview Available
Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview, the version of the company's new operating system aimed at businesses, is now available for download.In...