AIs as Computer Hackers

Hacker "Capture the Flag" has been a mainstay at hacker gatherings since the mid-1990s. It’s like the outdoor game, but played on computer networks. Teams of hackers defend their own computers while attacking other teams’. It’s a controlled setting for what computer hackers do in real life: findi...

Oracle, other companies hacked by Social Engineering attack in #DefCon 19

Oracle, other companies hacked by Social Engineering attack in DefCon 19 A weekend contest from 4th August to 7th August , at the world's largest hacking convention in Las Vegas showed one reason why big corporations seem to be such easy prey for cyber criminals : their workers are poorly trained...

Google & Mozilla Patches Browsers Before Pwn2Own Hacker Contest !

Now that the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest is around the corner, both Google and Mozilla are busy patching flaws in their respective browsers to appear competent in the contest. Both internet giants have reportedly updated their browsers for the contest that is due to take place next week at the...

Threatpost News Wrap #4: Crypto libraries, cybersecurity czar job

Threatpost editors Ryan Naraine and Dennis Fisher talk about the problems with developers implementing their own crypto libraries in Web applications, the short list of names for the cybersecurity czar job and the possibility of a full-scale hacker bracket competition. Download SHOW NOTES: Short...