Tag: conference
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GPS technology is more at risk from cyber attack than ever before, security expert demonstrates at VB2016
An interview with VB2016 presenter Oleg Petrovsky of HPE Security research. Meeting Oleg Petrovsky, a senior anti-malware researcher at HPE Security research, is an experience. This tall, softly spoken fellow, now based in New York State, has a bright and unforgiving curiosity. Oleg’s keenness of mind shines throughout his VB2016 paper . This is a…
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BSides Denver: Join and Support the Security Community
I sometimes catch myself talking about “the security industry” and then quickly correct myself to say “the security community”. For, despite the presence of big businesses and lots of money, there remains a strong community feeling in the world of security. This is certainly true for the VB conference, which despite having grown over the…
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VB2016 ‘Last-Minute’ Papers Announced
With a little over three weeks to go until VB2016 , the conference programme is almost complete. We have a great selection of talks on the main programme, half a dozen Small Talks that we hope will lead to interesting discussions among participants, and a closing keynote from Morgan Marquis-Boire , the hacker, security researcher…
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BSides Denver: Join and Support the Security Community
I sometimes catch myself talking about “the security industry” and then quickly correct myself to say “the security community”. For, despite the presence of big businesses and lots of money, there remains a strong community feeling in the world of security. This is certainly true for the VB conference, which despite having grown over the…
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VB2016 ‘Last-Minute’ Papers Announced
With a little over three weeks to go until VB2016 , the conference programme is almost complete. We have a great selection of talks on the main programme, half a dozen Small Talks that we hope will lead to interesting discussions among participants, and a closing keynote from Morgan Marquis-Boire , the hacker, security researcher…
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VB2016 preview: Smart Outlets. Why We Need Responsible Disclosure!
If you are wondering whether you really live in the future: we need to be concerned about the security of Internet-connected power outlets. Such devices are the subject of a VB2016 paper by four researchers from Bitdefender in Romania: George Cabău, Radu Basaraba, Dragoș Gavriluț and Ciprian Oprișa. While the devices may not appear to…
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VB2016 preview: Smart Outlets. Why We Need Responsible Disclosure!
If you are wondering whether you really live in the future: we need to be concerned about the security of Internet-connected power outlets. Such devices are the subject of a VB2016 paper by four researchers from Bitdefender in Romania: George Cabău, Radu Basaraba, Dragoș Gavriluț and Ciprian Oprișa. While the devices may not appear to…
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VB2016 preview: Uncovering the Secrets of Malvertising
Two years ago, at VB2014, Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov presented a paper in which he looked at various possibilities for cybercriminals to leverage ad networks to spread malware. Unfortunately, if somewhat unsurprisingly, Vadim’s predictions came true and ‘malvertising’ has become a huge plague on the Internet in the two years since his talk. Despite this…
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VB2016 preview: Uncovering the Secrets of Malvertising
Two years ago, at VB2014, Bromium researcher Vadim Kotov presented a paper in which he looked at various possibilities for cybercriminals to leverage ad networks to spread malware. Unfortunately, if somewhat unsurprisingly, Vadim’s predictions came true and ‘malvertising’ has become a huge plague on the Internet in the two years since his talk. Despite this…
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A look at the VB2016 sponsors
Today, we are exactly one month away from the start of VB2016 , the 26th Virus Bulletin International Conference, which is to take place 5-7 October in Denver, Colorado. We thought this was a good moment to highlight the sponsors of the conference. We are excited to be sponsored by such a broad range of…