[ad] Now this is a pretty interesting contest from the guys at Defcon, antivirus evasion! It’s a question that gets asked a LOT…how do I avoid AV? There are various ways to do it and I’ll be interested to see which are used in the contest, the most elegant solutions of course get better prizes. […]
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Mac owned on 2nd day of Pwn2Own hack contest
[ad] I have been following this contest and was wondering which OS would be first to fall (if any) seen as though they were all fully patched and the latest versions. For those that don’t know Pwn2Own is a contest at CanSecWest open to anyone to hack a Windows, Linux or Mac OSX box with […]
2007 Hacker Reverse Engineering Challenge
[ad] Similar to the Hacker Challenge in 2006, it is being run by a U.S. company performing security testing and security metric research. The purpose of this challenge is to evaluate the effectiveness of software protections. The results of this effort will be used to improve protection measures. There will be three distinct, yet related, […]
Chaos Communication Camp (CCC) 2007 – Germany
[ad] The Chaos Communication Camp is an international, five-day open-air event for hackers and associated life-forms. The Camp features three conference tracks with interesting lectures, workshops and other stuff. Chaos Communication Camp 2007 will take place at a brand new location at the Airport Museum Finowfurt, directly at Finow airport. So if you like, you […]
The Black & White Ball UK – Whitehat vs Blackhat
[ad] Black hat hackers vs White hat professionals – This is the Black & White Ball The Black & White Ball will be held at the stylish Ministry of Sound venue in London, the date is to be confirmed (but it will be in September). In security parlance, the terms Black Hat and White Hat […]