| LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | 8 Cybersecurity Themes to Expect at Black Hat USA 2020 Here are the trends and topics that'll capture the limelight at next month's virtual event. 11 Security Tools to Expect at the Black Hat USA 2020 Arsenal Virtual Event More than 130 security researchers and developers are ready to showcase their work. Black Hat Survey: Breach Concerns Hit Record Levels Due to COVID-19 Annual "Black Hat USA Attendee Survey" indicates unprecedented concern over possible compromises of enterprise networks and US critical infrastructure. Vulnerable Invisible Salamanders and You: A Tale of Encryption Weakness A Black Hat presentation will discuss how vulnerabilities found in Facebook Messenger encryption could mean trouble for your secure messages. Email Security Features Fail to Prevent Phishable 'From' Addresses The security features for verifying the source of an email header fail to work together properly in many implementations, according to a team of researchers. Black Hat Virtually: An Important Time to Come Together as a Community The significance of this year's event hasn't changed a whit. It's an opportunity to share what we've learned, and plan how to protect each other and the public for the remainder of the pandemic and beyond. Omdia Cybersecurity Accelerator Analysts to Take Part in Black Hat USA 2020 Analysts will participate in the Black Hat Briefings, taking place Aug. 4-6, discussing cybersecurity research, offering exclusive video presentations, and meeting with vendors and attendees. MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY | | | | HOT TOPICS | UPCOMING KEYNOTES All times are Pacific Time (GMT/UTC -7h)
Stress-Testing Democracy: Election Integrity During a Global Pandemic Wednesday, August 5 | 9:00am-10:00am Matt Blaze, McDevitt Chair in Computer Science and Law, Georgetown University, will discuss how to securely and robustly scale up safer, broadly accessible voting mechanisms between now and November. He will explore the challenges - technological, logistical, and political - of keeping our elections running during a crisis. Hacking Public Opinion Date: Thursday, August 6 | 9:00am-10:00am Using a deep dive into the tactics behind some of the most impactful recent operations, Renée DiResta, Research Manager, Stanford Internet Observatory, will demonstrate the ways in which hacking the information environment is similar and different from traditional intrusions. MORE |
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BLACK HAT CISO SUMMIT The Black Hat CISO Summit brings together top security executives from global corporations and government agencies for a full day of unique discussions. Offered the day before the main Black Hat USA Briefings sessions, the CISO Summit is intended to give CISOs and other InfoSec executives leading-edge insight into the latest security trends, technologies and enterprise best practices. Dark Reading Video News Desk Returns to Black Hat Coming to you prerecorded from in front of carefully arranged bookcases around the world ...! COMING UP WEDNESDAY
The Changing Legal Landscape of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Wednesday, August 5 | 10:25am-11:00am Naomi Glenns, Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, will discuss the current legal landmines that the CFAA presents and how this landscape might soon change. |
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