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Oracle has patched the latest Java nasty, suggesting users of the increasingly-flaw-prone product visit java.com pronto to download a new version of the software that addresses the flaw and stops malicious websites gaining control of compromised computers.…
Random error messages, suspicious voice message numbers, fuzzy screens, and jammed networks had some hackers worried.
If four rotors aren’t enough for you, how about six? Parallax shows off a hexcopter mod for its popular, hackable ELEV-8 quadcopter kit at Defcon.
Freak incident leads to cell phone battery lighting a real fire under a man’s backside. Hotel room key-card saves him.
Network uses phones running the “Ninja OS,” which features innovative apps such as “BoozeFone,” where people can exchange beverages using what I dubbed “booze networking.”
National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander calls Defcon the “world’s best cybersecurity community” and asks for their help.
The conferences will dig into issues ranging from mobile malware and hacking to vulnerabilities posed by linking critical infrastructure systems to the Internet and corporate networks. There are bound to be some hijinks as well.
Jeff Moss will oversee security at ICANN while also running the Defcon and Black Hat conferences and serving on the Department of Homeland Security advisory council.
Originally posted at InSecurity Complex