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Black Hat PPC Practices To Avoid

January 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Because pay per click (PPC) is an aggressive and effective marketing tool, "Black-hat" PPC methods will always be available. These unethical tactics can help a business secure keywords for its...

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White Hat Or Black Hat SEO Strategy?

January 26, 2009 12:00am PST

Getting in the top in search engines is very hard job. If you are targeting high competitive keywords it may take a long time to get into top 10. In this situation many webmasters have a dilemma -...

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SEO Companies Swapping Black Hats For White

February 24, 2006 12:00am PST

Dramatic developments in the search-marketing sector over the past year have prompted changes in the methods, business and practice of Search Engine Optimisation. In old-school Hollywood westerns,...

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Software

Black Hat USA 2010 1.0 (Mobile)

July 23, 2010 12:00am PDT

The official App for the Black Hat USA 2010 conference. Visit http://blackhat2010.sched.org/ for event information on the web. Features: -Full Sched: Browse the entire schedule on your iPhone with...

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The top 10 hackers of all time

July 26, 2011 1:46pm PDT

Black hat, white hat, or somewhere in between, hackers have had a huge impact on the evolution of information technology. See if you agree that these 10 hackers belong on this list.

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Deb does DEFCON: Hacking conference tackles cyberwar and civil liberties

August 8, 2011 1:06pm PDT

There's a little more rebellion and fun among the free spirits at DEFCON after the more buttoned-down BlackHat, according to Deb Shinder. But the topics are serious business.

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Wrapping up Black Hat 2011 with Robert Clark of the U.S. Cyber Command

August 5, 2011 9:12am PDT

Deb Shinder reports from Black Hat 2011. On day two, she attended a talk on cyberlaw issues given by Robert Clark of U.S. Army Cyber Command.

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Day two of Black Hat 2011: Peiter (Mudge) Zatko

August 4, 2011 2:25pm PDT

Deb Shinder reports on Peiter Zatko's address from Black Hat 2011, where he talked about system complexity and increasing attack surfaces.

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Black Hat 2011 update: Macs in the crosshairs, Kaminsky on BitCoin

August 4, 2011 8:05am PDT

Deb Shinder reports on two of the sessions from Black Hat 2011 -- insecure default settings in Mac OS X and Dan Kaminsky on online payment systems, including BitCoin.

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Black Hat 2011 update: Keynote address complete with sirens

August 3, 2011 12:36pm PDT

Deb Shinder kicks off the news from Black Hat 2011 with a report from the keynote address and a mysterious series of alarms at the conference center.

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Has Microsoft gotten better at security or just less relevant?

August 3, 2011 12:01pm PDT

Deb Shinder noticed a change in attitude at the 2011 versions of BlackHat and Defcon 19 when it comes to Microsoft. She explains in this week's Microsoft InSights Blog post.

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Wit and lethality: Preview of DEFCON 2011

August 2, 2011 2:38pm PDT

DEFCON 2011 follows close upon the heels of Black Hat this week in Las Vegas. Mark Underwood picks out a few talks and workshops of note from the packed schedule.

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Get ready for the action at Black Hat 2011

August 1, 2011 1:47pm PDT

The Black Hat 2011 technical security conference kicks off this week. Get a preview of the presentations on the schedule.

Software

iCheeseHeadFree 1.2 (Mobile)

February 24, 2011 12:00am PST

Sport your favorite Cheese Hat. Cheddar, Colby Jack and Swiss. Several colors to choose from: yellow, orange, green, black, silver and more. As we all know, some cheese stink. So weve included...

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Automated updates: Why they may not be such a good idea

August 3, 2009 1:06pm PDT

It's the time of year that software developers dread. Black Hat and Defcon security conferences just finished, the fallout is starting to be digested, and everyone is figuring out who got hit the...

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SSL: Broken even more

February 24, 2009 4:57am PST

Lately, security conferences have been bad news for SSL. The recently held Black Hat DC 09 was no different, with independent security guru Moxie Marlinspike explaining quite convincingly how he...

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The five phases of a successful network penetration

December 17, 2008 4:00am PST

Understanding the enemy is an essential component of a successful defense. Like a general planning fortifications, a security manager must understand black hat tools and techniques and use this...

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Hackers have a bad name, but one may have saved the Internet as we know it

August 25, 2008 9:36pm PDT

One "white hat" hacker may have saved the Internet by turning his discovery of a serious flaw in DNS servers worldwide over to officials instead of selling the exploit on the black market.

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Touring Black Hat and DefCon 2011 (photos)

August 10, 2011 4:10am PDT

From a veteran researcher who brings "session cookies" courtesy grandma to a mohawk cut-and-color station, the annual Las Vegas computer security conferences Black Hat and DefCon might be nerdy,...

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Videos

Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows

August 11, 2008 8:30am PDT

It's an unlikely pairing: security officials and underground hackers. Every year, they make peace and share information at Defcon, Black Hat's sister conference. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports from...