Events Related Training At CanSecWest 2011: Analysis of Malicious Documents - esec-lab.sogeti.com Jean-Baptiste and Guillaume will give a course about malicious document analysis during the next CanSecWest Dojo session at Vancouver (March 7th/8th). The course deals with two major cases: PDF and Microsoft Office documents. Nowadays those two file formats have become a common vector [...]
Here are information security events in North America this month: ReCon 2011: July 8 to July 11 in Montreal SANSFIRE 2011: July 15 to July 25 in Washinton, DC SOUPS 2011: July 20 to July 23 in Pittsburgh TRISC 2011: July 24 to July 27 in Austin PETS 2011: July 27 to July 30 in [...]
Events Related ENISA First 2011 The European Network & Information Security Agency (ENISA) formed in 2004. The agency supports the commission and the EU member states in the area of information security. Facilitate the exchange of information between EU institutions, the public sector and the private sector. Security Challenges for Future Systems - blog.c22.cc #First2011-Remediating [...]
Events Related Defcon 19 Quals For the third year, I competed with team Shellphish in the Defcon quals. We pulled through with some amazing points at the end to finish in 8th place. My successful contributions, however, were really only with respect to Forensics 100 and 300 Defcon 19 Quals Forensics 100 and Forensics 300 [...]
Events Related PH-Neutral, My First and Last One - blog.rootshell.be What differentiate PH-Neutral from the other conferences? It’s different that’s all! Don’t try to find something equivalent on earth! It’s a mix of party, drinks, talks (yes, there was and good ones!) and social networking. Honestly I never saw so many top-notch hackers per square [...]
Each week, we’ll highlight a major city in the US and cover the places and events you can go to in that area to get your security information fix. This post is part of the information security communities. The city of angels is a diverse melting pot that's also Hollywood's beating heart. Thanks to the [...]
Here are information security events in North America this month: BSides Detroit: June 3 to June 5 Detroit Techno Security & Digital Investigations Conference: June 5 to June 8 in Myrtle Beach SANS What Works In Forensics and Incident Response Summit 2011: June 7 to June 15 in Austin SummerCon: June 10 to June 13 [...]
Events Related Cyber Defence Challenge: Analogies - holisticinfosec.blogspot.com I recently had the opportunity to interview Alexei Czeskis, the captain of the University of Washington (UW) team who won this year's National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). During my discussion with Alexei I was immediately drawn to the fact that his approach and tactics closely mirror [...]
Events Related Hack In The Box 2011 Amsterdam Official debriefing from someone who was there. HITB2011 Ams Wrap-up Day#1 - blog.rootshell.be HITB2011 Ams Wrap-up Day#2 - blog.rootshell.be Resources WhiteHat Secuirty's Approach to Detecting Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) - blog.whitehatsec.com Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) generates many questions from prospects, customers, partners, and Web application security professionals [...]
Each week, we’ll highlight a major city in the US and cover the places and events you can go to in that area to get your security information fix. This post is part of the information security communities. Not quite as hyper as L.A. and a little too laid back compared to bustling San Fran, [...]