11 top DEF CON and Black Hat talks of all time

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https://www.csoonline.com/article/3411796/11-top-def-con-and-black-hat-talks-of-all-time.html

By J.M. Porup and Lucian Constantin
CSO
July 21, 2020

Since 1997, the Black Hat and DEF CON events have gained a reputation for 
presenting some of the most cutting-edge research in information security. The 
events have also had their share of controversy – sometimes enough to cause 
last-minute cancelations. For example, Chris Paget was forced to cancel his 
Black Hat RFID for Beginners talk in 2007 under threat of litigation from 
secure card maker HID Corp.

Launched as a single conference in 1997, Black Hat has gone international with 
annual events in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This year’s virtual U.S. event 
begins August 1 with four days of technical training, followed by the two-day 
main conference. DEF CON began in 1992 and also takes place virtually from 
August 6 to 9.

CSO looks at some of the past Black Hat and DEF CON highlights.

1. The Jeep hack

Who can forget 0xcharlie's hack of a Jeep--with WIRED reporter Andy Greenberg 
inside? Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek presented their 
findings at Black Hat 2015, and showed how they remotely hacked a jeep and took 
control of the vehicle, including the transmission, accelerator and brakes. 
Their previous research had focused on an attack that required physical access 
to the targeted vehicle, results that auto manufacturers pooh-poohed. The 
remote, wireless attack, however, made everyone sit up and take notice.

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