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Recap of “Reinterpreting the Disclosure Debate for Web Infections” Talk at ShmooCon

February 17, 2009
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Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin With Google now attaching a “warning” to protect web browsers from infected websites, many people are now debating over the “right time” to disclose the information of infected websites to the public. Oliver Day and Rachel Greenstadt opened their discussion “Reinterpreting the Disclosure Debate for Web Infections“ by showcasing...
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Follow-Up: OWASP VA Infosec Meetup Event – “Moving Beyond Top [N] Lists,” 02-12

February 17, 2009
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For those of you who didn’t get to attend the OWASP – VA Local Chapter meetup last Thursday, February 12th, here’s a quick breakdown of what the meetup was about. Presented by John Steven, “Moving Beyond Top Lists” was an interesting commentary about why “Top Lists” don’t solve problems. If I could sum up Steven’s...
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Recap of the “Watching the Watcher” Talk at ShmooCon

February 16, 2009
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Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin The “Watching the Wather” talk by Brent Chapman, Tera Corbari, and Matt Devers at ShmooCon discussed Third-party Web Tracking and provided a basic understanding of tracking code used on various websites. They evaluated the top sites listed by Alexa and showcased which websites are currently the “Most Chatty” and...
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Recap of Shane Lawson’s “Decoding the SmartKey” Talk at ShmooCon

February 15, 2009
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Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin During his “Decoding the SmartKey” talk at ShmooCon, Shane Lawson provided an interesting look at the relatively small amount of money required to decode a lock that costs around a hundred dollars. Most of the items used for decoding these locks— such as sewing needles and krazy glue—can...
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Recap of Sandy Clark’s “Scaling the Ivy Tower” Talk at ShmooCon

February 13, 2009
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2009 seemed to be the year of new topics and trends at ShmooCon. Along with the law-heavy “They Took My Laptop!” by Tyler Pitchford, ShmooCon also featured the “Bring It On!” talk “Storming the Ivy Tower” by Sandy Clark. If any of the Shmoo gods are reading this, I’m telling you this right now:...
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