Security News > 2004 > August > World-renowned hackers gathering in Malaysia

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/8/27/technology/8772532&sec=technology August 27, 2004 KUALA LUMPUR: More than 20 world-renowned hackers -- not crackers -- will congregate here at the Third Annual Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004) from Oct 4-7. In hacker counter-culture parlance, "crackers" are those who hack into computer systems for malicious reasons, while hackers specialise in testing networks to drive the development of intrusion countermeasures. The hackers attending Malaysia's first non-profit homegrown hacking and network security conference will come from Australia, Canada, Europe, the United States and the Asia Pacific region, conference organiser Hack In The Box (M) Sdn Bhd said in a statement. HITBSecConf2004 (http://conference.hackinthebox.org) will feature two very prominent keynote speakers: Theo De Raadt and John T. Draper. Draper, also known as "Captain Crunch," was one of the original members of the Homebrew Computer Club, and has over 30 years of programming and security expertise. Widely known as an information systems security pioneer, he is credited with introducing, among others, Apple Computer Inc cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to the computing world, and a generation of hackers to the concept of "phone phreaking." His work with Jobs and Wozniak led him to become the 13th employee of Apple Computer, where he designed telephone interface boards, as well as hardware and software for the Apple II personal computer. De Raadt, who will be presenting a paper entitled Exploit Mitigation Techniques, has been involved with free Unix operating systems since 1990, and was one of the founders and prime developers of NetBSD. In 1995 he created the OpenBSD project, developing a free version of Unix that focused primarily on security. "We are truly honoured that some of the greatest minds of the network security and computer industry have chosen to present their research papers at our event," said Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, founder and chief executive officer of Hack In The Box. "As with last year's conference, attendees will get a look at some of the latest attack and defence methods, including new and previously unpublished exploits," he added. The main aim of HITBSecConf2004 is to enable the dissemination, discussion and sharing of network security information, presented by respected members of the mainstream network security arena, as well as the underground or "BlackHat" community. Building on the success of the last two annual conferences, this year's event has been extended to cover four days, kicking off on Oct 4 with a two-day hands-on technical training session, followed by the conference proper. There will also be a "Capture The Flag" live hacking competition on Oct 6 and 7. "This is truly a golden opportunity for local network security vendors as well as members of the computer industry to come forward and gain first-hand knowledge of the latest threats and attacks facing organisations," said Kannabhiran. _________________________________________ Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) Everything is Vulnerable - http://www.osvdb.org/

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