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Black Hat USA 2021 and DEF CON 29: What to expect from the security events
2021-08-02 21:23

That's why this week's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences promise to run hot and heavy with a host of topics in the world of security.

First, how might Black Hat USA 2021 and DEF CON 29 differ in their topics and slants? Both are joined at the hip because of their back-to-back schedules and slight distinctions, but there are some nuanced differences between the security conferences, according to 451 Research senior research analyst Daniel Kennedy.

The events focus on information security, but Black Hat tends to adopt a more corporate slant.

"The result of such attacks could be very devastating if instead of performing espionage operations, attackers would launch a wiper or ransomware. The effectiveness and impact of supply chain attacks leads us to expect that more APT groups and cybercriminals will try to perform such attacks in the future."

The starting point for this topic will be such Black Hat presentations as "The Kitten that Charmed Me: The 9 Lives of a Nation State Attacker about ITG18" by IBM X-Force about the infamous Charming Kitten threat group.

Further, Chebyshev advises Black Hat attendees to check out "20+ Ways to Bypass Your macOS Privacy Mechanisms" and "Come to the Dark Side, We Have Apples: Turning macOS Management Evil" for details about attacks that target Macs.


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