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BlackHat 2017 & DefCon 25

  This year three Compass analysts, Stephan Sekula, Dobin Rutishauser, and Philipp Promeuschel, attended the BlackHat and DefCon

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Black Hat USA 2016 / DEF CON 24

At the beginning of August, as every year, two of our security analysts attended the most renowned IT security conferences Black Hat USA and DEF CON to learn about the latest trends and research. This year’s Black Hat conference, the 19th edition, took place at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center while DEF CON 24 was located […]

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Black Hat USA 2015 – part 2

For the second part of our report about Black Hat USA 2015, we decided to change topic, and switch from web application security to two hot topics nowadays: Security in Internet of Things and mobile security. We encourage you not only to read this summary but also to go online and take a closer look […]

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Black Hat USA 2015 – part 1

Black Hat USA is the most famous IT security conference in the world that every year congregate thousands of security experts and interested to Las Vegas. For its 18th year the conference took place in the glamorous Mandalay Bay Conference Center in Las Vegas. And as every year, two security analysts of Compass Security have […]

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Blackhat and DEF CON USA 2014

Black Hat USA in Las Vegas is one of the biggest IT security conferences in the world. Every year, thousands of security-interested people attend the conference that is held in the infamous Mandala Bay, in the heart of Las Vegas. And as every year, two security analysts of Compass have participated the conference to learn […]

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Black Hat USA 2013

Black Hat USA is the most famous conference for IT security professionals and hackers around the globe. The highly skilled speakers provide insights into their ongoing research and release their brand new tools. Of course, the spectacular location at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas contributes to the popularity of this conference as well. This year’s […]

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Embedded devices and cell phone flash memory acquisition using JTAG

Back in Black (back from Black Hat with a bag full of schwag and branded black shirts).  Black Hat and DEF CON again allowed insights into latest research and concerns. Where some topics loose grip ( vulnerability scanning, IPv4, DNS, general web issues) others gain momentum (DDoS, mobile computing, smart energy, industrial control and embedded […]

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Compass Crew Member Speaking at Black Hat USA

Cyrill Brunschwiler’s talk was selected “among the very best research available today” to be presented side-by-side with the security industries top researchers on the world’s most renowned security conference – Black Hat USA in Las Vegas. He will be speaking on “Energy Fraud and Orchestrated Blackouts: Issues with Wireless Metering Protocols (wM-Bus)”. The work presented […]

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Blackhat USA 2012

Black Hat USA in Las Vegas is one of the biggest IT security conferences in the world. Every year, thousands of security-interested people attend the conference that is held in the infamous Caesars Palace, the heart of Las Vegas. And as every year, two security analysts of Compass have participated the conference to learn about […]

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