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Black Hat 2025: Navigating AI and supply chain security
Experts at the conference will discuss how AI impacts software supply chain security, highlighting challenges and strategies for developers and security teams.
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The latest from Black Hat USA 2025
This is your guide to the breaking news, trending topics and more from Black Hat USA 2025, one of the world's top cybersecurity conferences.
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An explanation of encryption
Encryption converts data into code that is only decipherable with the right key. This can be used to protect sensitive information in messages, payments and records.
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Data Security & Privacy Get Started
An explanation of encryption
Encryption converts data into code that is only decipherable with the right key. This can be used to protect sensitive information in messages, payments and records.
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Threats & Vulnerabilities Get Started
How to use the John the Ripper password cracker
Password crackers are essential tools in any pen tester's toolbox. This step-by-step tutorial explains how to use John the Ripper, an open source offline password-cracking tool.
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How liveness detection catches deepfakes and spoofing attacks
Biometric liveness detection can stop fake users in their tracks. Learn how the technology works to distinguish real humans from deepfakes and other spoofing attacks.
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Change is in the wind for SecOps: Are you ready?
Attackers have historically had time on their side, outpacing defenders who have struggled to keep up. Agentic AI appears poised to change the game.
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Network Security Get Started
The differences between inbound and outbound firewall rules
Firewalls can support both inbound and outbound firewall rules, but there are important differences between the two. Learn more about each and their uses.
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An explanation of purple teaming
Purple teaming unites offensive red teams and defensive blue teams to share knowledge, find vulnerabilities and strengthen security through structured frameworks and playbooks.
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Intel & Red Hat: Leading the way in Enterprise AI
Combining Intel’s silicon experience with Red Hat’s software innovation to enable AI-driven hybrid multi-cloud solutions.
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Black Hat 2025: Navigating AI and supply chain security
Experts at the conference will discuss how AI impacts software supply chain security, highlighting challenges and strategies for developers and security teams.
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Is post-quantum cryptography the next Y2K?
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Top DevSecOps certifications and trainings for 2025
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How to perform a cybersecurity risk assessment in 5 steps
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How to remove ransomware, step by step
Prevention is the best weapon against a ransomware infection. But in the event of compromise, consider these responses to contain and remove ransomware.
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How to discover and manage shadow APIs
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How to calculate cybersecurity ROI for CEOs and boards
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Phishing prevention: How to spot, stop and respond to scams
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How liveness detection catches deepfakes and spoofing attacks
Biometric liveness detection can stop fake users in their tracks. Learn how the technology works to distinguish real humans from deepfakes and other spoofing attacks.
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DLP and DSPM: Navigate policy challenges and quiet alert noise
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How to implement security control rationalization
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CISO role in ASM could add runtime security, tokenization
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Information Security Basics
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How to use the John the Ripper password cracker
Password crackers are essential tools in any pen tester's toolbox. This step-by-step tutorial explains how to use John the Ripper, an open source offline password-cracking tool.
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An explanation of encryption
Encryption converts data into code that is only decipherable with the right key. This can be used to protect sensitive information in messages, payments and records.
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An explanation of purple teaming
Purple teaming unites offensive red teams and defensive blue teams to share knowledge, find vulnerabilities and strengthen security through structured frameworks and playbooks.
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An explanation of encryption
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An explanation of purple teaming
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An explanation of risk management for businesses
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Low-code tools in Microsoft Azure allowed unprivileged access
Using the API Connections for Azure Logic Apps, a security researcher found unauthenticated users could access sensitive data of other customers.
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New 'Shade BIOS' technique beats every kind of security
What if malware didn't require an operating system to function? How would anyone possibly notice, let alone disable it?
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Threats and vulnerabilities
News brief: Rise of AI exploits and the cost of shadow AI
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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