Black Hat USA Announces First 2017 Briefings: Smart Grid, Mobile, Machine Learning

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Hat, the world's leading producer of information security events, announces the initial Briefings selected for its blockbuster USA event. Returning to Las Vegas for its 20^th year, the annual event will bring together world-renowned information security professionals and researchers to uncover vulnerabilities spanning everything from popular mobile devices, operating systems and power systems we use every day.

Black Hat USA will take place July 22 – 27, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. For more information and to save $300 on a Briefings Pass by May 19, please visit: blackhat.com/us-17/ 

Selected from a record-breaking number of submissions in Black Hat history, the event's current list of Briefings offers a glimpse into its outstanding 2017 program:

• Critical smart grid flaws including a bug in General Electric Co.'s software used to control the flow of electricity, and an attack vector impacting industrial sensors, valves, safety systems on an isolated network, and analog equipment.
• Mobile hacks including Android and iOS devices, as well as the new Samsung KNOX; using open-source SS7 firewall for eavesdropping and geolocation attacks; hijacking a victim's communication and initiating calls and SMS messages; spying on 3G and 4G users via locating, tracking and monitoring.
• Exploring the hype of machine learning, including malware detection evasion using an AI agent and new research that questions today's various reports detailing machine learning successes.
• Cryptography vulnerabilities giving attackers access to iCloud communications to gain plaintext access to iCloud Keychain secrets, and research on how JavaScript can lead to bugs in a variety of software, including Adobe Flash, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.
• Continued Windows 10 flaws, including a complete overhaul of Windows kernel exploitation and a new technique that works seamlessly on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
• GPS-based system hacks that have targeted military assets; the remote pwning of nearly all Intel based systems manufactured since 2010 or later; and vulnerabilities within devices equipped with MEMS sensors including VR devices, self-balancing vehicles, and drones.
• Applied Security including dumping firmware from hardware using a $10 SD card reader, evaluating the security of any USB device, and a practical execution approach for securing products at massive scale.

Be sure to check back for the latest Briefings schedule as they're added, here: blackhat.com/us-17/briefings/schedule/index.html 

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Top sponsors of Black Hat USA 2017 include: Diamond Sponsors: Cisco, FireEye, Forcepoint, LogRhythm, McAfee, Qualys, RSA and Tenable Network Security; Platinum Plus Sponsors: AlienVault, Arbor Networks, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Cylance, DarkMatter, Digital Guardian, ESET North America, Fidelis Cybersecurity, Fortinet, IBM, Leidos, Palo Alto Networks, Raytheon Foreground Security and Symantec; Platinum Sponsors: Code42 Software, Core Security, Cybereason, Darktrace, F5 Networks, iboss cybersecurity, Malwarebytes, NSFOCUS, Optiv Security, Proofpoint, Inc., Rapid7, SentinelOne, StackPath, Tanium, Trend Micro and Webroot.  For all sponsorship opportunities, visit: blackhat.com/us-17/sponsors.html

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Future Black Hat Dates and Events

• Black Hat Europe 2017, London, England, December 4-7
• Black Hat Asia 2018, Singapore, March 20-23

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