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Trailblazer Hunts Credential Abuse in AWS

A particularly vexing challenge in authentication is finding cases where credentials have been compromised or when login attempts are not legitimate. Netflix has open-sourced an internal tool called Trailblazer that uses AWS CloudTrail to help tackle this challenge in a scalable way.

Cloud, AWS

Facebook Hands Out Research Grants for Defensive Technologies

Facebook has given academic researchers more than $800,000 to pursue proposals for new defensive techniques.

Facebook

The Mafia Doesn’t Control Cybercrime

Just because cybercriminals are organized doesn’t mean they are part of organized crime such as the Mafia, an Oxford University researcher said at Black Hat.

Black Hat, Cybercrime

‘Everyone Who Cares About User Security Needs to Collaborate’

As the world's dependence on technology continues to increase, the need for collaboration on defensive projects is becoming more acute, as well.

Security, Black Hat

Decipher Podcast: Black Hat Preview

Decipher editors Dennis Fisher and Fahmida Rashid preview this year's Black Hat USA conference in the first episode of the podcast.

Podcast