Black Hat The massive networking brought together by legions of infosec professionals at Black Hat each year provides a perfect opportunity to see how well the security community practices what it preaches.
Information Security vs. Cyber Security: What's the Difference?
Based on what this vulture learned from Black Hat Security Operations Center (SOC) leader James Pope this week, "do as I say and not as I do" seems to be the modus operandi for many participants.
Sitting amid the dark atmosphere, blaring techno music and scenes from what he said was "some hacker movie" playing on a projector screen, Pope says he saw plenty of security flaws on the Black Hat Wi-Fi network that the security community should know about. better than committing.
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