The Best Hacks And Security Research From Black Hat And Def Con 2024
TechCrunch, Monday, August 12th, 2024
Thousands of hackers, researchers and security professionals descended on the Black Hat and Def Con security conferences in Las Vega, an annual pilgrimage aimed at sharing the latest research, hacks and knowledge across the security community.
TechCrunch was on the ground to report on the back-to-back shows and to cover some of the latest research.
CrowdStrike took center stage, and picked up an 'epic fail' award it certainly didn't want. But the company acknowledged it messed up and handled its scandal several weeks after releasing a buggy software update that sparked a global IT outage. Hackers and security researchers seemed largely willing to forgive, though maybe not easily forget.
As another round of Black Hat and Def Con conferences wrap up, we look back at some of the highlights and the best in research from the show that you might've missed.