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Hack the Gibson - Deepsec Edition

A presentation at Deepsec 2013 explored security vulnerabilities in supercomputer technologies. John Fitzpatrick and Luke Jennings from MWR discussed potential attacks against common supercomputer systems. The presentation slides are available for download, providing insights into supercomputer security challenges.

Hack the Gibson - 44CON

A presentation at 44CON revealed significant security vulnerabilities in top supercomputers. The talk demonstrated novel attack techniques for compromising large-scale computing infrastructure. Penetration testing exposed lower security standards in high-performance computing systems compared to typical enterprise environments.

HashCookies - A Simple Recipe

HashCookies is a session security technique that uses random salt and hashing to generate browser-specific session cookies. The method prevents session hijacking by making stolen session IDs unusable without the original salt. Implementation requires support from both web browsers and web servers to generate secure, context-specific session identifiers.

DefCon16 - Virtually Hacking

A presentation by John Fitzpatrick from MWR InfoSecurity at DefCon 16 explored VMware security vulnerabilities. The talk focused on potential attack vectors in virtualized environments. The full presentation is available for download from the MWR InfoSecurity labs website.