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Get Ready for Hacker Halted 2011 , Miami 21-27 October Hacker Halted returns to Miami for the 3rd year in a row. Following last year's success, we are expecting this year to be bigger and better. Hacker Halted will feature 4 focus tracks: 1.What’s Hot – Featuring cutting-edge presentations on key topics and aspects of information security, including policies and management issues. 2.Cut the Crap, Show Me The Hack - highly technical track featuring no-nonsense technical security experts who demonstrate the latest hacks, reveal new zero-days, and showcase the most current threats and vulnerabilities. 3.Securing SCADA and Critical Infrastructures - Following the 2010 appearance of the groundbreaking Stuxnet worm, SCADA security has become an issue of growing concern. This track will feature high-level presentations from noted experts in the field. 4.Up in the Clouds – Focused on cloud computing and the security elements surrounding it. Since 2004, Hacker Halted has been held ...

Facebook : ' No more anonymous on Internet ' The sister of Facebook CEO , Randi Zuckerberg  wants to put an end to online anonymity.Fcaebook wants to force people to use their real names on Profiles. Randi Zuckerberg is Facebook's marketing director, believes users would act much more responsibly on the Internet if real names at all times were compulsory. Randi Zuckerberg was speaking during a presentation hosted on Tuesday by Marie Claire magazine on cyberbullying and social media. She said " the use of real names online could help curb bullying and harassment on the web.I think anonymity on the Internet has to go away... People behave a lot better when they have their real names down. ... I think people hide behind anonymity and they feel like they can say whatever they want behind closed doors. " She added, " There's so much more we can do...We're actively tying to work with partners like Common Sense Media and our safety advisory committee. ...

50 More Websites Hacked By PCA (BanneD™ And <=Shak=>) Pakistan Cyber Army once again target 50 more Indian websites . This Time the hacked sites include the most domains from Mumbai. List of Hacked sites and Mirrors are posted by hacker here . Visitor to these sites can see Pakistani Flag on the Homepage. The Reason of this Hack given by hacker as " Big Birthday Gift At The End Of 15 August By All Pakistani Hackerz.. " . Its all about the Cyber war B/w Indian and Pakistan we have from last few years. The Cyber war b/w both countries always suffer websites and Servers of Innocent people. Well Yesterday other Pakistani hackers also deface more than 1000+ Indian Websites. In comparison Indian hackers are Silent yet. May be - The Silence Before the Storm.

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45 Indian Websites hacked By Shadow008 One more Pakistani Hacker Shadow008 from " Pakistan Cyber Army "defaces 45 Indian Websites as listed here . Today 100's of Indian Government , Education and Corporate websites was also Hacked By ZCompany Hacking Crew.