When Hackers meet Xbox 360 Security Designers

Call this recommended reading: not really hard Xbox 360 news, but interesting to know about anyhow. bunnie Huang has a well-written story up on his blog about what happens when hackers and Microsoft security designers meet at The Spring Microsoft BlueHat Security Briefing 2007.

Dinart Morais (whose initials are “DRM” and is the designer of Xbox 360 security), Michael Steil, Felix Domke, Robert “RSnake” Hansen, David Maynor, Robert Graham, Kevin Mahaffey, John Hering, Rob Thomas and bunnie Huang of Bunnie Studios were there to talk about things regarding breaking into Microsoft Security.

Sessions had titles like: Death by 1,000 Cuts, Breaking and Breaking Into Microsoft Security Tools, Emerging Mobile Security Problems or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Mobile, and Your Tamper-Resistant Hardware Makes a Great Sport for Hackers.

See? Interesting stuff.

It was reported that Microsoft was very receptive when it comes to working with hackers when it comes to fixing found vulnerabilities and exploits before they are published. It was noted that ultimately the event was a “constructive exercise” for all the involved parties.

Read more about the Microsoft BlueHat Security Briefings here, and for bunnie Huang’s account of the event – which includes images of mock executions – feel free to head to his post via our read-link below.

Call this recommended reading: not really hard Xbox 360 news, but interesting to know about anyhow. bunnie Huang has a well-written story up on his blog about what happens when hackers and Microsoft security designers meet at The Spring Microsoft BlueHat Security Briefing 2007.

Dinart Morais (whose initials are “DRM” and is the designer of Xbox 360 security), Michael Steil, Felix Domke, Robert “RSnake” Hansen, David Maynor, Robert Graham, Kevin Mahaffey, John Hering, Rob Thomas and bunnie Huang of Bunnie Studios were there to talk about things regarding breaking into Microsoft Security.

Sessions had titles like: Death by 1,000 Cuts, Breaking and Breaking Into Microsoft Security Tools, Emerging Mobile Security Problems or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Mobile, and Your Tamper-Resistant Hardware Makes a Great Sport for Hackers.

See? Interesting stuff.

It was reported that Microsoft was very receptive when it comes to working with hackers when it comes to fixing found vulnerabilities and exploits before they are published. It was noted that ultimately the event was a “constructive exercise” for all the involved parties.

Read more about the Microsoft BlueHat Security Briefings here, and for bunnie Huang’s account of the event – which includes images of mock executions – feel free to head to his post via our read-link below.