The Black Hat Briefings is one of the oldest standing (and best) security conferences in the world. Security experts gather in Las Vegas each August for the 19th annual security conference. The conference has grown into a full-fledged conflict that was born out of the very tools we developed to make our lives easier. The once dominating demises brought on by Stacheldraht, NIMDA, SynFlood, Code Red, Red Button, and the ever-present Blue Screen of Death, have either grown into something new or gone by way of XP, NetWare and the dodo.”]