BlueHat (or Blue Hat or Blue-Hat) is a term used to refer to outside
computer security
Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...
consulting firms that are employed to
bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for
exploits so they can be closed. In particular,
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
uses the term to refer to the computer security professionals they invited to find the vulnerability of their products such as
Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
.
Blue Hat Microsoft Hacker Conference
The Blue Hat Microsoft Hacker
Conference
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
is an invitation-only conference created by
Window Snyder
Mwende Window Snyder (born 1975), better known as Window Snyder, is an American computer security expert. She has been a top security officer at Square, Inc., Apple, Fastly, Intel and Mozilla Corporation. She was also a Senior Security Strategist ...
that is intended to open communication between
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
engineers and
hackers
A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term ''hacker'' has become associated in popu ...
. The event has led to both mutual understanding as well as the occasional confrontation. Microsoft developers were visibly uncomfortable when
Metasploit
The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. It is owned by Boston, Massachusetts-based security company Rapid7.
It ...
was demonstrated.
cNet news
- Ina Fried (staff writer)
See also
* Hacker culture
* Hacker ethic
*Black hat hacker
A Black Hat (Black Hat Hacker or Blackhat) is a computer hacker who usually violates laws or typical ethical standards. The term originates from the 1950s westerns, when bad guys typically wore black hats and good guys white hats. Black hat hacker ...
References
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External links
Microsoft's BlueHat Security Briefings
BlueHat Security Briefings Blog
BlueHat Security
Homeland Security Consultants
FedRAMP
Microsoft culture
Computer security
Hacking (computer security)