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Microsoft's Blue Hat Conference

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-the-collective dept.

SecureThroughObscure writes "ZDNet Zero-Day security blogger Nate McFeters got an exclusive look at the Microsoft Blue Hat conference. This is an invite-only conference that few media get to attend, but apparently McFeters was brought in with co-worker Rob Carter to talk about some vulnerabilities they had discovered with a few product security teams in attendence, and was also asked to do a guest blog posting about the conference at the Microsoft Blue Hat blog. McFeters also included several pictures of the conference and after conference events."

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  1. Microsoft + blue... by ChenLiWay · · Score: 5, Funny

    hmm... nope, can't think of a joke.

    1. Re:Microsoft + blue... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      There's got to be a witty joke in there somewhere about throwing chairs. Just wait, I'm sure it's coming in 3...2...1...

    2. Re:Microsoft + blue... by Fluffeh · · Score: 3, Funny

      Replace Blue with Ass :)

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    3. Re:Microsoft + blue... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Blue hat of death!

  2. But... by Samah · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is this specifically a dig at Red Hat?

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    1. Re:But... by Artuir · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hm, suddenly I think of Best Buy's geek squad and shudder. I bet that's where these blue hat guys are being hired from, knowing Microsoft.

    2. Re:But... by Jacer · · Score: 1, Funny

      Why's it got to be about race, dog?

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  3. Wow by jflo · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is worst than the third time Janeway took the borg head on by becomming a drone... probable but highly unlikely. One would think that a company that boasts itself in the media as much as Microsoft does for being an open book enterprise, that one of their Vulcans would give them a more logical approach. Think about it...

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    1. Re:Wow by Miseph · · Score: 3, Funny

      Much like corporate purchasers, actually.

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  4. At least they don't clash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Blue Hats match the blue screens you see.

  5. More Hats? by PC+and+Sony+Fanboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look, I was happy with black hat / white hat. Grey hat was pushing it... what is next, the zebra pimp hat conference?

  6. Zebra pimp hat by Alex+Belits · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's for marketing people.

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  7. i know what it is by FudRucker · · Score: 3, Funny

    accessories for the bsod...

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  8. Wrong title by Nonillion · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death Hat Conference

    There, fixed it for you...

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  9. I felt... by Cow+Jones · · Score: 3, Funny

    I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if a conference of blue-hats suddenly cried out:

    "I put on my robe and wizard hat..."

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  10. Blue hats by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 3, Funny

    For some reason I was hoping this was about some Smurf fetish gathering.

  11. Is the keynote going to be.... by lokpest · · Score: 2, Funny

    Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers.

  12. In my eyes blue hat == Fedora by Bazer · · Score: 2, Funny

    My first impression of the headline was: "Why the hell would Microsoft do a Fedora conference?"