Thousands of security professionals, hackers, federal agents and media descended on Las Vegas this week to attend the Black Hat and Defcon conferences. The two conferences exhibit the extremes of ...

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Some of the most renowned black hat hackers are now working for the companies and institutions that they hacked.

Kim Komando answers questions about hackers, smart tech for seniors, how to archive your analog and much more.

A tradition at Black Hat is the Pwnie Awards, which recognize achievements and failures during the 12 month period leading up to the event.

At the annual Black Hat Briefings conference this week, hackers, computer security managers and law enforcement officials talked about their respective roles in securing the Internet.

"White-hat hackers" are the good guys -- paid by companies to hack their systems and find flaws before they are exploited by cyber criminals, or "black-hat hackers".

Some of the most renowned black hat hackers are now working for the companies and institutions that they hacked.