IT security pros, analysts and researchers are coming together for the meeting of the minds that is <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Black-Hat-2008-Puts-Spotlight-on-Security-Research/?kc=EWKNLEDP08062008A">Black Hat 2008. The popular security conference</A> officially kicked off Aug. 2 in Las Vegas with a series of training sessions that wrap up Aug. 5. However, the real buzz for many attendees will be the technical briefings Aug. 6-7 at Caesars Palace.

The activities Aug. 6 will begin with some words from Black Hat founder Jeff Moss and a keynote from author and London School of Economics professor Ian Angell. From there, the conference launches into two days of briefings on several different tracks such as reverse engineering and rootkits.