BlackHat 2010 Presentations & Materials

Here’s a complete list of all of the materials from BlackHat that are now online.

https://media.blackhat.com/bh-us-10/whitepapers/Anh/BlackHat-USA-2010-Anh-Virt-ICE-wp.pdf

https://media.blackhat.com/bh-us-1

DefCon 18 Day 2

Day 2 of DefCon 18 has started with a… well, a wait. The lines for tracks are INSANE. Lots of angry, sweaty nerds lamenting decisions to attend talks. I really hope they move the Con soon, because we’ve outgrown the Riviera (hell, we outgrew it yea…

DefCon 18 Day 1

Stay tuned to this post for DefCon 18 notes. Lots and lots of madness going on today… pure nerd insanity.
Some shirt photos by request:

BlackHat Briefings 2010: Day 2 LiveBlog

Day 2 is at hand. Today will be a short day - 1/2 at Blackhat and the other 1/2 at DefCon coordinating things for this weekend. Stay Tuned!

KeyNote: General Michael Hayden (Ret.) on “Cyber War… Are We At War?”

He’s killing during this keynote. Lots of anecdotes from his experience, and jokes about Poland. What could be better? (No offense, my Polish readers.)

Lots of valid points, and he keeps hammering that tools in the physical domain don’t translate well to the cyber domain. (H

BlackHat 2010 Video! The ATM Hack and Jackpot

Here it is guys… video from yours truly of Barnaby Jack’s remote ATM hack - watch that thing spit out money to the delight of the crowd.

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BlackHat Briefings 2010: Day 1 LiveBlog

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BlackHat Briefings 2010 Day #1

Pre-keynote – Jeff Moss takes the stage. We have attendees from Iran and Mongolia – cool!

Jeff asks “What fundamental security problems have we solved?” Nothing.

He then addresses …

BlackHat and DefCon Tips: 2010/N00b Edition

So, you’re planning on attending Blackhat and/or DefCon next week in Las Vegas? Excellent! Prepare for an immersive security experience like you’ve never had before.
Every year I post tips that I hope will help regular attendees and newbies alike. Th…

Did You Leave Your Video Tape In the VCR?

Maybe not, but I think you left something “else” mounted on your computer:



Remember folks… DISMOUNT, and then walk away from the computer. Until then, your hidden goods are still mounted and accessible to anyone… even a certain investigator…

Chief

Spies, Lies and Damned Help Desks

By now everyone has heard about the alleged secret agents arrested in the USA. If you haven’t had a chance to read the criminal complaint against them, you’re missing out on some interesting revelations.

Revelation 1: Mission Completely Possible

Unlike James Bond (or, heck… Austin Powers), these alleged spies had a mission with boatloads of promise. Were they scoping out weapons programs? Stealing military sec

Does It Ever Stop Haunting You?

I love communicating with my readers. Unfortunately, I don’t get nearly as much time as I’d like to do it. Occasionally I have a conversation that I think will have value with other readers and I ask to share those discussions in a public forum. This…