This talk will be a systematic approach to dissecting and disabling multiple layers of physical security in locks. In this presentation, the focus will be on embedded design defects in high security locks, and how their discovery translates into security vulnerabilities and the disclosure of such flaws. The attack methodology for high security locks will be reviewed. Demonstrations will include case examples, examining tolerance exploitation, code design analysis, and leveraging the interaction of internal components within a locking system to achieve different types of bypass. The application of this program in the development of covert, surreptitious, and forced methods of entry will be examined. Also discussed will be the concept of responsible disclosure upon the discovery of security vulnerabilities, and how this concept applies to both those who discover flaws and to the manufacturer that produces them, and why the same concept becomes a technical, logistical, legal, and financial minefield for manufacturers.
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Undoing Complexity - From Paper Clips to Ball Point Pens
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Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) - A Brief Primer on the Arcane Art and Science of Electronics Surveillance and “Bug” Detection
The spooky world of covert electronic surveillance and countermeasures by governments, corporations, and individuals is veiled in secrecy, intrigue, and myth. Few people are well qualified to speak authoritatively about it, and fewer still are willing to. Hear firsthand from one of the most legendary and respected wiretap and bugging experts in the United States about some of the methods and technologies used, some case studies, and the future of privacy and surveillance from an insider’s viewpoint.
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Strengths and Weaknesses of (Physical) Access Control Systems
Access control systems are widely used in security, from restricting entry to a single room to locking down an entire enterprise. The many different systems available - card readers, biometrics, or even posting a guard to check IDs - each have their own strengths and weaknesses that are often not apparent from the materials each vendor supplies. This talk provides a comprehensive overview of 20 different access control technologies that focuse on weaknesses (particularly little known or not-yet public attacks) and other points that a buyer would not likely get from a vendor. Also presented will be a model for thinking about access control systems in general that will provide a useful framework for evaluating new or obscure technologies.
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Spy Improv: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask and Did Not Know Who to Ask - Part 2
he recovering spy and ass-kicking critic of everything stupid will range wild, interspersing comments on 9/11, Dick Cheney, Rudy Guliani, and other misfits, with straight-up, no bullshit answers to any question.
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Spy Improv: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask and Did Not Know Who to Ask - Part 1
The recovering spy and ass-kicking critic of everything stupid will range wild, interspersing comments on 9/11, Dick Cheney, Rudy Guliani, and other misfits, with straight-up, no bullshit answers to any question.
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Social Engineering
In a tradition that began at the very first HOPE conference, the art of social engineering will be discussed and demonstrated against random hapless victims over the telephone live for your entertainment.
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Safecracking
Despite many appearances in film and television, fairly little is widely known about how safes can be opened without the proper combination or key. This talk will attempt to address some of the questions commonly asked about the craft, such as is it really possible to have a safe open in a minute or two using just a stethoscope and some clever fingerwork? (Yes, but it will take a bit more time than a few minutes.) Are the gadgets used by secret agents in the movies ever based on reality? (Some of them.) The talk will cover several different ways that safes are opened without damage, as well as the design of one lock that is considered completely secure.
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Postal Hacking
A review of the United States Postal Service discusses numerous mail-related issues. What is the heaviest thing that you can send in a flat rate box? What happens if you mail a sphere? What are the mysteries of digital postage meters? A look at how modern automation allows you to send a letter 3000 miles for only 42 cents and what security vulnerabilities might exist in that infrastructure. How the new "PLANET" barcode will track all mail in the future. It’s all 100 percent legal, but sure to make the mailman wonder. Postal inspectors welcome.
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No-Tech Hacking
The best way to describe this talk is to simply quote some of what we received from its presenter: “I’m Johnny. I hack stuff. I’ve been at it for quite a while now, and I’ve picked up a few tricks along the way. I get asked about my tricks all the time, mostly by kids who saw that movie. You know the one. But I’ve always said no. I’ve held onto my secrets as part of the pact I made with the hacker underground. I mean, I’m allowed to give talks and presentations about hacking stuff, but the secrets… the real super-cool secrets I’ve had to keep to myself. The head of the underground said so. But I got this email the other day that says I’m THIS close to getting kicked out of the underground. Seems the glare of the public eye has been on me for far too long and I’ve become a liability. So, I’m going to be proactive. I’m going to quit before they can fire me…. The underground is gonna be sooo ticked off.”
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Kitchen Hack Lab: Interactive Food Disassembly
Open source recipe development vs. secret restaurant techniques, hacked hardware vs. expensive science toys. Food hacking is the redheaded stepchild of molecular gastronomy. With audience participation, there will be some weird cooking, documenting of tasting notes on the wiki, a demonstration of current culinary exploits with kitchen appliance hacks, and an introduction of some recent food hacking ventures including hack lab tours and some dope culinary software.
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