BSides Athens 2018, Gema Fernandez’ & Christina Skouloudi’s ‘Convincing My SmartLock That It’s Really Me!’

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BSides Athens 2018, Yiannis Koukouras’ ‘This Is A Serious Laptop; No Games And Chatting Possible – OK?’

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ZeroNights 2018, Eric Sesterhenn’s, Luis Merino’s, Markus Vervier’s ‘Zero Fax Given’

From The Video Description: FAX machines, although being a reminiscent of a not-so-far past, are still present in lots of office spaces and can be frequently used for business and legal communications. Most of its technology was developed decades ago a… Continue reading ZeroNights 2018, Eric Sesterhenn’s, Luis Merino’s, Markus Vervier’s ‘Zero Fax Given’

ZeroNights 2018, HC Ma’s ‘Massive Scale USB Device Driver Fuzz WITHOUT Device’

From the Video Description: USB is one of the most common interfaces supported on modern computers. Modern OSes offer tons of USB drivers to support frequently used USB device classes. For other 3rd party USB devices, Microsoft provides automatic drive… Continue reading ZeroNights 2018, HC Ma’s ‘Massive Scale USB Device Driver Fuzz WITHOUT Device’

ZeroNights 2018, Alexandre Gazet’s, Fabien (0xf4b) Perigaud’s & Joffrey (@_Sn0rkY) Czarny’s ‘Turning Your BMC Into A Revolving Door’

From The Video Description: “Unmonitored and unpatched BMC (remote administration hardware feature for servers) are an almost certain source of chaos. They have the potential to completely undermined the security of complex network infrastructures and… Continue reading ZeroNights 2018, Alexandre Gazet’s, Fabien (0xf4b) Perigaud’s & Joffrey (@_Sn0rkY) Czarny’s ‘Turning Your BMC Into A Revolving Door’

How the Sony PlayStation Was Hacked

Playgrounds were the comment sections of their day. Every weekday from exactly 1:17 PM until 1:43 PM there were swings to be swung, rumors to be spread, and debates to be settled by whomever was the loudest (some things never change). Allegiances were formed and battle lines were drawn based solely on what video game console you supported. It was this playground system that perpetuated the urban myths of the time.

For PlayStation fans there was the myth that you could save Aerith from her fate in Final Fantasy VII if you just cast the right spell, or the secret …read more

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Guarding Against Backdoors and Malicious Hardware

In a post-Supermicro-scoop world, it’s important for security teams to review the basics on detecting and guarding against hardware backdoors. Malicious software is relatively easy to find, but what if your actual device is the enemy? Last month… Continue reading Guarding Against Backdoors and Malicious Hardware