Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin With Google now attaching a “warning” to protect web browsers from infected websites, many people are now debating over the “right time” to disclose the information of infected websites to the public. Oliver Day and Rachel Greenstadt opened their discussion “Reinterpreting the Disclosure Debate for Web Infections“ by showcasing...
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Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin The “Watching the Wather” talk by Brent Chapman, Tera Corbari, and Matt Devers at ShmooCon discussed Third-party Web Tracking and provided a basic understanding of tracking code used on various websites. They evaluated the top sites listed by Alexa and showcased which websites are currently the “Most Chatty” and...
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Written by Guest Poster Kirsten Goodwin During his “Decoding the SmartKey” talk at ShmooCon, Shane Lawson provided an interesting look at the relatively small amount of money required to decode a lock that costs around a hundred dollars. Most of the items used for decoding these locks— such as sewing needles and krazy glue—can...
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Tags: decoding, decoding-the-smartkey, Events, infosec, kirsten-goodwin, locks, nova, shane-lawson, shmoocon, shmoocon-2009, shmoocon-talks, smartkey-cost
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2009 seemed to be the year of new topics and trends at ShmooCon. Along with the law-heavy “They Took My Laptop!” by Tyler Pitchford, ShmooCon also featured the “Bring It On!” talk “Storming the Ivy Tower” by Sandy Clark. If any of the Shmoo gods are reading this, I’m telling you this right now:...
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After reading the description of the “Bring It On!” talk “Stranger in a Strange Land,” by Dr. Crispin Cowan, I immediately prepared for a talk rife with controversy. According to the description provided by ShmooCon, Cowan’s talk was going to be “Reflections on a Linux Guy’s First Year at Microsoft.” While the talk didn’t...
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Be honest; would you let your best friend hack your computer on a regular basis? If you’re Zachary Fasel or Matthew Jakubowski (aka ‘Jaku’), the answer is yes. Hosts of the ShmooCon talk “The Gentleman’s Agreement” (or as they renamed it, “The Agreement”), Fasel and Jaku hack each other’s computers for a good cause:...
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Tags: chicago-2600, hacking-friends, hax-by-jaku, hax-by-zach, matthew-jakubowski, mobile-disco, mobiledisco, pwning-friends, shmoocon, shmoocon-2009, the-agreement, the-gentlemans-agreement, zachary-fasel
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If you didn’t get the chance to attend Nathan Hamiel and Shawn Moyer’s “Bring It On!” talk “Fail 2.0: Further Musings on Attacking Social Networks,” you missed one heck of a talk. Not only was the content of their talk fascinating (they basically pwned Social Networks), but their presentation was filled with humor and...
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Tags: facebook, fail-2.0, hexsec, myspace, nathan-hamiel, schmoocon, shawn-moyer, shmmoocon-2009-events, shmoocon-2009, social-apps, social-networking-security, twitter
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So what’s new at ShmooCon? CharmSec is having a meetup tonight (Friday) after the keynote! Be sure to check it out if you can. You can view @charmsec for additional details. We just found out that PaulDotCom will be hosting a live show at 8:00pm on Saturday. Check out our “Saturday’s Recommendations” post for additional...
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