UPDATE: Slides, paper and code Andrea Bittau (not blurry in real life) gave a demo of the WEP fragmentation attack. The attack only requires one sniffed packet from the WEPed network unlike replay attacks which usually require you to get an ARP packet. He built a simple tool to sniff a packet and then build packets to create a legitimate connection to the access point. At this point a server on … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Slides Bastille is an OS hardening tool for Linux. Jay Beale gave a presentation on how to "lock down" a system using it. Bastille can analyze your current setup and give you a rating based on how secure your system is. The program asks you questions based on your configuration ("Do you want to turn off ### service?"). It explains the possible consequences of taking the suggested … [Read more...]

I made it into San Diego in good time and have already seen a Sony W800 and the iPod nano so TC7 is off to a great start. I've met some really cool people. Here are some pictures to prove it (or at least show what the backs of hacker's heads look like). … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Slides Simple Nomad's keynote was titled "How hackers get caught" which could have been subtitled "laughing at skiddies" as he gave several examples throughout. SN, founder of NMRC, has been hacking for years and proved this with his Bell Special Services hat. … [Read more...]