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PRESENTATION:
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Futuristic Dystopia – (In)security in Brain Wave Technologies
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PRESENTER(S):
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Alejandro Hernandez, Senior Security Consultant for IOActive
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CONFERENCE:
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LOCATION:
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City
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DATE & TIME:
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November 11, 2016 at 12:00PM
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This is a wake-up call for vendors implementing brain wave technologies. Security needs to be built into the design of these products in order to prevent a repeat of what happened with SCADA/ICS ~10 years ago. This talk will demonstrate how many brain wave technologies are prone to well-known attacks.
Alejandro will provide a brief introduction of BCIs (Brain-Computer Interfaces) and EEG (electroencephalography) will be given to convey the risks involved in brain signals processing, storage and transmission.
Live demos including sniffing and modification of brain signals over TCP/IP will be given during this presentation.
About Alejandro Hernandez
With more than 13 years immersed in bits and bytes related to security, Alejandro is currently a Security Consultant at IOActive, where he has contributed to various projects with Fortune 500 companies on multiple continents. His areas of expertise include code failures, corporate security (standards, compliance, audit), physical security, OSINT, fuzzing and many more topics. He is the author of fuzzer Melkor and co-author of the fuzzer Dotdotpwn, both of which are projects he presented at Black Hat Arsenal in Las Vegas, and has also presented other research at DEF CON in the village of Bio Hacking; BruCON in Belgium; Campus Party in Colombia and Mexico; AlligatorCON in Poland, and BugCON in all editions.
About BugCon
BugCON is a computer security event that is purely technical and aimed at bringing together researchers, professionals, industry, universities and government agencies. The conference aims to show latest investigations in the field of computer security and technology, through interaction with the great exponents of the world of computer security.
About IOActive
IOActive is the industry’s only research-driven, high-end information security services firm with a proven history of better securing our customers through real-world scenarios created by our security experts. Our world-renowned consulting and research teams deliver a portfolio of specialist security services ranging from penetration testing and application code assessment to chip reverse engineering across multiple industries. IOActive is the only security services firm that has a dedicated practice focusing on Smart Cities and the transportation and technology that connects them. Global 500 companies across every industry continue to trust IOActive with their most critical and sensitive security issues. Founded in 1998, IOActive is headquartered in Seattle, US, with global operations through the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pac regions. Visit www.ioactive.com for more information. Follow IOActive on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioactive.