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PRESENTERS: Chris Valasek, Director of Security Intelligence for IOActive and Charlie Miller, Security Researcher for Twitter. PRESENTATION: Adventures in Automotive Networks and Control Units CONFERENCE: COUNTERMEASURE 2013 LOCATION: Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, Canada DATE & TIME: Thursday November 7, 2013 at 3:45pm   The original automotive computers, or Electronic Control Units (ECU), were designed and introduced to improve fuel efficiency and reduce tail pipe emissions in the 1970s. They evolved into integral parts of in-car entertainment, safety controls, and enhanced automotive functionality. This presentation examines some of the ECU controls…

PRESENTER: David Balcar, Director of Services for IOActive PRESENTATION: IR: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly CONFERENCE: FIRST Energy Symposium LOCATION: Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA, US DATE & TIME: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 3:15pm INFO: http://www.first.org/events/symposium/energy2013   In this presentation, David Balcar will give attendees the good, the bad, and the ugly of Incident Response (IR). He will cover the successes of Incident Response, as well as the pitfalls with real world examples from the Entertainment, and Banking and Finance industries. In addition to this,…

PRESENTER: David Balcar, Director of Services for IOActive PRESENTATION: IR: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly CONFERENCE: BSides Dallas/Ft. Worth LOCATION: ECSS building, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Richardson, Texas DATE & TIME: Saturday November 2, 2013 at 11:30am INFO: http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/60987881/BSidesDFW   In this presentation, David Balcar will give attendees the good, the bad, and the ugly of Incident Response (IR). He will cover the successes of Incident Response, as well as the pitfalls with real world examples from the Entertainment, and Banking and Finance…

PRESENTER: Cesar Cerrudo, Chief Technology Officer for IOActive Labs PRESENTATION: Hacking like in the movies CONFERENCE: 8.8 Security Conference LOCATION: Cine Arte Normandie, Santiago, Chile DATE & TIME: Friday October 25, 2013 at 3:30pm   This presentation from Cesar will show how reality is catching up with hacking scenes from Hollywood movies, where hacking is often shown as mysterious and producing amazing results. Various types of attacks will be discussed and, despite the fact that some of these attacks are difficult or complex, Cesar will show you how they are…