Conferences

Cancelled Talk DEF CON

A Digital Lock Maker Tried To Squash A DEF CON Talk. It Happened Anyway. Here’s Why.

Keyless lock maker Digilock withdrew a cease and desist order and allowed a DEF CON talk on security flaws in its devices to move forward. Other device makers should take note!

Industrial equipment

Spotlight Podcast: OT Is Under Attack. Now What?

Chris Walcutt, the CSO at DirectDefense talks about the rapidly changing threat landscape that critical infrastructure owners and operators inhabit, and how savvy firms are managing OT cyber risks.

Robot Vacuum Liberation

Episode 254: Dennis Giese’s Revolutionary Robot Vacuum Liberation Movement

Security researcher and IoT hacker Dennis Giese talks about his mission to liberate robot vacuums from the control of their manufacturers, letting owners tinker with their own devices and – importantly – control the data they collect about our most intimate surroundings.

Oven Check

Episode 252: Colin O’Flynn On Hacking An Oven To Make It Stop Lying

In this episode of the podcast, host Paul Roberts speaks with Colin O’Flynn, CTO and founder of the firm NewAE about his work to patch shoddy software on his home’s electric oven – and the bigger questions about owners rights to fix, tinker with or replace the software that powers their connected stuff.

Sign highlighting DEF CON villages

Is a DEF CON Village the right way to assess AI risk?

The AI industry is pointing to the AI Village at DEF CON as a venue for assessing cybersecurity risk. But is a “village” the best way to test AI risk? Experts have their doubts.