TV spy, or the dangers of using rice cookers: reports and contests at NeoQUEST-2013

There was exactly one week left before NeoQUEST-2013 and we decided to tell in more detail about some of the reports that we are going to present there:

“Wormholes in the computer jungle: search for weak points of protection, strategy for finding penetration paths, pentest of large-scale information systems” . The report will examine how interconnected the tasks of hack quests, hacker attacks and the work of pentesters. Imagine the specifics of pentest information systems of the level of a large state.
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"Identifying hidden hypervisors by analyzing the impact of hardware virtualization on the processor cache." Let us tell you what the developed method for detecting hidden hypervisors is and demonstrate in practice how the presence of a hypervisor affects the operation of the processor cache.

 "Attacks on modern household appliances: TV spy and the dangers of using rice cookers . " The focus is on the security problems of modern "smart" consumer devices, attacks on various classes of such devices, and a practical demonstration of the remote interception of TV control.

"The use of hardware virtualization to monitor the system with external devices . " We show how hypervisors can be used for security and attack tasks, how to write a hypervisor that will monitor the keyboard, mouse, and RAM.

In addition, at NeoQUEST-2013 it will be possible to practice hacking and protection skills on specially deployed stands, chat with security colleagues, take part in interactive contests with excellent prizes and, of course, watch the exciting final of the hack quest live.

NeoQUEST-2013 will be held on July 10, from 10 to 18 o'clock in the territory of the hotel “New Peterhof” . Entry to the event is free , the only action required is to register on the website neoquest.ru . At 9:10 from the metro Avtovo bus will depart, which will take all registered directly to the beginning of the event, and after its completion will drive back.

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