Detecting and Defending Against a Surveillance State

Architecture and Background

Detecting and Defending Against a Surveillance State Robert RowleySECURITY RESEARCHER, TRUSTWAVE SPIDERLABS This talk is based on semi-recent reported leaks that detail how state-actors could be engaging in surveillance against people they deem as 'threats'.

Vulnerability Analysis

I will cover the basics on what was leaked, and focus the talk on how to detect hardware bugs, implanted radio transceivers, firmware injections, cellular network monitoring, etc...

Exploitation and Demonstrations

No need to bring your tin-foil hats though, the discussion here is a pragmatical approach to how to detect such threats and identify if you have been targeted.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

No blind faith approaches, or attempts to sell any privacy snake oil will be found here. Robert is a Security Researcher for Trustwave Spiderlabs as has been an active member of the Southern California hacking scene for over the last 10+ years. Co-Founding Irvine underground and recently presenting on many topics including Juice Jacking, Web Application Security and more… I am presenting on a personal passion this time, Privacy.