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Meet the Fed Panel

Jim ChristyPaul SmulianKeith RhodesWes MarshRay Semko

Jim Christy and Paul Smulian explores meet the fed panel at DEF CON 9, examining law-enforcement and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Jim Christy, Paul Smulian, Keith Rhodes, Wes Marsh, Ray Semko present 'Meet the Fed Panel' at DEF CON 9, analyzing core mechanics and architectural assumptions surrounding law-enforcement, federal-policy, civil-liberties, compliance in the policy domain.

Vulnerability Analysis

The technical evaluation inspects structural design weaknesses, protocol exposure points, and common attack primitives.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Jim Christy moderates the annual Meet the Feds panel with representatives from OSD, GAO, the Arizona State Legislature, and NSA OPSEC support, fielding unfiltered questions from the hacker community regarding computer crime investigations, digital surveillance, and national security.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Defenders and system administrators receive concrete hardening strategies, architectural best practices, and detection guidance to mitigate threat impact.

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