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Online Corporate Intelligence

Michael Schrenk

Michael Schrenk explores online corporate intelligence at DEF CON 11, examining privacy and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Michael Schrenk - Online Corporate Intelligence Online Corporate Intelligence A rapidly growing number of businesses use webbots and spiders to collect corporate intelligence about their competitors.

Vulnerability Analysis

This session will explore: the types of information companies gather about each other, where they get it and what they do with it.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Weíll also discuss: privacy concerns, methods for writing stealthy webbots, and various related opportunities for the community.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Michael Schrenk has held various executive and consulting positions in the online industry and now heads the consultancy of Michael Schrenk Ltd., whose primary mission is to write webbots that create competitive advantages for companies by collecting and providing context for real time intelligence from the Internet and other digital sources. A past DEF CON speaker; he has also created traditional online applications for Disney, Nike, Adidas and Callaway Golf and has written for Computerworld and Web Techniques magazines. He also holds a patent for mobile server technology. More information is available at www.schrenk.com

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