CAS CS591 Topics in CAS CS591 Topics in Internet SecurityInternet Security
Kingpin ([email protected])
http://www.L0pht.com [L-zero-P-H-T]
Hardware and Embedded System Security Pitfalls
IntroductionIntroduction• The L0pht
– Origin– Mission– Members– Who am I?
The L0pht - OriginThe L0pht - Origin
• Banded together in 1992
• Originally set out as a simple communal storage area
• Combination of everyone’s “junk” turned into gems
• From networks to watchdogs
• The security puzzle
The L0pht - MissionThe L0pht - Mission
• Learn and explore
• Provide an unbiased soap-box for our views and beliefs on technology
• Give back to the network security community without playing favorites
• Have the place self perpetuate (pay for itself)
The L0pht - MembersThe L0pht - Members
MudgeWeld Pond
KingpinJohn Tan
Brian OblivionSpace Rogue
SilicosisDildog
KingpinKingpin
• Involved w/ L0pht since inception, 1992
• Electrical engineer, hardware hacker
• Dial-up/telephone systems
• Product design
Hardware and Embedded Hardware and Embedded System Security PitfallsSystem Security Pitfalls
• Security problems aren’t just limited to software
• Consider all possibilities when interfacing with the outside world!
• Any design can have fundamental flaws
ApplicationsApplications
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