Weakest Link

Presented at DEF CON 9 (2001), July 14, 2001, 4 p.m. (110 minutes)

Presentation and demonstration of attack attempts against common security software. Highlighting use of common hacking tools to attack Boot Protection, File Encryption, and other misplaced ideas. Seeking out the weakest section of security architecture and attacking based upon it

Demonstrations including:

sector editors Windows based password attack programs (password grenadiers) Windows window password broadcasting (the **** thing)

Presenters:

• Bryan Glancey
  Bryan Glancey is the Director of Professional Services for Pointsec Mobile Technologies, the leading provider of mobile device security. Bryan has worked extensively with the implementation of Security Systems for Fortune 100 customers for the last 10 years. Bryan has spoken at a variety of industry conventions regarding information security, Document Management and control, and internet technologies. Bryan holds an degree in Physics; during his research he worked on 1/f frequency signal analysis, computational analysis of astronomical data, and research into electron migration using 3d modeling.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-9/defcon-9-speakers.html#Bryan Glancey
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 9/DEF CON 9 video/DEF CON 9 - Bryan Glancey - Weakest Link.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVlFgHvtbjg

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