Overlooked Local Attack Techniques

Presented at Black Hat USA 1999, July 8, 1999, 2:40 p.m. (60 minutes)

Those few companies that take information security seriously are often bewildered by the incredible array of tools and pseudo-tools available for analysis. Penetration testing and internet scanners are very popular yet are based on attack tools. These do not make use of the "home team advantage" of very fast response and the ability to examine the machines directly. This talk will describe some of those local techniques which are often overlooked.

Presenters:

• Padgett Peterson - Corporate Information Security.
  A registered professional engineer and graduate of the General Motors Institiute, I have been involved with digital computers, communications, and cryptography for over thirty years. Became involved with viruses in 1988 and information security has been my day job since 1990. Have written a number of anti-virus programs (DiskSecure and MacroList) which are given away as FreeWare. Am currently the Chief Information Protection Architect for Lockheed-Martin Corporation.

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