A Journalist's Perspective on Security Research

Presented at DEF CON 15 (2007), Aug. 3, 2007, 5 p.m. (50 minutes)

The presentation details the process whereby journalists select, discard, research and ultimately publish security related articles. It outlines the credibility necessary for security researchers to be taken seriously in the presentation of their findings and examines the "blowback" that criminal and kiddie hackers have on the security industry from a journalists perspective. This talk also looks at the current practices of legitimate software companies between secure content (DRM et al), metadata tracking, hardware and software tracking, and the very close parallels between their methods and those of the "hacking" universe.

Presenters:

• Peter Berghammer / pf0t0n - CEO Copernio: Future Formats   as Peter Berghammer (pf0t0n)
  Peter Berghammer owns a number of companies in the military and consumer electronics market spaces. Additionally he has written monthly articles for the past few years dealing with security, the law, legislation. In 2005 he was named a Fellow at Stanford Law's Center for Internet and Society (researching security items and munitions law). He speaks frequently in international venues on items surrounding security, security breaches, privacy issues and pending legislation. Full bio info at: www.zoominfo.com

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-15/dc-15-speakers.html#Berghammer
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 15/DEF CON 15 video/DEF CON 15 - Peter Berghammer - A Journalists Prospective on Sec Research - Video.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7pk7OoW6s

Similar Presentations:

• DEF CON 29 (2021) / A Look Inside Security At The New York Times Or A Media Security Primer For Hackers
• ToorCon San Diego 14 (2012) / What Journalists Want: The investigative reporters' perspective on hacking
• AppSec USA 2014 / Keynote: Gary McGraw - Bug Parades, Zombies, and the BSIMM: A Decade of Software Security