Web Services We Just Don't Need

Presented at DEF CON 18 (2010), Aug. 1, 2010, 10 a.m. (50 minutes)

A barbecue with a built in webserver. Remote command execution via Twitter. Great geek projects, but do we really need them? On the serious side of things, do we really need web-based management interfaces on firewalls, printers, and phone systems? Maybe it's time to take a look at the sometimes-humorous, often-dangerous downsides.

Presenters:

• Mike Bailey / mckt - Senior Security Researcher, MAD Security   as Mike "mckt" Bailey
  mckt (pronounced "mckt") is a three time consecutive winner of the Bill Bilano 'Heeey Dude!' award, and a volunteer with the Mitnick's Children Foundation. He often finds himself in harrowing situations involving the stormtroopers of an popular software vendor, but always manages to escape using a rusty backslash and a pack of chewing gum. His mother is disappointed in him, but hopes he'll one day live up to his true potential.
• Mike Bailey / mckt   as Mike Bailey

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-18/dc-18-speakers.html#Bailey
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 18/DEF CON 18 video and slides/DEF CON 18 - Mike Bailey - Web Services We Just Do Not Need - Video and Slides.mp4 (Video and Slides)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEWJ9kU_cY

Similar Presentations:

• DEF CON 8 (2000) / Need for home-based firewalls