When Space Elephants Attack: A DEFCON Challenge for Database Geeks

Presented at DEF CON 19 (2011), Aug. 4, 2011, 3 p.m. (50 minutes)

The Schemaverse is a vast universe found purely within a PostgreSQL database. Control your fleet of ships manually with SQL commands or write AI in PL/pgSQL so they control themselves while you sit back and enjoy the con. This presentation will help my fellow database geeks to understand the game play mechanics used in The Schemaverse so they can compete in the weekend long tournament.

Presenters:

• Abstrct - Creator, The Schemaverse
  Abstrct, the author of The Schemaverse game, is a hobbyist programmer and data aficionado. While not pretending to have much actual experience with database security in the professional world, he has enjoyed making database systems do ridiculous things since his first SELECT.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-19/dc-19-speakers.html#Abstrct
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 19/DEF CON 19 video and slides/DEF CON 19 - Abstrct - When Space Elephants Attack A DEFCON Challenge for Database Geeks - Video and Slides.mp4 (Video and Slides)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnF5sW2zps

Similar Presentations:

• AppSec USA 2014 / Blended Web and Database Attacks on Real-time, In-Memory Platforms
• DEF CON 19 (2011) / DEFCON Challenge for Database Geeks