Bringing Down the Great Cryptowall

Presented at The Eleventh HOPE (2016), July 24, 2016, 6 p.m. (60 minutes).

Ransomware has been running rampant for the past six years and there has been very little done to stop infections aside from deprecated signature scans and classic malware scanners. This talk will unveil some proof of concepts that work on even the most current versions of the ransomware plaguing the networks of today, from a hacked USB device to a form of backup to making your physical machine look like a virtual machine which the malware ignores.

Presenters:

• Weston Hecker
  Weston Hecker has spent 11 years pen-testing and 12 years performing security research and programming. He has worked with a major university and the Department of Homeland Security on 911 emergency systems and attack mitigation. He has found several vulnerabilities in very popular software and firmware, including Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, HTC, and Verizon.

Links:

• https://xi.hope.net/schedule.html#-bringing-down-the-great-cryptowall- (Conference Schedule)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) - Bringing Down the Great Cryptowall.srt (subtitles)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Eleventh HOPE (2016)/The Eleventh HOPE (2016) - Bringing Down the Great Cryptowall.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0yBDPi5JYY

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