Presented at
ShmooCon I (2005),
Feb. 5, 2005, 11 a.m.
(60 minutes).
My project is an automated WarSpying program. Using commercial off the shelf hardware linked to specialized software, you drive an area, automatically grabbing JPEGs off any available ISM camera, such as the infamous X-10. A GPS will record the location of the receivers, using standard NMEA sentences. The hardware setup will scan a minimum of 4 standard video channels in the ISM band.
Presenters:
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Frank Thornton / Thorn
as Frank "Thorn" Thornton
Frank (Thorn) Thornton runs his own technology-consulting firm, Blackthorn Systems, which specializes in wireless networks. His specialties include wireless network architecture, design, and implementation, as well as network troubleshooting and optimization. An interest in Amateur Radio has also helped him bridge the gap between computers and wireless networks.
Frank's experience with computers goes back to the 1970's when he started programming mainframes. Over the last thirty years, he has used dozens of different Operating Systems and programming languages. Having learned at a young age which end of the soldering iron was hot, he has even been known to repair hardware on occasion.
In addition to his computer and wireless interests, Frank was a Law Enforcement Officer for many years. As a detective and forensics expert he has investigated approximately one hundred homicides and thousands of other crime scenes. Combining both professional interests, he was a member of the workgroup that established ANSI Standard ANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Information. He resides in Vermont with his wife.
Frank is a co-author on "WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend" and contributor to "IT Ethics", both by Syngress Publishing.
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