The Mile High Club: Getting Root at 40,000 Feet

Presented at ShmooCon XI (2015), Jan. 18, 2015, 10 a.m. (60 minutes).

Have you ever been stuck on a plane with no internet, and wished that you could be doing something better, like hacking? Thanks to new airline technologies, now you can!<br /><br />The current trend in the airline industry is to move in-flight entertainment to passenger's mobile devices, instead of relying on in-seat displays. This presentation will cover an in-depth analysis of a popular inflight entertainment system and assess the (scary... very scary) security implications for both the traveler and the airline. A few of the topics covered will be:<br /><br /><br /><br />

Presenters:

• Wesley Wineberg
  Wesley Wineberg lives in Vancouver, Canada, and is a Security Research Engineer at Synack. Prior to Synack, Wes spent six years working on SCADA and critical infrastructure security (yes it's as bad as everyone says it is!).

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