DT-1114 Your Wish is My Command: A Deep Dive into DirectTV’s Genie System

Presented at Texas Cyber Summit 2019, Oct. 10, 2019, 4:45 p.m. (60 minutes).

DirectTV is one of the largest satellite content providers in the nation, and their Genie system is their flagship line of products. In this talk, we will take a look at what that system is composed of, including device hardware, proprietary network protocols, and content protection mechanisms. We will demonstrate vulnerabilities in the system and ways to manipulate content as well as other fun things you can do. Magic lamp not included.


Presenters:

  • Ricky Lawshae / HeadlessZeke - Trend Micro   as Ricky “HeadlessZeke” Lawshae
    Ricky Lawshae is an offensive security researcher for Trend Micro Research where he focuses mainly on finding and fixing vulnerabilities in embedded devices. He has been working in the industry for over a decade and his work has been featured in Forbes, Wired, Hackaday, and more. He has spoken at Defcon, Recon, Ruxcon, Toorcon, and many others. This will be his second time speaking at Texas Cyber Summit.

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