Hardware Hacking for Cheap Dummies

Presented at THOTCON 0x5 (2014), April 25, 2014, 4 p.m. (50 minutes)

Between the specialized knowledge and potentially expensive equipment required, getting into hardware hacking can seem intimidating. It doesn't need to be. Kevin will share some inexpensive tools and basic knowledge and techniques you can combine with a "figure it out as you go" attitude to start doing your own hardware hacking without an engineering background. Kevin will cover these concepts through a real world example – how to inspect the workings of a $12 RFID lock and turn it into an RFID snooper for EM400 and HID cards.

Presenters:

• Kevin Bong
  Kevin Bong in an Information Assurance Consultant with SynerComm Inc. of Brookfield, WI, where he performs audits, penetration tests, incident response and forensics. Prior to consulting, Kevin worked as VP Risk & Information Security for Johnson Financial Group. Kevin has a BS in Computer Science and Physics from Carroll University and an MS in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Institute, and holds multiple certifications including GIAC GSE and PMP. Kevin is also an amateur astronomer, beekeeper, author and instructor, creator of the MiniPwner pen testing drop box, and a pretty neat dad.

Similar Presentations:

• DerbyCon 3.0 All in the Family (2013) / How can I do that? Intro to hardware hacking with an RFID badge reader
• DEF CON 14 (2006) / Hardware Hacking
• THOTCON 0x6 (2015) / Building a Poor Man’s RFID Cloner