Hot Tub Island

Presented at ToorCon San Diego TwentyOne (2019), Nov. 10, 2019, 2 p.m. (180 minutes).

Take a boat out to Hot Tub Island! Just meet at the dock next to the event venue to catch a ride out.


Presenters:

  • Ang Cui
    Dr. Ang Cui is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Red Balloon Security. Dr. Cui received his PhD from Columbia University in 2015. His doctoral dissertation, titled ”Embedded System Security: A Software-based Approach”, focused exclusively on scientific inquiries concerning the exploitation and defense embedded systems. Ang has focused on developing new technologies to defend embedded systems against exploitation. During the course of his research, he has uncovered a number of serious vulnerabilities within ubiquitous embedded devices like Cisco routers, HP printers and Cisco IP phones. Dr. Cui is also the author of FRAK and the inventor of Software Symbiote technology. Ang has received various awards on his work on reverse engineering commercial devices and is also the recipient of the Symantec Graduate Fellowship and was selected as a DARPA Riser in 2015.
  • Jatin Kataria
    Jatin Kataria is the Principal Research Scientist at Red Balloon Security where he architects defensive technologies for embedded systems. Playing both the role of cat and of mouse at Red Balloon has many suggesting that he may be the first real source of perpetual energy. He tires of n-days easily and is always looking for new and exciting ELF shenanigans, caching complications, and the Fedex guy who lost his engagement ring. Prior to his time at Red Balloon Security, Jatin worked at a number of firms as a systems software developer and earned his Master of Engineering at Columbia University.
  • Rick Housley
    Rick Housley is a Principal Engineer at United Technologies Corp., where he works as part of UTC’s Cyber Security Center of Expertise. Previous to his time at UTC he worked as a Research Scientist at Red Balloon Security. His research has been showcased at numerous industry and academic conferences including Blackhat, Defcon, REcon, and WOOT. His most recent disclosure “Thrangrycat” was awarded a Pwnie for “Most Underhyped Research” earlier this year. When not designing secure-boot defeating EMPs and interposers, he is building axe handles and baby rattles in his woodshop.

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