[July 29, 2011] 15 Members of Trustwave's SpiderLabs to Present at DEF CON Tweet Jul 29, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Trustwave, a provider of information security and compliance solutions, announced that fifteen cyber security experts will deliver talks, training sessions and a kids demonstration at DEF CON 19, a global hacker gathering, in Las Vegas, August 4 through 7. The presentations will be delivered by members of Trustwave's SpiderLabs, the team of ethical hackers responsible for application security, incident response and forensics, penetration testing and security research. Thomas Wilhelm, senior security consultant, will present Staying Connected during a Revolution or Disaster, in response to the wake of recent revolutions in the Middle East and Africa where telecommunications services were diminished in response to organized demonstrations. The discussion will examine the breakdowns in telecommunication channels -- intentional and otherwise -- that can occur during crucial moments, including revolutions, protests, and natural disasters. Wilhelm's talk will conclude with the introduction of a new open source tool that will have the capabilities to generate spontaneous networks in times of crisis using current cellular phone technology. Rob Havelt, director of penetration testing, and Wendel Henrique, security consultant, will present Earth vs. The Giant Spider: Amazingly True Stories of Real Penetration Tests, which will review a massive collection of the weirdest, freakiest, rarest, and most bizarre hacks ever seen in the wild. Trustwave's SpiderLabs has performed thousands of penetration tests and has a large collection of first-hand accounts of these unlikely hacks. The presentation will also discuss how systems employed by companies can also be leveraged by an attacker to harm the very network they are protecting. For a second year, Nicholas Percoco, senior VP and head of Trustwave's SpiderLabs, and Sean Schulte, software engineer, will present This is REALLY Not the Droid You're Looking For, which focuses on the User Interface (UI) of the Android OS. After a successful talk on the implication of malware and rootkits on mobile devices during DEF CON 18, this year's presentation will look at potential flaws in the Android OS. Using legitimate and documented APIs, they will demonstrate vulnerabilities around credentials and other user information from the most popular applications in the Android market. Andrew Wilson, security consultant, will deliver Traps of Gold, a study which examines the offenses and defenses of web application security and introduces "maneuverability" -- a new strategy for fighting back. This style of fighting aims to make hackers expend their resources while strategically positioning the potential victim organization to better prevent hacks. Real world examples of this technique will be demonstrated. New for this year are DEF CON workshops and Trustwave's Rob Havelt and Steve Ocepek, Director of Security Research, will deliver MITM: The League of Extraordinary Middlemen, a workshop covering how man-in-the-middle attacks can be useful for everything from snooping to session takeover. This workshop will arm attendees with inside knowledge about technology implemented on virtually every LAN. This is especially noteworthy, as it is the first year that DEF CON is implementing such training sessions. Event Information: https://www.trustwave.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]