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Accuvant Security Experts Set to Present at Black Hat USA 2013 in Las Vegas
[July 31, 2013]

Accuvant Security Experts Set to Present at Black Hat USA 2013 in Las Vegas


DENVER --(Business Wire)--

Accuvant, the Authoritative Source (News - Alert) for information security, today announced that several members of its renowned Accuvant LABS team are presenting at Black Hat USA 2013. The conference will be held from July 27 through August 1 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.





Hiding @ Depth - Exploring, Subverting and Breaking NAND Flash Memory

Who/Topic:           Josh Thomas, Accuvant research consultant, will discuss the NAND-Xplore project, which is an attempt to investigate just how deep files can be hidden on an embedded system. He also will talk about how remote NAND manipulation can brick devices beyond repair, from smartphones to SCADA, and how this vulnerability cannot be realistically patched or fixed.
 
When/Where: Wednesday, July 31 at 5:00 p.m./Augustus 1 and 2
 

Pass-The-Hash 2: The Admin's Revenge

Who/What: Alva "Skip" Duckwall, Accuvant senior consultant, will co-present some of the shortcomings in Microsoft's (News - Alert) guide for mitigating Pass-The-Hash attacks against Windows, and offer practical ways to detect and potentially prevent hashes from being passed on a network.
 
When/Where: Thursday, August 1 at 10:15 a.m./Roman 4
 

Teridian SoC Exploitation: Exploration of Harvard Architecture Smart Grid Systems

Who/What: Josh Thomas and Nathan Keltner, Accuvant senior research consultant, will quickly cover Harvard architecture and system overviews then dive into exploitation scenarios with techniques to attack Harvard architecture systems and code security implementations. Endpoint state results include pathways to gain coveted binary images of firmware and resident code execution.
 
When: Thursday, August 1 at 5:00 p.m./Roman 1 and 3
 

Several Accuvant LABS experts also will be presenting 15-minute sessions at the Accuvant booth: #309:

Teridian SoC Exploitation Teaser

Who:           Josh Thomas and Nathan Keltner
When: Wednesday, July 31 from 11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
 

Fuzzer Development

Who: Pete Morgan, Accuvant practice manager, funded research
When: Wednesday, July 31 from 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 

Android (News - Alert) Security Notes

Who: Zach Lanier, Accuvant senior research consultant, and Joshua Drake, Accuvant practice manager, research and development
When: Wednesday, July 31 from 4:40 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
 

Pass-the-Hash Q&A Follow-Up

Who: Skip Duckwall
When: Thursday, August 1 from 11:20 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
 

DEF CON Malware Teaser Presentation

Who: Josh Thomas
When: Thursday, August 1 from 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 

Accuvant LABS, the largest and most skilled team of information security professionals in the world, is comprised of respected information security veterans, established thought leaders, sought out speakers and published authors. Each of our 250+ leading security experts is committed to performing research, developing solutions and working with clients - and one another - to solve specific security problems as well as those of the industry at large.

Media wishing to interview any Accuvant experts are encouraged to contact Susan Vaillancourt at [email protected] or (603) 459-8906.

About Accuvant

Accuvant is the Authoritative Source for information security. Since 2002, the company has served more than 5,200 clients, including half of the Fortune 100 and more than 900 educational institutions and government entities. Headquartered in Denver, Accuvant has offices across the United States and Canada and has the largest and most skilled team of technical security professionals in the world - Accuvant LABS. For more information, please visit www.accuvant.com.

About Black Hat

Black Hat provides briefings and training to leading corporations and government agencies around the world. Black Hat differentiates itself by working at many levels within the corporate, government, and underground communities. This unmatched informational reach enables Black Hat attendees to be continuously aware of the newest vulnerabilities, defense mechanisms, and industry trends. Black Hat Briefings and Trainings are held annually in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, and Las Vegas. Black Hat is produced by UBM Tech. More information is available at http://www.blackhat.com.


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