Def Con 31 Weaponizing Plain

Logs are a vital component for maintaining application reliability, performance, and security. They serve as a source of information ... It is 60 years since the first publication of the ASCII standard, something we now very much take for granted. ASCII introduced the ... Have you ever wondered how you can access your family pictures on your home network-attached storage (NAS) device remotely ... MacOS is known for an additional layer of privacy controls called TCC - Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) that restricts ... The enshittification of the internet follows a predictable trajectory: first, platforms are good to their users; then they abuse their ... Firmware and software binaries are littered with private keys, legitimate CA-blessed certificates, and encryption keys—but hardly ...

Breaking into secure facilities used to be possible by inserting a listening device (such as an ESPKey) behind an RFID card ... For too long, web race-condition attacks have focused on a tiny handful of scenarios. Their true potential has been masked thanks ... Post 9/11, the phrase “If you see something, say something” became ubiquitous. If you saw something of concern, better to report ... The esoteric art of patching ELF binaries has a long and fascinating history who's roots are deep within the hacking subculture; ... Android devices are constantly improving their security to protect against attackers with physical access, with new protection ... Android malware creators constantly struggle to devise innovative methods to obscure apps and impede reverse engineering.

Cellular networks form large complex compounds for roaming purposes. Thus, geographically-spread testbeds for masurements ...