Talk Title:

Exploiting Something Deeply Hidden: Signals, Silence, and Secrets

Speaker Bio:

Samy Kamkar s a security researcher, entrepreneur, and author of the MySpace worm, the fastest spreading virus of all time. His open source hardware, software, and physics research highlights the insecurities and privacy implications in everyday technologies, from novel laser microphone designs that can invisibly extract keystrokes through windows to RollJam and SkyJack, a cryptographic-agnostic radio-based car exploitation device and drone that wirelessly hijacks and autonomously controls swarms of other drones within wireless distance. His work has been cited by the NSA, triggered hearings on Capitol Hill, and has been the basis for security advancements across virtually all smartphones, browsers, vehicles, and other technologies.