Hardware Hacking, We Need To Go Deeper

Abstract: For many people hardware hacking is buying a universal dongle, connecting it up, ""downloading the software"" and putting it into IDA Pro. For me, this is where hardware hacking ends and software hacking begins. I want to show you how to take a step back and look at what's actually happening when you plug in that magic universal dongle - so that you can understand it better and build your own tools or extend existing ones, how to break down the whole 'hardware hacking' magic black box to manageable and understandable pieces. Possibly with some examples! You only need to have an open mind to attend this talk. I will show you where to go from there. Speaker Bio: Meadow is an old-school hardware engineer/hacker specializing in automation and hardware security. She specializes in black box security analysis and security solutions in the area where software meets hardware, and she gets to commit crime as part of her job (that?s some red teaming!). Currently working for a financial technology institution and with law enforcement agencies in financial fraud research and prevention.