Increasingly, our lives are becoming entangled with gadgets that require more than simple installation, they require WiFi and an IP address. As we move from upholstered caves to house-shaped machines that automagically know when to turn lights on or off, raise or lower the temperature, unlock the front door upon our approach – we might want to consider having some security. Except that’s not what’s happening. Instead, we have a dire situation where it’s far more likely that our homes are going to refuse our will or even be turned against us – Cryptolocker on your laptop is one problem, the equivalent attack on your air conditioner isn’t going to be much fun at all. During this session, we’ll explore how we ended up in this place, discuss mitigation techniques and even a few ways of preventing some sort of home automation apocalypse. PS: If you think these devices aren’t being installed in your office, you’re wrong. :)
James is Leviathan Security’s Director of Risk and Advisory Services. Over the past twenty years, James has been delivering information security solutions to Fortune 500, TSE 100, and major public-sector organizations. James is involved in information security policy, process, and procedure improvements for internationally known manufacturing and financial organizations. James is a frequent Speaker at industry conferences and is a prolific contributor to standards bodies and media. James is also a contributing analyst with Securosis, founder of the think|haus hackerspace and has a recurring column on Liquidmatrix Security Digest. Best described as: “Infosec geek, hacker, social activist, author, speaker, and parent.”