11-25, 10:00–10:30 (Pacific/Auckland), Ngaio Marsh Theatre
"What do an artistic walrus, a tiny tiger and a sneaky hippo have in common? And how does this relate to security anyway?
As it turns out, more than you might think. Come with me on this strange safari of memorable animals as we begin to solve the mystery of how these seemingly innocent creatures are roaming wild around New Zealand and reducing the security of many networks. "
"Professionally, I'm an electrical engineer and have had the privilege of working in renewable energy throughout my career. I currently lead hardware engineering at a company that develops safety-critical products. At both of the companies I’ve worked at, the products connect both to the power grid and the internet, so security considerations have always been a key part of what we do.
In my spare time, I pursue far too many hobby projects (when I'm not baking or playing with our cat). Many of these projects involve hardware and sometimes building my own IoT devices (and we all know the S in IoT stands for Security). This talk is about something I stumbled across in my personal / hobby capacity."