Presentation
Who is attacking SCADA ( the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition controls generally used in industrial control systems such as manufacturing, power grid, power plants, and medical equipment)? Jason's presentation will define various types of infrastructure attacks and provide insights into several attack routes of entry. Please join us in this eye-opening event to learn more about SCADA controls, current attack surface trends and SCADA hacking methods.
For a brief view into the impact of this topic, please visit, http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/power.at.risk/index.html : "Researchers who launched an experimental cyber attack caused a generator to self-destruct, alarming the federal government and electrical industry about what might happen if such an attack were carried out on a larger scale, CNN has learned"
Speaker Bio
Jason Larsen is a Principal Security Consultant at IOActive and a leader in Industrial Controls Systems Practice. Jason brings his years of experience from his work with the Department of the Energy's SCADA test bed to IOActive. Mr. Larsen specializes in vulnerability assessments and architectural reviews of a wide variety of Control Systems Technologies.
At IOActive, he helps clients secure their Critical Infrastructure using innovative methods to detect weakness and anticipate exploits through design review, threat modeling, and in-depth technical audits.
Mr. Larsen is an avid contributor to the open security community including the creation of a penetration toolkit, a Shellcode Compression tool, Hogwash, Snort, and SPUD. His work as Chief Security Architect for the Department of Energy's National SCADA Testbed has won him national recognition. Mr. Larsen is expert in the technical security of a wide range of operating systems and embedded systems.
