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DEFCON 19: Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin! (w speaker)

Christiaan008 · 1.7M views · 2012-02-13 · 40:47

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Overview

Jayson E. Street's DEF CON 19 talk shows photos from real security engagements where he was already inside client facilities, illustrating how social engineering and physical intrusion can cause huge losses. For each attack he also explains what defenses would have stopped him.

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It is a repeat pick in 'favorite tech talk' threads as a funny, eye-opening look at how easily physical security and people can be bypassed.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2017–2021

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Security & hackingPrivacy, surveillance & cybercrime
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crazypython · 2021-03 · Strong recommendation

The absolute funniest tech talk I've seen "Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin!:" [VIDEO]

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nikisweeting · 2018-04 · Strong recommendation

Jayson E. Street: Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin! [VIDEO] Van Albert and Banks: Looping Surveillance Cameras through Live Editing [LINK] Ken Thompson: Reflections on Trusting Trust [LINK] And of course, Simple Made Easy, Wat, etc.

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will_pseudonym · 2020-03 · Reference

They do do that, if I understand correctly. Penetration testing handles the physical security of the company. [DEFCON 19: Steal Everything, Kill Everyone, Cause Total Financial Ruin! ]( [VIDEO] ) Social Engineering [Hacking the Wetware: Compromising Companies with Social Engineering]( [LINK] )

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