Why in the world would anyone actually attend a conference where you KNOW people are going to attack your electronics and data? Erasing everyone's credit cards? For the lulz, I guess. It sounds like a bunch of very smart trolls getting together to see who can out-troll who. I would just be collateral damage in such a group. I guess it's an effective way to keep the non-trolls and newbies out of the "defcon club." Or maybe it is a from of hazing. And, if I HAD to go, cash, pen and paper is all I would bring. Alan On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Laugh! > > If you take that Ubuntu install to DefCon and connect to the network > there, every place you connect with/to authenticate to/with will be > endangered. All of the sites you visit irregardless of protocol > (encryption) will provide login/password and URL to others listening and > MITM'ing. A VPN is your only partial protection (depending on what your > using - no PPTP and easily encroached router firmware). Just do > DefCon,there is enough to do, write about and learn while there. If you > must work, get a room across town (in a cheap fleabag and drive over) > although i*t should be noted that ANY protection you would make for > DefCon needs to be made EVERYWHERE or you risk pwnership. * > > > Someone brought a huge demagnetizer to DefCon 6, carrying it around in > their backpack; everyone was stranded since they couldn't pay for their > hotel or food, taxi's as about 800 cards were wiped. > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Phil Waclawski > wrote: > >> I already know not to bring your regular cell phone, and bring a "burn" >> phone instead, and I'm bringing a laptop that will be a fresh kubuntu >> install, locked down etc with nothing on it that I care about. >> >> Is there any reasonably secure way to use the internet at defcon, or is >> that a pipe dream? I personally had just figured to use the laptop for >> offline work (some blender training etc), but I am curious. >> >> Also, I will have to use my credit card to pay for the hotel, but that >> will be the only time I use it (I plan on using cash as much as possible at >> the event). Thankfully my credit card does not have rfid, but that doesn't >> make it less vulnerable to shoulder surfing and other problems (fake card >> readers etc). >> >> So, I've had a bit of advice from Chris Lewis, but I'm curious as to what >> others think ;) >> >> Phil Waclawski >> MCC CIS Faculty >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > > (503) 754-4452 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > ** > it-clowns.com > Chief Clown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >