It seems to me that if I were to go, I should take the following
precautions.
Don't bring my cell phone. Find a pay phone.
While at the event keep my credit card in a steel container such as an
altoids tin.
Bring cash just in case the altoids tin is not enough.
Take notes using paper and pencil.
On 04/19/2013 06:45 AM, Stephen wrote:
> sounds like there are allot of people that attend to be a jerk to
> others... sheesh...
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> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com
> <mailto:lisakachold@obnosis.com>> wrote:
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> 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. *
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> 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.
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> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Phil Waclawski
> <phil.waclawski@mesacc.edu <mailto:phil.waclawski@mesacc.edu>> wrote:
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> 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
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