Good to Meet You Black Hat, I’m Keri

We’ve maybe met before, this is my 4th Black Hat as media. Media.

Because to be clear: compared to you guys I’m a baby, a script kiddie at best. I’m okay at OSCINT and SE, it ends there.

I’m an auto journalist with Sun Media, a Canadian newspaper chain. I write the news, car reviews and a weekly column – Keri on Driving – 400 words about whatever I want. For a sample, read my 150th Anniversary column.

Been starting to specialize in auto security, which is why I’m here.

Blog tag = Auto Security (34), and I run the security section of the newspaper here.

About my blog’s security section

I doubt this section would much interest you, I write for the end user. It’s more for like, a housewife in Iowa.

Like my Blackberry security video:

Please don’t hack me! Really, it’d be like picking on the kid at recess wearing a helmet.

I’ll leave you something
only this crowd will appreciate

Despite everyone rolling their eyes when I tell them, it’s maybe the thing about my blog I’m most proud of, more than it making through bank filters…

…. my blog and I have been flown around North America, gained access to some amazing places and tested almost $10 million in cars…. ready….

… all without an About Page! Nor a LinkedIn! And I kept my last name offline for 5 years.

Tada!

Find me fastest on Twitter @KeriBlog, if you see me say hi, and have a great conference!

Keri

Blog tag = Black Hat

 

 

I’m Not Blogging This Week

I’m leaving for Vegas to be media at Black Hat – the premier international security conference. AKA the most hostile network in the world.

Best way to go online is to not.  I’ll be walking around with my phone OFF.

I don’t stand a chance against this crowd.

These are screenshots from a media email I received.

Here’s what I’m walking into:

1 – blog tag = social engineering 

2 – remember when this happened to me at the LA Auto Show? The USB -> EGO attack

3 – Blog tags – NFC and RFID

1 – never leave a laptop unattended

2 – see that, “by far…”  While I’m taking my laptop in case of an emergency at the newspaper, I have zero intention of opening it

3 – friendly reminder to change your passwords, because when was the last time you did?

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TTY on Twitter @KeriBlog, and here when I’m back later this week.

 

 

Use my Tricks to Conquer Road Rage

I rarely get worked up while behind the wheel, here’s how and why.

Try my 6 tricks for overcoming road rage:

  1. apply these 2 types of logic,
  2. car dancing,
  3. talking on the phone,
  4. people watching,
  5. my last trick is the best one.

Read it online at Autonet.

Favourite line:

The last trick is my most devious one – I pretend I’m a puppet master.

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