Ethical hacker, Victor van der Valken, reflects on his experience with vulnerability disclosures and discusses the fine line between helpfulness and obnoxiousness when dealing with corporations. Van der Valken also speaks about his passion for ethical hacking and finding ways to access systems without getting into trouble.
The speaker discusses the importance of network segmentation and securing segments of the network to prevent unauthorized access. The speaker also recommends building a tool suite onto a thumb drive to run off of instead of installing directly onto a system, and mentions a story about a forgotten computer with access to the entire network due to a lack of segmentation.
The use of USB devices to store private keys is a secure way to protect sensitive information and prevent unauthorized access. By storing the private key on the device, users can easily generate it when needed and then remove it for safe storage.
A man shares his experience of social engineering at a bank to educate people about the dangers that exist. He shows how being aware and cautious can help prevent security breaches.
Tommy DeVoss went from hacking for fun to becoming a Most Valuable Hacker (MVH) and earning over $100,000 in just 9 hours during a hacking event.