Live-Hacking-Sessions at it-sa shed light on attacking scenarios on Smart phones

September 13, 2010;

During their performance at this year's it-sa, Compass is focusing - amongst other topics - on mobile security. Many Smart phone users are not aware of the security risks of their permanent companions. iPhone, Blackberry, etc. are omnipresent, in particular because their variety of functions is steadily increasing and the field of everyday applications is getting more and more important. Also the border between private and commercial use is blurring. Not only contact data and appointments but also confidential messages, personal pictures or access data for bank accounts, etc. are stored. Any hacker who is technically adept is able to detect the location of the mobile phone, read foreign text messages, use it as a gateway and even eavesdrop on calls.

Security expert Marco Di Filippo is going to explain the attacking various tactics of the hackers based on different scenarios and live demonstrations. Centre stages will take methods such as SAT (Application Toolkits), Early Media Attacks (dialling tones), Call-ID-Spoofing, tapping on messages, eavesdropping of calls and data (short messages, E-Mail), malware attacks as wells as Bluetooth and WLAN hacking. The discourse is complemented with experience reports from various field tests.

The presentation is aimed at technical executives as well as managers and team leaders dealing with the application, administration and implementation of mobile services in enterprises. Further invited are users and employees who would like to obtain more information on the technical correlations of the mobile devices.

Schedule of the Live-Hacking presentations in an overview:

Tuesday, 19.10.10 / 16:45 - 17:15
Live Hacking Mobile Phone – Attacking scenarios on mobile services. How (un)sure are iPhone, Blackberry, etc.?

Wednesday, 20.10.10 / 16:45 - 17:15
Live Hacking Mobile Phone – Attacking scenarios on mobile services. How (un)sure are iPhone, Blackberry, etc.?

Thursday, 21.10.10 / 12:00 - 12:30
HighNoon-Talk: Talk partner on the topic of mobile security

Thursday, 21.10.10 / 16:45 - 17:15
Live Hacking Mobile Phone – Attacking scenarios on mobile services. How (un)sure are iPhone, Blackberry, etc.?

Links:	it-sa 2010 Programm

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9/13/10 - How (un)safe are iPhone, Blackberry, etc.? - Compass is going to answer this question in the frame of its performance at it-sa in Nuremberg (hall 12, booth 329). From 19 to 21 October 2010 the visitors of the fair will learn a lot about safety risks in connection with modern Smart phones. In a live demonstration at the "Forum Rot" different attacking methods of hackers will be demonstrated and analysed. In addition, Marco Di Filippo, as a security expert, is going to participate at the "High-Noon-Talk" on the topic of mobile security.