The One Man Entertainment Machine

September 1, 2017 Hosted by Parker Dillmann, Stephen Kraig

John Adams joins Parker and Stephen to discuss IoT Security, Crappy IoT Devices, and WS2812B LEDs.

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  • John Adams
    • Security researcher, investor, and technologist from San Francisco, CA, USA
    • Previous early employee at Twitter
    • One man entertainment machine
  • IoT Security
    • Software Updates. Force users to update?
    • Change default passwords!
    • A device will only be as secure as the default settings
  • Bad IoT Devices
  • The Ides of DEFCON
    • John learned a lot of his first large hardware project
    • Microcontrollers can be precarious
    • WS2812B can’t handle lead free reflow process
  • Stephens Game – IoT device that you would actually like
    • John: Fix automation. Make a device that can interconnect all the other protocols. IoT Glue.
    • Stephen: Beer can with sensors. Can notify waitress or bartender you are running out of beer!
    • Parker: IoT power tools for battery data.

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Hosts: Parker Dillmann, Stephen Kraig

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