Category: Speaking

On July 18th I’ll be speaking along with the wonderful Barbara Buchegger of saferinternet.at at the Insafe Trainer Meeting Zagreb on the Internet Of Toys. Here’s the outline for the talk:

#toysrus?

Throughout the ages kids have imagined their toys coming to life & being able to have conversations. We have finally reached that stage, but the kids never imagined their most intimate conversations being stored somewhere and freely accessible.

What will happen with the information collected by the “toys”? And will our childhood dreams become our privacy nightmares.

In this workshop we will explore the world of the so-called Internet of Toys and discover if our games will end in tears.

 

Do you have any evil digital Christmas gift wishes? This CRYPTOlunch will enlighten you! We will keep the same event format which characterizes the CRYPTOlunch soul. Free food, interesting and funny facts and sound practical tips will be given by information security experts. We will avoid to talk about the boring stuff and concentrate on the Christmas spirit for this “HoHoHo” Security Edition of CRYPTOlunch. What do the evil elves have in store for you? What should you be aware of to secure your digital life? Matthieu Farcot, legal expert at SECURITYMADEIN.LU, and Chris Pinchen, founder of practicalprivacy.lu, will answer all your questions.

Join us!

You will find more details about the program in the following Christmas song (12 days of Christmas)

On the First day of Christmas my true love sent to me a single family laptop

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me eight human errors, seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me nine spooky passwords, eight human errors, seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me ten obscure EULAs, nine spooky passwords, eight human errors, seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me eleven faulty servers, ten obscure EULAs, nine spooky passwords, eight human errors, seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me … a distributed denial of service attack on my digital life

About CRYPTOlunch:

CRYPTOlunch is an event in the continuation of “Hack4Kids” but targeting an adult audience. It seeks to raise awareness about privacy and information security among European citizens. Presented by the core team of experts among Hack4Kids, the CRYPTOlunch aims to address complex information security issues and tries to make them easy to understand and fun – it’s a lunch break…

I had a great time helping to facilitate the CryptoParty4Kids – Summer Edition which SECURITYMADEIN.LU organised on 29th July 2016 at the “Représentation permanente de l’Union Européenne au Luxembourg” (Maison de l’Europe) where children could discover the field of information security through playful workshops.

Enjoyed participating in the 2nd CRYPTOlunch on June 2nd where I talked about social media, phishing, spear phishing and ransomware & how information shared on social media can be used against the poster.

The second CRYPTOlunch was organized on Thursday 2nd of June 2016 at the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg ( Maison de l’Europe). This event, which dealt with social media, took place during the lunch break and gathered many curious persons. This short conference was given by two speakers: Matthieu Farcot, Legal Affairs Manager at SECURITYMADEIN.LU, and Chris Pinchen, founder of Practical Privacy .

Matthieu Farcot explained how social media handles users’ personal data and Chris Pinchen described how data coming from social media can be used against its users.

The topic of the lunch was the Internet of Shit Things:

Connected digital scales, connected trackers, connected toys, TVs, books… We are or will all daily use these new devices but: What type of security is set around such devices? How personal is data  gathered? By whom is it used? What are your rights? Come and meet us, we will have answers! Event in English and French – Speakers: Chris Pinchen And Matthieu Farcot