Category: Workshops

Speaking on Interenet of Toys at Insafe Trainer Meeting Zagreb

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.

CRYPTOlunch special “HoHoHo” Security Edition

 

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On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me seven “smart” objects, six data leaks, five f**** routers, four outdated apps , three spying cams, two ransomwares and a single family laptop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

CryptoLunch 3 – From Antivirus to Zombie botnet: how reliable are cybersecurity tools ?

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On Thursday, September 22nd I will be speaking at the 3rd CryptoLunch along with Matthieu Farciot from Securitymadein.lu

This third CRYPTOlunch edition will focus on the following issues : In IT security, how rational can fear be? How individual protection should be set up in cybersecurity? What are the best practices?

The event is free, and lunch is included – what’s not to like?
It takes place at the Maison de l’Union européenne, 7 Rue du marché-aux-Herbes, Luxembourg from 12:30 – 14:00 and you can register here

Privacy Salon Kids Special (bring your parents if you want) edition 01/10/16

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To celebrate(?) the return to school we will he holding a kids special edition of the Privacy Salon on Saturday, October 1st from 11:00 to 13:30.

Kids from 8 to 14 years old can participate, and can invite their parents to take part too if they want. There will be a series of hands-on activities exploring how to use the internet in a more secure and private way. Free pizza will also be provided 😉

The event will take place at :
Level2 Hackerspace
87 route de Thionville
L-2611 Luxembourg

https://wiki.hackerspace.lu/wiki/Location

Luxembourg Digital Privacy Salon is free, intended for everyone, no prior technical expertise is assumed.

More information:

Digital Privacy Salons are skill & knowledge sharing sessions which aim to teach people the basic ways of protecting themselves and their data from intrusive surveillance.

Generally the salons deal with how to have private conversations over instant messaging, how to encrypt emails, how to browse anonymously amongst other things.

It is very important that you leave the Privacy Salon with tools & knowledge you can use on a daily basis, and explain to your friends how to do it too. All the attendees should come with device(s) they want to install tools on.

– We’ll discuss why cryptography, anonymity and anti-tracking tools are important today
– We’ll install online anonymity tools
– We’ll secure our communications
– We’ll make sure we can’t be easily tracked online
– We’ll have a drink and a chat

Oh yes, and free pizza 😉

No prior technical expertise or knowledge is assumed, so ask away about anything

Next event: Saturday 01/10/16, 10:30 @Level2

Read @sachaheck post about a recent Salon here

Level2 Hackerspace
87 route de Thionville
L-2611 Luxembourg

https://wiki.hackerspace.lu/wiki/Location

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
beesec1

CRYPTOlunch 2 – Social Media

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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.

Privacy Salon Special: Quinn Norton – Nothing Ever Ends (18/05)

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At the Privacy Salon we are usually looking at how to protect and secure our data on networked devices. But we don’t always examine how we actually got the Internet we have now nor what it’ll be like soon.

So we are pleased to present this Privacy Salon Special where Quinn Norton will be telling us how Nothing Ever Ends

Bio/description-y stuff: Quinn Norton, internet journalist and essayist, previously of Wired and The Message. I read too much history, use too much technology, obsess too much about security, know too much nerdy stuff, and am way too interested in the Mongolians.

Nothing Ever Ends is a fast romp though the history of computer and internet culture, from over two thousand years ago to several years in the future. I’ll tell the stories of some of key players in the history of the net, including the 19th century robber barons in America, Han dynasty feng shui practitioners, God, the RIAA, 90s software pirates, a little-know greek goddess, the Seattle Police Department. Over enough time, all the consequences become unintended. But all those unintended consequences give us the internet we have now, and the future we will have.

All will be revealed on May 18th, 19:00
Level2 Hackerspace
87 route de Thionville
L-2611 Luxembourg

https://wiki.hackerspace.lu/wiki/Location

There will probably be free pizza too 😉

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
beesec1

CRYPTOlunch – The Internet of Things

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I was recently invited by SECURITYMADEIN.LU to present at the first CRYPTOlunch in Luxembourg

The official website explains the event:

Cryptolunch is organized by SECURITYMADEIN.LU, in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Luxembourg. Cryptolunch events aim at create a place where European citizens and information security experts can meet each month and discuss about topics related to privacy and online security. This initiative reflects the ongoing efforts undertaken by the European Commission in order to protect the privacy of european citizens.

Privacy is the border where you draw a line and define how far society can intrude into your personal life. More connected than ever, with a growing amount of personal data provided to organizations both online and offline, privacy is an individual right and it needs to be protected.

  • Meet the experts
  • No previous knowledge nor experience required
  • Free event with food (it’s a lunch)
  • Come with your questions

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

Next Digital Privacy Salon 26/03/16

Luxembourg Digital Privacy Salon is free, intended for everyone, no prior technical expertise is assumed.

Digital Privacy Salons are skill & knowledge sharing sessions which aim to teach people the basic ways of protecting themselves and their data from intrusive surveillance.

Generally the salons deal with how to have private conversations over instant messaging, how to encrypt emails, how to browse anonymously amongst other things.

It is very important that you leave the Privacy Salon with tools & knowledge you can use on a daily basis, and explain to your friends how to do it too. All the attendees should come with device(s) they want to install tools on.

– We’ll discuss why cryptography, anonymity and anti-tracking tools are important today
– We’ll install online anonymity tools
– We’ll secure our communications
– We’ll make sure we can’t be easily tracked online
– We’ll have a drink and a chat

Oh yes, and free pizza 😉

No prior technical expertise or knowledge is assumed, so ask away about anything

 

Next event: Saturday 26/03/16, 10:30 @Level2

Read @sachaheck post about a recent Salon here

Level2 Hackerspace
87 route de Thionville
L-2611 Luxembourg

https://wiki.hackerspace.lu/wiki/Location

WITH THE SUPPORT OF
beesec1