Security Theater Seminar, Sun 6/May/2012 at 14:00 - It's pronounced "Grug"

[Yossef Oren]

Electrical Engineering Labs Building (חשמל מעבדות), Room 146 ^{Join us virtually!}

Sunday, May 6, 2:00pm

Mobile Money is not a Ringtone

Abstract: Mobile financial applications present unique challenges: Trust relationships with third parties, difficult application environments and no existing "best practices". This talk surveys the motivators, security goals and risks of mobile financial applications and shows how the current generation of apps are immature products.

Speaker Bio: The Grugq is a pioneering information security researcher with over a decade of professional experience. He has worked extensively with digital forensic analysis, binary reverse engineering, rootkits, Voice over IP, telecommunications and financial security. The Grugq's professional career has included Fortune 100 companies, leading information security firms and innovative start-ups.

Currently living in Thailand, the Grugq works as a senior security researcher for COSEINC. While not on engagements, the Grugq continues his research on security, forensics and beer. 

Recorded at SyScan'11 Singapore, May 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcUHNZ5WPfY

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