Common Attacks on IoT Devices - Christina Quast

Common Attacks on IoT Devices - Christina Quast

The importance of securing embedded devices has become clear to the whole industry as they started to play a bigger role in our daily lives in recent years. Up to now, it has been easy to compromise IoT devices such as vacuum robot, IP cameras, smart home devices, etc.

In the early days of IoT, attackers could often succeed without having physical access to the device.
By now more and more OEMs took steps to improve the defenses of their devices, which in turn has led the attackers to improve their strategies. Among others, the possession of a potential target is often times a necessity for a feasible attack.

This talk will shed light on the landscape of recent attacks on IoT devices. This enables the discussion of common pitfalls in designing embedded systems in order to raise awareness for this topic.

About Christina Quast
Christina, has recently finished her Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at TU Berlin and works as an Embedded Systems Engineer.
She has been attending IT Security Conferences and playing IT Security CTFs for several years.
Furthermore, she worked as a part time Linux Kernel Driver Developer for several companies, and tries to bring together the world of Embedded Systems and IT Security.