Collin Mulliner, speaker:   Internet of Things (IoT) devices are often deployed in remote locations without Internet connectivity. Similar IoT devices are deployed in non static environments such as for shipping and on vehicles. The only chance to connect those devices is using the cellular networks that cover most of the inhabited world. Besides providing connectivity to devices in mobile or remote locations cellular networks can be used as a convenience mechanism. In this case the device can be put online at the factory and the user does not have to be bothered with setting up any network configuration. Over the past years we have investigated security aspects of cellular connected IoT and consumer electronics devices. In this talk we present our findings and insights on the topic.

BIO:  Collin Mulliner is a independent security researcher with focus on software components close to the operating system and kernel. In the past, he spent most of his time working on mobile and embedded systems with an emphasis on mobile and smart phones. Collin is interested in vulnerability analysis and offensive security as he believes that in order to understand defense you first have to understand offense. Collin received a PhD from the Technische Universitaet Berlin in 2011, and a MS and BS in computer science from UC Santa Barbara and FH-Darmstadt.

Lately, Collin switched his focus to the defensive side to work on mitigations and countermeasures. Collin is also co-author of The Android Hacker's Handbook.