Nate is a Senior Staff Attorney on the EFF’s digital civil liberties team. In addition to his focus on free speech and privacy litigation, Nate works on EFF’s cryptography policy and the Coders’...»Read the full article]]> We’re really excited about the keynote speaker for BSides Roc 2016:  Nate Cardozo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

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Nate is a Senior Staff Attorney on the EFF’s digital civil liberties team. In addition to his focus on free speech and privacy litigation, Nate works on EFF’s cryptography policy and the Coders’ Rights Project. Nate has projects involving export controls on software, state-sponsored malware, automotive privacy, government transparency, hardware hacking rights, anonymous speech, electronic privacy law reform, Freedom of Information Act litigation, and resisting the expansion of the surveillance state. A 2009-2010 EFF Open Government Legal Fellow, Nate has a B.A. in Anthropology and Politics from U.C. Santa Cruz and a J.D. from U.C. Hastings.

Nate tells us in his preview of his talk, “Strong end-to-end encryption is legal in the United States today, thanks to our victory in what’s come to be known as the Crypto Wars of the 1990s. But in the wake of Paris and San Bernardino, there is increasing pressure from law enforcement and policy makers, both here and abroad, to mandate so-called backdoors in encryption products. In this presentation, I will discuss in brief the history of the first Crypto Wars, and the state of the law coming into 2016. I will then discuss the current proposals to weaken or ban encryption, covering proposed and recently enacted laws in New York, California, Australia, India, and the UK. Finally, I will discuss possible realistic outcomes to the Second Crypto Wars, and give my predictions on what the State of the Law will be at the end of 2016.  Obviously, the content may well change, based on what Magistrate Judge Pym does in San Bernardino!!!”

Less than three weeks!!  Register here!

For BSidesROC 2016 we are trying something new, facilitate matching up hackers to employers that are looking to hire them. The premise is simple: submit your résumé to us, and we will provide it to interested companies that want to recruit you. Even better:...»Read the full article]]> Have you heard about our brand new event this year?

Resumelee!

For BSidesROC 2016 we are trying something new, facilitate matching up hackers to employers that are looking to hire them. The premise is simple: submit your résumé to us, and we will provide it to interested companies that want to recruit you. Even better: we’re working to have a panel of experienced security industry professionals and recruiters that can provide objective critique of the résumé you submit, so you can improve your chances of scoring a great job at a cool company.

So how does “melee” come into play? Rather than just accepting boring paper or electronic versions of résumés, we are asking you to get creative and provide them to us in the craziest format possible. Have you ever been told by an employer that they only accept résumés in PDF, Word, or online format? Now is your chance to get revenge. Want to spray paint your résumé onto a board? No problem. Feel like knitting a résumé out of yak fur? Seems itchy…but OK.

Read the rules and more information here

We’re pleased to announce that Grey Castle Security is once again sponsoring BSidesROC! Grey Castle has been with us for a number of years, and has a very cool team of folks that focus on risk management, awareness and operational security. They saw a need for an information security consulting firm that truly focused on managing risks in...»Read the full article]]>

We’re pleased to announce that Grey Castle Security is once again sponsoring BSidesROC! Grey Castle has been with us for a number of years, and has a very cool team of folks that focus on risk management, awareness and operational security. They saw a need for an information security consulting firm that truly focused on managing risks in people, process and technology, instead of pushing the latest hardware and software.

Check out their website for more information on how they can help you.

Secure Network Technologies, Inc. is a Gold sponsor for our conference this year.

They are a full service information security firm dedicated to providing superior security services and delivering actionable, real world results. Secure Network staff understands what it takes to build a security program that fits the unique needs of...»Read the full article]]>

Secure Network Technologies, Inc. is a Gold sponsor for our conference this year.

They are a full service information security firm dedicated to providing superior security services and delivering actionable, real world results. Secure Network staff understands what it takes to build a security program that fits the unique needs of any business. All their services are customized to fit the requirements of any risk management situation.

Judging by the experience of past conferences, they are likely to provide not just material support for the conference, but cool swag for the attendees and a very entertaining talk.

Full disclosure: as I write this, I am wearing one of their classic black HACKER t-shirts.  Total coincidence, but there you go.

BSidesROC is excited to be sponsored by Club Mate USA to import the famous drink and provide it to...»Read the full article]]> Club Mate is a hacker community staple originating in Germany from the Chaos Computer Club, who realized it was magic merge of yerba mate‘s caffeine explosion and delicious fizzy soda.

BSidesROC is excited to be sponsored by Club Mate USA to import the famous drink and provide it to our attendees. We’ve got a ton of Club Mate products for you to taste for yourself during the con. Free of charge!

In exchange for the delicious beverages, we’re asking that you give them some social love throughout the day. Tweet, post, plus or whatever you want showing yourself drinking Club Mate while doing something hackerish.

Anyone wishing to provide training is now encouraged to go check out the Call for Trainers, and then submit your ideas.

Details and submission link here

Nuand is a local Rochester-based company that develops Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms with Open-source software for students, hobbyists, and professionals. Their current offering, the bladeRF, is a versatile USB 3.0 device that provides full duplex operation up to 40 MSPS with an instantaneous bandwidth of 28 MHz....»Read the full article]]>

Nuand is a local Rochester-based company that develops Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms with Open-source software for students, hobbyists, and professionals. Their current offering, the bladeRF, is a versatile USB 3.0 device that provides full duplex operation up to 40 MSPS with an instantaneous bandwidth of 28 MHz. This device has found a home in numerous applications, including GSM and LTE base stations, digital television, GPS simulation, medial imaging research, and wireless security, just to name a few.

Head over to the Sponsors page to check ou tall the folks making our BSides conference possible!

$5 that you will pay at registration gets you $5 BCoin, which you can spend at the BSides Hacker Store on the day of the conference.  $5 more adds this year’s T-Shirt with an extraordinary original design.

NOTE: The amazing low T-Shirt...»Read the full article]]> Early Bird registration is still open!  Hustle over to The Registration Page and hit it!