IoT Village Announces 2017 List of Devices to be Hacked at DEF CON

BALTIMORE, July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Security Evaluators ("ISE"), the elite group of security consultants and researchers who organize IoT Village, which runs at several security conferences including DEF CON 25, today announced the list of devices scheduled to be included in the 0-Day track of the lauded SOHOpelessly Broken hacking contest, scheduled to occur July 28-30 in Las Vegas, NV.

"This dynamic hacking contest pits researchers against the devices and against each other, to be the first to find new, previously unknown security vulnerabilities in connected devices," explains Ted Harrington, Executive Partner of ISE and one of the event organizers.  "By so doing, such researchers can help manufacturers resolve those flaws before the bad guys exploit them."

The list includes devices from Apple, Amazon, Google, GE, August, Noke, Roost, Keen, Talkies, QNAP, Canary, Zyxl, ASUS, WD, NXT Robotics and more.  Some devices were purchased by event organizers, while others were donated by the manufacturers themselves, including from brands such as FitBit, GE, and NXT Robotics. 

"We encourage others to follow the initiative taken by these companies," explains Steve Bono, founder of ISE and one of the event organizers, "By being proactive with their donation, these great brands will hopefully keep one step ahead of the hackers who target their connected devices."  The most up-to-date device list can be found at the official event website.

IoT Village organizers have also announced a new cohort of sponsors who have flocked to the event.  "These companies are the innovators making big contributions to the future of IoT, and as sponsors they are the lifeblood of IoT Village," says Kevin Thomas, who runs sponsorships for the event.  Sponsors include market makers such as General Electric, FitBit, Kwikset, Senrio, Phosphorus, Breadware, Tindie, Interel and NXT Robotics. 

"The IoT Village is an event like no other. It was the first of its kind to spread awareness of the unique security challenges of embedded devices. It helps security practitioners expand their skills to include IoT. That's huge," says Stephen A. Ridley, CEO of Senrio Inc. In addition to general sponsorship, Senrio's product Senrio Insight is used by the IoT Village organizers to identify and monitor attacks on the IoT devices used in the event. "As a IoT security research-based company, supporting the IoT-Village is a great fit for us," says COO of Senrio Inc., Michael Tanji, a former intelligence officer and security startup co-founder.

IoT Village is welcoming sponsors for its entire event series, which also visits additional conferences such as RSA Conference USA, DerbyCon, ToorCon, BsidesDC, BsidesCharm, BSidesPuertoRico, and CypherCon.  Interested parties should reach out to [email protected].

About IoT Village

IoT Village is a traveling security event focused on highlighting and resolving security flaws in the connected devices that comprise the Internet of Things ("IoT"). It is composed of talks, workshops, live hacking demos, and an onsite hacking contest.  Since it's 2015 debut, IoT Village served as a platform to publish 113 previously unknown critical security vulnerabilities across 50 different devices types and 39 different manufacturers. 

About ISE

Founded in 2005 out of the PhD program at the Johns Hopkins' Information Security Institute, ISE is a security consulting firm comprised of hackers, computer scientists, reverse engineers, and cryptographers who help companies defend against sophisticated adversaries through manual, white box security assessments.  ISE is widely recognized as being the first company to hack the iPhone.

SOURCE Independent Security Evaluators

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