OT: Got Bluetooth?, What will those hackers come up with? Options

[cnavarro]

I know this is way off topic, but a good friend of mine was invited to do a segment at defcon. Here's a link to some of the coverage. The's a great pic in there that sent me out of my seat laughing. Makes you wonder how secure anything is anymore!

http://www.tomshardware.com/business/20040.../defcon-05.html <--- "bluetracking"

http://www.tomshardware.com/business/20040.../defcon-02.html <--- spot the fed

Charles Navarro
LN Engineering
http://www.LNengineering.com
Aircooled Precision Performance

[fiid]

Ethernet has no security either. If you want security with WiFi you need to use a vpn or encrypted protocols, same as any other unencrypted network technology. The only difference is it's easier to spot someone cutting or splicing an ethernet cable. It's probably possible to pull data off an ethernet cable wirelessly anyway.

Security is a game of odds. You need to make sure the odds are acceptable for the data you are transferring. The problem is that not everyone knows that, and some companies exploit the features vs security tradeoff to make their products very marketable. (Microsoft Scripting anyone?).

BTW. Airport security is crap. It's a big fucking tapdance that isn't protecting anyone.

Did any of you guys catch the article about the guy that was able to capture a screen shot of a monitor from the light reflected off a cube wall?