Here is a quick wrap-up of the just finished BSidesLondon. It was already the 5th edition (and my 5th participation!). This year, they moved to a new location close to Earls Court where is organized InfoSec Europe at the same time, good idea for those who want to attend both
Tag: Security
HITB Amsterdam Wrap-Up Day #2
I left Amsterdam after the closing keynote and I just arrived at home. This is my quick wrap-up for the second day of Hack in the Box! The second keynote was presented by John Matherly: “The return of the Dragonsâ€. John is the guy behind Shodan, the popular devices search
HITB Amsterdam Wrap-Up Day #1
The HITB crew is back in the beautiful city of Amsterdam for a new edition of their security conference. Here is my wrap-up for the first day!
When Security Makes Users Asleep!
It’s a fact, in industries or on building sites, professional people make mistakes or, worse, get injured. Why? Because their attention is reduced at a certain point. When you’re doing the same job all day long, you get tired and lack of concentration. The same can apply in information security! For a long
Tracking SSL Issues with the SSL Labs API
The SSL and TLS protocols have been on the front of the stage for months. Besides many vulnerabilities disclosed in the OpenSSL library, the deployment of SSL and TLS is not always easy. They are weak cyphers (like RC4), weak signatures, certificates issues (self-signed, expiration or fake ones). Other useful features are mis-understood
The Art of Logging
[This blogpost has been published as a guest diary on isc.sans.org] Handling log files is not a new topic. For a long time, people should know that taking care of your logs is a must have. They are very valuable when you need to investigate an incident. But, if collecting events
Challenge Ahead, Free Tickets for Hack in Paris 2015!
<Warning>Challenge closed</Warning> Like the previous two years, I’m happy to be a media partner of the French security conference “Hack in Paris“. The schedule is now online, great talks are foreseen! As a media partner, I receive a bunch of coupons for you. They will allow you to attend the
Troopers15 Wrap-Up Day #2
This is my wrap-up for the second day of Troopers15. Before the review of the talks, a few words about the conference. The venue is really nice as well as the facilities. A good WiFi coverage (IPv4/IPv6) and even a dedicated GSM network! “Troopers†SIM card were available for free
Troopers15 Wrap-Up Day #1
This is my first Troopers conference. I already heard lot of positive comments about this event but I never attended it. As I’ll start a new job position soon, I had the opportunity to take some days off to join Heidelberg in Germany. The conference is split across two days
The lack of network documentation…
[This blogpost has also been published as a guest diary on isc.sans.org] Writing documentation is a pain for most of us but… mandatory! Pentesters and auditors don’t like to write their reports once the funny stuff has been completed. It is the same for the developers. Writing code and developing