The document summarizes Maycon Vitali's presentation on hacking embedded devices. It includes an agenda covering extracting firmware from devices using tools like BusPirate and flashrom, decompressing firmware to view file systems and binaries, emulating binaries using QEMU, reverse engineering code to find vulnerabilities, and details four vulnerabilities discovered in Ubiquiti networking devices designated as CVEs. The presentation aims to demonstrate common weaknesses in embedded device security and how tools can be used to analyze and hack these ubiquitous connected systems.
The document discusses analyzing Linux kernel crash dumps. It covers various ways to gather crash data like serial console, netconsole, kmsg dumpers, Kdump, and Pstore. It then discusses analyzing the crashed kernel using tools like ksymoops, crash utility, and examining the backtrace, kernel logs, processes, and file descriptors. The document provides examples of gathering data from Pstore and using commands like bt, log, and ps with the crash utility to extract information from a crash dump.
The document summarizes a hacking attack on a company called mBank. The attack involved scanning the website for vulnerabilities, finding credentials in PHP files that allowed accessing the MySQL database, and uploading a PHP shell to gain remote access. Key steps included SQL injection to find files on the server, extracting credentials from the configuration file to access the database as the root user, and using the database to upload a web shell.
Using Libtracecmd to Analyze Your Latency and Performance TroublesScyllaDB
Trying to figure out why your application is responding late can be difficult, especially if it is because of interference from the operating system. This talk will briefly go over how to write a C program that can analyze what in the Linux system is interfering with your application. It will use trace-cmd to enable kernel trace events as well as tracing lock functions, and it will then go over a quick tutorial on how to use libtracecmd to read the created trace.dat file to uncover what is the cause of interference to you application.
The document discusses different methods for backing up files, including using rsync to create daily snapshots of files on a server and storing them on a Linksys NSLU2 device. It also describes using hard links and symbolic links to minimize storage usage and provides an example of using Python scripts to back up photos from Flickr to an Amazon S3 bucket if they don't already exist there.
OSDC 2017 - Werner Fischer - Linux performance profiling and monitoringNETWAYS
Nowadays system administrators have great choices when it comes down to Linux performance profiling and monitoring. The challenge is to pick the appropriate tools and interpret their results correctly.
This talk is a chance to take a tour through various performance profiling and benchmarking tools, focusing on their benefit for every sysadmin.
More than 25 different tools are presented. Ranging from well known tools like strace, iostat, tcpdump or vmstat to new features like Linux tracepoints or perf_events. You will also learn which tools can be monitored by Icinga and which monitoring plugins are already available for that.
At the end the goal is to gather reference points to look at, whenever you are faced with performance problems.
Take the chance to close your knowledge gaps and learn how to get the most out of your system.
The document describes Linux containerization and virtualization technologies including containers, control groups (cgroups), namespaces, and backups. It discusses:
1) How cgroups isolate and limit system resources for containers through mechanisms like cpuset, cpuacct, cpu, memory, blkio, and freezer.
2) How namespaces isolate processes by ID, mounting, networking, IPC, and other resources to separate environments for containers.
3) The new backup system which uses thin provisioning and snapshotting to efficiently backup container environments to backup servers and restore individual accounts or full servers as needed.
José Ramón Palanco is an OT security expert at ElevenPaths (Telefónica) who specializes in penetration testing, vulnerability research, and programming. The presentation covers OT protocols, an OT lab for hardware hacking and firmware analysis, industrial malware examples like Stuxnet, and projects including an industrial protocol IDS and Nmap scripts for discovering SCADA/ICS devices.
This document discusses the Linux tracing tool systemtap. It provides an overview of systemtap and what it can be used for, including tracing system calls, kernel functions, and application functions. It also discusses how systemtap works, how it uses debugging symbols, and how RPMs handle separate debug information files. Several examples are given of using systemtap probes to trace requests for Nginx, cURL, Redis, MySQL, and TCP retransmissions. The document concludes by mentioning using DTrace for other languages beyond C, such as MySQL, Python, and Java.
This document discusses the Linux tracing tool systemtap. It provides an overview of systemtap and what it can be used for, including tracing system calls, kernel functions, and application functions. It also discusses how systemtap works, how it uses debugging symbols, and how RPMs handle separate debug information files. Several examples are given of using systemtap probes to trace requests for Nginx, cURL, Redis, MySQL, and TCP retransmissions. The document suggests systemtap can be used beyond C for tracing languages like MySQL, Python and Java.
The document discusses techniques for conducting a "grey-box" attack on Windows and Linux systems. It covers scanning and enumeration of open ports and services using Nmap to identify vulnerabilities. It then discusses methods for gaining initial access, including exploiting the null session vulnerability in Windows 2000 to enumerate user accounts. It also discusses privilege escalation techniques to gain full control of compromised systems. The document provides examples using Nmap and Metasploit to automate vulnerability scanning and exploitation.
RING 0/-2 ROOKITS : COMPROMISING DEFENSESPriyanka Aash
Advanced malware such as TDL4, Rovnix, Gapz, Omasco, Mebromi and others have exposed in recent years various techniques used to circumvent the usual defenses and have shown how much companies are not prepared to deal with these sophisticated threats.
Although the industry has implemented new protections such as Virtualized Based Security, Windows SMM Security Mitigation Table (WSMT), Kernel Code Signing, HVCI, ELAM, Secure Boot, Boot Guard, BIOS Guard, and many others, it is still unknown the professionals of the architecture of these protections, what are the components attacked by these contemporary malwares in the context of BIOS / UEFI and what are the tricks used by them. Precisely because of the lack of adequate understanding, most machines (BIOS / UEFI + operating system) remain vulnerable in the same way as a few years ago.
In addition, there are a growing number of malwares that have used kernel drivers to circumvent limitations and protections in order to gain full access to the operating system and data. Exactly for these reasons, it is necessary to understand the way that malwares act as device drivers and what are the mechanisms used by these threats to infect an operating system.
The purpose of this presentation is to show clearly and without too much details that often hinders understanding, how these threats act, which components are attacked, what are the techniques used by these advanced malware to subvert the system and how existing protections work .
- The document discusses various Linux system log files such as /var/log/messages, /var/log/secure, and /var/log/cron and provides examples of log entries.
- It also covers log rotation tools like logrotate and logwatch that are used to manage log files.
- Networking topics like IP addressing, subnet masking, routing, ARP, and tcpdump for packet sniffing are explained along with examples.
The document provides instructions for setting up a TI-RTOS project for the CC1352R wireless microcontroller. It describes creating a CCS project targeting the CC1352R, configuring compiler and linker settings, generating a system configuration file, and adding TI-RTOS and driver library files. The goal is to build a basic "hello world" project to demonstrate real-time operating system functionality on the CC1352R wireless microcontroller.
Kernel Recipes 2015 - Kernel dump analysisAnne Nicolas
Kernel dump analysis
Cloud this, cloud that…It’s making everything easier, especially for web hosted services. But what about the servers that are not supposed to crash ? For applications making the assumption the OS won’t do any fault or go down, what can you write in your post-mortem once the server froze and has been restarted ? How to track down the bug that lead to service unavailability ?
In this talk, we’ll see how to setup kdump and how to panic a server to generate a coredump. Once you have the vmcore file, how to track the issue with “crash” tool to find why your OS went down. Last but not least : with “crash” you can also modify your live kernel, the same way you would do with gdb.
Adrien Mahieux – System administrator obsessed with performance and uptime, tracking down microseconds from hardware to software since 2011. The application must be seen as a whole to provide efficiently the requested service. This includes searching for bottlenecks and tradeoffs, design issues or hardware optimization.
Creating "Secure" PHP applications, Part 2, Server Hardeningarchwisp
The document provides guidance on server hardening techniques. It discusses using netstat to view listening services on a server and using update-rc.d or chkconfig to disable unnecessary services from starting at boot. It also recommends enabling access control lists (ACLs) in file system mounts, using SELinux or AppArmor to enforce mandatory access controls, and setting reasonable PHP memory limits to prevent potential denial of service attacks. The document stresses the importance of only allowing approved applications to execute and knowing the resource limits of the server to avoid potential outages.
Ring 0/-2 Rootkits: bypassing defenses -- DEF CON 2018 USAAlexandre Borges
Advanced malware such as TDL4, Rovnix, Gapz, Omasco, Mebromi and others have exposed in recent years various techniques used to circumvent the usual defenses and have shown how much companies are not prepared to deal with these sophisticated threats.
Although the industry has implemented new protections such as Virtualized Based Security, Windows SMM Security Mitigation Table (WSMT), Kernel Code Signing, HVCI, ELAM, Secure Boot, Boot Guard, BIOS Guard, and many others, it is still unknown the professionals of the architecture of these protections, what are the components attacked by these contemporary malwares in the context of BIOS / UEFI and what are the tricks used by them. Precisely because of the lack of adequate understanding, most machines (BIOS / UEFI + operating system) remain vulnerable in the same way as a few years ago.
In addition, there are a growing number of malwares that have used kernel drivers to circumvent limitations and protections in order to gain full access to the operating system and data. Exactly for these reasons, it is necessary to understand the way that malwares act as device drivers and what are the mechanisms used by these threats to infect an operating system.
The purpose of this presentation is to show clearly and without too much details that often hinders understanding, how these threats act, which components are attacked, what are the techniques used by these advanced malware to subvert the system and how existing protections work
HKG18-TR14 - Postmortem Debugging with CoresightLinaro
Session ID: HKG18-TR14
Session Name: HKG18-TR14 - Postmortem Debugging with Coresight
Speaker: Leo Yan
Track: Training
★ Session Summary ★
For most cases we can easily debug with kernel's oops dumping info, but sometimes we need to know more information for program execution flow before the issue happens. So we can rely on two tracing methods to reproduce the program execution flow, one method is using software tracing which is kernel's pstore method; another method is to rely on Coresight hardware tracing, this method also can avoid extra workload introduced by tracing itself. Coresight has provided two mechanisms for Postmortem debugging, one method is Coresight CPU debug module so we can extract CPU program counter info, this is quite straightforward to debug CPU lockup issue; Another is Coresight panic kdump, we connect kernel kdump mechanism to extract Coresight tracing data so we can reproduce the last execution flow before panic (even hang issue with some tweaking in kernel). This session wants to go through these topics and demonstrate the debugging tools on 96boards Hikey in 25 minutes session.
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Video: http://connect.linaro.org.s3.amazonaws.com/hkg18/videos/hkg18-tr14.mp4
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Linaro Connect Hong Kong 2018 (HKG18)
19-23 March 2018
Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong
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Talk by Brendan Gregg for USENIX LISA 2019: Linux Systems Performance. Abstract: "
Systems performance is an effective discipline for performance analysis and tuning, and can help you find performance wins for your applications and the kernel. However, most of us are not performance or kernel engineers, and have limited time to study this topic. This talk summarizes the topic for everyone, touring six important areas of Linux systems performance: observability tools, methodologies, benchmarking, profiling, tracing, and tuning. Included are recipes for Linux performance analysis and tuning (using vmstat, mpstat, iostat, etc), overviews of complex areas including profiling (perf_events) and tracing (Ftrace, bcc/BPF, and bpftrace/BPF), and much advice about what is and isn't important to learn. This talk is aimed at everyone: developers, operations, sysadmins, etc, and in any environment running Linux, bare metal or the cloud."
This document provides an overview of Linux performance monitoring tools including mpstat, top, htop, vmstat, iostat, free, strace, and tcpdump. It discusses what each tool measures and how to use it to observe system performance and diagnose issues. The tools presented provide visibility into CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, network traffic, and system call activity which are essential for understanding workload performance on Linux systems.
The document discusses diagnosing and mitigating MySQL performance issues. It describes using various operating system monitoring tools like vmstat, iostat, and top to analyze CPU, memory, disk, and network utilization. It also discusses using MySQL-specific tools like the MySQL command line, mysqladmin, mysqlbinlog, and external tools to diagnose issues like high load, I/O wait, or slow queries by examining metrics like queries, connections, storage engine statistics, and InnoDB logs and data written. The agenda covers identifying system and MySQL-specific bottlenecks by verifying OS metrics and running diagnostics on the database, storage engines, configuration, and queries.
UiPath Community Day Kraków: Devs4Devs ConferenceUiPathCommunity
We are honored to launch and host this event for our UiPath Polish Community, with the help of our partners - Proservartner!
We certainly hope we have managed to spike your interest in the subjects to be presented and the incredible networking opportunities at hand, too!
Check out our proposed agenda below 👇👇
08:30 ☕ Welcome coffee (30')
09:00 Opening note/ Intro to UiPath Community (10')
Cristina Vidu, Global Manager, Marketing Community @UiPath
Dawid Kot, Digital Transformation Lead @Proservartner
09:10 Cloud migration - Proservartner & DOVISTA case study (30')
Marcin Drozdowski, Automation CoE Manager @DOVISTA
Pawel Kamiński, RPA developer @DOVISTA
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
09:40 From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: Citizen Development in action (25')
Pawel Poplawski, Director, Improvement and Automation @McCormick & Company
Michał Cieślak, Senior Manager, Automation Programs @McCormick & Company
10:05 Next-level bots: API integration in UiPath Studio (30')
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
10:35 ☕ Coffee Break (15')
10:50 Document Understanding with my RPA Companion (45')
Ewa Gruszka, Enterprise Sales Specialist, AI & ML @UiPath
11:35 Power up your Robots: GenAI and GPT in REFramework (45')
Krzysztof Karaszewski, Global RPA Product Manager
12:20 🍕 Lunch Break (1hr)
13:20 From Concept to Quality: UiPath Test Suite for AI-powered Knowledge Bots (30')
Kamil Miśko, UiPath MVP, Senior RPA Developer @Zurich Insurance
13:50 Communications Mining - focus on AI capabilities (30')
Thomasz Wierzbicki, Business Analyst @Office Samurai
14:20 Polish MVP panel: Insights on MVP award achievements and career profiling
Blockchain technology is transforming industries and reshaping the way we conduct business, manage data, and secure transactions. Whether you're new to blockchain or looking to deepen your knowledge, our guidebook, "Blockchain for Dummies", is your ultimate resource.
How RPA Help in the Transportation and Logistics Industry.pptxSynapseIndia
Revolutionize your transportation processes with our cutting-edge RPA software. Automate repetitive tasks, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency in the logistics sector with our advanced solutions.
Coordinate Systems in FME 101 - Webinar SlidesSafe Software
If you’ve ever had to analyze a map or GPS data, chances are you’ve encountered and even worked with coordinate systems. As historical data continually updates through GPS, understanding coordinate systems is increasingly crucial. However, not everyone knows why they exist or how to effectively use them for data-driven insights.
During this webinar, you’ll learn exactly what coordinate systems are and how you can use FME to maintain and transform your data’s coordinate systems in an easy-to-digest way, accurately representing the geographical space that it exists within. During this webinar, you will have the chance to:
- Enhance Your Understanding: Gain a clear overview of what coordinate systems are and their value
- Learn Practical Applications: Why we need datams and projections, plus units between coordinate systems
- Maximize with FME: Understand how FME handles coordinate systems, including a brief summary of the 3 main reprojectors
- Custom Coordinate Systems: Learn how to work with FME and coordinate systems beyond what is natively supported
- Look Ahead: Gain insights into where FME is headed with coordinate systems in the future
Don’t miss the opportunity to improve the value you receive from your coordinate system data, ultimately allowing you to streamline your data analysis and maximize your time. See you there!
Best Programming Language for Civil EngineersAwais Yaseen
The integration of programming into civil engineering is transforming the industry. We can design complex infrastructure projects and analyse large datasets. Imagine revolutionizing the way we build our cities and infrastructure, all by the power of coding. Programming skills are no longer just a bonus—they’re a game changer in this era.
Technology is revolutionizing civil engineering by integrating advanced tools and techniques. Programming allows for the automation of repetitive tasks, enhancing the accuracy of designs, simulations, and analyses. With the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, engineers can now predict structural behaviors under various conditions, optimize material usage, and improve project planning.
How Social Media Hackers Help You to See Your Wife's Message.pdfHackersList
In the modern digital era, social media platforms have become integral to our daily lives. These platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat, offer countless ways to connect, share, and communicate.
Advanced Techniques for Cyber Security Analysis and Anomaly DetectionBert Blevins
Cybersecurity is a major concern in today's connected digital world. Threats to organizations are constantly evolving and have the potential to compromise sensitive information, disrupt operations, and lead to significant financial losses. Traditional cybersecurity techniques often fall short against modern attackers. Therefore, advanced techniques for cyber security analysis and anomaly detection are essential for protecting digital assets. This blog explores these cutting-edge methods, providing a comprehensive overview of their application and importance.
Quality Patents: Patents That Stand the Test of TimeAurora Consulting
Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars, worth its cost in multiples of valuation? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent application only good enough to get through the examination process? Or has it been crafted to stand the tests of time and varied audiences if you later need to assert that document against an infringer, find yourself litigating with it in an Article 3 Court at the hands of a judge and jury, God forbid, end up having to defend its validity at the PTAB, or even needing to use it to block pirated imports at the International Trade Commission? The difference is often quality.
Quality will be our focus for a good chunk of the remainder of this season. What goes into a quality patent, and where possible, how do you get it without breaking the bank?
** Episode Overview **
In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss:
⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality?
⦿ Why is patent quality important?
⦿ How to balance quality and budget
⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise
⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications
https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html
Fluttercon 2024: Showing that you care about security - OpenSSF Scorecards fo...Chris Swan
Have you noticed the OpenSSF Scorecard badges on the official Dart and Flutter repos? It's Google's way of showing that they care about security. Practices such as pinning dependencies, branch protection, required reviews, continuous integration tests etc. are measured to provide a score and accompanying badge.
You can do the same for your projects, and this presentation will show you how, with an emphasis on the unique challenges that come up when working with Dart and Flutter.
The session will provide a walkthrough of the steps involved in securing a first repository, and then what it takes to repeat that process across an organization with multiple repos. It will also look at the ongoing maintenance involved once scorecards have been implemented, and how aspects of that maintenance can be better automated to minimize toil.
RPA In Healthcare Benefits, Use Case, Trend And Challenges 2024.pptxSynapseIndia
Your comprehensive guide to RPA in healthcare for 2024. Explore the benefits, use cases, and emerging trends of robotic process automation. Understand the challenges and prepare for the future of healthcare automation
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Implementations of Fused Deposition Modeling in real worldEmerging Tech
The presentation showcases the diverse real-world applications of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) across multiple industries:
1. **Manufacturing**: FDM is utilized in manufacturing for rapid prototyping, creating custom tools and fixtures, and producing functional end-use parts. Companies leverage its cost-effectiveness and flexibility to streamline production processes.
2. **Medical**: In the medical field, FDM is used to create patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and prosthetics. Its ability to produce precise and biocompatible parts supports advancements in personalized healthcare solutions.
3. **Education**: FDM plays a crucial role in education by enabling students to learn about design and engineering through hands-on 3D printing projects. It promotes innovation and practical skill development in STEM disciplines.
4. **Science**: Researchers use FDM to prototype equipment for scientific experiments, build custom laboratory tools, and create models for visualization and testing purposes. It facilitates rapid iteration and customization in scientific endeavors.
5. **Automotive**: Automotive manufacturers employ FDM for prototyping vehicle components, tooling for assembly lines, and customized parts. It speeds up the design validation process and enhances efficiency in automotive engineering.
6. **Consumer Electronics**: FDM is utilized in consumer electronics for designing and prototyping product enclosures, casings, and internal components. It enables rapid iteration and customization to meet evolving consumer demands.
7. **Robotics**: Robotics engineers leverage FDM to prototype robot parts, create lightweight and durable components, and customize robot designs for specific applications. It supports innovation and optimization in robotic systems.
8. **Aerospace**: In aerospace, FDM is used to manufacture lightweight parts, complex geometries, and prototypes of aircraft components. It contributes to cost reduction, faster production cycles, and weight savings in aerospace engineering.
9. **Architecture**: Architects utilize FDM for creating detailed architectural models, prototypes of building components, and intricate designs. It aids in visualizing concepts, testing structural integrity, and communicating design ideas effectively.
Each industry example demonstrates how FDM enhances innovation, accelerates product development, and addresses specific challenges through advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Em...Erasmo Purificato
Slide of the tutorial entitled "Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Emerging Trends" held at UMAP'24: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (July 1, 2024 | Cagliari, Italy)
5. General Overview
• Used by 64% of organizations
• Present on almost 100% of all residents.
• [g]old architecture designing.
• Operating System with almost no protection
(80s like exploitation)
• Security isn’t a “MUST DO” to developers.
• Common weaknesses.
13. Target
ZHAL> ATSH
FW Version : V1.13(WUK.0)b6
External Version : BR_SO_V1.13(WUK.0)b6
Bootbase Version : V1.10 | 01/18/2016
Vendor Name : MitraStar Technology Corp.
Product Model : DSL-100HN-T1-NV
Serial Number : ACC6629493C0
First MAC Address : ACC6629493C0
Last MAC Address : ACC6629493C3
MAC Address Quantity : 04
Default Country Code : D0
Boot Module Debug Flag : 00
Kernel Checksum : d831a525
RootFS Checksum : a4b2b045
RomFile Checksum : daa5645d
Main Feature Bits : 00
14. SPI Pinout
• CS – Chip Select
• SI – Serial In
• SO – Serial Out
• SCLK - Clock
• RESET# - Reset (not used)
• VCC – Power-supply
• GND - Ground
MX25L12835F Datasheet
16. Using flashrom
[maycon@DayOfDevil ~]$ flashrom
> -p buspirate_spi:dev=/dev/buspirate,spispeed=1M
> -c "MX25L12835F/MX25L12845E/MX25L12865E"
> -r flash.dump
flashrom v0.9.9-r1955 on Linux 4.14.7-1-ARCH (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the code at https://flashrom.org
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L12835F/MX25L12845E/MX25L12865E" (16384 kB, SPI)
on buspirate_spi
Reading flash... done
24. Reverse Engineering
# cat > /etc/passwd
support:$1$$CoERg7ynjYLsj2j4glJ34.:0:0:root:/:/bin/cmdsh
admin:$1$$C1ky1AR55g1vIlMrcvBNM1:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
$ ./john ./_flash.dump.extracted/squashfs-root/usr/etc/passwd
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
Loaded 1 password hash (md5crypt, crypt(3) $1$ [MD5 256/256 AVX2 8x3])
Will run 4 OpenMP threads
Press 'q' or Ctrl-C to abort, almost any other key for status
1234 (admin)
1g 0:00:00:00 DONE 2/3 (2017-12-21 20:46) 4.545g/s 24818p/s 24818c/s 24818C/s 123456..larry
Use the "--show" option to display all of the cracked passwords reliably
Session completed