New Controversy over Black Hat Presentation 144
uniquebydegrees writes "InfoWorld is reporting about a new controversy swirling around a planned presentation at Black Hat Federal in Washington D.C. this week. Security researcher Chris Paget of IOActive will demo an RFID hacking tool that can crack HID brand door access cards. HID Corp., which makes the cards, is miffed and is accusing IOActive of patent infringement over the presentation, recalling the legal wrangling over Michael Lynn's presentation of a Cisco IOS hole at Black Hat in 2005. Black Hat's Jeff Moss says they're standing by their speaker. A news conference is scheduled for tomorrow AM." Update: 02/27 20:10 GMT by Z :InfoWorldMike wrote with a link to story saying that the presentation has been pulled from the slate for Black Hat, as a result of this pressure.
Ooh! Ooh! (Score:4, Funny)
Patent = No Hacking (Score:4, Funny)
I'm convinced.
Security through Risibility? (Score:5, Funny)
> HID has sent a letter to IOActive, a security consulting firm, accusing Chris Paget, IOActive's
> director of research and development, of possible patent infringement over a planned presentation,
> "RFID for beginners," on Wednesday, a move that could lead to legal action should the talk go
> forward, according to Jeff Moss, founder and director of Black Hat.
I, for one, take comfort in the fact that HID Corp can sue anyone that breaks into my workplace after cloning my security card.
Re:Patent = No Hacking (Score:4, Funny)
They have a patent. Therefore, no one can break their security. It would be illegal.
It's also ironic that the US Patent & Trademark Office uses HID cards on their doors...
A circular protection that can not be broken
Security through hat-scurity (Score:3, Funny)