LinuxDays 2019

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What if I could be ... you?
2019-10-05 , Room 105
Language: English

Your mobile phone today is a treasure trove for any hacker wanting to take control of your digital life. What could possibly go wrong - if I could be you?

Based on many years of real-world research and a range of newspaper arcticles published in Norway earlier this year, I will explain port-out & simswap attacks, identify theft, spoofing, phone fraud and other ways to attack your phone, your digital life and becoming YOU.

Finally I will put these possibilities into financial & political perspectives with associated risks, and provide some guidance on how to prepare for a future that is already here.


Difficulty

Intermediate

Per Thorsheim is the founder of PasswordsCon, and has been obsessed with passwords & digital authentication for almost 20 years. By day he works as the Chief Security Officer of Nordic Choice Hotels, a 200+ hotel chain covering 6 countries and has more than 17,000 employees. He claims to know your next password.