Do you think you've got security news chops. Test yourself against the team at DevNexus 2016. Contestants in this round are Jen Tong from Google, Ian Buchanan from Atlassian, and Chris Corriere from AutoTrader.
3. #DontPwnMe
The Rules
• Each correct answer to the initial question is
worth 3 points
• A wrong answer subtracts 2 points
• A pass on a question loses 1 point
• A correct answer from an audience member
gets allocated 2 points to the panelist of their
choice
11. #DontPwnMe
On February 5, 2016, a UN Working
Group on Arbitrary Retention declared a
specific internet celebrity is being held
illegally. Who is it?
15. #DontPwnMe
At the Enigma Security Conference in San
Francisco, Nicholas Weaver talked about a
system that could do what?
(Hint: It competes on a miniature scale
with a three letter agency.)
19. #DontPwnMe
Name one of the top five biggest security
threats of 2016 according to Wired.
20. #DontPwnMe
• Extortion Hacks
• Attacks that change or manipulate data
• Chip-and-Pin Innovations
• The Rise of the IoT Zombie Botnet
• More Backdoors
33. #DontPwnMe
Which of the major movie stream
providers got called out by Symantec for
malware, scams and phishing schemes?
Amazon Prime Video
Netflix
Hulu
42. #DontPwnMe
Oracle confirmed it’s next major release
of Java will no longer do what?
• Completely hose your browser during
an important live meeting
• Plug directly into your browser
• Be compatible with Windows 7 or less
• Call home to Oracle with no notice
46. #DontPwnMe
ComfortLink thermostats come with a
“interesting” hole in their security. What
is it?
• Hardcoded passwords
• Cross-frequency interference to your
local wireless network
• All devices have the same default
password
53. #DontPwnMe
What’s the most nonsensical way to brick
your iPhone, iPad or iPad touch?
• Pinch photos so small, machine
crashes and won’t reboot
• Set the date to 1 January 1970
• Connect to an unknown service to
download a “patch”