Temporal Intelligence (TEMPINT) and IOT Devices

Never Again Trust Any Connected Smart Devices

We are very fortunate to have Ian Little invites us to join him in the world of Temporal Intelligence (TEMPINT). We will never again trust any connected smart devices. Connected smart devices are everywhere. The TV on the wall, the light bulb hanging from the ceiling, the radio, the microwave, and the coffee pot. A smart coffee pot, just think about that. We are so connected that even the coffee pot has Wi-Fi and a TCP/IP Stack. We now need to run vulnerability scanners against the one thing we all trust … the morning cup of Joe. Ian will walk us through the many ways that data is being exfiltrated from your trusted devices and why you should never trust them again.

Strongly recommend listening to Ian Little’s radio presentation on this topic: the 25 minute (and commercial free) radio discussion about our 5 May topic. Listen before our meeting this Saturday if at all possible. You will hear our presenter discuss his topic during a Practical Security program on Radio Arlington. Please see below for the link to this radio presentation and information about Practical Security radio.
Here is the link: https://www.mixcloud.com/Practical_Security/guest-ian-little-discusses-temporal-intelligence-tempint-and-internet-of-things-iot-devices/ Practical Security on Radio Arlington is a program where they provide security tips to help you protect yourself, your home, your community, and your workplace from security threats including digital danger in cyberspace. See https://practicalsecurityradio.com/contact/ and click on “About Us” for more info.

Ian Little grew up in London, England. As a young boy he developed the skill and passion for dumpster diving. He mostly searched for discarded electronic and mechanical devices. He became very good at repairing things such as TV’s, Radio and Amplifiers and later on Test gear that he could sell for profit.

Dr. Shah, his Physics professor at High School, encouraged Ian to form possibly the first Electronic Hobbyist club in London. This club met twice a week (skipping Rugby practice as a bonus) to help each other build and test all sorts of early gadgets. He was recruited by EMI and invited to attend Technical School as well as the University of West London (Southall) where Ian studied Electronic Engineering.

Ian’s career started at an Avionics company where he built custom test gear for various military and commercial avionic systems. He also designed one of the first Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIDs). In reality it was a wireless powered device that had a 8-bit microcontroller, 4k Eprom, 16k RAM, and a 19.2 kbps infrared communication channel. After Ian moved and made the States his home, he worked at Sprint, Verizon and Cisco Systems in Engineering and as a Security Solutions Architect for government customers. He is currently self-employed as a virtual CISO for a number of small companies as well as a Security Investigator. He continues his studies in Security practices at EC-Council, ARRL and ISC2 institutions as well as Strayer University.

Everyone may bring in your own snacks, lunch, and drinks to the “brunch lunch” 10 am - 12 pm meeting. Some people also informally get together for “after the meeting” lunch together at a nearby restaurant

Besides earning Professional Development Units (PDUs) for participating our ISSA NOVA chapter Partner meeting, we all receive the encouragement and help we need for our cyber security professional growth. The friendly interactive presentations by our members of the meetup always lead to lively respectful discussions. Members always take away information that they that can be applied on the job in the following weeks! In additional our LifeBoat group meetings provide opportunities for the all-important professional networking. If you have a vexing problem, share with like-minded security professionals. They may have already successfully developed a way forward to resolve it.