BSM February 2020

Thanks to this month's sponsors: Synopsys.

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Bring your ideas and great conversation we will provide the food and beverages.

Doors open at 6, sessions start at 7

Talk#1 - Buffer Overflows By Carson

Join 5C4R48 at Boston Security Meetup for an intro to buffer overflows. A high level explanation of what a buffer overflow is as well as a walk-through of how to exploit a basic buffer overflow with no protections. The files used in the talk will be available online for those that want to follow along.

Speaker Bio: Carson founded Black Mirage in 2019 after leaving a research position with a small DARPA contractor. He specializes in offensive security and anonymity.

Talk#2 - Approaches to Reverse Engineering Modern Arcade Games by Mario Mercaldi

We'll take a look at how some modern arcade games are put together from custom hardware to operating system components, services, and copy protection and discuss approaches for working through these challenges to understand how they work.

Speaker Bio: Mario Mercaldi has spent the last decade reverse engineering arcade games and embedded systems for fun and as a career.