LayerOne 2013

LayerOne 2013 was awesome!

operator — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:43:55 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out for LayerOne 2013! Whether you were watching talks, badge hacking, picking locks, or tearing your hear out in the Tamper-Evident Contest, everyone agreed: LayerOne 2013 was great! Special thanks to all of our amazing sponsors and staff for helping make this the most memorable LayerOne yet. We hope to see you all again next year for another great conference!

If you have any photos, videos, or articles about this year’s event please send them our way! Here’s some photos from this year’s event:

The fully built 2013 badge:

Nz0′s badge:

Attendees hard at work in the Hardware Hacking Village:

Building this year’s electronic badge:

Scorche giving a mini-talk in the Lockpicking Village:

John Norman giving a presentation on Hardware Reverse Engineering:

Getting ready for Arko’s balloon launch:

Judging of the Tamper-Evident contest:

Lounging by the pool:

LayerOne tomorrow! Friday hangout & Saturday party

operator — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:22:04 +0000

LayerOne 2013 is less than 24 hours away! If you are at the hotel on Friday night we’ll be hanging out in the Elements bar & restaurant at the hotel. Come say hello!

Saturday night’s entertainment this year is a Casino Night held in the Madera Ballroom at the hotel (the same room as daytime presentations)! Attendees will have a fine dinner and be able to play a number of table games. Games include Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Craps, and Roulette! For bonus points, come dressed in your finest evening wear.

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Amateur Radio Testing at LayerOne

operator — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:46:27 +0000

This year we will have a Volunteer Examiner (VE) team on-site to do Part 97 testing for all three Amateur Radio License classes. Testing will be held in the meeting room outside the Madera Ballroom at 18:00 on Saturday (after the last talk of the evening, before the party).

The cost is $14 per exam (cash only) and must be paid prior to test taking. To take an exam at LayerOne just sign-up and bring $14 cash and two forms of identification (one should be a government-issued photo ID). If you are upgrading to a higher license class, you also need to bring a paper copy of your existing license. Walk-ins are accepted, but signing-up ahead of time is highly recommended!

Good luck to everyone who takes the test!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

LayerOne this weekend, pre-reg closes May 21st!

operator — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:47:20 +0000

LayerOne 2013 is just six short days away, discounted pre-registration closes at 23:59 Pacific on Tuesday, May 21st. Head over to the registration page now to pre-register for the conference! Regisration includes full entry to the conference for both days as well as dinner and entertainment at our Saturday night party!

For more information on this year’s happenings:
Speakers & Schedule
Hardware Hacking Village
Lockpicking Village
Tamper-Evident Contest
Badge Hacking Contest

Hope to see you all this weekend!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Hotel room discount ends in one week

operator — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:42:46 +0000

Don’t forget to book your hotel room for LayerOne 2013 at the Double Tree Monrovia! If you book before May 10th using this link you’ll save a bit of money on your room. More information on this year’s venue available on the Venue page.

LayerOne 2013 is just a few weeks away, so make sure to pre-register, as well!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

2013 Schedule now online!

operator — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:28:58 +0000

The schedule for LayerOne 2013 is now available! This includes the main speaking track, the Lockpicking Village schedule, and important times for those participating in the Tamper-Evident contest.

Don’t forget to pre-register online to save money on entrance and book your hotel room before May 10 to get the LayerOne discount.

See you all in May!
LayerOne Staff

2013 Speaker Lineup Announced!

operator — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:25:40 +0000

First and foremost: thank you to everyone who submitted a talk to this year’s Call for Papers! We had a lot of great submissions but in the end this is the speaker lineup for LayerOne 2013. There’s a great variety of topics this year, ranging from physical and digital security to cognitive enhancement, social engineering, and even DIY space exploration! You can pre-register and save money on entry to the conference on the Registration page.

Arko – Near Space Exploration
Sam Bowne – Data Evaporation on SSDs (plus DoS)
CHRIS – Improving Social Engineering Campaigns with Narrative Construction
Ghostwood – You have been DDoSed so what? – Two years later
Trevor Hearn, Noah Schiffman – The Dark Arts of OSINT
Jon King – Differential Cryptanalysis for Dummies
Tim Krugh, Christian Mergliano, Robby Spengler – WRCCDC: A Blue Team Perspective
John Norman – Hardware Reverse Engineering 101
Robert R. – Teaching Your WAF New Tricks
Ruphos – Cognitive Enhancement: Drugs, Electricity and Bullshit
Jimmy Shah, David Shaw, Matthew McDevitt – Discovering Dark Matter: Towards better Android Malware Heuristics
Dan Tentler – The Architects Room: What goes on when Neo isn’t getting lectured
Schuyler Towne – Long Lost Locks: The X-Patents

You can see full details of each talk and the bios of each speaker on the Speakers page!

More details on the venue, contests, and villages coming soon!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

2013 Call For Papers ends Monday!

operator — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:16:39 +0000

The 2013 Call For Papers ends on Monday April 1st, 2013. Make sure to get your submissions in before then!

Our first round of speakers will be announced shortly after the CFP ends. More information on the hardware hacking and lockpicking villages is also coming soon!

Thanks!
The LayerOne Staff

2013 CFP closing soon!

operator — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:25:54 +0000

The LayerOne 2013 Call for Papers closes in just two weeks on March 31st, make sure to get your talk submissions in before then! We’re looking for the best and brightest from a variety of security fields. For more information, visit the Call for Papers page!

Sincerely,
LayerOne Staff

Pre-registration now open!

operator — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:26:21 +0000

Pre-registration for LayerOne 2013 is NOW OPEN. Please register by following the link on the Registration page.

Don’t forget: the Call for Papers is closing in roughly three weeks on March 31st, so make sure to submit your talk details NOW!

Thanks!
The LayerOne Staff