Exploiting Acrobat Reader (Dojosec)

This presentation will discuss the recent flaw in Adobe Acrobat (and Acrobat Reader). The talk will demonstrate the whole process from intelligence gathering through exploitation, mitigation and vulnerability disclosure. The reasons why the VRT decided to release a third party patch and the subsequent media coverage will also be covered.

Speaker Bio: Matt Watchinski joined Sourcefire in 2002 as the Director of Vulnerability Research. He is primarily responsible for leading the Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team, a group of leading edge intrusion detection and prevention experts working to discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. This team is also supported by the vast resources of the open source Snort community, making it the largest group dedicated to advances in network security industry.  Prior to joining Sourcefire Matt held similar roles with Hiverworld (now nCircle) and Farm9 (now Ambiron Trustwave).

The mission of DojoSec is to provide an environment for people to master the art of information security. DojoSec Monthly Briefings are an example of the commitment that we are making to accomplish this goal.

DojoSec Monthly Briefings’ audience have seen talks by Johnny Long, Ron Gula, Joseph McCray, Marcus J. Ranum, and Bruce Potter to name a few speakers. Attendees enjoy technical demonstrations, industry expert speakers, and a meal. It’s like a dinner theater for security geeks!