Sacricial Computing for Land and Sky

Brendan OConnor, CTO/DSS Malice Afterthought, Inc.

About Me
CTO/DSS of Malice Afterthought, Inc. Security Consulting Security Research (like this!) Other Security Stuff (like teaching!) IANAL(Y) University of Wisconsin Law School Who endorses nothing, naturally

Rules: Cheap and COTS

http://www.ickr.com/photos/djbrady/1205847589/

Problem: Bad Men with Guns

Or, how to get rich *and* die trying
http://www.ickr.com/photos/casualcapture/5876472264/

Access Denied - Current Solutions

WASP - https://rabbit-hole.org

Access Denied - Current Solutions

FBI GPS Tracker - http://www.wired.com/ threatlevel/2011/05/gps-gallery/ (Now Illegal!)

Access Temporary - Current Solution

Blackthrow/Svartkast, by Telecomix

http://www.ickr.com/photos/kalebdf/4827754263/

Also, you cant drop them.

http://www.ickr.com/photos/jezz/3626091/

Disposable Computing
http://www.ickr.com/photos/captkodak/271891489/

Functionality Requirements
Multiple Wireless Radios USB capability for expansion (GPS, etc.) Long Battery Life (Hours-Days) Tiny size for concealment Storage*

Arduino Isnt the Answer

Presenting the F-BOMB

Fallling/Ballistically Launched Object that Makes Backdoors Brendan happy

Bright Pink?

PogoPlug POGO-B01 Mainboard

Flash Drive

2x RTL8188

Hardware

Power
http://www.ickr.com/photos/50778283@N00/256401902/

Why not Solar?

http://www.ickr.com/photos/pixor/3605306968/

Power Stability for $1^H^H $6

Very Boring Testing

8xAA: 3.25hrs 8xD: 32.5hrs -- With No Regulator

http://www.ickr.com/photos/redjar/112897136/

Applications and Form Factors

Dressed up like a billion-dollar contract!

From Young Frankenstein, 1974

Flight Case

Drop Case

CO Detector

Food
Dont actually put it in your fridge, though...

http://www.ickr.com/photos/muehlinghaus/345750154/

Here's a Deal

Heres a Deal

Software
http://www.ickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/

DARPA Cyber Fast Track

Its like Cheers: Everyone knows your name! And where you live.

Acknowledgements
My Usual Partners in Grime: Dr. John Linwood Grifn Shade Chris Meyer and everyone at Sector67

Questions?