Join us for an evening of fun at this month’s hack::soho taking place 27 November, 6pm – 9pm GMT, set up to be a loose networking environment where cyber security professionals can chat, get some complimentary food & drink, and discuss rising global trends.
This month’s hack::soho features a talk from IOActive Senior Security Consultant Nick Dunn. The abstract of the talk, ‘Reviewing COBOL for Fun and Profit,’ is below!
hack::soho is a monthly event hosted at our London, UK office for the cybersecurity and hacking community to discuss all things security over food and refreshments. We welcome you to invite others in your circle to extend our collective network.
We will also live stream this presentation on our YouTube channel. Join the live stream at the following link: https://hacksoho.live/Stream-November
Spots are limited, so please use real contact details to confirm your registration. We will not sell, distribute, or use your contact information outside of sending you details about upcoming hack::soho meetups.
ABSTRACT
Despite their dull reputation, mainframe systems offer fun-filled potential for security and sometimes have surprising levels of vulnerability considering the amounts of money being moved around. Also, using a terminal with green text on a black background will impress your friends. This talk is being presented as despite their frequently predicted demise, mainframes are still here. This means that COBOL is also still here (despite similar predictions).
The talk covers the overlooked concept of COBOL code security reviews to compensate for a lack of publicly available information. For added amusement it also discusses how supposedly secure systems are sometimes more vulnerable than appreciated once a few basic things are understood.