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By Moxie Marlinspike

Moxie’s talk does not have anything to do with IT security but talks about some of his heroes. Het started his talk talking about a young solo sailer who is very heavily supported by technology. If you compare the attempt with a previous attempt from 1985 which highlight of technology was a plasic sextant the contrast is huge.

Attempts to race non stop around the world non-stop have created a number of stories about sailors and fortune seekers who risked all to win the gloden globe race. Races like the Golden Globe Race will not happen anymore. Technology allows current solo sailers to set their autopilot and litterally tweet their way around the world in two months.

Is less technology really more? Is it about less technology, or is it about having less communication opportunities?

The Gloden Globe Race prompts athe question who are the heroes of our generation? Is it Twitter, is that a satisfying answer? Where did all the lunatics/weirdoes go? History seems to be full of them, but where are they now?

It appears that the increase of communication is causing a narrowing of culture. While individuals are experiencing more and thus feel that culture is widening, it is actually narrowing because diversity is decreasing.

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By Josh Corman, Dennis Fisher, HD Moore, Jack Daniel

The idea of infosec speed debates is to pick a topic and debate it betweeen the two panalists. A flip of the coin determines if the panel member has to argue for or against the idea in under 5 minutes.

Topics of the discussion

User authentication doesn’t work. Conclusion: Maybe.

End user education works. Conclusion: Dream on.

Is it posssible to talk about security research and not represent your employer? Conclusion: “Its the faukt of he press”

Do vulnerabilities still matter? Conclusion: It matters, but we are becoming unsensitive to them.

Metrics are bunk. Conclusion: A fool with a tool, is still a fool.

Besides of getting the opinion of some smart people, this panel was a lot of fun too.

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