Today's daily @blackhatevents.bsky.social USA training reminder comes to you in rant form: AI is definitely a thing. Fundamentally, it is a tool that may or may not improve your work with trade-offs that may or may not be worth it.

Having trouble learning hardware hacking from some clanker assistant? You probably need some hands-on time with real hardware. Applied Physical Attacks # 1 is the perfect intro to understand what's going to happen to a hardware device the moment it gets into attacker's hands.

The clock is ticking! This is the last week for early registration prices at @blackhatevents.bsky.social USA. I have a new class this year: How to use Secure Boot and Encrypted Firmware. blackhat.com/us-26/traini...

Shameless plug: Video from my LABSCON talk was posted yesterday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrgU...

In a sea of nonsense brand names - Is this a marketing genius with a knack for self-deprecating humor from Guangzhou? or a drop shipper who's just honest about the origin and quality of their goods?

As I finalize the content for my new class on firmware security, I'd like to know: what questions do you have, or do you think that I should be answering in this course? Let me know here, or submit something anonymous at forms.gle/6oeiFHihBkVs...

I've got a brand new class in the works! Applied Physical Defenses: Secure Boot and Encrypted Firmware The first time I offer this class will be @blackhatevents.bsky.social in Singapore on April 21-22, more offerings coming soon. blackhat.com/asia-26/trai...

Post - #supercon sightseeing, I did not go to LACMA expecting to see this, but was glad I had stickers in my pocket a the time...

#FTSCon Speaker Spotlight: Joe FitzPatrick (@securelyfitz.bsky.social) is presenting “Rethinking DMA Attacks with Erebus” in the MAKER track. See the full list of speakers + event info, including how to register, here: volatilityfoundation.org/from-the-sou...

@notnextjen.bsky.social tops the list of people who have enabled me to grow as a person & professional. She’s the best person to strategically work towards company goals while effortlessly handling the gnarliest security crisis comms. Hire Jennifer Wood if you “take security very seriously.”

Thanks @securelyfitz.bsky.social for not only supporting @blackhoodie.bsky.social with words but also donating **hardware** (all students got a hardware hacking kit which incl. Tigard, Bitmagic, and various cool tools) and helping us carry boxes, setting up the workstations, and cleaning up!!

implemented a script for #GlasgowInterfaceExplorer that lets you discover the connectivity of any IC with JTAG boundary scan, provided you can give the IC an arbitrary stimulus (here done by using a glasgow output connected to a needle point probe)

My first post! I've enjoyed the social media cleanse since stopping twitter use in November, but went back today to try and monetize the platform by pitching training. I've got 4 classes coming up at Black Hat, early reg ends friday: https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/training/schedule/#track/hardware