How We Accidentally Became Hardware Hackers - A Journey Through Cybersecurity

Embark on a humorous and enlightening journey through the world of hardware hacking in this 42-minute conference talk from BSidesLV. Follow the speakers' evolution from servers and electrical engineers to embedded firmware developers and finally hardware hackers. Discover valuable lessons learned from past mistakes, including insecure designs, non-functional hardware, and questionable security decisions. Gain insights into the challenges of hardware development, from laughable hardware errors to navigating dependency hell. Learn how these experiences ultimately contributed to the speakers' expertise in cybersecurity. Get inspired to explore hardware hacking, regardless of your background, as the presenters demonstrate that with persistence and a willingness to learn from failures, anyone can succeed in this field.