Joe Needleman

We take for granted so many of the modern technologies we use and see around us every day, but are they really so modern? ATMs are one such technology, which we rely on to be secure and get us the cash we need from our accounts. ATMs are all around us, but they are always just out of reach... Or are they? This talk explores obtaining ATMs, the strange world of ATM processors, and the trials and struggles to discover how ATMs really work and eventually rock the cash box.

A talk covering the challenges of remote and long range communication to connect even the most remote of places. This talk will be covering the new (and very old) methods of transmitting data and how to bring these to the age of cloud computing. New technologies such as LoRA and LTE-M2M offer plenty of options to build out mesh networks for transmitting data. But what options work best? This talk will primarily focus on weather projects such as weather stations and weather balloons and the challenges these systems face. If you are interested in wireless or a weather buff, this talk is for you.

An interactive introduction into customizing and deploying OpenWRT and LEDE as  sensor and information collection platforms. This talk will introduce both open firmware platforms as well as discuss how to use these platforms to your advantage. Whether you need to monitor network traffic or just run a low powered VPN, embedded devices provide a cheap and (relatively) reliable way to get systems working quickly, and easily replicated.