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Duo in the Desert: Thursday, August 7

Duo heads to the desert - Las Vegas, Nevada - for a weeklong talks tour, hitting every major information security conference and presenting on the latest security research. Check back to our blog for a day-to-day view of where we’ll be talking, events we’re sponsoring, and details about our booths.

Consider this your cheat sheet to our daily adventures and where you can find us this Thursday!


Black Hat

Conference:
Black Hat USA 2014

Who:
Duo Security reps!

Where:
Duo Security's Booth #866 Mandalay Bay Casino & Hotel
South Convention Center - Shorelines A Floor 2 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89119

When: Wednesday August 6 & Thursday August 7, 2014, 9:30-7PM PT

What: Duo will be exhibiting at our booth #866, giving away free demos and sweet swag (t-shirts, water bottles, playing cards, stickers and more), so don't miss your chance to meet us in person! Also, come to our booth to request an invite to our exclusive Duo cabanas, where you can relax, chat and enjoy a drink on us.

Here's a map to help you find our booth:

Black Hat Booth


### Black Hat **Conference**: Black Hat USA 2014

Who:
Duo Security Senior Security Researcher Zach Lanier
Tumblr’s Security Engineer Kelly Lum

Where:
Mandalay Bay Casino & Hotel
3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89119

When:
Thursday, August 7, 2014 @9AM PT in the Jasmine Ballroom

What it’s about:
Their talk, Stay Out of the Kitchen: A DLP Security Bake-Off will present their research on different Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, including their capabilities and shortcomings. Although DLP solutions have been seen as the ‘silver bullet’ for defending against data breaches, they can also be vulnerable to bypasses.

The session will also include demos of the DLP vulnerabilities they discovered throughout their research.


Conference:
Black Hat

Who: Duo Security Senior Security Research Zach Lanier

Where:
Breakpoint Books Booth Mandalay Bay
South Convention Center
3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89119

When:
Thursday August 7, 2014 @4-7PM PT

What: Co-author Zach Lanier will be signing copies of the Android Hacker's Handbook. About the book (Amazon.com):

The Android Hacker’s Handbook provides network security professionals and mobile device administrators with the specifics of the Android operating system from a security standpoint. This book explains how the operating system works, security risks associated with it, and the overall security architecture of the operating system. It also explains how vulnerabilities can be found in, and exploits developed for, various components of the system.

Written by some of the world’s foremost Android security researchers, the Android Hacker’s Handbook is the only resource of its kind to explore Android security on this level. This essential guide includes both implementation details as well as complexities introduced by the open nature of the OS.