It is sad that I am writing this post after a long time on such a bad day. I recently learned from twitter that Barnaby Jack passed away. I am hoping its a prank , I am hoping its not true, I am hoping he would show up in his presentation at Blackhat.
Barnaby requires no introduction, he hacked away Insulin pumps, ATMs, Pacemakers and all sorts of embedded devices.
My eyes are wet while writing this post. I vividly remember while he was a part of Trace team at McAfee. Inspite of his deep insights and knowledge in hardware hacking and hacking in general , he was extremely humble. I remember when asked about hacking the hardware, he said "Just get the soldering iron and Nitric acid mate"
I had privilege of discussing couple things and partying with him at Blackhat. It was an honor to know him and no words can do justice to his contribution to the security community.
I would like to link his famous Jackpotting presentation at Defcon18. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. It is a huge loss and only time can make things little easier. RIP Barnaby. You will be missed. I can't believe that you are gone.
Barnaby requires no introduction, he hacked away Insulin pumps, ATMs, Pacemakers and all sorts of embedded devices.
My eyes are wet while writing this post. I vividly remember while he was a part of Trace team at McAfee. Inspite of his deep insights and knowledge in hardware hacking and hacking in general , he was extremely humble. I remember when asked about hacking the hardware, he said "Just get the soldering iron and Nitric acid mate"
I had privilege of discussing couple things and partying with him at Blackhat. It was an honor to know him and no words can do justice to his contribution to the security community.
I would like to link his famous Jackpotting presentation at Defcon18. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. It is a huge loss and only time can make things little easier. RIP Barnaby. You will be missed. I can't believe that you are gone.
