2022
Hacking Halo
Game modding and reverse engineering
Vincent Tang
Presenter
Game modding and reverse engineering
Vincent Tang
Presenter
[UPDATE3: Connor Tumbleson is doing a talk on Hacking Halo through XBox 360!]
[UPDATE2: We need a new speaker, Andre is unavailable on the rescheduled date for Mobile Talk / DigitalNomadTalk. We're pushing his talk to a future date. If we don't have a speaker by then it'll just be a networking event]
[UPDATE1: Due to hurricane nicole, we are moving this event to November 21st. Venue TBA, more details to come]
The event will be hosted at Embarc Collective! There'll be food as well
Talk outline:
6:00 - 6:30 pm: networking 6:30 - 7:00pm: intro slides + quickz game 7:00 - 7:30 pm: lightning talks, 5-10 minute talks anyone can come speak 7:30 - 9:00 pm - Main Talk + networking time
##TALK1 - Hacking Halo throughout Xbox/360
We look at the original Xbox and the 360 and see how they were exploited from the perspective of a Halo modder. We dig into a few mistakes these consoles made and learn a bit of history about Xbox console security.An interesting talk for those interested in:
how console security works halo modding / video games how original cpu's led to vulnerabilities in modern ones. Speaker Bio: Connor is a security engineer in Tampa securing web and mobile software. He works at Sourcetoad as the Director of Engineering and can be found working on open source projects or playing Halo.
Street Parking: generally available alongside E Whiting St, reserved via the ParkMobile app
Garage Parking: County Center Garage (710 E Jackson St, Tampa, FL 33602)
Lot Parking: directly across the street at the Seven One Seven lot (126 S Jefferson St, Tampa, FL 33602)
Check out this parking map here for pricing of parking in the area, recommend using street parking for ~3 hours
We're always open to speakers and volunteer help as well! Hit us on our website www.tampadevs.com.