4-hour introduction to Software Defined Radio, using the RTL2832U chipset, covering both Microsoft Windows and the Raspberry Pi. We will be going over how to track airplanes, scan radio frequencies to find people talking, and covering a little radio theory. Covering RTL-SDR due to the cost of equipment. A list can be provided to students prior to the course.
Outline:
1. Basic theory of electromagnetic radiation known as radio waves 2. Install SDR# software and configure Dongle on Windows to monitor broadcasts (FM radio, Ham Radio, Other bands). 3. ADBS (Track airplanes, basically how FlightAware does it, with remote sensors people run) 4. Frequency counting (finding what Freqs are popular in an area to do more of item 2). 5. Radio Directional Finding, using RTL-SDR dongles on a Raspberry Pi with a touchscreen and gui software. 5a. (for licensed HAMS) how to turn the Raspberry Pi in to a broadcasting radio
Please bring the following to the workshop:
A computer running Windows you are authorized to install software on. I discourage using your work computers.
· A R820T2 RTL2832U radio dongle. (any 1 of the 4 listed below).
o RTL-SDR Blog R820T2 RTL2832U Metal case (built in heat sink to prevent Frequency drift), and 2 telescoping antennas. Currently sold out, but should be back in stock soon.
o NooElec NESDR Mini+ Al: 0.5PPM TCXO RTL-SDR & ADS-B USB Receiver Set w/ Aluminum Enclosure & Antenna. I have not received mine yet, so do not now the antenna quality.
o NooElec NESDR Mini 2 SDR & DVB-T USB Stick
o NooElec NESDR Mini USB RTL-SDR & ADS-B Receiver Set The antenna it comes with isn’t that great.
· A Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 (the 3 were not out when I wrote the proposal, and I have yet to find one in stock).
o A way to power the Raspberry Pi, I suggest a USB Battery Pack.
Interested in getting your FCC license but don’t know where to start? This class will cover everything you will need to know to be able to pass the technician class license and get on the air. Students are encouraged to bring an open mind. No previous experience necessary. Complex math will NOT be required to pass. If students have access to a handheld transceiver please bring them to the class as we will be using them in demos.
Do you want a job in information security? If you have a job, do you want a better one? This workshop is about how to get a job through social engineering. Josh More has, for years, been helping technologists and introverts get an advantage over the less skilled but more social candidates in the job market. When done properly, a job search can be run like a penetration test, where you identify your target, perform your reconnaissance, develop your plan, take over the process, and land the job. Everyone has the base skill level they need to execute, but often lack the natural social ease that others have. If you have ever found yourself looking at a boss or colleague and wondering how they managed to get the job or promotion that should have been yours, this workshop is for you. This workshop draws from Josh’s two books _Job Reconnaissance_ and _Breaking In_, both aimed at hacking the job market. The workshop will open with an overview of how the job market works, economically and socially, so we understand the systems in which we must work. It will then move into the target selection phase, so we can identify the types of firms we wish to target. Then, we will explore those targets through basic reconnaissance and identify what sorts of “attacks” would be likely to work and which ones would not. This process will involve reverse engineering their use of metaphor and narrative so you can develop custom approaches that will bypass their filters. In the end, you will have created a customized resume, approaches to landing an interview at your preferred target, using that resume within an interview, a plan for retaining access throughout the process and, if time allows, a customized portfolio to take complete control of the process.
