Paul Zenker
Paul is a security consultant for KPMG. His training is largely in pentesting, Red Teaming and threat intelligence, but physical security has always been near and dear to his heart. He consults customers in the areas of cybersecurity, physical security and AI security.
Sessions
In his book “The Great Train Robbery” Michael Crichton details the events of a Victorian era train robbery involving an underage prostitute and a child scaling buildings. Although these methods are unlikely to be included in a modern letter of engagement, the case of the most famous train robbery of its time has some interesting parallels to modern day physical security. It will remind us that core principals rarely change, humans always play a key role in security systems, and will hopefully rekindle your joy for heist stories.
As a result, this talk shares the story of The Great Train Robbery, enriched by my adventures and research into replicating multiple hacks. We will explore duplicating keys, cracking safes, physical recon and many more fun hacks that still today have a surprising resemblance to their Victorian era counterparts.