Revealing Embedded Fingerprints: Deriving Intelligence from USB Stack interaction

Embedded systems are everywhere, from TVs to aircraft, printers to weapon control systems. As a security researcher when you are faced with one of these “black boxes” to test, sometime in-situ, it is difficult to know where to start. However, if there is a USB port on the device there is useful information that can be gained. We speak to Andy Davis, Research Director at NCC Group to explain USB Stack Interactions.