Have you ever wondered about how your IoT device talks to your phone? Or how industrial factories collect data from sensors? Odds are pretty good they use a tiny protocol called Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQQT). Join me as we learn more about this tiny protocol and discuss common implementations and vulnerabilities. Learn how to find open mqqt brokers using Shodan and then learn how to build your own internet scanner using Masscan and namp.


Tracie Martin founded and runs DefendCon, a technical security conference for women and other underrepresented genders in security. She is passionate about advocating for more underrepresented genders in technical security roles. She has been in the security community for over 20 years and has successfully negotiated offers in government, private sector and high tech companies. She's passionate about womxn in computing and fighting for Her previous roles included running the Information Security section of Allied Command Counterintelligence, Incident Response at Microsoft Security Response Center, Program Management in Microsoft Office, and working on Android Security for Google.