Talks·43 min
Ttheveii0x · Jonas Eichinger
Walks through static analysis, debugging and emulation of suspicious PE files and shellcode, then links the findings to threat intelligence.
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Browse DEF CON 34Mesa, AZ, USA · February 2021 · 35 talks
Talks from CactusCon 9 (2021).
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Talks·43 min
Ttheveii0x · Jonas Eichinger
Walks through static analysis, debugging and emulation of suspicious PE files and shellcode, then links the findings to threat intelligence.
Talks·8 min
Ankur Chowdhary
Explains how anomaly detection models are applied to network and host logs to spot slow-moving APT activity.
Talks·49 min
Ankur Chowdhary
Examines whether machine learning detectors can spot multi-stage APT intrusions, using a new packet-capture dataset built for testing.
Talks·1 hr 4 min
Wraps up the virtual CactusCon 9 with staff thanks, attendance figures, finances, and giveaways.
Talks·11 min
Recaps day one of the virtual conference, covering streaming issues, sponsor thanks, CTF giveaways and the community after-party.
Talks·47 min
Mark Kirschenbaum
Shows how a power analysis side channel attack can recover an AES bootloader key from a Microchip microcontroller.
Talks·9 min
Mark Kirschenbaum
Follows up on a power analysis side channel attack with answers on chip hardening, learning hardware analysis, and tools.
Talks·28 min
Ryan Dinnan · Jacob Abraham · Joshua Pardhe · Megi Bashir
Explains how student researchers run scam-baiting calls, from building an isolated setup and persona to collecting intelligence.
Talks·48 min
Gavin Klondike
Surveys how AI tools help attackers and how machine learning models can be evaded, poisoned or leaked.
Talks·57 min
Jorge Orchilles
Guides attendees through a hands-on purple team exercise that pairs adversary emulation with blue team detection.
Talks·20 min
K "Turb0Yoda" Singh
Shows how to set up a virtual CAN bus lab and inject packets into a simulated car without owning a vehicle.
Talks·46 min
Eva Galperin
Explains how the EFF's Threat Lab studies surveillance malware and why security workers should push back on stalkerware.
Talks·18 min
Anthony Radzykewycz · James Green
Shows how a project packages VulnHub vulnerable machines as Vagrant boxes so newcomers can start practicing quickly.
Talks·11 min
RedHatAugust · Thefeesh7
Shows how a Vagrant-based project spins up VulnHub vulnerable machines in VirtualBox for offensive security practice.
Talks·36 min
Jon Wade
Walks through an initial Linux incident response triage of a SystemdMiner sample using open-source logging tools.
Talks·19 min
Jon Wade
Shares practical Linux incident response advice, covering home labs, live-host evidence handling and working with DevOps teams.
Talks·41 min
Tracie Martin
Explains how exposed MQTT brokers are found on the internet and how their weak defaults can be enumerated.
Talks·13 min
Tracie Martin
Closes with a live Q&A on MQTT botnets, weak IoT configurations, and why network segmentation matters.
Talks·53 min
April C. Wright
Explains how doxing works and walks through a personal risk assessment and steps to protect your online identity.
Talks·13 min
ttheveii0x · bearofberlin
Live Q&A where the presenters discuss sharing indicators, public sandboxes, and aging out threat intel.
Talks·8 min
K "Turb0Yoda" Singh
Answers beginner questions on car hacking, from entry-level tools like the CANtact to finding local meetups.
Talks·11 min
Eva Galperin
A live question-and-answer session after a keynote covers facial recognition, stalkerware, internships, and surveillance in Latin America.
Talks·8 min
Andrew
A short interview traces how a pen tester moved from automating routine checks to deeper manual app analysis.
Talks·8 min
Aaron Sparling
Covers memory forensics tooling tips, shellcode emulation options, and command-line workflows for finding hidden executable code.