biosecurity

Blacks in Cybersecurity Village·41 min

• DEF CON
• AI Security
• Date: Aug 2025
• Location: Las Vegas

Tia Pope

Explores how AI-designed proteins and biological vulnerabilities mirror cybersecurity attack vectors, highlighting the emerging field of cyberbiosecurity.

Biohacking Village·32 min

• DEF CON
• Threat Intel
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

RedDragon

RedDragon analyzes Chinese military doctrine regarding biological agents, Program 863, and supply chain dependencies in international biosecurity.

Biohacking Village·13 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

Mariam Elgabry

Mariam Elgabry presents outcomes from the first Internet-of-Ingestible-Things workshop, establishing Security-by-Design principles for smart pills and micro-sensors.

Biohacking Village·28 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

Alex Hoekstra

Alex Hoekstra introduces Open Source Vaccine Developer Kits (VDKs) to democratize infectious disease research, reduce costs, and accelerate pandemic response.

Biohacking Village·19 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

Thom Dixon

Thom Dixon explores the emerging Internet of Biological Things (IoBT), examining security models for interfacing optoelectronic computers with biological substrates.

Biohacking Village·21 min

• DEF CON
• Threat Intel
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

Matt McMahon · Shannon Lantzy

Matt McMahon and Shannon Lantzy model economic cyber risks in biomanufacturing, demonstrating how targeted attacks threaten global vaccine production.

Biohacking Village·29 min

• DEF CON
• Threat Intel
• Date: Aug 2020
• Location: Online

Bill Hagestad

Examines military research facilities and biosecurity threat capabilities in the People's Republic of China.

Biohacking Village·56 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2020
• Location: Online

Yong-Bee Lim

Examines the culture, safety practices, and governance models of do-it-yourself biology and community research laboratories.

Biohacking Village·25 min

• DEF CON
• Red Team
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Edward You

Security vulnerabilities in biotechnology infrastructure and the bio-economy, presented as theatrical song and interpretive dance exploring critical questions about biotech security.

Biohacking Village·24 min

• DEF CON
• Policy
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Meow Ludo Meow Meow

Capabilities for biological weapons production in community bio labs and regulatory approaches that balance maximum innovation freedom with effective monitoring and safety.

Village Presentations·18 min

• DEF CON
• Threat Intel
• Date: Aug 2015
• Location: Las Vegas

Walter Powell

Walter Powell explores the striking conceptual and structural parallels between cybersecurity (InfoSec) and biosecurity (BioSec), mapping infection paradigms.