CYBERWARCON 2025
One-day threat intelligence conference on state-backed cyber operations and influence campaigns: SVR and Volt Typhoon tradecraft, iOS spyware forensics, North Korean IT workers, drone warfare and AI-powered influence ops.
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- Keynote: Dmitri Alperovitch — Dmitri Alperovitch
In this keynote address at CYBERWARCON, renowned cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch delivers a provocative and self-critical analysis of the prevailing chaos in threat actor naming conventions…
- "Oil into the Fire:" An Inside Look at SVR Cyberespionage — Michael van Landingham, Alex Orleans
In "Oil into the Fire," Michael van Landingham and Alex Orleans presented a deeply analytical and revelatory examination of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyberespionage operations…
- Cache Me If You Can: Modern IOS Spyware and the Vanishing Forensic Trail — Kevin Hoganson
In the rapidly evolving landscape of mobile security, commercial spyware poses an increasingly sophisticated and insidious threat, particularly against high-value targets leveraging Apple's iOS…
- Is Your North Korean IT Worker Quiet Quitting? — Kaitlin Martin
In an insightful talk at CYBERWARCON, Kaitlin Martin, a Senior Intelligence Analyst at Chainalysis, unveiled the sophisticated on-chain money laundering techniques employed by North Korean (DPRK) IT…
- Forecasting Typhoons: Volt Typhoon Next Steps in OT Disruption — Joe Slowik
In this compelling CYBERWARCON presentation, Joe Slowik, Director of Cyber Security Alerting Strategy at Dataminr, delves into the enigmatic activities of Volt Typhoon, a People's Republic of China…
- From Automated Scans to Hands On Keyboard: China Nexus APTs Exploited SAP NetWeaver — Arda Büyükkaya
In a compelling presentation at CYBERWARCON, Arda Büyükkaya, a Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at EclecticIQ, shed light on a sophisticated campaign orchestrated by China Nexus Advanced…
- Hacking Drone Warfare — Oleg Shakirov
In an insightful presentation at CYBERWARCON, Oleg Shakirov, a PhD student at Johns Hopkins, illuminated the intricate and often clandestine world of hacking in drone warfare, specifically focusing…
- Poisoning Fast and Slow — Emerson T. Brooking
In an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the integrity of information disseminated by large language models (LLMs) has become a critical concern. Emerson T. Brooking, Director of…
- Ping First, Boom Second — Dlshad Othman, David Magnotti
In an increasingly interconnected world, the lines between cyber operations and kinetic military action are blurring in unprecedented ways. This talk, "Ping First, Boom Second," delivered by David…
- Cyber(trade)war: Paradigm Shift In Economic Espionage — Patrick Whitsell
Patrick Whitsell, a Senior Security Engineer with the Google Threat Intelligence Group, delivered a compelling talk at CYBERWARCON, shedding light on a significant evolution in the tactics and…
- Cheap Tricks, High Impact: How AI is Powering Sloppy Influence Campaigns — Dina Sadek, Margot Fulde-Hardy
In an era saturated with predictions about the transformative power of artificial intelligence, Dina Sadek and Margot Fulde-Hardy from Graphika presented a compelling counter-narrative at…