Hardwear.io Security Trainings and Conference USA 2026
The eighth Hardwear.io USA, a two-day hardware security conference in Santa Clara covering a hardware implant found in a Ledger Nano X, side-channel key extraction from a TPM, MediaTek Wi-Fi firmware encryption bypasses, fault injection on edge AI accelerators, 5G radio and API attacks, a motorcycle immobilizer bypass, cross-talk on cloud quantum computers, Bluetooth Channel Sounding and NFC keyspace reduction, plus panels on physical chip attacks and hardware incident response.
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- Keynote: The "F" in IoT Stands for Future-proofing — Yossi Oren
In his compelling keynote at Hardwear.io USA, Yossi Oren, Head of the Implementation Security Lab at Ben-Gurion University, tackled a critical yet often overlooked challenge in the realm of Internet…
- Confusing CNNs on NPUs with LLMs using FI; or, How Much AI Can We Fit? — Jasper van Woudenberg, Rajesh Velegalati
This groundbreaking talk, delivered by Jasper van Woudenberg and Rajesh Velegalati from Keysight, delves into the critical and emerging field of AI hardware security. The presentation showcases a…
- Reverse Engineering a Ledger Nano X Hardware Implant — Joe Grand
This talk, delivered by renowned hardware hacker Joe Grand, delves into the fascinating and concerning discovery of a sophisticated hardware implant embedded within a legitimate Ledger Nano X…
- Breaking the Root of Trust: Practical Side-Channel Key Extraction from a TPM — Roman Korkikian
In this compelling talk from Hardwear.io USA, Roman Korkikian, a Hardware and Software Security Researcher and founder of uSec, presented groundbreaking research detailing two practical attacks…
- Your MediaTek WiFi Chip's Secrets: Bypassing Firmware Encryption — Edoardo Mantovani
In a revealing talk at Hardwear.io USA, independent researcher Edoardo Mantovani, in collaboration with Daniel Wegemer, unveiled a series of sophisticated techniques to completely bypass the…
- Hacking 5G: From Radio Security to the APIs — Sébastien Dudek
In his Hardwear.io USA talk, "Hacking 5G: From Radio Security to the APIs," Sébastien Dudek, founder of Penthertz, challenged the common perception that 5G is inherently more secure than its…
- Panel: Silicon Under Attack: Physical Exploitation of Modern Chips — Lionel Riviere, Joe Grand, Domenic Forte
This Hardwear.io USA panel, "Silicon Under Attack: Physical Exploitation of Modern Chips," brought together leading experts Lionel Riviere, Joe Grand, and Domenic Forte to dissect the evolving…
- Closing Keynote: Fireside Chat with Will Eatherton — Will Eatherton
In a revealing fireside chat at Hardwear.io USA, Will Eatherton, SVP and Head of Cisco Networking Engineering, offered a compelling look into the increasingly critical world of hardware reliability…
- Mobilized Immobilizer: Bypassing Motorcycle Security — Scott Sheahan
In "Mobilized Immobilizer: Bypassing Motorcycle Security," Scott Sheahan, Owner and Principal Consultant at Rustic Security, presents compelling research into the vulnerabilities of modern…
- Cross-talk Vulnerabilities in Cloud-based Quantum Computers — Jakub Szefer
This article delves into the critical and emerging field of security for cloud-based quantum computers, specifically focusing on cross-talk attacks and vulnerabilities. Presented by Jakub Szefer…
- Out-of-Box Exploitation: Breaking the Trust Chain of the Ethereum Phone — Guanxing Wen
In an insightful presentation at Hardwear.io USA, Guanxing Wen, a Senior Staff Security Researcher at CertiK, meticulously dissected the security posture of the "Ethereum Phone" (Generation 1). His…
- Supercharging the PicoEMP with Surplus High-Voltage Supplies — Hash Salehi
This talk, presented by Hash Salehi, Founder & CEO of RECESSIM, delves into a groundbreaking method for significantly enhancing the capabilities of the PicoEMP, a popular, low-cost open-source tool…
- Security Analysis of Bluetooth Channel Sounding: Protocol and Implementations — Sultan Qasim Khan
In this insightful talk from Hardwear.io USA, Sultan Qasim Khan, a Principal Security Consultant at Tetrel Security, delves into the security vulnerabilities inherent in Bluetooth Channel Sounding…
- BREAKMEIFYOUCAN!: Exploiting Keyspace Reduction and Relay Attacks in 3DES and AES-protected NFC Technologies — Philippe Teuwen, Nathan Nye
In this comprehensive talk, "BREAKMEIFYOUCAN!: Exploiting Keyspace Reduction and Relay Attacks in 3DES and AES-protected NFC Technologies," security researchers Philippe Teuwen from Ledger and…
- Panel: When Hardware Gets Pwned: Mechanics of Detection, Response & Recovery — Aaron Guzman, James DeLuccia, Marcus Richerson
The cybersecurity industry has become exceptionally adept at demonstrating that hardware can be compromised. From sophisticated supply chain attacks to intricate side-channel vulnerabilities, the…