LABScon 2024 is a cybersecurity conference focused on showcasing the latest in threat hunting techniques, cutting-edge research, and new vulnerabilities, exploits, and tooling.
LABScon 2024 will feature leading experts, threat investigators, academics, government partners, and journalists.
The event will take place from September 18th to 21st at the Mountain Shadows Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The event will provide valuable context for defenders to enhance their cyber threat intelligence (CTI) collection efforts by exploring China’s CTF landscape.
A talk on UNC4221’s espionage for Military Advantage will examine the group's efforts to gather battlefield data through Android malware, phishing attacks posing as Ukrainian military apps, and targeting messaging platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp.
Another talk will discuss the rising trend of foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land and its impact on national security, particularly with controversial land purchases near sensitive military sites.
PKFAIL is a critical firmware supply-chain issue affecting hundreds of devices that allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot and launch firmware-level threats, like bootkits and BlackLotus malware.
A talk on unearthing the archaic will focus on long-standing vulnerabilities in SSL VPNs, which are frequently exploited through known CVEs and zero-day attacks.
Another talk will explore a cutting-edge technique using SSH public keys to track and correlate malicious activities across different systems.
A talk will focus on UNC1860, a covert Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, to reveal their full scope and operations across the Middle East.