UPDATE: I just learned today that Microsoft shared some of the decks and videos from BlueHat IL. They can be found here
Microsoft Israel has successfully launched the BlueHat IL conference in Israel for the first time. Unexpectedly, this conference was not focused on marketing or pushing their agenda but rather on security related topics from excellent speakers.
I attended the first day, and I am kind of sorry I missed the second day. Following are the talks I saw with some slides I took during the talks.
Advances in Cloud-Scale Machine Learning for Cyberdefense Mark Russinovich, Microsoft
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Invoke-Obfuscation: PowerShell obFUsk8tion Techniques & How To (Try To) D"“eTecT ‘Th’+‘em’ Daniel Bohannon, Mandiant
Defending the Cloud: Lessons from Intrusion Detection in SharePoint Online Matt Swann, Microsoft
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The Binary Whisperer Marion Marschalek
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TrustZone TEEs - An Attacker’s Perspective Gal Beniamini, Google
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Device Guard Attack Surface, Bypasses, and Mitigations Matthew Graeber & Casey Smith, Veris Group
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In the arena there were some cool sumo-bot competitions, the robots are built on Arduino with a dedicated kit, costs about 100$ a piece.
GE built a nice CTF/Challange focused around attacking a nuclear plant facility, with an interactive model.
