Black Hat Courses

Garbage In, Garbage Out - How Purportedly Great Machine Learning Models Can Be Screwed Up by Bad Data

Explores how data quality impacts machine learning models for malicious URL detection, comparing results across different datasets and analyzing feature activations in neural networks.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Free-Fall - Hacking Tesla from Wireless to CAN Bus

Detailed exploration of Tesla's security vulnerabilities, from wireless attacks to CAN bus access, including Tesla's response and new mitigation strategies.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Quantifying Risk in Consumer Software at Scale - Consumer Reports' Digital Standard

Explore methodologies for quantifying software security risks, predicting vulnerabilities, and evaluating consumer products using the Digital Standard developed by Consumer Reports and CITL.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Are Cyber-Attacks on the Power Grid Limited to Nation-State Actors?

Explore power grid vulnerabilities, live demo of feeder relay exploitation, and mitigation strategies. Learn about securing critical infrastructure and the responsible disclosure process.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Origin of Array Species - How Standards Drive Bugs in Script Engines

Exploring JavaScript's unique features and how they lead to vulnerabilities in various software, including Flash, Chrome, Edge, and Safari. Insights for developers and security researchers.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

AVPASS - Leaking and Bypassing Antivirus Detection Model Automatically

Explore techniques for leaking and bypassing antivirus detection models, including APK perturbation, model leaking, and auto-bypassing processes. Gain insights into commercial AV weaknesses.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Firmware is the New Black - Analyzing Past Three Years of BIOS - UEFI Security Vulnerabilities

Explore the rise of firmware vulnerabilities in recent years, their impact on system security, and the challenges in mitigating these threats in BIOS/UEFI environments.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Shadow Brokers - Cyber Fear Game-Changers

Explore the impact of The Shadow Brokers' leaks on cybersecurity, examining sophisticated nation-state tools and the evolving landscape of cyber fear as a geopolitical instrument.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Automated Detection of Vulnerabilities in Black-Box Routers and Other Network Devices

Discover a formal method for detecting protocol implementation vulnerabilities in closed-source network devices, focusing on OSPF in routers, without accessing source code or binaries.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Evil Bubbles or How to Deliver Attack Payload via the Physics of the Process

Explore innovative attack vectors in industrial control systems, focusing on exploiting physical processes to bypass security measures and deliver malicious payloads.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Blue Pill for Your Phone

Explore attack surfaces of hypervisors and TrustZone monitors in ARM-based phones, focusing on Google Nexus and Pixel devices. Learn about attack scenarios and interactions between privilege levels.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Electronegativity - A Study of Electron Security

Comprehensive analysis of Electron's security model, isolation mechanisms, and vulnerabilities in Electron-based applications. Explores IPC messaging, preloading, and design weaknesses.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Lessons Learned in Influencing Security Stakeholders Inside and Outside Your Organization

Explore strategies for influencing security stakeholders through cyber wargaming, including technical architecture, business value, and lessons learned from real-world implementations.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

rVMI - A New Paradigm for Full System Analysis

Explore rVMI, a powerful platform combining VMI and Rekall for interactive malware analysis, operating from the hypervisor with advanced event control capabilities.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A New Era of SSRF - Exploiting URL Parser in Trending Programming Languages

Explore a novel SSRF exploit technique targeting URL parsers in popular programming languages. Learn about vulnerabilities in Python, PHP, Java, and more, uncovering inconsistencies between parsing and requesting.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk