Conferences

For the 2026 edition of Botconf, and the 13th edition overall, we found ourselves in Reims. From the 14th through the 17th of April, nearly 400 attendees gathered in what has become a yearly pilgrimage for many. As with the previous editions, the food, atmosphere, and talks were well worth a visit. This year, I … Read more

This year, BlackHat USA was held on the 6th and 7th of August 2025, directly followed by DEFCON from the 8th through the 10th of August. On the morning of Saturday the 9th, I gave my DEFCON workshop. I represented Trellix during the conferences. Unlike other years, I did not talk at the BlackHat (Arsenal), … Read more

This year was Botconf’s 12th edition, located in Angers, where I gave a four hour workshop diving into Ghidra. Some of talks were rated as TLP:GREEN or higher, this decreases the details which I can include in the blog, as well as the information on the given talks. The listed talks are covered in chronological … Read more

On the 28th of February and the 1st of March, the folks behind Binary Ninja (Vector35) organised RE//VERSE in Orlando, Florida. While this was the conference’s first edition, this wasn’t noticeable at all, as the conference was exceptionally well organised. The communication from the speaker desk was swift and clear, even with the six hour … Read more

The Diana Initiative 2024 took place in the Westin on the 5th of August, followed by BlackHat USA 2024 in the Mandalay Bay on the 7th and 8th and DEFCON 32 in the Las Vegas Convention Center on the 9th, 10th and 11th of August. This year, I gave workshops at The Diana Initiative, BlackHat … Read more

This year was Botconf’s 11th edition, located in Nice, where I gave a four hour workshop regarding DotNet Malware Analysis. This year, the talks were often rated as TLP:GREEN or higher, within the traffic light protocol, meaning that the recordings of the talks on Botconf’s YouTube channel are somewhat more limited, which in turn limits … Read more

BlackHat USA 2023 took place on the 9th and 10th of August 2023 in the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Consequtively, DEFCON 31 took place from the 10th through the 13th of August, in Ceasar’s Forum, the LINQ, Harrah’s, and the Flamingo. After visiting BlackHat USA 2022 and DEFCON 30, I had some time to … Read more

Blackhat Asia 2023 took place on the 11th and 12th of May 2023 in the Marina Bay Sands Expo in Singapore. This blog will cover my experience of the conference, including a comparison to last year, along with references to those who I met along the way. The folks from ToolsWatch, NJ, Faisal, and Rachid, … Read more

April was a busy month, in which I gave three talks on three topics. The first two talks were at Botconf, regarding the RTM Locker and about A student’s guide to free and open-source enterprise level malware analysis tooling. My talk at the final edition of Hack In The Box Amsterdam dove into Golang malware … Read more

BlackHat Europe 2022 took place on the 7th and 8th of December in London. This edition, I spoke about DotDumper. In this blog, I will talk about the briefings and the arsenal, meeting friends old and new, and the taken COVID measures. Table of contents Briefings and the Arsenal Meeting friends old and new COVID … Read more