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Joshua Pereyda - Intro to Pwn
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Training description:
"An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age."
With today's technology landscape, the tools of pwn are becoming a more obscure skillset among hackers. Many hackers are familiar with pen testing and web hacking basics, but have only a cursory understanding of binary exploitation.
This course will build up the basic skills necessary to "pwn" binaries everywhere. The class will have a strong emphasis on hands-on practice and challenges. Students will be expected to solve challenges on their own, with guidance from the instructor.
This course is for people who have some hacking and/or programming experience, but are new to the world of “pwn” (that is, binary exploitation). A solid grasp of these skills will prepare you for a world of advanced exploitaiton techniques.
Why pwn?
- Open your mind to a "hacker" mindset.
- Participate in one of the longest running hacker skillsets still in active use.
- Practice absolute ownage of your environment.
Takeaways for the students after completing the class:
- Reverse Engineering
- Shellcoding
- Identifying and Exploiting Memory Errors
- Debugging Exploits
Student skill level:
Difficulty: Beginner to intermediate: While we will start with the basics, the pace will be quick and assume programming competence.
Required Prerequisites:
- Substantial programming experience
Recommended Prerequisites:
- Familiarity with x86 assembly
- Familiarity with C language
- Familiarity with the concept of buffer overflows
What should students bring to the Training?:
- Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM
- Linux OS strongly recommended (VM is OK), Ubuntu will be used in examples
Bio:
Joshua is a software engineer specializing in information and network
security. He has worked in the critical infrastructure and cloud
computing industries with employers heavily invested in software and
hardware security. He maintains the boofuzz fuzzing framework and
encourages more colorful terminals. Among his passions are hacking,
jiu jitsu, teaching kids to program and hack, attending orchestral
concerts with his wife, raising his two children, and figuring out how
he can get paid to do it all... legally.
Trainer(s) social media links:
https://twitter.com/jtpereyda
DATE:Aug 15th to 16th 2022
TIME:9am to 5pm PDT
VENUE:Caesars Forum Ballroom
TRAINER:Joshua Pereyda
- 16 hours of training with a certificate of completion for some classes
- COVID safety: Masks required for indoor training
- Note: Classes that do not meet their minimum class size by July 15 will be canceled, please register early
- Note: Food is NOT included