BlackHoodie in Austria - registration
We promised some more information as well as the registrations for the Austrian edition, here they are!
Below is the link to the registration form, as well as the complete agenda with both tracks’ presentation. Remember, there are no beginner / advanced tracks this time, both will be equally as challenging.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
TL;DR: basic facts
What: classes on mobile reverse engineering, both hardware and software
When: December 7th & 8th, 2019 - 9am-6pm
Where: Saint Pölten University of Applied Science, Matthias Corvinus-Straße 15, A-3100 St. Pölten
Who: Women
Registration: through this form, closing on October 23rd or when all the seats are taken
Fees: the workshop is free. Lunch, snacks and dinner on the 7th will be offered by the University. Travel and housing will have to be paid for by the attendees though.
Agenda
Track 1: Introduction to Android Reverse Engineering
Teacher: Maddie Stone
Topic: This workshop will teach attendees how to reverse engineer Android applications. We will cover both the Java and native code (ARM) aspects of reversing Android applications. Attendees should be ready to get their hands dirty with reversing malware, hunting for vulnerabilities, and unpacking obfuscated code using Ghidra and jadx.
Track 2: Mobile Hacking
Teacher: Priya Chalakkal
Topic: This workshop gives an introduction to smartphone security covering basics of application layer and telecommunication layer. The workshop will cover an introduction to mobile application pentesting, mainly focusing on Android but also covering parts of iOS. This includes owasp top 10 vulnerabilities and also basic reversing of mobile applications. Then we will look into the telecommunication layers, various network protocols involved in GSM and LTE and an introduction to the security concepts in different layers.
Prerequisites: Students are requested to bring a rooted android phone. There will be limited smartphones available during the workshop. So it helps if you have your own. Also, a linux machine on your laptop is necessary.
Lightning talks
Did you work on something cool lately? Now is the time to talk to us about it! For the first time ever, BlackHoodie will host lightning talks, giving anyone who wants it an opportunity to talk about what they do.
Technical details: The talks will be 5 or 10 minutes long, and registration will happen on-site. But keep it in mind!
Social dinner
The St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences will invite the attendees for dinner on the 7th! They plan a typical Austrian dinner with specialties such as Schweinsbraten, Wiener Schnitzel, Gulasch, Apfelstrudel, Sachertorte, Kaiserschmarrn and so on!
What is BlackHoodie?
BlackHoodie is a free, women only reverse engineering workshop. More information can be found here: https://www.blackhoodie.re/about/.
Why women-only?
The number of female engineers working on complex low level security topics is crushingly low. My past teaching experience shows me, that is not due to lack of interest in challenges, but has to do with aspiring hackerettes sporting impressive anxieties. And I get it, modern day computer security is an intimidating field, and the fact that this field’s engineers are usually all male, fancy death metal fashion and are offensive by definition, doesn’t help. But, among us, one doesn’t need to be male and death metal to be successful there. The BlackHoodie workshops aim to make complex subjects more tangible and less intimidating for women, in order to get motivated hackerettes started on their security careers. It is not about building walls around a minority, but about creating space, where participants can build confidence, foster shared interests, build connections, and in the end contribute themselves as part of a happier community. It keeps fascinating me how many former BlackHoodies keep sticking around, and do impressive work in several different areas of security.
- Ella, Marion, Diane, Erika