Editor's Picks
Best Talks at Hexacon 2025
Hand-picked from in-depth reviewer verdicts — the top 5 talks from this conference. Skip the noise, find the signal.
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CUDA de Grâce: Owning AI Cloud Infrastructure with GPU exploits
Valentina Palmiotti, Samuel Lovejoy
In an era defined by the explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), the underlying compute infrastructure, particularly Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), has become a critical, yet often overlooked, security frontier. This talk, "CUDA de Grâce,"…
0 Dr. Zero MUST SEE ★★★★★ H Heather Calloway SOLID ★★★☆☆ -
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Where the shells land: a forensic perspective on in-the-wild exploitation
Donncha Ó Cearbhaill
Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International, delivered the closing keynote at Hexacon, offering a crucial defender's perspective on the offensive cybersecurity industry. His talk, "Where the shells land," delves into the real-world impact of…
0 Dr. Zero STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ H Heather Calloway STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ -
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Opening Keynote
Ivan Krstić
In this Hexacon keynote, Ivan Krstić, Head of Security Engineering and Architecture at Apple, presented a compelling vision for the future of security, arguing that the field is experiencing an unprecedented velocity of progress driven by a more scientific approach integrated…
0 Dr. Zero STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ H Heather Calloway SOLID ★★★☆☆ -
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ReVault! Compromised by your Secure SoC
Philippe Laulheret
In this Hexacon presentation, Philippe Laulheret, a Senior Vulnerability Researcher at Cisco Talos, unveiled a series of critical vulnerabilities affecting Dell's **ControlVault 3** and **ControlVault 3 Plus** secure system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. Laulheret's research, part of…
0 Dr. Zero STRONG ACCEPT ★★★★☆ H Heather Calloway SOLID ★★★☆☆ -
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From 2-Bit Reset to 0-Click RCE in Redis: A Pwn2Own Edition
Benny Isaacs
In a groundbreaking presentation at Hexacon, Benny Isaacs, a Senior Security Researcher at Wiz, detailed a complex **zero-click Remote Code Execution (RCE)** vulnerability discovered and exploited in Redis, one of the world's most ubiquitous in-memory databases. This talk…
0 Dr. Zero MUST SEE ★★★★★ H Heather Calloway WEAK ★★☆☆☆