Keynote: IoT Devices: The Hacker’s Perspective

We can’t build security controls in a vacuum. To truly secure the IoT we have to continuously track, analyze and learn from the other side: attackers. In this session we will explore the hacker’s perspective and show how and why the innovations of malicious actors enable them to bypass the status quo of controls. Veterans of Unit 8200 of the IDF’s elite cyber force will present what IOT exploitations look like, how hackers target built-in weaknesses in the defences, and why only by enabling devices autonomous self-protection and exploitation prevention, defenders can outsmart malicious actors before they gain foothold. We will review why passive approaches like patching, static analysis and SBOM leave you vulnerable in-field and how we can incorporate lessons from other industries to secure devices at scale.