Hi everyone, Just an annouce that the Call for Papers for the 5th edition of Hackito Ergo Sum is out! The final date of submission is the 31th of March! See you at Hackito ! --[ Synopsis: Hackito Ergo Sum is an international conference focused on security and hacking breakthroughs from many different perspectives: corporate, hackers, industry, governments, academics. Diversity and creativity in this domain are the key words. HES2014 will have for its 5th edition some of the best hacking talents in the world. --[ Venue: Hackito Ergo Sum 2014 will take place in Paris, France from the 24th to the 26th of April, 2014, at Cite des sciences et de l'industrie. Address: 30 Avenue Corentin Cariou 75019 Paris FRANCE It is easily accessible via public transport with metro line 7, at the Porte de la Villette, or by car using orbital motorway (Multiverse level I / 61d8327deb882cf99). Map and pictures are available here: https://plus.google.com/110203164083435669962/about?gl=fr&hl=fr --[ Introduction: It's 2014 and we're still on the place for a new year of hack and fun! During the three days of HES, research conferences, solutions presentations, panels, debates, AND PARTIES will aim to share, mix, and determine the future of IT security & hacking. --[ Content of the Research Track: We are expecting submissions in English only. The format will be 45 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A. We are also allocating slots for lightning talks (15 min) at the end of the day. Please note that talks whose content will be judged too commercial or biased toward a given vendor will be rejected. We will also consider new and first time presenters, so that anyone can get his/her foot in the door. Don't be shy, just say "It's one of my first conf submission", and we'll be kind. For the research track, preference will be given to offensive, innovative, and highly technical proposals. As a suggestion, we would love to see things about: * SIPRnet, NIPRnet & other defense networks funny stories * LTE radio and signaling abuses and/or real life hacks * 4G, Diameter & GRX/IPX hacks * Exploit style stylography * CTF Antiforensics: Detection of Intelligence gathering CTFs * Government filternets (formerly known as Internet, R.I.P) * x86/64 & Non-x86 exploitation * New methods to detect software bugs (source or binary based) * Funky Kernel land exploits * Offensive forensics * Current kernel buffer overflows exploit techniques for your grandmother * SAT solving your ROP gadgeting and chaining * IOS vuln research & vulndev * Identifying tainted 0-day sploits for government-sponsored grey market tracing * Mobile Botnets and Overlay networks-based C&C * IPv6 & "Carrier Grade NATs" advances * M2M Machine Type Communication * Sound hacking: binaural, brown, ... * UEFI malware writing * Android, RIM, Bada, IOS Mobile applications & OS hacks * TPM and Secure Boot kitting & knifing * FPGA backdoors * Automated Hardware reverse engineering * Hardware security & lockpicking in 2014 * Stun the community ! We will also have a Zero Day Show, as last year, at the end of the conference so that people can share (love/kindness) or show (salivate/envy) their new babies to the world. Prepare! Zombie Exploitocalyps incoming :) We highly encourage any other presentation topic, especially the one we may not even imagine. If you want to share skills on a specific subject during a workshop, feel free to contact us. --[ Submissions: [*] Requested information: Submissions must contain the following information: * Speakers name or alias * Presentation Title * Description * Needs: Internet? Others? * Demo (Y/N) * Company (name) or Independent? (optional) * Address (optional) * Phone (optional) * Email (optional) * Biography (optional) We highly encourage and will favor presentations with demos. Specify if submission contains any of the following information: * Tool * Slides * Whitepaper [*] How to submit: Submit your presentation and materials by sending an email to: hes-cfp_AT_lists.hackitoergosum.org --[ Dates: 2014-01-13 Call for Paper 2014-03-31 Submission Deadline 2014-04-04 Acceptance notification 2014-04-07 Program announcement 2014-04-24 Start of conference 2014-04-26 End of conference --[ Program Committee: The following program committee will review the submissions: - Tavis Ormandy (Google) @taviso - Mark Dowd (AzimuthSecurity) @mdowd - Alex Rice (Facebook) - Charlie Miller (Twitter) @0xcharlie - David Litchfield (V3rity Software) @dlitchfield - Nico Waisman (Immunity) @nicowaisman - Philippe Langlois (P1 Security) @philpraxis - Laurent Gaffie (Trustwave) - Julien Tinnes (Google) - Brad Spengler (aka spender) (Grsecurity) - Silvio Cesare (Volven Security Solutions) @silviocesare - Carlos Sarraute (GranData) - Itzik Kotler (aka izik) @itzikkotler - Jason A. Donenfeld (ZX2C4) @zx2c4 - Rodrigo Branco (Dissect.pe) @bsdaemon - Tim Shelton (HAWK Network Defense) @redsandbl4ck - Ilja Van Sprundel (IOActive) - Raoul Chiesa (Security Brokers) - Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran (HITB) @hackinthebox - Philip Petterson (aka Rebel) - The Grugq @thegrugq - Emmanuel Gadaix (Globe Relay Inc) @gadaix - Kugg (/tmp/lab) - Harald Welte (Sysmocom) @LaF0rge - Van Hauser (THC) - Fyodor Yarochkin @fygrave - Gamma (THC, Teso) @GammaTHC - Pipacs (Linux Kernel Page Exec Protection) - Nico Golde (Qualcomm) @iamnion --[ Fees: Here is the list of prices for HES2014: * VIP (include diner with speaker and some suprises) : 1337 EUR (places limited) * Corporate ticket: 500 EUR * Security professionals: 180 EUR * Non security professionals: 80 EUR * Discount for students below 26 (student id check) : 50 EUR * Discount for unemployment (pole emploi justification) : 50 EUR * Discount for CVE/exploit publisher in 2013-2014: 50 EUR * Volunteers (Must register, see below): 0 EUR Corporate tickets are a great way to directly sponsor HES and help us to continue to organize this event. Special privileges or goodies may be offered with these tickets. Buy your ticket online : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackito-ergo-sum-2014-tickets-9978807883?aff=cfp --[ Sponsors: We are looking for sponsors. Don't forget that sponsors are essential for events like HES. Entrance fees and sponsors fees are used to fund international speakers travel costs and hosting facility. Please ask for the HES2014 Sponsor Kit at sponsors_AT_hackitoergosum.org --[ Volunteers: Volunteers who sign up before 2014-04-07 get free access and will need to be present onsite one days before (2014-04-23) if no further arrangement is made with the organization. --[ Journalists: Journalists are welcome, but are required to comply with simple rules to ensure the mutual respect among adults we aim to bring in Hackito. In particular, filming or taking pictures of attendees without their prior agreement is absolutely prohibited. "We shall respect privacy and people" is the only motto. Register here: http://2014.hackitoergosum.org/press/ --[ Challenges Of course, there will be an online challenge during the conference, hosted and animated by Over The Wire. We will announce the country of honor for that regard shortly. We will also have a new Hacker & Vendors challenge: -- [ beer lock picking New type of challenge, imagine... -- [ hackerspaces fest It's been a while since the last Hacker Space Fest in Paris. Now we want to make it again, and we have the opportunity of organizing a HSF in a great space, next to the child of HSF2009 which is Hackito Ergo Sum conference.HSF2014 will be completely free. HSF will contain as usual the emerging new domains and research: * Bio-activism, greenlib & open seed banks * Privacy enhacing for everyone * hackerspaces, hackerislands and hackerlands * Transformative Art * Contemporary Medidation & other brain hacks * Short loops, micro-recycling and local 3D-manufacturing * Network, computing, embedded, and bio Hacking * Education hacks and shortcuts away from the neo-prussian model * Nerds & social science * OppressiveLegal vs. LibertyLegal hacks * Technology & Society enablers * How to liberate from Nazidministration? * Quantum computers DIY * Cryptocurrencies local actions and global effects * Community-driven societal change * Mobility-Civility mix --[ Contact: Please submit via hes-cfp_AT_lists.hackitoergosum.org For more specific questions: hes2014-orga_AT_lists.hackitoergosum.org Hackito Ergo Sum 2014 conference - http://2014.hackitoergosum.org -- [ Social Media: Keep in touch with the HES Organization via Twitter! Website: http://2014.hackitoergosum.org @hesconference on Twitter ! - https://twitter.com/hesconference -[EOF]-