Black Hat Announces Content Lineup for Black Hat Asia 2025

Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced the release of its content lineup for Black Hat Asia 2025. The live, in-person event will take place at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore from April 1 to April 4. The event will feature 43 Briefings hand selected by the Black Hat Asia Review Board, four days of Trainings, a full day of Summits, 10 Sponsored Sessions, and 53 Arsenal tool demos.  

On April 3 and April 4, attendees will gain insight into the latest in cybersecurity risks, developments, and trends through Briefings presentations.  

Briefings highlights include:  

• State Manipulation: Unveiling New Attack Vectors in Bluetooth Vulnerability Discovery through Protocol State Machine Reconfiguration – This talk will uncover Bluetooth vulnerabilities by analyzing state machine mechanisms in various applications, including automotive and mobile devices. Researchers will provide in-depth insights into techniques for manipulating Bluetooth state machine interactions, focusing on systematic methods for discovering these vulnerabilities and assessing their impact on the Bluetooth ecosystem.
• Watch Your Phone: Novel USB-Based File Access Attacks Against Mobile Devices – This talk will present novel attacks and attack techniques that bypass lock screens and user confirmation prompts to gain USB-based file access on state-of-the-art mobile devices. Researchers will uncover the shortcomings of user confirmation prompts and highlight key findings via live demos.
• Unveiling the Mysteries of Qualcomm's QDSP6 JTAG: A Journey into Advanced Theoretical Reverse Engineering – This talk will explore advanced reverse engineering techniques applied to sophisticated proprietary hardware, as well as demonstrate how a unique combination of patent analysis, firmware reverse engineering, and theoretical modeling can unlock the intricacies of undocumented hardware technologies and their application semantics.

On April 2, Summits will serve as a space for both attendees and industry leaders to connect through engaging sessions and networking activities.  

Summits require individual passes to attend and include:  

• The inaugural AI Summit at Black Hat Asia – This Summit will provide an invaluable opportunity for every security professional to engage with leaders, as well as discuss and debate the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. The AI Summit is sponsored by Trend Micro, Title Sponsor; and Bugcrowd, Platinum Sponsor. For more information, please visit www.blackhat.com/asia-25/ai-summit.html.
• The inaugural Black Hat Financial Services Summit – This Summit will bring together top cybersecurity leaders in the financial sector for a day of candid discussions and expert-led presentations. For more information, please visit www.blackhat.com/asia-25/financial-services-summit.html.

Two- and four-day Trainings will take place from April 1 to April 4, and feature a variety of in-person and virtual courses in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data science; pentesting; defense; industrial control systems (ICS); and more.  

Trainings highlights include:  

• AI Red Teaming in Practice
• Deepfake Threat Analysis
• Attacking Mobile Applications: Practical Security Testing for Android and iOS
• Advanced Malware Traffic Analysis - Adaptive Defence. 2025 Edition
• Windows Shellcoding Techniques

Business Hall passes, or Business passes, are currently available for the 2025 event. The Business Hall showcases the latest products and technologies from leading cybersecurity solution providers and will take place on April 3 and April 4. Business passes provide access to the Keynotes, Arsenal, Sponsored Sessions, Bricks & Picks, and more. All Black Hat Asia 2025 pass holders will have access to the Business Hall.  

This year’s Black Hat Arsenal at Black Hat Asia will take place from April 3 to April 4 in the Business Hall. Black Hat Arsenal brings together researchers and the cybersecurity community to showcase and demonstrate their latest open-source tools and products in a conversational environment where presenters can interact with the attendees. This year’s event will feature 53 in-person tool demos and 3 labs, spanning exploitation and ethical hacking, malware offense, digital forensics and incident response (DFIR), and more.  

Black Hat Arsenal tool demo highlights include:  

• Falco Action to the Rescue: Sniffing Out Sneaky Supply Chain Attacks in Your GitHub Action Workflows!
• NimPlant
• Stowaway: Multi-hop Proxy Tool for Pentesters

Registration Information:  

For registration and additional information on Black Hat Asia 2025, please visit www.blackhat.com/asia-25/registration.html.  

Top Sponsors and Partners of Black Hat Asia 2025 include:  

• Platinum Sponsors: Appdome, ManageEngine, and SK Shieldus.
• Gold Sponsors: Bitdefender, Bugcrowd, Concentric AI, Fortra, HackerOne, Picus Security, and Trend Micro.
• Sustaining Partners: CrowdStrike, ManageEngine, SentinelOne, Varonis, and Wiz.
• Global Partners: Concentric AI, Corellium, and HackerOne.

About Black Hat
Black Hat is the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series. Founded in 1997, these annual, multi-day events provide attendees with the latest in cybersecurity research, developments, and trends. Driven by the needs of the community, Black Hat events showcase content directly from the community through Briefings presentations, Trainings courses, Summits, and more. As the event series where all career levels and academic disciplines convene to collaborate, network, and discuss the cybersecurity topics that matter most to them, attendees can find Black Hat events in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.blackhat.com.  

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