WHY2025

Daniels Heincis

Daniels is a cybersecurity specialist with four years of professional experience in the field. His work focuses on developing and delivering technical training for a wide range of audiences, from beginners to professionals. To stay sharp, he actively engages in penetration testing and red team projects. Daniels is also one of the lead organizers of "Mārtiņa-CTF" — one of Latvia’s largest Capture the Flag competitions, known for being beginner-friendly while still offering a solid technical challenge.


Session

08-12
12:00
50min
Time Lord's adventures: abusing time on Linux systems
Daniels Heincis

What happens when an attacker controls time on a Linux system? This talk looks at how system clocks work, and what breaks when they’re manipulated. From bypassing delays to triggering subtle logic errors, we’ll explore how unstable time can subvert assumptions, break security controls, and cause software to behave in unexpected or unsafe ways.

Hacking
Cassiopeia