Willem Westerhof
Willem Westerhof is a renowned expert in IT, IoT and OT security, known as the discoverer of the Horus Scenario. His extensive research and offensive security projects across nearly all critical infrastructure sectors have significantly influenced the cybersecurity landscape.
Willem has authored more than 35 CVEs and is a sought-after speaker at platforms such as SHA2017 and the One Conference.
His expertise is frequently called upon by the Dutch government for security advisories, providing him with a unique, practical perspective on challenges and solutions within the sector.
Sessions
8 years ago at SHA2017, the horusscenario was presented. A Theoretical attack through PV-installations to take down the european energy grid. Since that day, a lot of things have changed, both for the better and for the worse.
During the session, we will look back into the horusscenario with today's knowledge and revisit if the attack is still feasible. (Spoiler: I was right... and it has mainly gotten worse since then...)
After some internal evaluation and a journalists inquiry on the possibility of chinese state actors having access to camera footage, Muncipality the Hague decided to do a security test focused on an APT threat on their traffic camera infrastructure. During the session we will show how the team approached this project, how some of the cinematic scenarios of causing traffic jams and using the camera's for espionage were possible in real life and what lessons were learned from the project.