WHY2025

Kirils Solovjovs

Kirils Solovjovs is Latvia's leading white-hat hacker and IT policy activist, known for uncovering and responsibly disclosing critical security vulnerabilities in national and international systems. An expert in penetration testing, network flow analysis, and reverse engineering, he is also a lifelong command-line enthusiast. Kirils started programming at age 7 and by grade 9 was spending his lunch breaks writing machine code directly in a hex editor. He uses bash daily for hacking, automation, and large-scale data processing and is sometimes contracted by major online education providers to proofread their bash certification exams. He currently is the lead researcher at Possible Security.


Sessions

08-09
12:00
50min
Decoding RFID: A comprehensive overview of security, attacks, and the latest innovations
Iceman, Kirils Solovjovs

RFID reverse engineering has seen significant advancements, yet a comprehensive overview of the field remains scattered across research and practitioner communities.
Here the authors presents a structured survey of existing RFID technologies, encryption protocols, and known attack methodologies. Take the opportunity to listen to both Kirils' practical experiences and the deep insights of Iceman when it comes to RFID hacking.

Hacking
Andromeda
08-09
20:00
50min
A Big Bad App: Welcome to Corporatocracy
Kirils Solovjovs

We all live in a fair democracy 🎶 ... or do we?

No, we live in a world where the major corporations decide how we interact with digital systems and digital systems govern the world. That's corporatocracy - a system in which corporations, rather than elected officials, have major influence over decision-making, laws, and societal direction. And they are not on our side.

Yearn for a better future
Cassiopeia
08-10
15:00
120min
So you're interested in social engineering? The very first steps
Kirils Solovjovs

It is well known that humans are the weakest link in information security.
Social engineering has emerged as a means to influence and manipulate individuals to achieve desired outcomes. In this presentation, we delve into the realm of social engineering, exploring the art of behavior alteration, manipulation and persuasive communication.

The square hole
Workshop Giotto