Pacific Hackers - Game Hacking 101

Abstract:
Security within games is a popular yet somehow underserved topic. Video games offer various challenges for curious engineers to explore, including reverse engineering, anti-cheat systems, modding, DRM, etc. This talk aims to make these topics and discussions accessible to all levels of technical experience, both within and outside the gaming industry. We'll also examine the game we specifically created for the GameHacking.GG CTF was held at DEFCON32 this year. You can download and play the game we will be discussing from the website before attending this talk at: gamehacking.gg.

Bio:
Julian has a storied career in cybersecurity, initially focusing on offensive security. He has developed several popular open-source security tools, including statistics-based password-cracking methods. Julian also co-founded Truffle Security, creators of the widely used open-source tool TruffleHog. Recently, he established a new DEFCON village called GameHacking.GG promotes interest and awareness in-game security.