Pacific Hackers Meetup

Hello Hackers,

We are happy to announce 2 great talks from 2 great speakers.

Talk #1: Going Down the Rabbit Hole - Hacker Edition
Abstract: The most successful outcomes in my hacking adventures happen when something feels off, I can’t explain it, and I “waste” many hours debugging weird code, dissecting proprietary protocols, or just peeling off encryption layers.

In today’s presentation, I will share some of my success stories from my work in mobile app and vehicle hacking, finding CVEs, and how going into uncharted territory helps me find the most amazing bugs.

Speaker:
Rotem Bar is a Senior Security Researcher at Palo Alto Networks with over two decades of experience in offensive security. A veteran of the bug bounty community, Rotem specializes in uncovering critical vulnerabilities within the world’s leading technology infrastructures. Whether securing enterprise networks by day or hunting bugs in top-tier global companies by night, he is dedicated to making the digital landscape safer.

Talk #2: Zero Trust for Vibe Coding
Abstract: Vibe Coding has shown a lot of promise to increase development productivity. However, security remains and area of concern. In this presentation it is shown how the use of speechifications with Critical Thinking is a big step in that direction. However, there is a need for forward loops and systems thinking in order to reduce "verification debt". Even further, the use of lateral thinking can help the developer reduce the security debt further and with the right tools reach zero trust vibe coding.

Speaker:
Victor started working with computers right after High School, in an IBM shop, with favorite languages being Assembly Language and COBOL. After that, I learned many other languages, including C, C++, and Java, and studied symbolic AI languages such as Prolog and Lisp.

Currently, as a security consultant, I am developing solutions for clients' projects using technologies such as Flutter and Golang. Vibe Coding has been very useful, and I am working to elevate it to Vibe Engineering.