Kaspersky to Host Global Security Experts Summit, “SAS 2026”
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Kaspersky announced the 18th annual Security Analyst Summit, SAS 2026.
The event will be held from the 20th to the 23rd at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Bali, Indonesia, and its theme is “Cyber-anarchy.”
More than 200 people from around the world are expected to attend, along with major vulnerability disclosures, multiple attack research presentations, and the SAS CTF 2026 finals.
Kaspersky announced the 18th annual Security Analyst Summit, “SAS 2026.” The event will be held from the 20th to the 23rd at the InterContinental Bali Resort in Bali, Indonesia.
The theme of SAS 2026 is “Cyber-anarchy,” which means breaking out of conventional frameworks in cybersecurity. The event is designed so that participants take on their own version of an “attacker” role and draft a joint security manifesto.
The aim of this format is to underscore the importance of collaboration across the community in responding to a more complex threat landscape. More than 200 people from around the world are expected to attend.
This year’s event will unveil major vulnerabilities. It will also present findings from investigations into attacks targeting a range of digital domains.
This SAS will feature a series of attack research presentations by different researchers. First, Gyeorigeu Kucherin, a researcher at Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), will present a case involving a UEFI bootkit attack targeting diplomatic institutions. A bootkit is malware that operates before a computer operating system (OS) begins booting.
Lyu Sojun, a researcher on the same team, will present research findings on the next-generation attack tactics of the North Korea-linked Lazarus group. This SAS will also include targeted malware and attack cases aimed at consumer systems and vehicle control systems.
Dmitry Kalinin, a senior malware analyst at Kaspersky, will share new details on an attack campaign targeting Android-based car head units. The presentation will shed light on the specific nature of attacks targeting automotive systems.
Security engineer Andy Nguyen will present a case in which he ran Linux OS on the PlayStation 5 by using a security bypass technique for a major game console. Independent researcher Viktor Pozdov will present a case in which an attacker gained access to gamers’ PCs by exploiting an RCE vulnerability targeting Counter-Strike and Dota 2.
During SAS 2026, speaker presentations will be held, and the SAS CTF(Capture The Flag) 2026 finals will also take place. A total of 13 teams will compete in the finals: 8 teams that won the SAS CTF preliminaries and 5 regional winners selected through Kaspersky CTF for global academic and corporate participants. The 13 teams will compete for a total prize pool of USD 18,000.
The Korean team competing is Odin, made up of researchers from Enki Whitehat. Odin advanced to the finals after taking first place in the Asia-Oceania Kaspersky CTF region.
Igor Kuznetsov, director of Kaspersky GReAT, said SAS has served for nearly 20 years as an ecosystem for building trust, sharing research findings, and networking among top-tier threat intelligence experts. He said this year’s focus is on encouraging creative thinking and building a collaborative foundation for joint responses to cyberattacks.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho-jun
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