UAE-based cyber security firm DarkMatter prepares for multi-faceted participation in Hack in the Box Security Conference
DarkMatter, the international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, today announced its participation at the upcoming Hack in the Box (HiTB) Security Conference. Taking place from 10-14 April, 2017 at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, DarkMatter will use its presence at this leading computer security conference to showcase its latest offerings in the areas of Cryptographic analysis, Cryptanalysis – in particular side channel analysis, systems vulnerabilities research and penetration testing. DarkMatter will also use this platform to attract top international talent.
Dr. Najwa Aaraj, DarkMatter’s Senior Vice President - Special Projects will be a featured speaker at the conference, where she will address the specific threat of side channel attacks to cryptographic implementations during a session on the first day of the conference. Her presentation is titled, ‘Side Channel Attacks Against iOS Crypto Libraries and More’.
DarkMatter is sponsoring the ‘Capture the Flag’ prize at this year’s event, which is HiTB’s on-site live hacking competition. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to take part in ’The DarkMatter authentication protocol challenge’.