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Video by Steven Stover

AvengerCon VIII: Blockchain Forensics and Incident Response

780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)

Feb. 29, 2024 | 32:31

Presented by Kenneth McGaffey

Synopsis:

Blockchain primarily makes media headlines when an exploit occurs, resulting in the loss of millions in digital currency. These attacks differ from traditional cyber crime in that all information is publicly available and response is most often the efforts of non-government actors in the ecosystem, such as exchanges and on chain analyst groups. This talk will use a few high profile attacks to examine the technical details of on-chain exploitation and how programming best practices can prevent similar bugs. It will also cover how on chain forensics provides a complete record of chain of custody, aiding in the identification of the attacker and recovery of funds.

Boiler:

AvengerCon VIII is complete! We had over five hundred attendees, including hundreds remotely, as well as more than thirty presentations, and half a dozen villages.

Thank you everyone who attended, to our dedicated volunteers, and to our friends at the Georgia Cyber Center, CyberFIC, ArCTIC, and ACI! Without all of you this event wouldn't have been what it is, and we're looking forward to seeing you next time!

AvengerCon is a free security event organized by volunteers from the U.S. Army’s 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) to benefit the hackers of the U.S. Department of Defense community. The event is open to all DoD service members and employees, and related partners supporting cyberspace missions. AvengerCon features presentations, hacker villages, training workshops, and much more.

The views expressed are those of the presenter, and do not reflect the official position of the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber), the Department of the Army, or Department of Defense.

https://www.army.mil/article/274161/avengercon_viii_army_cybers_homegrown_hacker_con_returns