Cyber Conflict:
The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow

14-16 June 2024, 7A Posthuset, Central Stockholm

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Midnight Sun CTF Conference

MidnightSun houses Sweden’s biggest CTF event involving teams from all over the world. It has grown to include an offensive and policy focused conference by hackers, for hackers in Stockholm, Sweden.

This year, the conference theme is "Cyber Conflicts: The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow". At Midnight Sun, talks revolve around offensive security, including advanced exploitation methods, reverse engineering, vulnerability detection and cyber strategy.

14-16 June 2024, Stockholm, Sweden

Event Speakers

Here are some of our speakers

Martin Westman

Martin Westman

Exploit Research Manager @ MSAB

Aapo Oksman

Aapo Oksman

Senior Security Specialist at Nixu Corporation

Justin Sherman

Justin Sherman

Nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Sharvil Shah

Sharvil Shah

Security Researcher and OSquery Developer

Erik Blomberg

Erik Blomberg

Head of Security and risk (CSO) at Handelsbanken

Petra Klein

Petra Klein

CSO at Swedbank

Åke Holmgren

Åke Holmgren

Director at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB).

Carl-Oskar Bohlin

Carl-Oskar Bohlin

Swedish Minister of Civil Defense

Sebastian Carlsson

Sebastian Carlsson

Deputy CEO at Combitech

Seamus Burke

Seamus Burke

Vulnerability Researcher at Grayshift

Aaron Willey

Aaron Willey

Vulnerability Researcher at Grayshift

Benoit Bauldry

Benoit Bauldry

Cybersecurity Professor at KTH

Oscar Jonsson

Oscar Jonsson

Founder of Phronesis Analysis and Researcher at Swedish Defence University

Ukrainian Officials

Ukrainian Officials

Two experts in the Ukrainian cyber experience facing Russia

Emil Nordström

Emil Nordström

Head of intelligence

Fredrik Börjesson

Fredrik Börjesson

IT Security Strategist at Swedish Armed Forces

Daniel Fäldt

Daniel Fäldt

Chief Digital Officer, Saab group

Ronny Sinjari

Ronny Sinjari

Security Assurance Lead at SEB

José-Alexandre Mayan

José-Alexandre Mayan

Vulnerability Researcher at Margin Research

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Brandon Falk

Vulnerability Researcher @ Margin Research

Alex Radocea & Philip Olausson

Alex Radocea & Philip Olausson

Vulnerability Researchers @ LongTerm Security

David Manouchehri

David Manouchehri

Vulnerability Researcher @ Margin Research

Tracy Mosley

Tracy Mosley

Vulnerability Researcher @ Trenchant

Michael Coppola

Michael Coppola

Associate Director of Research @ Trenchant

Travis Goodspeed

Travis Goodspeed

Embedded Systems Reverse Engineer

Jordan Wiens & Tom Sherman

Jordan Wiens & Tom Sherman

Software Engineers @ Vector35

Lars Haulin

Lars Haulin

Cyber Security Engineer

Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

Speaker Dinner

Speaker, Sponsor and Organizer Dinner at local venue to be announced (Covered).

Check-In

Check-In, Badges, Swag Bag, Pwn 1v1 Sign ups.

Introductions

Opening remarks by some of the Midnight Sun Organisers.

Ukranian Ministry of Defense

Ukrainian Experience in the Cyber domain facing Russia by Ukranian Ministry of Defense

Compelling insights into cyber defense from the Ukranian perspective.

Benoit Bauldry

The Software Supply Chain and its Security Implications by Benoit Bauldry

Presented by Benoit Bauldry, a cybersecurity professor at KTH, Benoit will be unpacking the inherent vulnerabilities and security risk in all modern software supply chains...

Cybersecurity and the financial system

Cybersecurity and the Financial System - Panel

Presented by the CSO of SEB (Kristoffer Sjöström), the CSO of Handelsbanken (Erik Blomberg), the CSO of Swedbank (Petra Klein), the Security Assurance Lead at SEB (Ronny Sinjari) and the Director of Cyber Security at Sweden's Civil Contigencies Agency, Åke Holmgren.

Lunch

Provided lunch (free) on-site, grab a nibble and chat with industry peers.

Carl-Oskar Bohlin

Keynote address presented by Swedish Minister of Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin

Midnight Sun CTF 2023: Cyber Conflict; The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow

Discussions on Cybersecurity and the Growing Industry

Discussions on Cybersecurity and the Growing Industry - Panel

Discussion, moderated by the Head of Intel at Combitech (Emil Nordström), with the Deputy CEO at Combitech and Head of Cybersecurity (Sebastian Carlsson), the Chief Digital Officer at SAAB Group (Daniel Fäldt) and the IT Security Strategist at the Swedish Armed Forces (Fredrik Börjesson).

Dr. Oscar Jonsson

Russian strategy in the broader conflict with the West by Dr. Oscar Jonsson

An in-depth analysis of Russian strategy in view of the broader conflict with the West.

Opening Night Drinks

Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers. Location to be announced before the last talk (and after).

Martin Westman

Safer than the bank? Presented by Martin Westman

Why mobile phones have evolved into the extremely secure platforms they are today?

Aaron Willey & Seamus Burke

Bug Tales: Life and Death in the Sahara by Aaron Willey & Seamus Burke

Experiences and stories from this duo's time looking at Qualcomm's bootrom.

CTF Begins / Pwn 1v1 Round 1

Let the games begin.

Lunch

Provided lunch (free) on-site, grab a nibble and chat with industry peers.

MSAB Chip Off!

Chip Dumping Competition presented by MSAB

Chip dumping competition, with prizes for the fastest and most accurate.

José-Alexandre Mayan

An exploitation tale from analysis to working exploit on Mario Kart Wii by José-Alexandre Mayan

Aapo Oksman

Certmitm: Automatic Exploitation of TLS Certificate Validation Vulnerabilities by Aapo Oksman

Automatic exploitation of TLS certificate validation vulnerabilities.

Pwn 1v1 Semi Finals

Top individuals from the Pwn 1v1 competition battle it out for the top spot.

Second Night Drinks

Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers. Location to be announced shortly before departure.

Sharvil Shah

Building Next-Gen Security Tools (with a focus on macOS) by Sharvil Shah

Why building security tools is better than using off the shelf toolsets as a way of levelling up your game.

To be announced...

CTF Ends/ Pwn 1v1 Finals

The final battle for the best of the best.

Justin Sherman

Russia’s Evolving Cyber Power by Justin Sherman

How Russia's cyber power has evolved over the past decade, and what it means for the future of cyber conflict.

Closing Remarks and Award Ceremonies

Winners, prizes, quizzes, and more.

Sponsored CTF Only After-Party (off-site)

CTF players and some sponsors can unwind after a gruelling 24 hours.

Departures

Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

7A Posthuset, Central Stockholm

Located just a stone's throw from Stockholm Central Station, 7A Posthuset is a stunning building built in 1903 and used to house the Swedish postal service but was later converted into a spacious conference center.

Hotels

Here are some nearby hotels

Sheraton Stockholm Hotel

Sheraton Stockholm Hotel

0.5km from the Venue

Scandic Continental

Scandic Continental

0.2km from the Venue

Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel

Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel

0.1km from the Venue

Sponsors

F.A.Q

  • A three day hacker conference and CTF event held in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Midnight Sun grew out of the annual CTF finals event.

  • In the far north, for one day every summer, the sun does not set. This phenomenon is referred to as the midnight sun.

  • Midnight Sun is held in Stockholm, Sweden for three days in August.

  • Have fun, share knowledge and don't harass anyone.

  • No but be safe, smart and follow logical practices.

  • Attend lectures, watch the CTF finals, compete in the 1v1 pwn competition and hang out with some of the finest hackers in downtown Stockholm.

  • Yes!

  • The Midnight Sun Conference is invite only but you can submit talk ideas for next year to our organisers or twitter account.

  • No, all children aged 8 or under get free entry.

  • There is no specific age limit and there will be some minors involved in the hacking competition, however, please be advised that there will be alcohol at some mixer events and as such anybody under the age of 18 should be accompanied by an adult in order to attend those events.

  • Absolutely. You will be able to connect to a WiFi network at the event.

  • Our players, speakers and some attendees will be staying at the first hotel shown on the venue page.

Buy Tickets

Tickets can be purchased with PayPal or with a credit card (no PayPal account required).

Student
$80 (800SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch

Regular
$200 (2000SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch

Professional
$480 (4800SEK)

  • Regular Seating
  • Coffee Breaks
  • Custom Badge
  • Sponsor Swag
  • Networking Happy Hour
  • Sponsor After Party
  • Networking Corporate Lunch