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LOL We're All Screwed: Mainframe Hacking in 2019
  • Track A: Friday 1100-1150

2019 is a hell of a year. Why not make it worse by coming and hearing from one of the world’s foremost experts on mainframe hacking? ‘Hmm’, you’re thinking, ‘mainframes who cares?’ If you’re using any type of credit card (yes even Apple Pay) you care. It is the most important piece of equipment in any enterprise. So how come you still think they’re unhackable?. This talk will go over SNA hacking, VTAM, TSO, CICS, privesc, REXX, and CLISTs, walking through the various techniques successfully used on pentests. Introducing new tools to help conduct penetration tests. You will see how easy it is to get started with mainframe hacking and all the tools currently available today.

Airplane hacks can ground one flight, mainframe hacking can ground the fleet.

Philip Young, aka Soldier of FORTRAN, is a leading expert in all things mainframe hacking. Having spoken and taught at conferences around the world, including DEFCON, RSA, BlackHat and keynoting...
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