Finding the Weak Link in Binaries

Explore a comprehensive review of available defenses in binary formats and how to detect their presence without source code access in this conference talk from the Hack In The Box Security Conference. Learn about modern defensive mechanisms across various binary formats, operating systems, and compilers. Discover techniques for building tools to detect these protections, which is crucial for researchers and security teams aiming to understand exploitability or identify areas requiring additional defensive measures. Gain insights into the what, why, and how of contemporary defensive mechanisms, presented by Ollie Whitehouse, an experienced security professional with a background in prominent tech companies like RIM (BlackBerry), Symantec, and @stake.

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