BSides Kerala 2026 Speakers

Abhinand N

Lead Mobile Security Engineer at Traboda Cyber Labs

Speaker
Speaker Bio

Lead Mobile Security Engineer at Traboda Cyber Labs

Abhinand N has been specializing in application security for the past four years, focusing on penetration testing for mobile applications. A recognized expert in his field, he has spoken at prestigious events such as Black Hat MEA and Black Hat Europe Arsenal. He is also a trainer at SINCON. Abhinand has also conducted in-depth research on stalkerware malware, analyzing and reporting numerous samples to both Google and the Coalition Against Stalkerware. He’s also been involved in several digital forensics and incident response engagements, helping investigate breaches and trace attack paths.

Hands-on Activity at BSides Kerala 2026

Hands-on Activity

Pins, Pads & Payloads, a hands-on hardware, IoT and OT Security

Hands-on Activity Ground Intermediate 1 hour

Pins, Pads & Payloads is a hands-on hardware, IoT and OT security demo by the Traboda CyberLabs team. Drop by the table to watch live attacks on real training hardware: firmware probing and reflashing on the CompatrIoT platform, PLC tampering and industrial protocol attacks on the Sysrupt OT range, and short-form hardware challenges anyone can attempt between talks. Mentors will walk interested attendees through each technique end-to-end. No prior hardware experience required for the IoT side; CTF players and OT defenders will find plenty to dig into

What We'll Demo:

  • IoT & Firmware: CompatrIoT platform. UART/SPI/I2C probing with logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debug access, firmware extraction and reflashing on real embedded targets.
  • OT/ICS: Sysrupt. Portable OT range simulating a small factory: Modbus and DNP3 traffic inspection, PLC logic tampering, and HMI compromise, walking through real attack chains adapted from public OT incidents.
  • Hardware Challenges: Short-form puzzles attendees can attempt at the table: signal decoding, side-channel observation, and CAN bus challenges from our work on the RAMN platform.
Date
9 May 2026
Time
11:00 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Venue
Hands-on Activity Ground
Format
Hands-on Activity
BSides Kerala 2026