BSides Kerala 2026

Speaker

Speaker Bio

Senior Security Researcher at Traboda Cyber Labs

Vivek N J is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with expertise in IoT security, penetration testing, firmware analysis, and reversing. As a N-Day Security Researcher at Traboda, he leads the security team in identifying and mitigating risks associated with IoT devices. His focus lies in firmware analysis and reversing, enabling him to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive security solutions for firmware-based systems. Additionally, he is a speaker and trainer at premier conferences such as Black Hat, SINCON, and SecTor.

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