Bootloaders aren’t bulletproof.

Join ISSA Rainier Chapter at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma for an exclusive evening with Jonathan Bar Or (“JBO”), renowned researcher, author, and hacker, and Principal Security Researcher at Microsoft.

Modern bootloaders are the guardians of the operating system—but what happens when the guardians have flaws? This talk unveils a series of newly discovered vulnerabilities in GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox, including multiple memory corruption issues with real-world exploitation potential. We’ll explore how these bugs were found, walk through proof-of-concept attacks, and discuss their implications for secure boot and firmware trust. Attendees will gain insights into reverse-engineering techniques, exploitation strategies, and lessons for hardening bootloaders against the next wave of attacks.

Why Attend?
-Professional networking with security and IT peers
-Help build a community of resilience in the Puget Sound
-Authorized CPE credits
-Sponsored food & drinks provided

Free to attend, but space is limited. RSVP NOW! 🙏🏼