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Benjamin Delpy, is a security researcher known as `gentilkiwi`. A Security enthusiast, he publishes tools and articles that speak about products’ weaknesses and prove some of his ideas. Mimikatz was the first software he developed that reached an international audience. It is now recognized as a Windows security audit tool. He previously spoke at PHDays, ASFWS, StHack, BlackHat, BlueHat and many more. Time to time and in addition to mimikatz, he publishes tools & methods like kekeo but also around NFC systems.

Daniel Goldberg is a security researcher who has spent over a decade in different sub- fields including Malware Analysis, Vulnerability Research, and Security Tooling. In his last role at Guardicore, his research was presented at security conferences such as Black Hat USA and BotConf. He's responsible for the Infection Monkey, an open-source breach and attack simulation tool.

David Weston is the Vice President of enterprise and OS security at Microsoft where he is responsible for the Security engineering of Windows, XBOX, Windows Server, the Azure OS as well as the Offensive Security Research & Engineering Team, started by David as Microsoft’s first red team. Before leading security engineering in Windows, David led security research for Microsoft Defender, detecting and responding to the real-time evolution of the global threat landscape. The intelligence built into our cloud from this and other team’s research now processes more than 24 trillion signals every 24 hours. David has been with Microsoft since Windows 7, holding many different security roles in mitigation design, penetration testing, malware analysis, and threat intelligence. In addition to his engineering work, David is also an accomplished security researcher presenting his work at numerous security conferences including BlueHat, Blackhat, Defcon and more. In his spare time, he is an avid gamer and dedicated practitioner of Brazilian Jiu jitsu.

Diane Dubois is a Senior Security Engineer and Tech Lead Manager for the Memory Safety team at Google. After spending several years focusing on Vulnerability Research and large Security Reviews applied to diverse stacks (from hypervisors to BMCs and Kubernetes), she shifted towards Memory Safety to work on protecting Google and its users from memory corruption. Her other core areas of proficiency are systems and virtualization. She presented at different conferences including BlueHat IL. Diane is also an active contributor to the security community as a member of several conference Review Boards and through her involvement in women's associations.

Itai Grady is a Principal Threat Intelligence Manager at Microsoft, leading the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) sites in Israel and India. Previously, Itai was a leading the security research team for some of Microsoft’s leading security products and a member of various research and development teams for over 20 years in several companies, including Aorato (acquired by Microsoft) and 8200 intelligence unit. Itai holds a B.Sc degree at Computer Science.

Sherrod DeGrippo is Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Microsoft. She was selected as Cybersecurity woman of the year in 2022 and Cybersecurity PR Spokesperson of the year for 2021.  Previously, she was VP of Threat Research and Detection at Proofpoint, where she led a global team of threat researchers, malware reverse engineers and threat intelligence analysts. Her career in cybersecurity spans 20 years with prior roles including leading Red Team Services at Nexum, senior solutions engineer for Symantec, senior security consultant for Secureworks, and senior network security analyst for the National Nuclear Security Admin. She is a frequently cited threat intelligence expert in media including televised appearances on the BBC News, and commentary in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Times, and more. Having presented at Black Hat, RSA conference, RMISC, SleuthCon, and others, Sherrod is a well known public speaker, and the host of THE Microsoft Threat Intelligence podcast. In her personal time, Sherrod spends time with her rescue dog Boris Karloff.

Stav Shulman is a Staff Security Researcher for Google Cloud with significant expertise in reverse engineering and long-term tracking and hunting of state-sponsored actors. Stav started her career in Incident Response and analysis of mobile malware, focusing on the Android operating system. In the last few years, she has been tracking and analyzing different malware families and threat actors operating against Middle Eastern targets, as well as operations performed by Middle Eastern threat actors. In recent years, Stav presented her research at various conferences (including Kaspersky SAS, BlueHat, BsidesTLV and LabsCon).

Tal Be'ery is the Co-Founder and CTO of ZenGo, building the most secure crypto wallet. Tal is a cyber-security researcher, a returning speaker at the industry's most prestigious events, including Black Hat and the RSA Conference, and a respected member of Facebook's exclusive WhiteHat list. Over the last two decades, Tal established and led numerous Cyber-Security R&D teams, mainly in the field of network monitoring for a wide range of security problems and protocols. Tal also headed research for Aorato (acquired by Microsoft) as VP of Research. Tal holds M.Sc. and B.Sc degrees in CS/EE from Tel-Aviv University and a CISSP certification.

Vishal is a seasoned professional in the security industry, boasting over 15 years of diverse experience. His journey into the realm of security began at Microsoft, where he honed his skills by analyzing and identifying vulnerabilities and exploits within the low-level Windows ecosystem, subsequently developing robust security mitigations. Foreseeing the rise of cloud computing, Vishal proactively ventured into cloud security, contributing significantly to the establishment of a strong security framework for Azure. Currently, he leads the MSRC Vulnerability & Mitigations team, a group of exceptionally talented individuals dedicated to enhancing the security standards across Microsoft. Vishal is also an active participant in the InfoSec community, having presented his work at various conferences. His passion for security is evident in his enthusiasm to share his knowledge and mentor emerging talents in the field.

Reverse engineer, vulnerability researcher, exploit & post-exploitation developer, and expert weird machine mechanic. She is a professional poster and Pwnie Award winner.

Ophir Harpaz is an accomplished cyber security practitioner currently serving as vulnerability researcher at IR Labs. She has previously held positions such as security research team lead at Akamai and malware researcher at Guardicore. A sought-after speaker, Ophir has presented at prestigious events like Black Hat and DEF CON, sharing insights on malware campaigns, and vulnerabilities in various areas in Windows. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking and dancing ballet. Ophir is passionate about advancing the industry through collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Ohad Jassin is a Partner General Manager and Site Lead for Azure Edge + Platform at Microsoft Israel R&D Center. The organization he leads includes high-profile services and product areas that include Azure Video Indexer, Enterprise and Security in Operating Systems, Security Fundamentals, and Azure Monitor Log Analytics, Alerts and AIOps. He is an avid corporate entrepreneur who has incepted, established, and grown many product groups at ILDC, including Azure Host HW Acceleration and Autonomous Driving Platform. Over the past years, he has been continuously involved in ILDC’s organic growth efforts. Ohad has over 25 years of experience in the Israeli high-tech industry, working at multinational corporates and startups. Before joining Microsoft in 2014, Ohad was the Director of Cloud Engineering and Operations and a leadership team member at SAP Labs Israel, where he worked for a decade, following an additional five years of experience working at different startups. He holds an M.Sc. from Tel Aviv University and a B.A. from Reichman University. Over the years, Ohad has published numerous scholarly papers, was a recipient of the Harold H. Maynard Award by the American Marketing Association and was granted several patents. In his spare time, Ohad is a passionate Tifosi that tries not to miss any F1 Grand Prix race, loves skiing, and is an amateur woodworker.

Jonathan is the co-founder of Perfect Blue, the world’s #1 ranked Capture The Flag (CTF) team in 2020, 2021, and 2023. Currently playing a key role in the CTO Office at Dazz, Jonathan focuses on driving the product’s rapid growth. Jonathan began his computer science degree at 13 years old, completing it during high school while simultaneously working as a vulnerability researcher at Check Point. At 17, he became Microsoft’s youngest employee, joining MSRC-IL to focus on vulnerability research and mitigations. Jonathan has also presented at world-renowned conferences, including CCC and TEDx, and spent 5.5 years in Israel’s elite intelligence unit, Unit 8200, in multiple research and leadership roles. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys researching AI and new technology, and also running when the sun sets and rises.

Emily Liu is a Senior Technical Program Manager with Microsoft’s Global Hunting Oversight and Strategic Triage (GHOST) team. She started her Incident Response career as a forensic analyst, primarily focusing on cloud and on-premises investigations for customers. Emily is passionate about technical storytelling and translating security problems and concepts into compelling, digestible narratives. She has managed incident response thought leadership initiatives at Microsoft and has given a TEDx talk, and continually seeks new ways to explore the intersection of technology and storytelling.

Malware researcher with over 10 years of experience. Author of multiple open source tools related to reverse engineering and memory forensics, such as PE-sieve, PE-bear, and Tiny Tracer.