DC416 · Archive

Every meetup,
on the record.

DEFCON Toronto meetups, workshops, talks, and mixers since 2016. The room, the speakers, the CTFs, and the nights that made the community what it is. Most main stage talks are recorded and live on our YouTube channel.

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2026
17 photosBreaking Botslab
talk

Breaking Botslab

Stan
17 photosHidden by Design: Battle-Tested Hybrid C2 Infrastructure
talk

Hidden by Design: Battle-Tested Hybrid C2 Infrastructure

TrendAI Toronto
4 photosHacker JeopardyDC416 Summer Mixer + Hacker Jeopardy

DC416 Summer Mixer + Hacker Jeopardy

Stan
Input Sanitization for Agentic Systems
talk

Input Sanitization for Agentic Systems: What Actually Works

Stan
5 photosAI Fight ClubAI Fight Club — The Talk
Talk

The Talk

Stan
5 photosAI Fight ClubAI Fight Club — The Workshop
Workshop

The Workshop

Palo Alto Networks
4 photosEvil Twin Techniques For Real World Exploitation
talk

Evil Twin Techniques For Real World Exploitation

Stan
16 photosLLMs Don't Hack, They Guess
talk

LLMs Don't Hack, They Guess

Stan
14 photosKilling Watts: ICS Attack Chains Against Power Systems
talk

Killing Watts: ICS Attack Chains Against Power Systems

Stan
17 photosSyndicate: Inside the Life of a Ransomware Operator
talk

Syndicate: Inside the Life of a Ransomware Operator

Stan
2024
8 photosDC416 Hardware Hacking Workshop
workshop

DC416 Hardware Hacking Workshop

EY Tower
2023
DC416 November 2023 Meetup
talk

DC416 November 2023 Meetup

EY Tower
6 photosDC416 June 2023 Meetup
talk

DC416 June 2023 Meetup

EY Tower
DC416 March 2023 Meetup
talk

DC416 March 2023 Meetup

EY Tower
13 photosDC416 Physical Security Workshop with Physical Security Village
workshop

DC416 Physical Security Workshop with Physical Security Village

TBD
2022
4 photosDC416 November 2022 Meetup
talk

DC416 November 2022 Meetup

EY Tower
4 photosDC416 October 2022 Meetup
talk

DC416 October 2022 Meetup

EY Tower
4 photosHacker JeopardyDC416 Presents: Welcome Back Hacker Jeopardy Event

DC416 Presents: Welcome Back Hacker Jeopardy Event

Prenup Pub
2020
DC416 Presents: OSINT in the 6ix Workshop
workshop

DC416 Presents: OSINT in the 6ix Workshop

Online event
2 photosDC416 DevSecOps Workshop with GitHub Actions and Azure
workshop

DC416 DevSecOps Workshop with GitHub Actions and Azure

Online event
workshop

DC416 x Trend Micro Virtual Threat Defense Workshop: Hybrid Cloud Edition

Online
Exploring Obfuscated Mobile Malware & Cyber Security for AI Systems
talk

Exploring Obfuscated Mobile Malware & Cyber Security for AI Systems

Design Exchange
13 photosDC416 Physical Security Workshop with Lock Bypass Village
workshop

DC416 Physical Security Workshop with Lock Bypass Village

EY Tower
17 photosHacker JeopardyDC416 January 2020 Social Event W/ Hacker Jeopardy

DC416 January 2020 Social Event W/ Hacker Jeopardy

Prenup Pub
2019
6 photosNovember DC416: Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities & Big Game Phishing
talk

November DC416: Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities & Big Game Phishing

Design Exchange
6 photosExploiting CSVs & Securing Neural Networks
talk

Exploiting CSVs & Securing Neural Networks

Design Exchange
8 photosMalware Traffic Analysis Workshop with Brad Duncan
workshop

Malware Traffic Analysis Workshop with Brad Duncan

EY Tower
7 photosThreat Intel Dumpster Diving & A Day in the Life of a Vulnerability Researcher
talk

Threat Intel Dumpster Diving & A Day in the Life of a Vulnerability Researcher

Design Exchange
2 photosCTFPride Toronto X Trace Labs OSINT CTF for Missing Persons

Pride Toronto X Trace Labs OSINT CTF for Missing Persons

Daniels Spectrum
workshop

Building Security Awareness & World-Class Pen Testing Programs

Pivotal Labs
8 photosExploring Tactical Threat Intel & The Dark Market Economy
talk

Exploring Tactical Threat Intel & The Dark Market Economy

Pivotal Labs
8 photosExploring Cyber Security Law & Building a Custom OSINT CTF Platform
talk

Exploring Cyber Security Law & Building a Custom OSINT CTF Platform

Pivotal Labs
talk

Linux Investigations & Hacking the CI/CD pipeline

Pivotal Labs
2018
8 photosExploring Hacked Data Services & Defending against the Magecart Gang
talk

Exploring Hacked Data Services & Defending against the Magecart Gang

Bluecat
10 photosTor: In the age of big surveillance & Using Machine Learning to Detect Attacks
talk

Tor: In the age of big surveillance & Using Machine Learning to Detect Attacks

Pivotal Labs
17 photosCTFDEFCON TORONTO MISSING OSINT CTF 2018 *FULL-DAY EVENT*

DEFCON TORONTO MISSING OSINT CTF 2018 *FULL-DAY EVENT*

University of Toronto
11 photosHunting APTs, Surviving in house Bug Bounty Programs & Hacking Android Phones
talk

Hunting APTs, Surviving in house Bug Bounty Programs & Hacking Android Phones

Pivotal Labs
Police Talk Crypto Hacking, Blockchain Threat Platform And Meet A Spyware Dev
talk

Police Talk Crypto Hacking, Blockchain Threat Platform And Meet A Spyware Dev

Pivotal Labs
6 photosFree Workshop - Introduction to Linux 64-bit Binary Exploitation w/ superkojiman
workshop

Free Workshop - Introduction to Linux 64-bit Binary Exploitation w/ superkojiman

Pivotal Labs
2017
Capture the Flag pre-session introduction
talk

Capture the Flag pre-session introduction

Brainstation
4 photosThreat intel with Geofencing, Malware Researching & The Path to IT security
talk

Threat intel with Geofencing, Malware Researching & The Path to IT security

Pivotal Labs
talk

Canadian Surveillance Ops, Non-linear Cyber Warfare & Nation-State Cyber Crime

Pivotal Labs
13 photosLatest Threats, Microservices Security, Tor ecosystem & Live CTF
talk

Latest Threats, Microservices Security, Tor ecosystem & Live CTF

Pivotal Labs
5 photosDEFCON Toronto 1 year anniversary dinner & iHack Toronto CTF @ ELEPHANT & CASTLE
talk

DEFCON Toronto 1 year anniversary dinner & iHack Toronto CTF @ ELEPHANT & CASTLE

ELEPHANT & CASTLE (King & Simcoe)
11 photosWomen who Hack! Enhancing Threat Intel & 1 Hour Hacking Competition with Prizes!
talk

Women who Hack! Enhancing Threat Intel & 1 Hour Hacking Competition with Prizes!

Pivotal Labs
17 photosExploring Organized Cyber Crime, VOIP Fraud, Arduino based HID Hacks & CTF Recap
talk

Exploring Organized Cyber Crime, VOIP Fraud, Arduino based HID Hacks & CTF Recap

Pivotal Labs
2016
9 photosCTFDEFCON Toronto's offline Capture The Flag!

DEFCON Toronto's offline Capture The Flag!

Verkspace
17 photosMeet Toronto Police Cyber Crimes Detective, Offensive Tool Agnostics & CTF Recap
talk

Meet Toronto Police Cyber Crimes Detective, Offensive Tool Agnostics & CTF Recap

Tunnelbear
talk

BSIDES Toronto - Drinks & Networking After Party

Elephant & Castle
CTFOnline CTF tournament (team based)

Online CTF tournament (team based)

TBD
12 photosMobile Hacking, Human Hacking with Social Engineering & TOR internals
talk

Mobile Hacking, Human Hacking with Social Engineering & TOR internals

Tunnelbear
4 photosHack My Car: Hands-on Car Hacking Event & After Party
talk

Hack My Car: Hands-on Car Hacking Event & After Party

Square One
17 photosCar Hacking, Router exploitation, Linux Security & CTF Pwnables
talk

Car Hacking, Router exploitation, Linux Security & CTF Pwnables

Tunnelbear
17 photosStuxnet, Polymorphic Malware, Lock-picking, Pizza & Beer!!
talk

Stuxnet, Polymorphic Malware, Lock-picking, Pizza & Beer!!

VM Farms