GOhack24
EDU Program
The EDU program is divided into business and tech tracks and is aimed at beginners and advanced learners who want to delve deeper into the world of cybersecurity. On Friday, we offer a special SME track. Hear from leading experts and take part in practical workshops.
Business-Track
Nov 15 10am - 6pm
Nov 16 9:30am - 6pm
Practical insights and tools to strengthen your cybersecurity strategy. Topics include:
- Risk management
- Backup planning
- Security awreness culture
- How to fxxx up bug bounty
Tech-Track
Nov 15 10am - 6pm
Nov 16 9:30am - 6pm
Tech talks and workshops for in-depth technical insights and discussions on topics such as:
- Penetration testing workshop
- Protocol design
- LoRaWAN
- Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
- Large Language Models (LLM)
Escape Room
Nov 15 10am - 6pm
Nov 16 9:30am - 6pm
One wrong click and your company's computer system is infected with ransomware. Together with up to 6 colleagues, you must solve puzzles in the hacker's lair and outwit the criminal hacker to save your company. **Learn by doing!
- Offered 3x/day
- Runs for two hours
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Awards & Party
Nov 16 from 6 pm
Celebrate the close of GOhack24 with us! We will be awarding prizes to the leaderboard winners. There will be ample food and drink for all. Join us to celebrate, relax and socialize.
EDU Program - Friday, November 15
EDU Program - Saturday, November 16
Andreas Achterholt
Senior Security Advisor Adnovum
Gerhard Andrey
Co-Founder & Board Member LiiP
Ksandros Apostoli
Cybersecurity consultant and engineer @United Security Providers
Ksandros is a cybersecurity consultant and engineer specializing in offensive security, currently working with United Security Providers AG in Switzerland. Since earning his Master’s in Cybersecurity from ETHZ-EPFL in 2021, he has focused on identifying vulnerabilities through penetration testing, red teaming, and other offensive security methods to help strengthen clients' infrastructure. In addition, Ksandros has hands-on experience in digital forensics and incident response, which has broadened his perspective on security. Focused on his interests in cryptography and network security, Ksandros is continually exploring new ways to protect vital systems in the evolving digital landscape.
Danilo Bargen
CTO Threema
Peter Berlich
Cyber Security Department Head FFHS
Marcus Beyer
Security Awareness Officer Swisscom
Saner Çelebi
Partner & CCO FortIT
Marc Cortesi
CISO Baloise Group
Marc Etienne Cortesi studied computer science at ETH Zurich. After holding various roles in IT consulting, he joined Baloise in 2011. Until 2016, he led the group-wide IT audit and for the past 7 years he has been responsible for information security as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Marc is a board member of the Swiss Financial Sector – Cyber Security Centre, which aims to strengthen the cyber resilience of the financial sector and promotes institutional cooperation between financial institutions and authorities. In addition, he passes on his knowledge to master's students in the Information & Cyber Security program as a guest lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Marc is married and has two daughters.
Christian Folini
Security Engineer & Partner netnea
Nicolas Germiquet
Head Cyber Security Advisory & Forensic Tech BDO Digital
Reza Hedayat
Cryptology lecturer FFHS
Manfred Heinz
Senior penetration tester BDO
Ralph Hutter
Program Director hwz
Manuel Kiesel
IT Security Engineer cyllective
Peter Kosel
Founder & Talent community manager cyberunity
Peter has been working internationally as a "MATCHMAKER" for over 20 years. This is exactly the thread and passion in his life. He can always be found when it comes to connecting the right people with exciting companies. Be it in HR consulting, in management and IT consulting or in the corporate environment at a high-tech company. Since September 2020 he is live with his startup cyberunity. A cyber-security-career-community which, in addition to forward-looking talent acquisition in the area of information security, is primarily concerned with the topic of human-centered security: Together with two business partners, he hosts the Swiss Cyber Circle Community.
Vincent Lenders
Director Cyber Defence Campus
David Mantock
CISO DocMorris
David is a dedicated IT professional with over 20 years of experience who is passionate about keeping our digital world safe. Currently David is the Group Director of Digital Trust and Chief Information Security Officer at DocMorris. He likes to embrace the power of the collective and as such has collaboration style based on clarity, focus, empathy and creativity. When not at work, David enjoys time with his family and immersing himself in nature by venturing into the forest.
Denis Morel
Partner & Senior advisor mabuco
Florian Muff
Vorstand der Allianz Digitale Sicherheit Schweiz & Lead Auditor des Cyber Seal
Florian Muff ist im Vorstand der Allianz Digitale Sicherheit Schweiz und Lead Auditor des Cyber Seal. Er schult angehende Auditoren und leitet die Vorbereitungsworkshops für IT-Dienstleister bei Alltron.
Antoine Neuenschwander
Tech Lead Bug Bounty & Security Incident Responder Swisscom
Yves Pellaton
Manager Penetration Testing @United Security Providers
Yves Pellaton is Manager Penetration Testing and Senior Security Consultant at United Security Providers AG in Switzerland. With experience in cybersecurity, Yves specializes in infrastructure assessments, penetration testing, and Red Teaming engagements. His focus is on offensive security, where he strives to enhance digital safety by leading and executing penetration tests and providing security-oriented training for developers and management.
Johannes Raff
Clue CEO
Johannes Raff, CEO and founder of Clue Security Services AG. Johannes has over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. In 2015, he founded Clue Security Services AG in Switzerland with the aim of making cybersecurity accessible to SMEs and large companies as a managed security service provider.
Dario Salice
ex-Google & FB/Meta
Michael Schläpfer
CSO GObugfree
Andreas Schneider
Field CISO EMEA Lacework
Sandro Volery
Penetration Tester, Security Engineer cyllective
Claudia Zeuren
Senior Cyber Analyst SIX
Dr. Doron Zimmermann
Senior Manager Enterprise Cyber & Information Security Pragmatica
Accomplished and results driven senior security manager with national security background at cabinet level in government and board level in private sector leading full spectrum of cyber, information, and corporate security domains for finance, energy, logistics, and telecommunication industries. Proven ability in information security conception/architecture, threat intelligence analysis, editing/streamlining of products, and balancing various contact and interest groups; cross-departmental security stakeholder management in private sector, federal administration, and in research/teaching. Adept at establishing security standards for numerous regulated industries and in critical (information) infrastructure protection (e.g. ISO 27001/2; ISACA Implementation Guide for 27001; NIST; BSI Standard 100-1; ASIS Enterprise Security Risk Management). Demonstrated history of success in corporate security risk management and cooperation with authorities at federal, EU (ENISA), and professional/specialist associations (ASIS, ECSA, ISACA).
GOhack24: Symposium, Live Bug Bounty Challenge & Education-Track
The meeting place for cybersecurity experts, ethical hackers and tomorrow's IT talent.