At DEF CON 2026, Finite State will speak at two sessions focused on emerging cybersecurity challenges, including AI-driven security testing, IoT vulnerabilities, and the impact of new AI regulations. The company will also host the Factory Floor MVP Incident Response Challenge, a hands-on competition where participants investigate simulated attacks against a manufacturing environment.
WHO:
Larry Pesce, VP of Services, will discuss how AI is transforming security testing and vulnerability discovery, including where AI excels and where it falls short, and a practical blueprint for building AI-assisted security testing workflows in his session, “Dr. Strangepwn: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LLM.”
Joshua Marpet, Senior Product Security Consultant, will explore emerging AI regulations through a security researcher’s lens, including where the legislation strengthens transparency, where critical gaps remain, and what security professionals should understand in his session, “AI Safety Theater: What the RAISE Act Regulates, and What It Does Not.”
WHEN & WHERE:
DEF CON 2026, Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV
Speaking Sessions:
Dr. Strangepwn: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LLM
Friday, Aug 7 | 12:30-1:15 PM, at IoT Village, Stage 3
AI Safety Theater: What the RAISE Act Regulates, and What It Does Not
Saturday, Aug 8 | 5:00-5:30 PM, at Creators Stage 1
Factory Floor MVP Incident Response Challenge:
Friday, Aug 7 and Saturday, Aug 8 | 1:00-3:00 PM, at AppSec Village
Participants will step into the role of a defender responsible for protecting a modern manufacturing environment as they investigate active cyberattacks across industrial control systems, engineering workstations, sensors, historians, and connected infrastructure.
For more information on the Finite State sessions and challenge, visit: https://finitestate.io/events/defcon-2026.
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Finite State Joins DEF CON 2026 with AI Offensive Security and RAISE Act Sessions and a Hands-On Manufacturing Incident Response Challenge
At DEF CON 2026, Finite State will speak at two sessions focused on emerging cybersecurity challenges, including AI-driven security testing, IoT vulnerabilities, and the impact of new AI regulations. The company will also host the Factory Floor MVP Incident Response Challenge, a hands-on competition where participants investigate simulated attacks against a manufacturing environment.
WHO:
Larry Pesce, VP of Services, will discuss how AI is transforming security testing and vulnerability discovery, including where AI excels and where it falls short, and a practical blueprint for building AI-assisted security testing workflows in his session, “Dr. Strangepwn: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LLM.”
Joshua Marpet, Senior Product Security Consultant, will explore emerging AI regulations through a security researcher’s lens, including where the legislation strengthens transparency, where critical gaps remain, and what security professionals should understand in his session, “AI Safety Theater: What the RAISE Act Regulates, and What It Does Not.”
WHEN & WHERE:
DEF CON 2026, Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV
Speaking Sessions:
Dr. Strangepwn: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LLM
Friday, Aug 7 | 12:30-1:15 PM, at IoT Village, Stage 3
AI Safety Theater: What the RAISE Act Regulates, and What It Does Not
Saturday, Aug 8 | 5:00-5:30 PM, at Creators Stage 1
Factory Floor MVP Incident Response Challenge:
Friday, Aug 7 and Saturday, Aug 8 | 1:00-3:00 PM, at AppSec Village
Participants will step into the role of a defender responsible for protecting a modern manufacturing environment as they investigate active cyberattacks across industrial control systems, engineering workstations, sensors, historians, and connected infrastructure.
For more information on the Finite State sessions and challenge, visit: https://finitestate.io/events/defcon-2026.
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