Fail Harder: Finding Critical 0-Days in Spite of Ourselves

Vulnerability researchers and bug hunters love to talk about their successful path to finding a critical vulnerability. However, this is rarely the Cinderella story people tell on stage. Failure, along with a healthy dose of persistence, can lead to tremendous success. This session will take a deep dive into all the things that didn't work, along with the many challenges that preceded the findings of critical zero-day bugs across multiple projects...

By: Philippe Laulheret , Douglas McKee

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