Jesse Michael

Main Stage·52 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2022
• Location: Las Vegas

Mickey Shkatov · Jesse Michael

Mickey Shkatov and Jesse Michael expose vulnerabilities in signed UEFI third-party bootloaders, demonstrating complete Secure Boot bypass across millions of PCs.

Main Stage·39 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2021
• Location: Las Vegas

Mickey Shkatov · Jesse Michael

Eclypsium researchers disclose critical vulnerabilities in Dell BiosConnect, demonstrating TLS certificate verification bypasses to execute RCE during UEFI updates.

Main Stage·58 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2020
• Location: Online

Mickey Shkatov · Jesse Michael

Mickey Shkatov and Jesse Michael demonstrate abusing non-volatile memory chips in laptop trackpads and USB-C monitors to store stealthy malware payloads.

Main Stage·30 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2020
• Location: Online

Mickey Shkatov · Jesse Michael

Mickey Shkatov and Jesse Michael answer community questions regarding non-volatile memory chips, peripheral firmware modification, and detection.

Main Stage·49 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2019
• Location: Las Vegas

Jesse Michael

Demonstrates persistent firmware-level implants that survive OS reinstalls by exploiting UEFI driver loading and Secure Boot bypass vulnerabilities.

Car Hacking Village·38 min

• DEF CON
• Red Team
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Mickey Shkatov · Jesse Michael · Oleksandr Bazhaniuk

Deep dive into complex vehicle vulnerabilities and the discovery process for modern automotive exploits.

Main Stage·45 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2014
• Location: Las Vegas

Jesse Michael · Mickey Shkatov

Jesse Michael and Mickey Shkatov explores usb for all! at DEF CON 22, examining usb-security and practical defenses.