CyberHackCon — Cybersecurity Conference

CYBERHACKCON 2026

The Caspian Region's Premier Gathering for Real-World Hackers & Security Leaders

Baku, Azerbaijan // The Ritz-Carlton, Baku
October 27, 2026
00 DAYS
00 HOURS
00 MINS
00 SECS
30+ Global Speakers
15+ Deep Tech Briefings
200+ Attendees
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THE CONFERENCE

CyberHackCon is the Caspian region's premier offensive security conference, uniting international vulnerability researchers, defense intelligence professionals, CISOs, security managers, and elite whitehats in Baku.

Designed for professionals operating at the edge of security research, CyberHackCon delivers strict technical briefings, live hacking demonstrations, and deep investigations into modern cyber warfare. No marketing fluff, no high-level sales decks, just raw engineering, zero-day disclosures, and high-impact exploitation mechanics.

attendee@cyberhackcon:~$ cat directives.txt

> 1. Disclose vulnerabilities responsibly but fully.

> 2. Educate infrastructure engineers on real-world threat capabilities.

> 3. Advance regional talent through direct hands-on village labs.

Offensive Operations

Advanced exploitation tactics, kernel-level escapes, hypervisor hacking, and bypassing next-generation telemetry controls.

Critical Infrastructure

Hacking physical hardware, SCADA/ICS grid penetration, satellite communications, and software-defined radio (SDR) interception.

AI Payloads & Defense

Autonomous threat agents, adversarial AI generation, code synthesis vectors, and defending LLM orchestration layers.

SPEAKERS

Presenting vulnerability disclosures and research from leading specialists worldwide.

Ilkin Javadov
ORGANIZER
CYBER LEADERSHIP

Ilkin Javadov

CEO at @CyberHackCon / Organizer & Moderator

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Tural Mammadov
KEYNOTE
CYBER GOVERNANCE

Tural Mammadov

CISO & Deputy Head at SCISSS / Head of CERT.GOV.AZ

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Rahul Vashisht
SPEAKER
OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Rahul Vashisht

Offensive Security Red Team Manager at NBSP

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Shahmeer Amir
KEYNOTE
AI CYBER WARFARE

Shahmeer Amir

CTO at Veiliux & CEO at Speeqr

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Kobe Shwartz
SPEAKER
DARKNET INTELLIGENCE

Kobe Shwartz

Head of CTI at Signify / Founder, Underdark.ai

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Himanshu Sharma
SPEAKER
AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE AGENTS

Himanshu Sharma

Security Researcher, Autonomous Offensive Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri
SPEAKER
CYBER DEFENSE

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security at HBL

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Safina Amir
SPEAKER
CYBER PSYCHOLOGY

Safina Amir

Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Maria Mehwish
SPEAKER
SESSION HIJACKING

Maria Mehwish

Security Researcher, Identity & Session Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Robert Feeney
KEYNOTE
THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Robert Feeney

Consulting Manager at Google EMEA

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Utku Yildirim
SPEAKER
AI AGENT SECURITY

Utku Yildirim

Senior Penetration Tester at Hoffmann Netherlands

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Stephan Berger
SPEAKER
CYBER GEOPOLITICS

Stephan Berger

Head of Investigations at InfoGuard

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Melih Kirkgoz
SPEAKER
AI SECURITY & ZERO TRUST

Melih Kirkgoz

Field CTO, South EMEA at Fortinet

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Erdem Ocal
SPEAKER
THREAT DETECTION

Erdem Ocal

Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Ilkin Javadov
ORGANIZER
CYBER LEADERSHIP

Ilkin Javadov

CEO at @CyberHackCon / Organizer & Moderator

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Tural Mammadov
KEYNOTE
CYBER GOVERNANCE

Tural Mammadov

CISO & Deputy Head at SCISSS / Head of CERT.GOV.AZ

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Rahul Vashisht
SPEAKER
OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Rahul Vashisht

Offensive Security Red Team Manager at NBSP

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Shahmeer Amir
KEYNOTE
AI CYBER WARFARE

Shahmeer Amir

CTO at Veiliux & CEO at Speeqr

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Kobe Shwartz
SPEAKER
DARKNET INTELLIGENCE

Kobe Shwartz

Head of CTI at Signify / Founder, Underdark.ai

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Himanshu Sharma
SPEAKER
AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE AGENTS

Himanshu Sharma

Security Researcher, Autonomous Offensive Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri
SPEAKER
CYBER DEFENSE

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security at HBL

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Safina Amir
SPEAKER
CYBER PSYCHOLOGY

Safina Amir

Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Maria Mehwish
SPEAKER
SESSION HIJACKING

Maria Mehwish

Security Researcher, Identity & Session Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Robert Feeney
KEYNOTE
THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Robert Feeney

Consulting Manager at Google EMEA

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Utku Yildirim
SPEAKER
AI AGENT SECURITY

Utku Yildirim

Senior Penetration Tester at Hoffmann Netherlands

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Stephan Berger
SPEAKER
CYBER GEOPOLITICS

Stephan Berger

Head of Investigations at InfoGuard

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Melih Kirkgoz
SPEAKER
AI SECURITY & ZERO TRUST

Melih Kirkgoz

Field CTO, South EMEA at Fortinet

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Erdem Ocal
SPEAKER
THREAT DETECTION

Erdem Ocal

Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Ilkin Javadov
ORGANIZER
CYBER LEADERSHIP

Ilkin Javadov

CEO at @CyberHackCon / Organizer & Moderator

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Tural Mammadov
KEYNOTE
CYBER GOVERNANCE

Tural Mammadov

CISO & Deputy Head at SCISSS / Head of CERT.GOV.AZ

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Rahul Vashisht
SPEAKER
OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Rahul Vashisht

Offensive Security Red Team Manager at NBSP

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Shahmeer Amir
KEYNOTE
AI CYBER WARFARE

Shahmeer Amir

CTO at Veiliux & CEO at Speeqr

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Kobe Shwartz
SPEAKER
DARKNET INTELLIGENCE

Kobe Shwartz

Head of CTI at Signify / Founder, Underdark.ai

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Himanshu Sharma
SPEAKER
AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE AGENTS

Himanshu Sharma

Security Researcher, Autonomous Offensive Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri
SPEAKER
CYBER DEFENSE

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security at HBL

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Safina Amir
SPEAKER
CYBER PSYCHOLOGY

Safina Amir

Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Maria Mehwish
SPEAKER
SESSION HIJACKING

Maria Mehwish

Security Researcher, Identity & Session Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Robert Feeney
KEYNOTE
THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Robert Feeney

Consulting Manager at Google EMEA

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Utku Yildirim
SPEAKER
AI AGENT SECURITY

Utku Yildirim

Senior Penetration Tester at Hoffmann Netherlands

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Stephan Berger
SPEAKER
CYBER GEOPOLITICS

Stephan Berger

Head of Investigations at InfoGuard

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Melih Kirkgoz
SPEAKER
AI SECURITY & ZERO TRUST

Melih Kirkgoz

Field CTO, South EMEA at Fortinet

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Erdem Ocal
SPEAKER
THREAT DETECTION

Erdem Ocal

Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Ilkin Javadov
ORGANIZER
CYBER LEADERSHIP

Ilkin Javadov

CEO at @CyberHackCon / Organizer & Moderator

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Tural Mammadov
KEYNOTE
CYBER GOVERNANCE

Tural Mammadov

CISO & Deputy Head at SCISSS / Head of CERT.GOV.AZ

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Rahul Vashisht
SPEAKER
OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Rahul Vashisht

Offensive Security Red Team Manager at NBSP

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Shahmeer Amir
KEYNOTE
AI CYBER WARFARE

Shahmeer Amir

CTO at Veiliux & CEO at Speeqr

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Kobe Shwartz
SPEAKER
DARKNET INTELLIGENCE

Kobe Shwartz

Head of CTI at Signify / Founder, Underdark.ai

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Himanshu Sharma
SPEAKER
AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE AGENTS

Himanshu Sharma

Security Researcher, Autonomous Offensive Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri
SPEAKER
CYBER DEFENSE

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security at HBL

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Safina Amir
SPEAKER
CYBER PSYCHOLOGY

Safina Amir

Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Maria Mehwish
SPEAKER
SESSION HIJACKING

Maria Mehwish

Security Researcher, Identity & Session Security

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Robert Feeney
KEYNOTE
THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Robert Feeney

Consulting Manager at Google EMEA

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Utku Yildirim
SPEAKER
AI AGENT SECURITY

Utku Yildirim

Senior Penetration Tester at Hoffmann Netherlands

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Stephan Berger
SPEAKER
CYBER GEOPOLITICS

Stephan Berger

Head of Investigations at InfoGuard

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Melih Kirkgoz
SPEAKER
AI SECURITY & ZERO TRUST

Melih Kirkgoz

Field CTO, South EMEA at Fortinet

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →
Erdem Ocal
SPEAKER
THREAT DETECTION

Erdem Ocal

Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks

OPEN DOSSIER [SEC-INFO] →

THE AGENDA

Examine the schedule of key briefings, panels, and workshops.

09:00 - 10:00
REGISTRATION [CONFERENCE KICKOFF]

Registration & Coffee Break

Check-in at the registration desk, collect your attendee badges and conference materials, and network over morning coffee.

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Organizing Committee CyberHackCon 2026
10:00 - 10:05
KEYNOTE [WELCOME]

Opening Speech

Welcome address by the organizing committee, introducing the tracks, speaker roster, and key cybersecurity themes for CyberHackCon 2026.

Ilkin Javadov
Ilkin Javadov CEO at @CyberHackCon / Organizer & Moderator
10:05 - 10:10
KEYNOTE [NATIONAL DEFENSE]

Welcome Keynote: National Cyber Security & Defense

Opening remarks on the strategic state of national cyber security, critical infrastructure protection, and the critical role of incident response coordination.

Tural Mammadov
Tural Mammadov CISO & Deputy Head at SCISSS / Head of CERT.GOV.AZ
10:10 - 10:25
KEYNOTE [AI CYBER WARFARE]

Cyber Warfare: The Era of AI Cyber War

A keynote briefing on how artificial intelligence is reshaping cyber conflict, from AI-generated exploits and autonomous attack tooling to the strategic defenses organizations must build for the next era of cyber warfare.

Shahmeer Amir
Shahmeer Amir CTO at Veiliux & CEO at Speeqr
10:25 - 10:40
BRIEFING [EDR EVASION]

Evasion in Depth: Bypassing Modern EDRs via Custom Malware & Design Flaws

Rahul Vashisht explores advanced AV/EDR evasion techniques, exploiting design limitations in security controls, and executing custom malware payloads without triggering behavioral telemetry.

Rahul Vashisht
Rahul Vashisht Offensive Security Red Team Manager at NBSP
10:40 - 10:55
SPONSOR ZONE [PALO ALTO NETWORKS]

Signal in the Noise

Security teams today are drowning in alerts, logs, and false positives, while real threats slip through the cracks. This session looks at why traditional detection approaches generate so much noise, how attackers exploit alert fatigue to stay hidden, and what it takes to build detection practices that surface the signals that actually matter.

Erdem Ocal
Erdem Ocal Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks
10:55 - 11:10
KEYNOTE [THREAT INTELLIGENCE]

M-Trends 2026

Drawing on frontline incident response and threat intelligence data, this briefing unpacks the key findings of the M-Trends 2026 report: how attacker dwell time, tactics, and targeting are evolving, and what defenders should prioritize based on a year of real-world breach investigations.

Robert Feeney
Robert Feeney Consulting Manager at Google EMEA
11:10 - 11:25
BRIEFING [DARKNET INTELLIGENCE]

Intelligence Gathering for Corporates in the Darknet

This briefing covers CTI fundamentals, darknet and deep web environments, and collection sources, alongside threat actor profiling, combining darknet monitoring with predictive intelligence to give corporates a clearer view of emerging threats.

Kobe Shwartz
Kobe Shwartz Head of CTI at Signify / Founder, Underdark.ai
11:25 - 11:40
BRIEFING [CYBER GEOPOLITICS]

The Geopolitics of Cyberspace

Cyberspace has become a central arena for state power and conflict. This talk traces major turning points — Estonia, Stuxnet, the Ukraine grid attacks — to show why cyber incidents are political events, not just technical ones, and examines proxies, attribution, deterrence, and the rise of digital sovereignty.

Stephan Berger
Stephan Berger Head of Investigations at InfoGuard
11:40 - 11:55
SPONSOR ZONE [FORTINET]

Securing What's Next: AI, Zero Trust, and the Future of Cyber Risk

Drawing on 25+ years of enterprise and government security leadership across EMEA, this session explores how AI adoption is reshaping the threat landscape, why Zero Trust has become foundational to secure cloud transformation, and how organizations can translate emerging AI-driven risks into practical, actionable security strategy.

Melih Kirkgoz
Melih Kirkgoz Field CTO, South EMEA at Fortinet
12:15 - 12:30
BRIEFING [AI AGENT SECURITY]

The Prompt That Learned to Travel: Measuring Trust Laundering Across AI Agents

Can a malicious instruction embedded in a document survive as it moves through a chain of AI agents? This talk tests what remains after summarization, rewriting, translation, and cross-agent handoffs, then walks through a live demonstration tracing an instruction from its origin to a final action, and what provenance tracking can do to stop it.

Utku Yildirim
Utku Yildirim Senior Penetration Tester at Hoffmann Netherlands
12:30 - 12:45
BRIEFING [ATTACK SURFACE]

Recon to Compromise: Mapping the External Attack Surface

This session follows the adversary’s journey from reconnaissance to compromise. It demonstrates how attackers discover publicly exposed assets, identify weaknesses, correlate leaked credentials and vulnerabilities, and build attack paths toward critical business systems. Participants will learn how External Attack Surface Management, threat intelligence and vulnerability-led penetration testing can be combined to continuously identify, prioritize and reduce external cyber exposure before it develops into a breach.

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri
Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri Head of Cyber Defense and Offensive Security at Habib Bank Limited (HBL)
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK [NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS]

★ PREMIUM LUNCH & NETWORKING HOUR ★

A catered gourmet lunch served at The Ritz-Carlton, Baku. Take this time to network with speakers, sponsors, and fellow cybersecurity leaders from the region.

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All Attendees CyberHackCon 2026
14:15 - 14:30
BRIEFING [SESSION HIJACKING]

Your Browser Already Logged Me In: Hijacking Sessions After MFA and Passkeys

Strong authentication does not always mean a secure session. This session explores how attackers can hijack authenticated browser sessions after MFA or passkeys have already done their job. Through a live, controlled demonstration, the talk will show how session replay works, why traditional authentication controls may not stop it, and how defenders can detect and respond to session theft using modern identity and security controls.

Maria Mehwish
Maria Mehwish Security Researcher, Identity & Session Security
14:30 - 14:45
SPONSOR ZONE [TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE]

Sponsor Presentation & Tech Showcase

An exclusive session featuring one of our lead conference sponsors presenting real-world case studies, defensive technology deployments, or cybersecurity solutions.

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Sponsor Representative To Be Announced
14:45 - 15:00
BRIEFING [AUTONOMOUS OFFENSIVE AGENTS]

From Fingerprint to Finding: Building an Autonomous Offensive Agent

A builder's account of an autonomous offensive agent developed over four months and 326 versions against real bug-bounty programs — the fingerprint, hypothesis, test, finding pipeline, the engineering fixes that made it survive contact with live targets, and the failure modes that never make it into demos.

Himanshu Sharma
Himanshu Sharma Security Researcher, Autonomous Offensive Security
15:00 - 15:30
COFFEE BREAK [NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS]

☕ AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK ☕

A short break to recharge, grab a coffee, and network with fellow attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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All Attendees CyberHackCon 2026
15:30 - 15:45
BRIEFING [CYBER PSYCHOLOGY]

The Psychology of Cyber Threat Perception: Why Our Minds Are the First Attack Surface

A briefing on the human dimension of cybersecurity, exploring how psychology, governance, and strategic decision-making shape digital resilience, and why the human mind is often the first attack surface.

Safina Amir
Safina Amir Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor
15:45 - 16:00
SPONSOR ZONE [TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE]

Sponsor Presentation & Tech Showcase

An exclusive session featuring one of our lead conference sponsors presenting real-world case studies, defensive technology deployments, or cybersecurity solutions.

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Sponsor Representative To Be Announced
16:00 - 16:15
TBA BRIEFING [OFFENSIVE SECURITY]

Speaker Announcement Pending

An elite technical briefing to be announced. A leading security researcher will present their latest findings on offensive security, threat intelligence, or vulnerability research.

Mystery Speaker
To Be Announced Invited Expert
16:15 - 16:30
TBA BRIEFING [OFFENSIVE SECURITY]

Speaker Announcement Pending

An elite technical briefing to be announced. A leading security researcher will present their latest findings on offensive security, threat intelligence, or vulnerability research.

Mystery Speaker
To Be Announced Invited Expert
16:30 - 16:45
TBA BRIEFING [OFFENSIVE SECURITY]

Speaker Announcement Pending

An elite technical briefing to be announced. A leading security researcher will present their latest findings on offensive security, threat intelligence, or vulnerability research.

Mystery Speaker
To Be Announced Invited Expert
16:45 - 17:00
SPONSOR ZONE [TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE]

Sponsor Presentation & Tech Showcase

An exclusive session featuring one of our lead conference sponsors presenting real-world case studies, defensive technology deployments, or cybersecurity solutions.

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Sponsor Representative To Be Announced
17:00 - 17:30
CEREMONY [CONFERENCE CLOSING]

★ CLOSING & SPONSOR APPRECIATION CEREMONY ★

Closing remarks by the organizing committee, followed by an appreciation ceremony presenting awards to our lead sponsors, strategic partners, and speakers who made CyberHackCon 2026 possible.

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Organizing Committee CyberHackCon 2026

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Slots are reserved for cybersecurity researchers, enterprise CISO/security leads, government agency technicians, and qualified postgraduate engineering students. Tickets are free of charge, but attendance requires a confirmed, personalized access token.

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