BLE CTF

Presented at DEF CON 31 (2023), Aug. 12, 2023, 2 p.m. (115 minutes).

BLE CTF is a series of Bluetooth Low Energy challenges in a capture the flag format. It was created to teach the fundamentals of interacting with and hacking Bluetooth Low Energy services. Each exercise, or flag, aims to interactively introduce a new concept to the user. Over the past few years, BLE CTF has expanded to support multiple platforms and skill levels. Various books, workshops, trainings, and conferences have utilized it as an educational platform and CTF. As an open source, low cost of entry, and expandable education solution, BLE CTF has helped progress Bluetooth security research.

Presenters:

• Ryan Holeman - CISO at Strike
  Ryan Holeman resides in Austin, Texas, where he works as the CISO for the peer-to-peer payment platform Strike. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in cyber defense from Dakota State University. He has spoken at respected venues such as Black Hat, DEF CON, Lockdown, BSides, Ruxcon, Notacon, and Shmoocon. You can keep up with his current activity, open source contributions, and general news on his blog. His spare time is mostly spent digging into various network protocols, random hacking, creating art, and shredding local skateparks.
• Alek Amrani
  Alek Amrani - bad at expense reports

Similar Presentations:

• DEF CON 24 (2016) / Picking Bluetooth Low Energy Locks from a Quarter Mile Away
• DEF CON 31 (2023) / Learning to Hack Bluetooth Low Energy with BLE CTF Workshop
• DEF CON 32 (2024) / Learning to Hack Bluetooth Low Energy with BLE CTF Workshop