2025-12-13 –, Rookie Track 2
What would you do if the next cyberattack came from a lab sample and not from a computer? This talk tries to explore the weird intersection between biology and cybersecurity. We will see how DNA stores data and how malware can be "hidden" in it. Let us discuss new questions raised by the convergence of life and code.
I will discuss a successful experiment where scientists encoded malicious code into DNA and exploited a sequencing machine. I will introduce DNA synthesis and sequencing and encoding digital data in biological bases. I will talk about how a software vulnerability was exploited with malicious strands of DNA. I aim to bridge cybersecurity and biotechnology and raise awareness about new attack surfaces. I want to spark curiosity and reflection.
Hi! This is Ram!