Positive Hack Talks Cairo

Event Date:February 26, 2025
Format:In-person only
Location:Fairmont Nile CityCairo, Egypt

A free, community-driven cybersecurity conference where real hackers share what they've built, broken, and learned. No marketing, no nonsense. Brutally honest — just the way it should be.

Event Date:February 26, 2025
Format:In-person only
Location:Fairmont Nile CityCairo, Egypt

A free, community-driven cybersecurity conference where real hackers share what they've built, broken, and learned. No marketing, no nonsense. Brutally honest — just the way it should be.

This stop took place on February 26, 2025.

Next stop: Goa, December 10, 2026 →

Why show up

Hands-on talks

Bug bounty, pentest, red team, OSINT. Real techniques, not theory.

Fresh research

Real cases — and how the vulns were actually found.

Live Q&A

Grill the speakers. Answers you won't get from a blog.

Networking

Meet people who actually break things. No badge-scanning.

See how it went

All photos
Attendees in a group photo in front of the Positive Hack Talks Cairo backdropA full hall watching a talkA speaker with a microphone walking in front of the audienceFour people in armchairs talking on stage in front of the Cairo backdropAttendees at the registration deskA speaker presenting a slide on vulnerability disclosure to a full hallAn attendee receiving a Positive Hack Talks tote bagAttendees checking in at the registration deskAttendees listening to a talkAn attendee in front of the Positive Hack Talks Cairo backdropAn attendee asking a question from the audienceSeven attendees in front of the Positive Hack Talks Cairo backdropFour attendees in front of the Positive Hack Talks Cairo backdropAttendees with Positive Hack Talks tote bags by the event bannerA speaker presenting a slide on account takeover to a full hallThe audience during a talkAttendees in the audience during a talkA speaker on stage in front of a slide with a QR codeA speaker on stage presenting a slide on the attack surfaceAn attendee with a microphone asking a question from the audience

#PHTalks

Alex Moshkov
@amoshkov

Another legendary shot from #PHTalks Jakarta — keeping this as a tradition for every next con! Unbelievable — 370+ attendees, a record for all past talks. And this photo shows just a part of them.

Standoff Bug Bounty
@StandoffBB

#PHTalks landed in Cairo, Egypt On February 26, the event brought together 200+ hackers for an intense exchange of ideas. An in-person meetup for cybersecurity specialists ready to absorb the latest knowledge on offensive and defensive security and bug hunting.

Positive Technologies Global
@PTsecurity_EN

Thanks, Hanoi! Over 200 cybersecurity pros joined Positive Hack Talks for expert insights, hot topics, and great networking. From bug hunting to tackling top threats, it was a day to remember. Shoutout to our speakers! See you next time! #Cybersecurity #PHTalks

Ronaldo Russel
@RonaldoRussel

PHTalks Sao Paulo was a huge success! Results-driven cybersecurity solutions! #PHTalks My thanks to @amoshkov, the speakers, and the staff!

Kseniia
@naumovax

Finally have a time for tweet. This wednesday I spoke at #PHTalks in Cairo about "Effective new threat detection through generic rules in the network". I want to thank everyone who came, I'm very glad of your active participation and questions. It was a really nice trip :)

Pak Haji
@kusumaa_hadi

Huge thanks to the amazing team behind this incredible event! I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to learn so many new things and connect with such a vibrant, inspiring community. Can't wait for the next one! #CommunityVibes #LifelongLearning #PHTalks

Speakers

That was the line-up. Slides and recordings are on the cards below — for the speakers who agreed to publish theirs; the rest stayed in the room.

Fares Walid

Fares Walid

Senior Security Consultant at Buguard

Think Like a Hacker: Out-of-the-Box Approaches to Business Logic Bugs & JS Analysis

Asem Eleraky

Asem Eleraky

Web Application Penetration Tester

Real-World Exploitation: Full Account Takeovers Through Client-Side Attacks

Ahmed Qaramany

Ahmed Qaramany

Penetration Tester at DeepStrike, LLC

The Art of Hacking GraphQL: Step-by-Step Methodology for Pentesting

Sergey Temnikov

Sergey Temnikov

Independent Bug Bounty Hunter

Cracking Java's Armor: Fuzzing the JVM for Security Weaknesses

Kseniia Naumova

Kseniia Naumova

Senior Malware Analyst at Positive Technologies

Effective new threat detection through generic rules in the network

Nikhil Shrivastava

Nikhil Shrivastava

Founder at BSides Ahmedabad

Pwned in Style: The Flashiest Hacks of All Time

Roland Sako

Roland Sako

Security Researcher & Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

Breaking into IoT — From Analysis to Fuzzing

Positive Hack Talks Host

Alex Moshkov

Community Bro at Positive Technologies

Thank you, Cairo! Real work on stage, hard questions from the room — that is what these stops are for. See you at the next one.

Alex Moshkov

Program

  1. 09:00 to 10:00, 1 hour

    Welcome coffee break

  2. 10:00 to 10:10, 10 minutes

    Welcome speech

  3. 10:10 to 11:00, 50 minutes

    Think Like a Hacker: Out-of-the-Box Approaches to Business Logic Bugs & JS Analysis

    Fares Walid

    Senior Security Consultant at Buguard

  4. 11:00 to 11:50, 50 minutes

    Pwned in Style: The Flashiest Hacks of All Time

    Nikhil Shrivastava

    Founder at BSides Ahmedabad

  5. 11:50 to 12:40, 50 minutes

    Breaking into IoT — From Analysis to Fuzzing

    Roland Sako

    Security Researcher & Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

  6. 12:40 to 13:20, 40 minutes

    Effective new threat detection through generic rules in the network

    Kseniia Naumova

    Senior Malware Analyst at Positive Technologies

  7. 13:20 to 13:30, 10 minutes

    Announcement

  8. 13:30 to 14:30, 1 hour

    Lunch

  9. 14:30 to 14:40, 10 minutes

    Announcement

  10. 14:40 to 15:20, 40 minutes

    Cracking Java's Armor: Fuzzing the JVM for Security Weaknesses

    Sergey Temnikov

    Independent Bug Bounty Hunter

  11. 15:20 to 16:00, 40 minutes

    Real-World Exploitation: Full Account Takeovers Through Client-Side Attacks

    Asem Eleraky

    Web Application Penetration Tester

  12. 16:00 to 16:40, 40 minutes

    The Art of Hacking GraphQL: Step-by-Step Methodology for Pentesting

    Ahmed Qaramany

    Penetration Tester at DeepStrike, LLC

  13. 16:40 to 17:30, 50 minutes

    Closing speech

  14. 17:30 to 18:30, 1 hour

    Coffee break