🎙️ Knut Erik Hollund
Talk Title: How Hunting for an Attack Surface Led Me to the Front Door of a Wind Turbine
Abstract
As a relatively new professional in the field of cybersecurity, with a primary focus on Application Security (AppSec), I have been intrigued by the methods attackers use to identify their attack surfaces.
In preparation for an internal presentation at our company, I embarked on a project to explore potential attack surfaces using various tools. My objective was to identify a wind turbine farm located in Europe. This endeavour was aimed at illustrating the Secure Design principle — defense in depth.
During my presentation, I will guide the audience through my journey, starting from the initial question to the point where I reached the front door of the wind turbine farm. The journey includes using tools such as AI and Shodan.io.
Bio
Knut Erik Hollund has been engaged with coding and computing since 1983, beginning with the Sinclair ZX81 and Commodore VIC-20. He holds a formal education in software development. His interest in cybersecurity emerged later in his career when he played a role in establishing an Application Security (AppSec) team — an experience that left a lasting impact and inspired him to pursue cybersecurity more deeply.
Currently, Knut Erik is a leader at Bouvet, where he is responsible for building and managing a team of front-end and back-end developers. Additionally, he is spearheading an initiative to develop a team of AppSec and cybersecurity engineers.