OFFZONE 2025 wrap-up
In the two days of the conference,
more than 120 experts shared their knowledge with a crowd of 2,500 people.
The event was supported by 23 business partners, 9 media outlets, and 13 cybersecurity
community groups
Community is key
OFFZONE 2025, the 6th annual conference on practical
cybersecurity, was held on August 21–22 in Moscow’s
GOELRO. In the two days, the venue welcomed security
professionals, developers, engineers, and researchers.
Year after year, OFFZONE stands as a destination
for top‑tier technical cybersecurity content. This is more
than just a platform for sharing hands‑on
experience. We have created a place for genuine
professional dialogue across multiple disciplines. Such a vibrant,
open, and deeply engaged community is absolutely pivotal
to advancing the culture of practical cybersecurity.
Together with our partners, we have established OFFZONE as a center
of gravity for industry experts, and we are
committed to continuing this work moving forward
Evgeny Voloshin
Chief Strategy Officer, BI.ZONE
Speakers
The two‑day agenda featured over 120 experts with
a total of 98 presentations. The event was kickstarted by Eugene
Kaspersky, founder and CEO of Kaspersky. In his keynote address
Cyber Immunity for the cyber age, he elaborated on today’s
threats and challenges, and presented a new approach to cybersecurity.
Talk zones
Main track and Fast track covered parser vulnerabilities,
Wi‑Fi pentests, AI and ML in cybersecurity, key trends and practices
of incident investigation.
The event included parallel sessions:
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AppSec.Zone,
where the speakers explored secure application architecture, SDLC processes,
mechanisms, and other issues.
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AI.Zone,
addressed the application of AI and ML inside and outside
the corporate environment and associated challenges.
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Threat.Zone,
where the attendees were introduced to latest research on threats
and cyberattacks observed in Russia. The country’s
threat landscape was the subject of the panel discussion
featuring key local companies involved in threat research.
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AntiFraud.Zone,
focused on the latest solutions and methods employed by adversaries.
The session included a quiz that emulated an antifraud system
checkup: the attendees could earn offcoins (the conference’s
internal currency) for solving the quiz in Telegram.
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Community track, featured
presentations on CTF, bug bounty, Web3, OSINT, hardware security, blue
and red teaming.
Activities
There was a variety of activities for the attendees.
Some of them took the OFFZONE quest to see what the organizers
and partners had prepared for them. Others tried to ride a bull
at the rodeo while answering cybersecurity questions. Still others
solved hardcore math and programming tasks, tested ethical hacking skills
at HACK in 15 min, or assembled and customized a badge
at Craft.Zone.
The interactive badge is an integral part of the conference.
It enables attendees to participate in OFFZONE activities and solve
tasks to earn offcoins, which can be swapped for exclusive merch.
The badge is customizable with decorative and informative add‑ons.
This year, such customized add‑ons were provided by both the conference
partners and attendees. As always, the OFFZONE merch enjoyed a robust
demand, with the event attendees buying over 4,000 memorabilia items.
At Tattoo.Zone, 45 attendees got tattoos, including 21 people
who had the conference logo inked and thus earned a lifetime pass
to all the future OFFZONEs.
In the CUB_3 mascot zone, guests were unraveling the mystery
of an incident that had occurred in the OFFZONE laboratory.
The most quick‑witted participants solved the mystery and earned
a lot of offcoins.
