The Main track will be opened with a presentation by Sergey Golovanov, the chief security expert at Kaspersky Lab. He will speak about the evolution of cyber incidents over the past 20 years. Other speakers will elaborate on the tools utilized by adversaries and analyze their actions through specific case studies.

For the first time, the conference will feature Al.Zone. On August 22, it will bring together experts who will talk about AI and ML implementation challenges as well as the use of AI in cybersecurity.

Another novelty is Threat.Zone, where participants will be able to get the latest information about attacker tools and analyze the actions of individual criminal groups. On August 23, OFFZONE will host a panel discussion on the Russian cyber threat landscape in 2024. It will be attended by representatives of major cybersecurity companies.

At AntiFraud.Zone, which will run on the first day of the conference, experts will talk about digital risks and new schemes applied by cyber fraudsters. The participants will also learn how to build their own anti‑fraud system from scratch. The Fast track on the second day of the event will feature talks on key cybersecurity topics. Speakers will explore ways to protect the cloud infrastructure, present pentesting cases, and examine real-life incidents.

Those who are interested in security research are welcome to join the Community track. Topics include vulnerabilities in Russian software, mechanisms of bypassing Google protection, security solution architecture, and bug hunting.

AppSec.Zone is devoted to application security. On the first day of the event, this track will host a press conference on the BI.ZONE Bug Bounty platform. Besides that, the speakers will cover such topics as bugs, vulnerabilities, security assessment, and application security. They will also talk about the burnout phenomenon in cybersecurity.

CTF track is traditionally dedicated to ethical hacking contests. The participants of CTF contests will share their experiences and life hacks, and everyone else will be able to try their hand at solving advanced tasks from the authors of CTFZone games.

Together with CyberED, we have organized four workshops on threat detection and neutralization.

The guests of OFFZONE 2024 will enjoy plenty of activities prepared by BI.ZONE and its partners: Sber, T‑Bank, Positive Technologies, Digital Economy League, Angara Security, Curator, F.A.C.C.T, Kaspersky, MITIGATOR, Security Vision, Swordfish Security, and others. Everyone will have a chance to take part in a quest, test their bug hunting skills, play Mortal Kombat, create a unique badge with their own hands, and solve one of the main riddles of the event in the CUB_3 zone. The most courageous ones can visit our Tattoo.Zone to get a tattoo or try their hand as a tattoo artist.

OFFZONE is organized by BI.ZONE, an expert in digital risks management. This year’s conference is supported by 24 commercial partners, 17 community and 9 media partners.

The fifth international conference on practical cybersecurity OFFZONE 2024 will unfold on August 22–23 at the ZIL cultural center in Moscow. The event will bring together cybersecurity specialists, developers, engineers, independent researchers, and members of the academia. In 2023, OFFZONE featured 2,500 participants and 108 cybersecurity experts with a total of 89 presentations. As in previous years, the 2024 conference will be held exclusively offline.