Midnight Sun CTF Conference
MidnightSun houses Sweden’s biggest CTF event involving teams from all over the world. It has grown to include an offensive and policy focused conference by hackers, for hackers in Stockholm, Sweden.
This year, the conference theme is "Cyber Conflicts: The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow". At Midnight Sun, talks revolve around offensive security, including advanced exploitation methods, reverse engineering, vulnerability detection and cyber strategy.
14-16 June 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
Event Speakers
Here are some of our speakers
Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Minister of Civil Defence
Frans Rosen
Co-Founder Detectify
Kateryna Chernohorenko
Dept. Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital
Lauren Moos
Principal ML Engineer
Travis Goodspeed
RE Legend
Julius Nicklasson
Sales engineer at Recorded Future
Justin Sherman
CEO @ Global Cyber Strategies
Thérèse Naess
Head of NCSC
Kristoffer Sjöström
Chief Security Officer (CSO) at SEB
Fredrik Torp
Chief Security Officer (CSO) & Vice President Corporate Security & Resilience at Vattenfall
Aapo Oksman
Founder of Juurin Oy
Joel Engelcrona
Security researcher at ACNR
Mats Mägiste
Head of Emerging technologies at TeliaCompany
Alice Bibaud
Cybersecurity Engineer @ Margin Research
Charlotta Ridderstråle
Strat. PM, Cyber Command, SwAF (Civilian)
Erik Mickols
Research Engineer @ RISE
Emre Süren
Vulnerability Researcher @ NCRC
Karl Andersson
Professor, Dean CompSci @ LTU
Michael Cowell
Cybersecurity Engineer
Joe Lothan
Security Engineer
Ian Roos
Organiser @ Pwnie Awards
Kibo Schaffer
CTF Player @ RPISEC
Evan Richter
Security Engineer @ Margin Research
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Speaker Dinner
Speaker, Sponsor and Organizer Dinner at local venue to be announced (Covered).
Introductions
Opening remarks by some of the Midnight Sun Organisers.
Harnessing Threat Intelligence for Proactive Protection by Julius Nicklasson
Keynote address presented by Swedish Minister of Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Midnight Sun CTF 2024: Cyber Conflict; The Tools and Techniques of Tomorrow
Lightning talk by Charlotta Ridderstråle
Perspectioves from Swedish (Civilian) Armed Forces.
Networking
Take a little timeout.
Cybersecurity - Panel
Presented by the CSO of SEB (Kristoffer Sjöström), the CSO of Vattenfall (Fredrik Torp), Head of Emerging Tech for Telia (Mats Mägiste) and the Head of NCSC (Thérèse Naess).
Build your own emulator for kernel snapshot fuzzing by Joel Engelcrona
Building an system emulator from scratch to fuzz hard-to-reach areas of the linux kernel.
Networking Lunch (Covered)
Provided lunch (free) on-site, grab a nibble and chat with industry peers
Russia’s Cyber Power Base: From Cybercriminals to Private Contractors by Justin Sherman
Lightening Talk by Karl Andersson
Lightening Talk by Emre Süren
Networking
Take a little timeout.
Talk by Kateryna Chernohorenko
Key insights from Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Digital Transformations, and Digitization for Ukraine.
Talk by Erik Mickol
Opening Night Drinks
Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers.
Talk by TBD
Fika
Take a little timeout.
CTF Begins / Pwn 1v1 Round 1
Let the games begin.
Lunch
Provided lunch (free) on-site, grab a nibble and chat with industry peers.
Decrypting NordVPN by Aapo Oksman
Insights about security weaknesses in NordVPN.
Lightning Talk by Evan Richter
Decompiling Android APKs.
Lightning Talk by Ian Roos
Fika
Take a little timeout.
Lightning Talk by Kibo Schaffer
Applying "Bartle taxonomy of player types" to CTF challenges.
Lightning Talk by Michael Cowell
macOS user privacy protections.
Lightning Talk by Lauren Moos
Integrating program runtime information with LLMs.
Lightning Talk by Alice Bibaud
Reagent: A state of the art open source analysis platform.
Pwn 1v1 Semi Finals
Top individuals from the Pwn 1v1 competition battle it out for the top spot.
Second Night Drinks
Come enjoy some drinks with fellow conference attendees, speakers and organisers. Location to be announced shortly before departure.
To be announced...
To be announced...
CTF Ends/ Pwn 1v1 Finals
The final battle for the best of the best.
To be announced...
Closing Remarks and Award Ceremonies
Winners, prizes, quizzes, and more.
Sponsored CTF Only After-Party (off-site)
CTF players and some sponsors can unwind after a gruelling 24 hours.
Departures
Venue
Event venue location info and gallery
7A Posthuset, Central Stockholm
Located just a stone's throw from Stockholm Central Station, 7A Posthuset is a stunning building built in 1903 and used to house the Swedish postal service but was later converted into a spacious conference center.
Hotels
Here are some nearby hotels
Gallery
F.A.Q
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What is Midnight Sun?
A three day hacker conference and CTF event held in Stockholm, Sweden. It focuses on the brudge between the policy and technical aspects of cyber security.
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How did Midnight Sun start?
Midnight Sun grew out of the annual CTF finals event that was run by HackingForSoju.
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Where did the name come from?
In the far north, for one day every summer, the sun does not set. This phenomenon is referred to as the midnight sun.
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When and where is Midnight Sun?
Midnight Sun is held in Stockholm, Sweden for three days in June.
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What are the rules for Midnight Sun?
Have fun, share knowledge and don't harass anyone.
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Is there a formal COVID policy?
No but be safe, smart and follow logical practices.
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What is there to do at Midnight Sun?
Attend lectures, watch the CTF finals, compete in the 1v1 pwn competition and hang out with some of the finest hackers in downtown Stockholm.
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I am not a hacker should I attend Midnight Sun?
Yes!
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How can I speak at Midnight Sun?
The Midnight Sun Conference is mostly invite only but you can submit talk ideas to our organisers email or twitter account.
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Does my underage child need a badge?
No, all children aged 8 or under get free entry.
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Is there an age limit?
There is no specific age limit and there will be some minors involved in the hacking competition, however, please be advised that there will be alcohol at some mixer events and as such anybody under the age of 18 should be accompanied by an adult in order to attend those events.
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Is there internet access?
Absolutely. You will be able to connect to a WiFi network at the event.
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Is there a specific hotel used by the event?
Our players, speakers and some attendees will be staying at the first hotel shown on the venue page.
Buy Tickets
Tickets can be purchased with PayPal or with a credit card (no PayPal account required).
Student
$80 (800SEK)
- Regular Seating
- Coffee Breaks
- Custom Badge
- Sponsor Swag
- Networking Happy Hour
- Sponsor After Party
- Networking Corporate Lunch
Regular
$200 (2000SEK)
- Regular Seating
- Coffee Breaks
- Custom Badge
- Sponsor Swag
- Networking Happy Hour
- Sponsor After Party
- Networking Corporate Lunch
Professional
$480 (4800SEK)
- Regular Seating
- Coffee Breaks
- Custom Badge
- Sponsor Swag
- Networking Happy Hour
- Sponsor After Party
- Networking Corporate Lunch