Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Annual international hacking conference held in South Korea since 2006, focused on advanced vulnerability research and exploit development
- Technical sessions cover kernel and browser security, reverse engineering, firmware analysis, container escapes, and jailbreaks across Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android
- Hands-on training workshops address Apple Swift security, Android exploitation, and edge device vulnerabilities
- Designed for security researchers, penetration testers, vulnerability analysts, and technical leads from enterprise, government, and academia
About the Conference
The Power of Community (POC) Conference is an international cybersecurity event organized by POC Security. Running annually since 2006, the conference has established itself as a venue for technical security research and exploit development discussions. The event takes place at The Westin Seoul Parnas and combines technical talks, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and networking events.
Technical Focus Areas
The conference program emphasizes vulnerability discovery and sophisticated exploitation techniques. Sessions address kernel and browser security, with specific coverage of WebKit and V8 engines. Additional topics include reverse engineering, firmware analysis, container escapes, and jailbreak techniques. Platform coverage spans Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and QNX Hypervisor environments. AI security topics reference technologies including OpenAI Codex and NVIDIA GPU architectures.
Training Workshops
Practical training sessions complement the main conference program. Workshop topics include Apple Swift security, Android security fundamentals, and edge device exploitation techniques.
Who Should Attend
POC targets cybersecurity professionals with technical backgrounds in offensive security. The audience includes security researchers, ethical hackers, penetration testers, vulnerability analysts, incident responders, and technical leads. Attendees typically represent security teams from technology companies, financial institutions, academic research groups, and government agencies.
Sponsors and Partners
Supporting organizations include Binary Gecko, Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), Catalyst Security, Cycores, Epsilon, eShard, MintelX, and Radiant. The conference maintains partnerships with international security events including codeblue, ekoparty, Hexacon, HITCON, Nullcon, OffensiveCon, and Zeronights.