Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Two-day conference in Akihabara, Tokyo, covering security research, hardware hacking, and AI security
- Technical focus areas include prompt injection, ICS/OT security, RF systems, satellite simulation, and drone telemetry
- Interactive villages dedicated to hardware, RF, and aerospace security with hands-on activities and CTFs
- Designed for security researchers, embedded developers, bug bounty hunters, and threat hunters across defense, aerospace, and critical infrastructure sectors
About TenguCon 3.0
TenguCon 3.0 is an annual gathering organized by TenguSec that brings together the international hacker community for research presentations, hardware exploration, and peer collaboration. The conference combines technical talks with interactive sessions, creating an environment for knowledge sharing among those who build, break, and defend technology.
Technical Focus Areas
The conference program spans offensive and defensive security research across multiple domains. AI security and prompt injection feature prominently, alongside hardware hacking using platforms such as ESP32, LoRa, and software-defined radio. Space systems security is addressed through satellite simulation tools including NOS³ and FlatSat environments.
Critical infrastructure protection receives significant attention, with sessions covering industrial control system security, maritime cyber risk, and vulnerabilities in everyday connected devices. Additional topics include cyber warfare tactics, drone telemetry analysis, and supply chain threat vectors.
Interactive Villages and Hands-On Activities
TenguCon features dedicated villages for hardware, RF, and aerospace security where attendees can engage directly with equipment and techniques. Capture-the-flag competitions and workshop-led sessions provide practical experience with the technologies discussed in research presentations.
Who Should Attend
The event serves security researchers, hackers, embedded systems developers, AI security teams, bug bounty hunters, and threat hunters. Government and military analysts, hiring managers, and students will also find relevant content. Attendees typically represent IT, aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure, and academic institutions.