Black Hat Abu Dhabi, running from the November 8th - 11th at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, will discuss some of the major security concerns faced by the IT world - and even demonstrate them live. 

Nothing sends a message like showing it on stage, so security consultants and researchers brought in from across the globe will attempt to hack ATM machines, mobile phones and computers. 

 The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), in cooperation with Khalifa University of Science and Technology with UBM, have brought Black Hat to the Middle East - which, let's face it, doesn't sound like a great place to be demonstrating the latest cyber-security holes. 

 Barnaby Jack, Director of Research at IOActive Labs, previously appeared at Black Hat Las Vegas and commented on his planned demo: "Last year, there was one ATM; this year, I'm doubling down and bringing two new model ATMs from two major vendors. I will demonstrate both local and remote attacks, and I will reveal a multi-platform ATM rootkit. Finally, I will discuss protection mechanisms that ATM manufacturers can implement to safeguard against these attacks. "

The Grugq is a pioneering information security researcher with over a decade of professional experience and will be presenting a briefing titled 'Base Jumping: Attacking GSM Base Station Systems and mobile phone Base Bands', where the two main components of the attack system will be demoed - malicious basestations and malicious basebands. The base station enables fuzzing mobile phone basebands, as well as other attacks. The baseband is used to test the GSM network equipment for flaws, as well as to exploit backend systems.

Stephen A. Ridley, Senior Researcher, Matasano Security, will discuss and demonstrate practical techniques for the evasion and escape of Sand-boxing technologies. Many techniques have been discussed but only vaguely at popular security conferences. Very little *actual* code and demonstrations have been performed. This presentation will consist mostly of demonstrations and review of actual code.

 Another key presenter will be Zane Lackey, Senior Security Consultant with iSEC Partners, who will be holding a seminar titled "Why You Can't Trust Mobile Phone Networks for Critical Infrastructure" and during this he will intercept live phone calls on stage and explain how hackers can track user locations, potentially forge software updates or directly compromise mobile devices. Lackey will also demonstrate steps individuals and organizations can take to fortify their mobile security. 

 Black Hat Abu Dhabi will also provide hands-on, multi-day training sessions on the latest in IT security trends and techniques, while the Black Hat Briefings will offer an opportunity for industry experts to share their experience and knowledge with other professionals. 

 For more information or to register your interest please visit: http://www.blackhat.com.