Top Cybersecurity Minds to Take the Stage at LABScon 2025, Hosted by SentinelLABS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SentinelOne® (NYSE: S), the global leader in AI-native security, today announced the lineup of keynote and featured speakers for the upcoming LABScon 2025, the ultimate conference for advancing cybersecurity research and global digital defense. Taking place from September 17-20 at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia in Scottsdale, AZ, the event will highlight cutting-edge research into cyber threat actors, hunting techniques, vulnerabilities and exploits, and new tooling to empower peers in this space.

Headlining this year’s event are:

• Lindsay Freeman, Director of the Technology, Law & Policy program at the Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law – Presenting on how UC Berkeley researchers used OSINT, AI, and other tools to document the Wagner Group’s crimes in Africa and build a case for prosecution at the International Criminal Court.
• Thomas Rid, Professor of Strategic Studies and Founding Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies, Johns Hopkins University – Presenting on MERION ZETA. Tales from the Golden Age of Signals Intelligence.
• Mei Danowski, Co-founder and Principal, Natto Thoughts – Sharing a close look inside China’s cyber ranges with a discussion on private firms and how live-fire exercises are fueling Beijing’s offensive hacking machine.

Additional speakers include threat-intel research leaders from SentinelLABS, Sophos, ESET, Recorded Future, Margin Research and Check Point, covering topics and themes around nation-state threat activity, cyberwarfare, high-profile ransomware, LLM malware, and private sector offensive operations.

Entering its fourth year, LABScon has established itself as a premier gathering for the global security research community, uniting leading experts to exchange groundbreaking insights and proven practices. Organized by SentinelLABS, the elite research team known for uncovering critical vulnerabilities, novel attack techniques, malware families, and emerging threat actors. LABScon 2025 will showcase keynote addresses and deep-dive sessions from distinguished researchers and cybersecurity executives, alongside interactive breakouts and extensive networking opportunities.

Thank you to our leading global security vendors sponsoring the event, including: Cisco Talos, Validin, Detections.ai, Dreadnode, Binarly, Sublime Security, Framework, Luta Security, Two Bear Capital, Alperovitch Institute, The Vertex Project, Silent Push, and Aesir Security Consulting.

About SentinelLABS

InfoSec works on a rapid iterative cycle where new discoveries occur daily and authoritative sources are easily drowned in the noise of partial information. SentinelLABS is an open venue for our threat researchers and vetted contributors to reliably share their latest findings with a wider community of defenders. No sales pitches, no nonsense. We are hunters, reversers, exploit developers, and tinkerers shedding light on the world of malware, exploits, APTs, and cybercrime across all platforms. SentinelLABS embodies our commitment to sharing openly - providing tools, context, and insights to strengthen our collective mission of a safer digital life for all.

About SentinelOne

SentinelOne is a leading AI-native cybersecurity platform. Built on the first unified Data Lake, SentinelOne empowers the world to run securely by creating intelligent, data-driven systems that think for themselves, stay ahead of complexity and risk, and evolve on their own. Leading organizations—including Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and Global 2000 companies, as well as prominent governments - trust SentinelOne to Secure Tomorrow™. Learn more at sentinelone.com.