UnpromptedAU security conf: AI makes reverse engineering trivial, killing security through obscurity
moyix · x · 2026-09-19
A recap of standout talks from the first UnpromptedAU security conference:
- chompie1337's "1-day exploit factory": a workflow for churning out one-day exploits at speed, with ideas transferable beyond Windows.
- moyix's thesis: AI has made reverse engineering dramatically easier, so security through obscurity is dead.
- Google's Ash Fox on building an AI red teamer: teaching agents to maintain OPSEC, and "living off the agents" — leveraging existing agents for lateral movement.
The talks collectively show AI supercharging both offensive and defensive security work.
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