01/10/2025
DARK PRAGUE welcomes Michal Altair Valášek to the SYSTEMS stage. A development security consultant, long-time Microsoft MVP, and legendary Czech hacker-philosopher, Michal has been shaping conversations around software security and digital freedom across Central Europe for decades.
In his talk “XZ Utils: Can FOSS Withstand New Generation of Insider Attacks?”, he will examine the recent attempt to slip a backdoor into the liblzma library, a core component of Linux systems worldwide. This case raises urgent questions about trust, governance, and the resilience of open source in an era of sophisticated state-level threats.
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