Welcome to the research hub of Mg.sc.comp., Mg.phys. Kirils Solovjovs

Face(info)Who is Kirils? I am an IT security expert and lead researcher at Possible Security. My areas of expertise include network flow analysis, reverse engineering, social engineering, penetration testing, security incident investigation, and the legal dimension of cyber security and cyber defence. My passion is contributing to improving security of both national and international information systems by taking part in the responsible disclosure process.

My opinion on cyber and other interesting things: @k@chaos.social, @k@masts.lv

Face(pencil)What is this? The table below allows you to get a glimpse of my public research, presentations and talks.

Please note: page was last updated 14MAR2024.

Find more stuff in my GitHub repositories! Looking for 2003-2013 archive on Skype protocol research and analysis?

Face(plus)Looks cool. Let's meet! You can invite me to speak at your event by dropping your request to speaker [at] kirils.org! I do not ask for remuneration, if your event is non-commercial and does not charge a participation fee. Did you know that I also do hosting and moderating?

Get in touch with me about other matters: research [at] kirils.org

SubjectDateLanguage and title (mouse-over for abstract)Event (country)Materials
2024
SECURITY, LEGAL 13MAR Flag of lv Cyber security implementation practices, compliance and legal considerations in the field of cyber security Tehnoloģiju transformācija Flag of lv slides more
2023
GSM, VULN 12DEC Flag of lv MITM attacks on the public switched telephone network Esi drošs Flag of lv slides coming soon more
GSM, VULN 24NOV Flag of en MITM on PSTN – novel methods for intercepting phone calls DefCamp Flag of ro slides coming soon more
PRIVACY 02NOV Flag of en Privacy vs Quantum: a false dichotomy SK Annual Conference Flag of ee new! videonew! more
PRIVACY 21OCT Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3 (v9) Computer Security Conference "No Hat" Flag of it slidesnew! more
PRIVACY 14OCT Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3 (v8) Hackfest 2023 - Back to the Future Flag of ca slides coming soonnew! more
GSM, VULN 13OCT Flag of en MITM on PSTN – novel methods for intercepting phone calls Hackfest 2023 - Back to the Future Flag of ca slides coming soonnew! more
SECURITY 28SEP Flag of lv Cyberreality of Latvia Kibernakts'23 Flag of lv slidesnew! videonew! more
GSM, VULN 23SEP Flag of en MITM on PSTN – novel methods for intercepting phone calls Nullcon Flag of in new! video coming soon
SECURITY 10SEP Flag of en MITM on PSTN – novel methods for intercepting phone calls BalCCon2k23 Flag of rs new! videonew! more
SECURITY 16AUG Flag of en So you're interested in social engineering? The very first steps Chaos Communication Camp 2023 Flag of de slides video more
GSM, VULN 15JUN Flag of en MITM on PSTN – a novel method for intercepting phone calls TyphoonCon Flag of kr slides more
PRIVACY 05JUN Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3: how to hack privacy (v7) HackCodeX Flag of lv more
SECURITY 25MAY Flag of lv Trenches on the digital front Sarunu festivāls "Lampa" Flag of lv video more
POLICY 19MAY Flag of en The strengths & weaknesses of the known tools for circumventing digital censorship INTERNET WITHOUT BORDERS Conference and Hackathon against cyber censorship Flag of lv on demand more
VISION 12MAY Flag of lv Democracy and security Demokrātijas akadēmija. Ar skatu nākotnē. Flag of lv new! video more
SECURITY 11MAY Flag of lv What every business should know about cyber security: practical tips and advice SORAINEN vebinārs "Apdrošināšana pret kiberuzbrukumiem" Flag of lv slidesnew! video more
AI, SECURITY 27APR Flag of lv Securing the Future: Balancing Cybersecurity and Innovation Tech and startup event TechChill Flag of lv video more
SECURITY 30MAR Flag of lv Usage of mobile devices in high-risk conditions Esi drošs Flag of lv slides video more
2022
VISION 02DEC Flag of lv IT (in)security Celtspēja Flag of lv slides more
SECURITY 01DEC Flag of en Cybersecurity: Trends and challenges for financial service providers Fintech Latvia Breakfast Flag of lv video
HW 30NOV Flag of en WearSec: Towards Automated Security Evaluation of Wireless Wearable Devices NordSec 2022 Flag of is paper more
SECURITY 26OCT Flag of en Getting Physical: Meet Local Hackers Near $AREA CyberShield 2022 Flag of lv new! slides
SECURITY 26OCT Flag of en Everyday social-engineering in the Baltics CyberShield 2022 Flag of lv new! slides
SECURITY 25SEP Flag of en Screaming into the void: All e-signatures in the world are broken! BalCCon2k22 Flag of rs video
VISION 23SEP Flag of en There once was a "we" in "web" BalCCon2k22 Flag of rs slides video
SECURITY 09JUN Flag of lv Data protection and cybersecurity challenges in the provision of remote services Pārmaiņu paātrinājums Flag of lv on demand more
MILITARY 25JUL Flag of en The War in Ukraine: Cyberfront MCH2022: May Contain Hackers Flag of nl video
SECURITY 23JUL Flag of en Screaming into the void: All e-signatures in the world are broken! MCH2022: May Contain Hackers Flag of nl slides video
SECURITY 02JUN Flag of en Cyber-resilience as a Pillar 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference Flag of lv video more
PRIVACY 13MAY Flag of lv Friends o̶r̶ and privacy RTU Karjeras izaugsmes festivāls SOLIS 2022 Flag of lv more
HACKING 29APR Flag of en Whitehacking: Being on the Right Side of History Tech and startup event TechChill Flag of lv video more
2021
VISION 21AUG Flag of lv Cryptocurrencies and money laundering. How to prevent these crimes? Sarunu festivāls "Lampa" Flag of lv video more
ENERGY 29JAN Flag of lv Improvement of smart building management systems' functional capability for the increase of energy efficiency and thermal comfort new! papernew! slides
2020
PRIVACY 16APR Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3 [exclusively for SWG]
PRIVACY 14FEB Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3 (v5) Disobey Flag of fi video
PRIVACY 11FEB Flag of lv On Privacy SkeptiCafe Flag of lv video
2019
PRIVACY 28DEC Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3: go out and fix privacy! (v4) 36C3 "Resource Exhaustion" Flag of de slides video
RF, REVENG 30NOV Flag of en Security alarm system — feeling of security or cause for alarm? SigSegV2 Flag of fr
VISION 21NOV Flag of en Patches will fail us. The future of IT defence. IRISSCON2019 Flag of ie video
SECURITY 03NOV Flag of en The leak of billions of passwords OpenFest Flag of bg slides video
PRIVACY 01NOV Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3 (v3) Investigative Film Festival Skopje Flag of mk
PRIVACY 25OCT Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3: Should we fix privacy? (v2) PrivacyWeek Flag of at slides video
NET 03OCT Flag of en All the Animals are sad in the Zoo ISACA/CERT.LV "Cyberchess 2019" Flag of lv slides video
PRIVACY 15SEP Flag of en NOTH1NG T0 HID3: Should we fix privacy? (v1) BalCCon2k19 Flag of rs slides video
SECURITY 13SEP Flag of en The leak of billions of passwords BalCCon2k19 Flag of rs slides video
REVENG 07SEP Flag of en r2lrn - Your Personal Interactive Teacher r2con 2019 Flag of es slides video more
PRIVACY 17AUG Flag of en Toll of personal privacy in 2019 AlligatorCon Europe 2019 Flag of hu more
SECURITY, REVENG 19JUN Flag of en Quickstart: RouterOS jailbreaking and security research Hack In Paris Flag of fr slides more
SECURITY, REVENG 13JUN Flag of en RouterOS vulnerabilities and malware campaigns TyphoonCon Flag of kr slides
SECURITY 03JUN Flag of en Analysis of the "10 billion" aka Collection #1 password leak CONFidence Flag of pl video more
PRIVACY 28MAY Flag of en Toll of personal privacy in 2018 DevClub Tallinn (72nd) Flag of ee video
SECURITY 23MAY Flag of lv So what if I don't renew my domain name? .LV Registrars' conference Flag of lv on demand more
SECURITY 08MAY Flag of en You* will get hacked infoShare Flag of pl video
LOBBYING 30MAR Flag of lv TRUTH Studentijas Akadēmija IV Flag of lv slides more
SECURITY 23MAR Flag of en Analysis of the "10 billion" aka Collection #1 password leak Le Tour Du Hack Flag of gb video more
RF, REVENG 02MAR Flag of en Security alarm system — feeling of security or cause for alarm? Nullcon Flag of in slides video more
SECURITY, PRIVACY 21FEB Flag of lv On Cybersecurity and Privacy video
VISION 12FEB Flag of en How cyberwar can be defeated CyberNorth Warm Up @Riga Flag of lv video more
SECURITY 29JAN Flag of lv Exclusive interview with a white-hat hacker TVNET Flag of lv video more
2018
PRIVACY 27DEC Flag of en Toll of personal privacy in 2018 35C3 "Refreshing memories" Flag of de slides video
SECURITY 06DEC Flag of lv So what if I don't renew my domain name? Esi drošs Flag of lv slides video more
HW, SECURITY 01DEC Flag of en The state of MikroTik security. An overview. SigSegV1 Flag of fr slides video
HW, REVENG 28NOV Flag of en Horror on the bus: Hacking COMBUS in a Paradox security system Hack In The Box Dubai Flag of ae slides video
HW, REVENG 16NOV Flag of en How reversing the COMBUS protocol resulted in breaking security of a security system IT-SECX Flag of at slides video
HW, REVENG 02NOV Flag of en Horror on the bus: Hacking COMBUS in a Paradox security system Hackfest "Decade" Flag of ca slides video
SECURITY 10OCT Flag of en The state of MikroTik security. An overview. HackIT 4.0 Flag of ua slides
PRIVACY 15SEP Flag of en Toll of personal privacy in 2018 BalCCon2k18 Flag of rs slides video
SECURITY 14SEP Flag of en Impact of domain name drop-catching on business security BalCCon2k18 Flag of rs slides video
SECURITY 15AUG Flag of en IT security. This is where we are… Where are we going with this? Swedbank Seedtalks Flag of lv slides more
RFID 20JUL Flag of en RFID attacks and Proxmark hands-on FSec IoT Hacking Summer School Flag of hr slides more
NET 20JUL Flag of en Live network forensics and reversing network protocols FSec IoT Hacking Summer School Flag of hr slides more
REVENG 10JUL Flag of en Reverse engineering basics DevClub Tallinn (62nd) Flag of ee slides video
WEB 15JUN Flag of en JavaScript security: a retrospective FrontCon Flag of lv slides video
SECURITY 17MAY Flag of en Wash your hands before using a computer! ELKO MeetUP 2018 Flag of lv video
POLICY 20APR Flag of en Domain name take down and blocking trends in the Baltics Baltic Domain Days Flag of lv slides more
LEGAL 19APR Flag of en Should the registries and registrars be responsible for the content on the internet? Baltic Domain Days Flag of lv more
SECURITY 22MAR Flag of en OPSEC and defense against social engineering Security focused DevClub Riga (64th) Flag of lv slides video more
2017
POLICY 01DEC Flag of lv Should anonymous comments be allowed on the internet? QUO Tu domā? Flag of lv video
LOBBYING 05NOV Flag of en Your Voice in the Government (the non-partisan way) OpenFest Flag of bg slides video
HW, REVENG 21OCT Flag of en Tools for effortless reverse engineering of MikroTik routers Hacktivity Flag of hu slides video more
POLICY 05OCT Flag of en Online censorship and its security impact ISACA/CERT.LV "Cyberchess 2017" Flag of lv slides video more
VISION 27SEP Flag of en Cybersecurity challenges of the past & the future Visit of Prime Minister of The Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom on the Netherlands Flag of nl slides
HW 15SEP Flag of en A deeper journey into MikroTik routers BalCCon2k17 Flag of rs slides video more
HW 06AUG Flag of en Rooting the MikroTik routers SHA2017: Still Hacking Anyway Flag of nl slides video more
NET 05AUG Flag of en Network concepts introduction & wireshark workshop SHA2017: Still Hacking Anyway Flag of nl slides video more
SECURITY 30JUN Flag of lv The digital age. Will you be able to safeguard your data? Sarunu festivāls "Lampa" Flag of lv slides more
POLICY 29JUN Flag of en Copyright is not keeping up with our runaway culture paper
CRYPTO 30MAY Flag of en How they SHAttered Latvian eID CERT-EE Symposium 2017 Flag of ee
SECURITY 06APR Flag of lv Social networks — an attack vector Esi drošs Flag of lv slides video more
NET 28MAR Flag of lv Internet of Things: risks, tips, future Digital Security Day Flag of lv slides video more
SECURITY 20FEB Flag of lv Operation "Hackers' Wonders" "Aizliegtais paņēmiens" Flag of lv video
2016
WEB 30DEC Flag of en A visual story about JavaScript 33C3 "Works for me" Flag of de slides video
NET 28DEC Flag of en SIPSA anonymization protocol 33C3 "Works for me" Flag of de slides
NET 27DEC Flag of en Network concepts introduction & wireshark workshop 33C3 "Works for me" Flag of de slides
NET 15OCT Flag of en The theory behind SIPSA anonymization protocol Joint Estonian-Latvian Theory Days Flag of lv slides
RDP, POLICY 06OCT Flag of en Legal, technical and coordination challenges of the responsible disclosure process ISACA/CERT.LV "Cyberchess 2016" Flag of lv video more
RDP, VULN 06OCT Flag of en Responsible disclosure process – vulnerabilities of IP security cameras ISACA/CERT.LV "Cyberchess 2016" Flag of lv slides video more
SECURITY 01OCT Flag of en Security audit process of a WordPress instance WordCamp Riga Flag of lv slides video
NET 09SEP Flag of en SIPSA — One step closer to real anonymity on the internet BalCCon2k16 Flag of rs slides video more
SECURITY 01SEP Flag of lv History and contemporary challenges of IT security research slides
RDP 31MAY Flag of en Responsibly fixing cross-border hardware vulnerabilities CERT-EE Symposium 2016 Flag of ee slides
2015
RDP, POLICY 11OCT Flag of lv Responsible vulnerability disclosure policy: steps for initial engagement of the target audiences paper
POLICY 28JUL Flag of lv Regulation No 442 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia "Procedures for ensuring information and communication technology system compliance to the minimal security requirements" “Latvijas Vēstnesis”, the official publisher of the Republic of Latvia Flag of lv paper
POLICY 29APR Flag of lv Amendments to the Law On the Security of Information Technologies: safer environment and additional requirements Esi drošs-2 Flag of lv slides
2014
POLICY 16OCT Flag of lv Security challenges of Latvian ICT during the EU presidency ISACA/CERT.LV annual conference Flag of lv slides video
VULN 02OCT Flag of lv Security problem in "Rīgas Satiksme" ticketing system "E-talons" on demand more
TLS 22APR Flag of lv TLS and Heartbleed IT drošības specseminārs Flag of lv slides
VULN 16APR Flag of lv Vulnerabilities of e-maks.lv on demand more
RFID 18FEB Flag of lv RFID IT drošības specseminārs Flag of lv slides
LINUX 25JAN Flag of en ddwrt-nvram-tool more
2013
VULN 13NOV Flag of lv Deficiency in the Invalid Document Register on demand more
VULN 04NOV Flag of lv Interesting "function" within Swedbank mobile app on demand more
VULN 23OCT Flag of lv The practical side of IT security in Latvia ISACA/CERT.LV annual conference Flag of lv slides video
GSM 08AUG Flag of lv Security of mobile phone communications CERT.LV Drošības ekspertu grupa Flag of lv slides
SECURITY 08AUG Flag of lv Analysis of Magneto malware incident CERT.LV Drošības ekspertu grupa Flag of lv slides
POLICY 06AUG Flag of lv E-governance. Security. Thought experiments. LU un LMT Datorzinātņu dienas Flag of lv slides video
NET 08APR Flag of lv Attacking wireless network clients using MITM slides
NET 08APR Flag of lv Technologies of the internet slides
NET 13JAN Flag of en webservertools more
MAGSTRIPE 05JAN Flag of en libMSRx05 more
RFID 05JAN Flag of en libCRx0x more
2011
SECURITY 10AUG Flag of lv Security on the internet LU un LMT Datorzinātņu dienas Flag of lv slides
VOIP 01JUN Flag of lv Improvement of jitter-buffer management algorithm for time-critical traffic paper slides
2010
LEGAL 29DEC Flag of en Skype's Bag of Legal Tricks 27C3 "We come in peace" Flag of de slides video
2009
GSM, AI 11JUN Flag of lv SMS system "sms.id.lv" paper slides
2008
AI 19JUN Flag of lv Visualisation of action plans paper slides
2007
NET 12JUN Flag of lv Modernisation of the computer network at Riga State Gymnasium No. 1 on demand slides
2006
CRYPTO 13DEC Flag of en Description of SASH-1280 paper
LINUX 19APR Flag of lv Linux command line interface – the console paper