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State of Statecraft Conference
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Official account of the State of Statecraft conference.
Coming October 28, 2025 - Brussels, Belgium
http://stateofstatecraft.com

THE AGENDA IS LIVE: https://stateofstatecraft.com/agenda

#what_is_sos
Their generous support helps make our event possible.

Be sure to check out their website (qintel.com) and join us in thanking them for their support! 💪

#threatintelligence #cyberintel #what_is_sos
Qintel: Tailored Intelligence from the Deep
Qintel.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Check out their website vertex.link to learn more and join us in thanking them for their support! 🙌

#what_is_sos #VertexProject #VertexSynapse
The Vertex Project
vertex.link
October 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
NGL, our China section is pretty lit. fr fr ong.

Overall, we're proud to say that SOS is where you'll become well-rounded in force structure, new means & methods, and novel investigative techniques and insights.

We also have Gen-Z advisors to help us reach new & emerging markets.
October 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Dr. Rostum will discuss China’s highly complex use of incorporation structures which have enabled China’s resilience in light of Western efforts at de-risking.

You can learn more about Dr. Rostum and her work here:
ellyrostoum.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Lastly, not all threats are fully external - in order to understand risk, exposure, and the future of defense, “we must look within.”

SOS will feature updated research from Dr. Elly Rostum @ellyrostoum.bsky.social - founder and principal investigator of the BULL DRAGON PROJECT.
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
SOS is lucky to have some speakers bringing fresh and not public information, but if you won't be in Brussels on 28 October you're in luck because
@Bitdefender
has already made some of their discussions public on their blog - you can read more here:

www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/b...
EggStreme Malware: Unpacking a New APT Framework Targeting a Philippine Military Company
I'd like to thank my coauthors, Victor Vrabie, Adrian Schipor, and Martin Zugec, for their invaluable contributions to this research.
www.bitdefender.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The SOS agenda features key talks which covering tech evolutions in tradecraft, resurrection of legacy payloads not seen or written about in AGES, co-opting of diverse anonymization frameworks, and the emergence of new, fully robust payloads in the South China sea.
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Next up: What is new is long-forgotten old. As technical defense and strategic deterrence tactics have matured, significant evolutions in technical tradecraft are in flight.

We've got awesome talks from:
@Bitdefender
@Volexity
@TrendMicroRSRCH
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Telling the story of scale and foresight, the SOS agenda highlights a crucial topic by @margin.re
's Kieren Green on the little-known “Cyber Militias."

A critical construct managed across the PRC by the Chinese military in order to meet national defense priorities.
October 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Now let's talk 🇨🇳

All eyes continue to be on the horizon for a potential Taiwan contingency as the year 2027 nears. The PRC has made significant reforms across its services to align with these strategic goals.
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
In the grand scope of all social media posts it may not be that weird, but it's certainly the weirdest post we've ever replied to.
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
At SOS, @bitdefenderppc.bsky.social walks us through a new threat actor in their talk “CURLY COMRADES: A NEW THREAT ACTOR TARGETING GEOPOLITICAL HOTBEDS” which has surfaced in Moldovan Critical National Infrastructure and Georgian government.

businessinsights.bitdefender.com/curly-comrad...
Curly COMrades: A New Threat Actor Targeting Geopolitical Hotbeds
Bitdefender Labs uncovers a new threat actor group we’ve named Curly COMrades. The group operates to support Russian interests.
businessinsights.bitdefender.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
With Russia 3.5 years through its unprovoked war of aggression, multiple sources have reported acts of sabotage, prepositioning, and conditioning information environments far outside of the theatre of conflict.
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
We are honored to be hosting the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) to get an updated picture on the threat landscape in Ukraine in their talk “FIFTY SHADES OF CYBER DURING THE WAR TIME”

Read more of CERT-UA's work on their website: cert.gov.ua
CERT-UA
Урядова команда реагування на комп’ютерні надзвичайні події України, яка функціонує в складі Державної служби спеціального зв’язку та захисту інформації України.
cert.gov.ua
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
One of the core goals of SOS is to bring together a diverse community and facilitate a collaborative environment to ensure that the global state of the threat landscape is well-understood.
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM