Make It or Take It: The Quest for Value Extraction in Decentralized Finance
Prof. Giovanni Vigna
Department of Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sr. Director of Threat Intelligence at VMware
DEIB - Seminar Room "N. Schiavoni" (Bld. 20)
June 27th, 2023
11.00 am
Contacts:
Stefano Zanero
Research Line:
System architectures
Department of Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
Sr. Director of Threat Intelligence at VMware
DEIB - Seminar Room "N. Schiavoni" (Bld. 20)
June 27th, 2023
11.00 am
Contacts:
Stefano Zanero
Research Line:
System architectures
Sommario
On June 27th, 2023 at 11.00 am Giovanni Vigna, Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California in Santa Barbara and Sr. Director of Threat Intelligence at VMware, will hold a seminar on "Make It or Take It: The Quest for Value Extraction in Decentralized Finance" in DEIB - Seminar Room (Building 20).
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has promised to deliver a novel infrastructure that allows for the creation of financial services that do not rely on centralized, tightly controlled institutions.
The current status of DeFi is a dynamic (if not chaotic) environment in which new infrastructure components and protocols are routinely introduced to provide new services.
However, it is not yet clear if the advantages introduced by DeFi applications outweigh the risks of participating in this highly unregulated market.
Multi-million heists, widespread fraud, unchecked speculation, and devastating social engineering attacks have demonstrated that DeFi has a dark side.
In this talk, we will provide an overview of how DeFi protocols are abused and misused to support cybercrime, and what can (and cannot) be done to combat this massive problem.
In addition, we will provide specific examples of current research in identifying vulnerabilities in smart contracts and DeFi protocols.
Giovanni Vigna is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California in Santa Barbara and also the Sr.
Director of Threat Intelligence at
VMware.
His research interests include DeFi security, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, the underground economy, firmware security, web security, and the applications of AI to security problems.
Giovanni Vigna is also the founder of the Shellphish hacking group, which has participated in more DEF CON CTF competitions than any other group in history.
He received is PhD from Politecnico di Milano.
He is an IEEE Fellow and an ACM Fellow.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has promised to deliver a novel infrastructure that allows for the creation of financial services that do not rely on centralized, tightly controlled institutions.
The current status of DeFi is a dynamic (if not chaotic) environment in which new infrastructure components and protocols are routinely introduced to provide new services.
However, it is not yet clear if the advantages introduced by DeFi applications outweigh the risks of participating in this highly unregulated market.
Multi-million heists, widespread fraud, unchecked speculation, and devastating social engineering attacks have demonstrated that DeFi has a dark side.
In this talk, we will provide an overview of how DeFi protocols are abused and misused to support cybercrime, and what can (and cannot) be done to combat this massive problem.
In addition, we will provide specific examples of current research in identifying vulnerabilities in smart contracts and DeFi protocols.
Giovanni Vigna is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California in Santa Barbara and also the Sr.
Director of Threat Intelligence at
VMware.
His research interests include DeFi security, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, the underground economy, firmware security, web security, and the applications of AI to security problems.
Giovanni Vigna is also the founder of the Shellphish hacking group, which has participated in more DEF CON CTF competitions than any other group in history.
He received is PhD from Politecnico di Milano.
He is an IEEE Fellow and an ACM Fellow.
