{"id":8427,"date":"2026-03-18T13:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/objectsecurity.com\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:50:43","slug":"hackthebay_2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/objectsecurity.com\/hackthebay_2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ObjectSecurity Presents “Reverse Engineering Embedded AI Models in Firmware and Binaries”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ObjectSecurity will present at HackTheBay on the challenge of identifying AI functionality embedded directly in compiled software and firmware. As organizations add AI to software that runs in embedded and industrial environments, those components can become difficult to detect and assess once they are built into binaries. That creates a visibility problem for teams responsible for understanding what is running in their systems and how to evaluate the risk.<\/p>\n

The session will walk through how these components can show up in compiled code and what to look for during analysis. ObjectSecurity will also share observations from this work to help teams better recognize when AI may be present and start thinking about the associated risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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