WICCON 2026

WICCON 2026

Marijke Moolenaar

Marijke Moolenaar is a Security Expert at DTX with an unconventional path into cybersecurity. With her roots deeply embedded in literature and philosophy, she brings a unique, analytical perspective to the tech world. Before diving into security, she spent time in the ring as a competitive boxer. Today, she combines her philosophical mindset, tech skills, and fighting spirit to dissect complex security challenges and protect digital infrastructures from the ghosts in the machine.


Session

10-29
11:30
50min
Hauntology in the Machine: Reanimating a Dead Language to Blindside Modern Security
Marijke Moolenaar

Jacques Derrida’s philosophy of hauntology shows that the ghosts of the past always return to life. We explore this concept through FORTH, an ancient programming language from the 1970s. By injecting a minimalist FORTH compiler into just 5KB of shellcode, attackers can operate on the lowest architectural floor. This talk serves as a spooky reminder that our most advanced systems are still governed by the very ghosts we thought we buried.

Talks
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