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World's top 25 CTF teams will battle for $100,000 at the HITB CyberWeek conference in Abu Dhabi from 12 to 17 October 2019. The best attacker teams of the last two PHDays (True0xA3 and Hack.ERS) were invited to participate in the finals in the UAE.

PHDays 9 has finished, having brought together a record-breaking 8,000 participants. Information security experts, journalists, politicians, and artists, as well as representatives of business and government from all over the world, attended over 100 talks. In contests, attackers hacked a gas pumping facility, ATM, Tesla cars, and more. The evening wrapped up with a live rock concert. Today we will announce the results of some contests and highlight a few fascinating presentations from Day 2.

Positive Hack Days has already completed its first day. Over 6,000 participants came to Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, Moscow, on May 21, setting a new attendance record. Under the banner of "Breaking the Constant," dozens of presentations, hands-on labs, competitions, a cyberquest, and an entire digital city awaited at PHDays 9. Below follow some of the highlights from Day 1.

At Positive Hack Days 9, a section supported by the Positive Development User Group community will be open for two days. Participants can attend 12 presentations on secure development. The first half of each day will contain technical reports, the second half will contain those on business processes.

PHDays 9 will again have the Hack Battle contest. This year, it's organized by SPbCTF, an open independent community from St. Petersburg, Russia.

PHDays 9 will include a stand from the PT Expert Security Center, offering an opportunity to talk with experts, try out fun contests, and even apply for a job.

Just one month left until PHDays 9 starts. Arrangement of presentations is in full swing, preparations for The Standoff and other contests are underway. We have already announced some new contests like Industrial Ninja, IDS Bypass, and ESCalation Story. Of course, this year our traditional hacking contests, like Best Reverser, Competitive Intelligence, and 2drunk2hack, will be held as well.