Tripp “cicada” Roybal

Tripp is the founder of TenguSec, CEO of Harmful Stimulus and COW (US companies), as well as CTO of Japan Secure Technologies. Tripp also serves as the Active Cyber Defense Operations Advisor for the Japan Institute for CyberSpace Studies and is author of the 2024 book Pentesting With Kali Nethunter. Previously spoke at CarolinaCon in 2017 (A Pentester’s Intro to ICS/SCADA), AV Tokyo 2023 (Hacker EDC/Intro to Bluetooth and Wifi hacking), and BSides Tokyo 2024. Tripp is the founder and primary organizer of TenguCon, a hacking and cybersecurity conference in Tokyo.

Brainwave Breaches: Hacking the Human Interface

In “Brainwave Backdoors: Hacking the Human Interface,” I will present groundbreaking research on how consumer-grade EEG devices can be used to capture and analyze neural responses that betray private information. Using a budget-friendly headset (such as the NeuroSky MindWave or the InteraXon Muse 2) and open-source analysis tools, I will demonstrate how a simple oddball paradigm can reveal the P300 response—a measurable spike in brainwave activity when a subject recognizes a target stimulus. This talk explores the emerging field of neurosecurity by showing, through live demonstration, that our neural signals can act as an inadvertent backdoor into our most personal data. Attendees will leave with a fresh perspective on the vulnerabilities inherent in human–machine interfaces and an understanding of why our brains, like any other digital system, demand robust protection.