What could *possibly* go wrong? Applying the Hacker Mindset to Kubernetes and GenAI.
2026-05-07 –, Room 1
Language: English

What do vulnerabilities in Kubernetes and GenAI have in common? And why is Jinja2 the problem? Together, we dive into the technical details of the Ingress Nightmare vulnerability and GenAI prompt injection. We discover the patterns that lead to those problems and discuss the lessons we learn to better secure our own systems.

Whether you write code, automate infrastructure, design architectures, implement GenAI in your products or manage people who do this for you, this presentation will give you much to think about. You will start looking at your own systems and organisation with the Hacker Mindset. You will find yourself saying "What could possibly go wrong?" a lot!

All subjects are presented with full technical details to really understand and appreciate what is going on, with clear high-level explanations for people who do not live on the command line every day.


What is the expected audience knowledge level?: Expert

Frank van Vliet has more than 20 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity and is known as one of the best ethical hackers in the Netherlands. Frank started his impressive cybersecurity career as a security penetration tester and software auditor.

Frank co-founded Certified Secure in 2007 and is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), overseeing all Certified Secure trainings. Frank’s famous slogan “What could possibly go wrong”, has kick-started the Hacker Mindset of thousands of trainees world-wide. If you are hiring senior engineers, chances are they have been trained by Frank.