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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 4h

⏳ Just 2 weeks until #WICCON2025! The countdown is on! Get ready for mind-blowing talks, hands-on workshops, and networking with the best in cybersecurity. Haven’t got your ticket yet? Now’s the time! 🔐💻✨

🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

#womenincybersecurity #infosec

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 1d

We added the option for you to tell us which T-shirt size you would prefer. Please use the option to help us order the right sizes - no guarantees though ;). Also, all data will be deleted after the #BSidesVienna is over.

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Insomni'hack @1ns0mn1h4ck.bsky.social · 1d

📢Insomni'hack Call for Paper is now open!

The CFP 2026 is now accepting submissions.

Want to speak, lead a workshop, or present a case study? We want to hear from you!

🔗 Submit: https://ow.ly/nNov50Xbylu

#InsomniHack #CFP #Cybersecurity #Infosec #TechTalks

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OrangeCon @orangecon.nl · 1d

How do you entertain 3,500 hackers?
Thijs Bosschert shows how CTFs and the Secret Token Game at WHY2025 trained, inspired, and engaged hackers.
Check it out: youtu.be/u6IV6TbIqZ0?...

How To Entertain 3500 Hackers - Thijs Bosschert

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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Cybersecurity isn’t sexy, until a breach hits. Not to boards, anyway. Learn how to make security visible, urgent & actionable with real stories and the RISICO method. Turn “IT problem” into boardroom priority!

Come check it out at #WICCON2025
🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 1d

Today is the day, tickets for #BSidesVienna 0x7E9 will drop today at 13:37 Vienna time UTC+2!

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OrangeCon @orangecon.nl · 2d

How secure is your browser really?
Offensive security engineer Riadh Bouchahoua breaks down how attackers can slip extensions into Chromium browsers, bypass protections, and what defenders can do about it.
Watch it now on Youtube --> youtu.be/DquDszi72EU?...

Silent Infiltration: Chromium Preference Attacks - Riadh Bouchahoua

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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 2d

🔧 CI/CD pipelines hold power… and juicy privileges. This talk dives into Azure DevOps pipeline security, showing where you think it’s safe, but isn’t. Live demos reveal every flaw and fix.

Fingers crossed for the live demos! #WICCON2025
Get your ticket now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

WICCON Speaker
Anniek van der Peijl
Cyber Security Specialist @ Rabobank

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Cooper @ministraitor.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to @orangecon.nl co-founder and ladyboss Cherry!

A picture of Cherry, taken at the latest OrangeCon.

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Story Time With Finux @storytimewithfinux.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Monday everyone! I need you to do 2 things for me!

1. Have a great week, on purpose for me!

2. Check out the latest release of Story Time With Finux released on Friday, and give it a watch, a like, and a subscribe.

youtu.be/5t2G1ehIz8o

The Unthinkable Act: Dropping the Atomic Bomb | Nukes & Spooks Pt 3

YouTube video by Story Time With Finux

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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 3d

⚖️ Compliance ≠ security. This talk explores the gap between EU frameworks like GDPR, NIS2 & DORA and real legal accountability.
A critical look at whether legal accountability improves security or simply encourages minimal compliance.

🎟️ Get your tickets: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025
#WICCON2025

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 3d

Wanna make sure you are on the list? Why not volunteer at the event. Contact us here or at [email protected], no prior knowledge needed. You have to have the Signal messenger ready for on site communication.

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 3d

The countdown has officially started: the first round of tickets will be released Wednesday, 15.10.2025 at 13:37 Vienna time UTC+2! Spread the word!

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 3d

Thank you for the many workshop and talk submissions! We are working on the review. However, it is a lot and may take some time. We want to give each submission careful consideration.

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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · 5d

Whilst the 'Call' teams are reviewing all the proposals, we felt now would be a good time to remind of our massively under used mailing list!
We will be sending some mails out in the run up to #BSidesLDN2025 with some useful info, so sign up!
bit.ly/BSidesLDN25M...

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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 6d

🚀 Breaking into cybersecurity isn’t just about skills, it’s about navigating a system not built for newcomers. This talk shares a real journey from Quality Assurance & account management to ethical hacking, with lessons for aspiring pros, mentors & hiring orgs

#WICCON2025
wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

WICCON speaker
Lianne Klaver
Security Engineer @ Sogeti

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Finux @finux.bsky.social · 6d

If you think you've had some bad luck spare a moment of thought for Nagasaki. Find out how a bad weather day changed one city's luck and condemned another

Story Time With Finux @storytimewithfinux.bsky.social · 6d

Part 3 is out;

Los Alamos races to build the atomic bomb, exploring two designs. Witness the Trinity Test, the scientists' moral crisis, and the fateful decision to use the weapon on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

youtu.be/5t2G1ehIz8o

#TrinityTest #Oppenheimer #History #Documentary

The Unthinkable Act: Dropping the Atomic Bomb | Nukes & Spooks Pt 3

YouTube video by Story Time With Finux

youtu.be

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Story Time With Finux @storytimewithfinux.bsky.social · 6d

Part 3 is out;

Los Alamos races to build the atomic bomb, exploring two designs. Witness the Trinity Test, the scientists' moral crisis, and the fateful decision to use the weapon on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

youtu.be/5t2G1ehIz8o

#TrinityTest #Oppenheimer #History #Documentary

The Unthinkable Act: Dropping the Atomic Bomb | Nukes & Spooks Pt 3

YouTube video by Story Time With Finux

youtu.be

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OrangeCon @orangecon.nl · 6d

Smart devices often lock down their attack surface with no open ports, encrypted traffic, or logging, making security research tough. Wilco van Beijnum shows how to extract, reverse-engineer, and patch ESP32 firmware to uncover vulnerabilities.
Rewatch here: youtu.be/c5AwWOVHkEQ?...

#Orangecon

Breaking And Remaking ESP32 Devices: A Guide To Reverse Engineering And Patching - Wilco Van Beijnum

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BSidesVienna.at @bsidesvienna.at · 7d

Our pretix is cooking something, this year attendees will get tickets, sponsors will get tickets, speakers will get ticket, everyone will get a ticket. When? It will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

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Story Time With Finux @storytimewithfinux.bsky.social · 7d

didn't even notice, next episode drops on the 10th, of this month (October) at 10 am

so it's 10 10 10 right!

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Elbsides 2026 - June 5th,2026-Hotel Hafen HH - more details soon @elbsides.bsky.social · 7d

Time for our next HH.security Meetup- Oct 15th:
1️⃣Headphone Jacking-Hacking Bluetooth Headphones, incl. live demo by Dennis Heinze.
2️⃣ Vibecoding & security a workshop and its results, presented by Jan Girlich.
Register here come for teo awesome talks and networking:
www.meetup.com/hh-security/...

HH.security #19, Wed, Oct 15, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

Moin wonderful people, while the npm world (and us therefore) is doing the funky worm, we plan the next meetup and like to invite you to listen to these great talks with a

www.meetup.com

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OrangeCon @orangecon.nl · 8d

Annelies Verhelst shows why digital accessibility is also cybersecurity and how making software inclusive keeps everyone safer.
Rewatch here: youtu.be/GOwRuA_nqAw?...

#Orangecon #Cybersecurity #Accessibility

The Value Of Digital Accessibility And Inclusivity In Cybersecurity - Annelies Verhelst

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Women In Cybersecurity Community Association @womenofwicca.bsky.social · 8d

🎮 Nostalgia turned into a forensic deep dive: what seemed like a harmless Flash game from the early 2000s was actually trojanized. A story of curiosity, trust and malware hidden in digital memories.

Come check it out at #WICCON2025 : wiccon.nl/schedule

WICCON speaker
Ankshita Maunthrooa
Security Engineer @ MCB Group

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Finux @finux.bsky.social · 17d

Do you know how big 15'000 tons is! It's nearly 1.5 Eiffel Towers. 15'000 tons of silver in today's market would be $22.425 billion USD. Bet you didn't know they used it to make atomic weapons though, did you ;)

Finux @finux.bsky.social · 18d

Don't forget guys, the 1st ever episode of Story Time With Finux is out

How They Built the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project Nukes & Spooks Part 1.

This episode we talk about the race for the atom bomb

youtu.be/MidVfNmSxjU

#History #ManhattanProject #Documentary #ColdWar #Espionage #YouTube

How They Built the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project Nukes & Spooks Pt 1

YouTube video by Story Time With Finux

youtu.be

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