cackalackycon
@cackalackycon.bsky.social
Technology Conference / HackerCon in Raleigh, NC
May 15-17, 2026
https://cackalackycon.org
#infosec #cybersecurity
May 15-17, 2026
https://cackalackycon.org
#infosec #cybersecurity
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Mark your calendars, save the date, and tell your bestie to postpone their wedding because #CKC2026 will be May 15-17, 2026 !!!
Happy holidays from your favorite hacker con!
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy holidays from your favorite hacker con!
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
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December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We filled out the form to be on CFPTime!
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That lock pick village in the picking demo looks very familiar indeed.
You'll see lots of familiar faces in my video this week! 🤵🔑🔓
(cc @emmie.bsky.social @j0hnnyxm4s.johnnyxmas.net @lintile.lol @kympossible.bsky.social plus a shout-out to @ihackedwhat.bsky.social and more!) 😁
(cc @emmie.bsky.social @j0hnnyxm4s.johnnyxmas.net @lintile.lol @kympossible.bsky.social plus a shout-out to @ihackedwhat.bsky.social and more!) 😁
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
That lock pick village in the picking demo looks very familiar indeed.
Our Call for Presentations #CFP is now open!!
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our Call for Presentations #CFP is now open!!
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
Our call for presentation (#CFP) opens soon, so get ready.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our call for presentation (#CFP) opens soon, so get ready.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
Tomorrow is the First Friday of the month, go find your local 2600 meeting.
www.2600.com/meetings/
www.2600.com/meetings/
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tomorrow is the First Friday of the month, go find your local 2600 meeting.
www.2600.com/meetings/
www.2600.com/meetings/
No sponsors. No vendors. Just you.
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
Donate to CackalackyCon
Help support CackalackyCon by donating or sharing with your friends.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
No sponsors. No vendors. Just you.
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
That time when we gather around the table…
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
That time when we gather around the table…
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
Want to solder, decode, reverse, or build with a room full of curious hackers?
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Want to solder, decode, reverse, or build with a room full of curious hackers?
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
First time submitting a CFP?
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
First time submitting a CFP?
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
Got a talk that’ll crack minds wide open?
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Got a talk that’ll crack minds wide open?
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
Happy End of Windows 10 Support Day to all those explaining what Linux is.
End of 10
Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
endof10.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy End of Windows 10 Support Day to all those explaining what Linux is.
The CKC crew is back from summer break. Tonight is our first planning meeting for #CKC26 to have everything ready for y'all by May.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The CKC crew is back from summer break. Tonight is our first planning meeting for #CKC26 to have everything ready for y'all by May.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
What the First Friday of the month is almost here again already?!
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What the First Friday of the month is almost here again already?!
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month so go check out your local 2600 Meeting. Find them here: www.2600.com/meetings/
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month so go check out your local 2600 Meeting. Find them here: www.2600.com/meetings/
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
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Windows 11, version 24H2 might fail to install patch (KB5063878) with error code 0x80240069 via WSUS or #ConfigMgr.
Read the details here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
#SCCM #PatchTuesday #Windows #MSIntune
Read the details here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
#SCCM #PatchTuesday #Windows #MSIntune
August 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Windows 11, version 24H2 might fail to install patch (KB5063878) with error code 0x80240069 via WSUS or #ConfigMgr.
Read the details here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
#SCCM #PatchTuesday #Windows #MSIntune
Read the details here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
#SCCM #PatchTuesday #Windows #MSIntune
Everytime you get a cool new sticker at DEFCON, you have to take a drink! Of water, only water, from the water bottle you put the sticker on. Stay hydrated!!!
August 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Everytime you get a cool new sticker at DEFCON, you have to take a drink! Of water, only water, from the water bottle you put the sticker on. Stay hydrated!!!
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🚨🚨 #DEFCON attendees - TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨🚨
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨🚨 #DEFCON attendees - TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨🚨
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
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You won't want to miss Monday's chat with physical security expert @deviantollam.bsky.social. We'll discuss the ethos of being prepared, in ways I'll bet you haven't considered. And of course we'll talk about picking locks, cracking safes and some legal B&E...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Podcast - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squar...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
You won't want to miss Monday's chat with physical security expert @deviantollam.bsky.social. We'll discuss the ethos of being prepared, in ways I'll bet you haven't considered. And of course we'll talk about picking locks, cracking safes and some legal B&E...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
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Today we'll go behind the scenes of one of the most beloved and successful #hacker cons, with the husband and wife team who ran it for 20 years, from the Snowpocalypse to Shmoo balls and the chandelier shard miracle.
@shmoocon.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/23/s...
@shmoocon.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/23/s...
ShmooCon: Moose You Already - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
On January 12th, 2025, the ShmooCon hacker conference held it’s 20th and final gathering. I was lucky enough to be able to not only...
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today we'll go behind the scenes of one of the most beloved and successful #hacker cons, with the husband and wife team who ran it for 20 years, from the Snowpocalypse to Shmoo balls and the chandelier shard miracle.
@shmoocon.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/23/s...
@shmoocon.bsky.social
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/06/23/s...
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Reposted by cackalackycon
Matt Scheurer: Finding Your Passion in Cybersecurity podcasters.spotify.c...
Matt Scheurer: Finding Your Passion in Cybersecurity by Phillip Wylie Show
In this episode, Phillip Wylie is joined by Matt Scheurer, a digital forensics and incident response expert. They discuss Matt's hacker origin story, his work in digital forensics and incident response, and the education path for aspiring professionals in this field. They also touch on the importance of professional networking and the benefits of public speaking in the cybersecurity industry.
Takeaways
Digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) professionals play a crucial role in investigating and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
Having a background in systems administration and networking can provide a solid foundation for a career in DFIR.
Building a professional network and seeking mentorship from experienced professionals can greatly enhance career opportunities in the cybersecurity industry.
Public speaking can help establish credibility and open doors for career advancement in the cybersecurity field.
Exploring different areas of cybersecurity and finding one's passion can lead to a more fulfilling and successful career.
Sound Bites
"I was just always enthralled with hackers and hacker lore and all the things that people would do with technology that the people that designed it didn't anticipate."
"Understanding basic networking, learning the Linux command line, and knowing where things should be on a Windows endpoint are essential skills for aspiring DFIR professionals."
"Having a background in SOC (Security Operations Center) analysis can provide a solid foundation for understanding digital forensics and incident response."
Resources
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattscheurer/
https://twitter.com/c3rkah
podcasters.spotify.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Matt Scheurer: Finding Your Passion in Cybersecurity podcasters.spotify.c...
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My gargantuan presentation about Cold War attacks and intrusions into our intelligence apparatus has now been published. If you didn't catch it at #ShmooCon or #CackalackyCon now you can view it here...
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍
Attacking Classified Safes and Vaults from the Cold War to Now [CackalackyCon 2025]
YouTube video by DeviantOllam
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My gargantuan presentation about Cold War attacks and intrusions into our intelligence apparatus has now been published. If you didn't catch it at #ShmooCon or #CackalackyCon now you can view it here...
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍