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🏋🏻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰é𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 é𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝘀é𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁é 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗻 • 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀
🏋🏻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰é𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 é𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝘀é𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁é 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗻 • 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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📣 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗖'𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹'𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹 à 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! • 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗖𝗙𝗣 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!

👉 Submit your proposal at nsec.io/cfp before February 2nd, 2026!
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
📣 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗖'𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹'𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹 à 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! • 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗖𝗙𝗣 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!

👉 Submit your proposal at nsec.io/cfp before February 2nd, 2026!
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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🎅h0h0h0day CTF tickets are now on sale! 🎅

The idea is simple: Create a CTF challenge, send it to us, then solve other participant’s challenges in a festive ambiance!

🍕 and 🍺 offered thanks to NorthSec!

🎟️ h0h0h0dayctf2025.eventbrite.com/
📜 montrehack.ca/2025/12/16/h...
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Keynote: A Tabletop As Big As the World" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Wendy Nather
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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NorthSec + Étudiant•es / Students = 🔥

🎟️ Les billets étudiants pour l'édition 2026 sont désormais en vente pour les conférences et le CTF! Consultez notre FAQ pour connaître les modalités d'éligibilité. Tous les détails sur notre site: nsec.io
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Keynote: A Tabletop As Big As the World" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Wendy Nather
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NorthSec + Étudiant•es / Students = 🔥

🎟️ Les billets étudiants pour l'édition 2026 sont désormais en vente pour les conférences et le CTF! Consultez notre FAQ pour connaître les modalités d'éligibilité. Tous les détails sur notre site: nsec.io
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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‼️Prochain MontréHack: Hackfest 2025's APT514 Track‼️

[Beginner-friendly] We'll explore the “APT514” track from Hackfest 2025. Wearing the blue hat with purpose — mastering the art of forensics to uncover the truth. Windows Forensics!

📜Details: montrehack.ca/2025/11/19/h...
HackFest CTF 2025 - APT514 Forensics Case.
Forensics track from Hackfest CTF 2025
montrehack.ca
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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⏰ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗿é𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽é𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

Ne râtez pas votre chance de vous procurer des billets au tarif LE PLUS BAS pour les billets: conférences, conférences + CTF et CTF.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Uplevel your security program with AI​" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Aditi Bhatnagar

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/M2UQkdYoYaU
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Exploiting the not so misuse-resistant AES-GCM API of OpenSSL" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Félix Charette (OKTA)

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/MB4H2r7AebA
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Oops, I Hacked It Again: Tales and disclosures" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Ignacio Navarro

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/oB4_aK6FeYc
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⏰ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗿é𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽é𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

Ne râtez pas votre chance de vous procurer des billets au tarif LE PLUS BAS pour les billets: conférences, conférences + CTF et CTF.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Nice to meet you! That will be 20 million please" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 @ddhetu.bsky.social

#NorthSec #cybermonth #cybersecurity #infosec
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Keynote: A Pirate's Guide to Snake Oil and Security" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 @hdm.io

Tu veux plus de contenu human dans ton fil d'actualité? En ce mois de la cyber, NorthSec te propose de revoir chaque jour une conférence de 2025 sous forme de clip.
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Vulnerability Haruspicy: Using Woo To Confirm Your Biases" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Tod Beardsley (runZero)
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Social Engineering for Physical Pentesting Assignments" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Dorota Kozlowska (@bhinfosecurity.bsky.social)
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Learning about color mapping and LUT (cube files) and trying all sorts of ffmpeg tricks to make bland videos look good at 2 am..

Yup, it's about @nsec.io and trying to leverage cool video shots that we were given for free, but they were raw...

Then you realize a phone does a lot of work for you...
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Why preventing phishing is so difficult, and what we can do about it" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Michael Joyce (Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership)
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "When the threat actor lives under your roof: Fighting Technological Violence in Domestic Abuse Cases" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Catherine DG (Cyber Citoyen)
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Red Team Road Rage: Weaponizing Vulnerable Drivers to Blind EDR" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jake Mayhew (White Knight Labs)
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Next MontréHack: UnitedCTF 2025's Auto Decrypting Systems

We'll explore the “Auto Decrypting System” track from the UnitedCTF 2025. These challenges combine forensics and reverse engineering.

📅 Wednesday Oct 15th 18:00 to 21:00
📍 CyberEco (near ÉTS)
montrehack.ca/2025/10/15/u...
UnitedCTF 2025 - Auto Decrypting System
UnitedCTF 2025 - Auto Decrypting System
montrehack.ca
October 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Salesforce Snafus: Unveiling and Exploiting Security Misconfigurations Using Commonly Used Widgets" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jessa Riley Gegax
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "From Security to Safety: Navigating the Ethics of AI as Red Teamers and Penetration Testers" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jeremy Miller
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM