Botconf 2023 Wrap-Up Day #1

It has been a while since I posted my last wrap-up. With the COVID break, many conferences have been canceled or postponed. But Botconf, one of my favorites, has been scheduled for a long time in my (busy) planning. This edition is located in Strasbourg. I arrived yesterday afternoon to

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A fireside chat with four CISOs about how they secure their cybersecurity firms from attack

On Tuesday 11 April, I’ll be joined by the CISOs of security firms Wiz, Rubrik, Noname, and Abnormal, for a friendly chat about how they protect their organisations from the huge number of threats targeting them.

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CTI-Summit 2022 Luxembourg Wrap-Up

It has been a while since I did not take time to write a security conference wrap-up. With all these COVID restrictions, we were stuck at home for a while. Still today, some events remain postponed and, worse, canceled! The energy crisis in Europe does not help, some venues are

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Come to the National Information Security Conference in October, and see Smashing Security LIVE!

Between 5-7 October, I will be chairing the UK’s National Information Security Conference (better known as NISC), at Carden Park in Cheshire. It’s a great event – you should come along.

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Pass-The-Salt 2022 Wrap-Up

Conferences are back! After Botconf in April, that’s Pass-The-Salt that is organized this week in Lille, France. After the two years break, the formula did not change: same location, free, presentations around security, and free software! And, most important, the same atmosphere. The first day started in the afternoon and

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Botconf Day 3 Wrap-Up

Here we go with day 3! In the morning, there are always fewer people due to the short night. The gala dinner is always a key activity during Botconf! The last day started with “Jumping the air-gap: 15 years of nation-state efforts” presented by Alexis Dorais-Joncas and Facundo Munoz. Does

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Botconf Day 2 Wrap-Up

The second day is already over. Here is my recap of the talks. The first one was “Identifying malware campaigns on a budget” by Max “Libra” Kersten and Rens Van Der Linden. The idea was to search for malicious activity without spending too much money. Read: “using as few resources

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