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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Botconf Day 1 Wrap-Up

Incredible! Here is my first wrap-up for two years! Now that the COVID seems under control, it’s so good to be back at conferences and meet a lot of good friends. Like most of the events, Botconf was canceled, postponed, uncertain until the COVID situation was better and, finally, it

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In-Person Infosec Conferences Are Back

Yes! Infosec conferences are back with in-person events! If we were able to attend virtual events from our sofa during the last two years, it’s much more fun to meet people “IRL” and have good times! Let’s hope that the pandemic will remain behind us. I should restart publishing some

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