I did not write any wrap-up for a while because we are all stuck at home and most conference organizers still decided to cancel live events (even if it seems to change by the end of 2021 where some nice events are already scheduled). For the second time, Pass-The-Salt was
If you planned to attend some security conferences in the coming weeks, there are risks to have them canceled… Normally, I should be now in Germany to attend TROOPERS… Canceled! SAS2020 (“Security Analyst Summit”)… Canceled! FIRST TC Amsterdam… Canceled! And more will probably be added to the long list. And,
I’m just back from Lille (France) where is organized the “FIC” or “International Cybersecurity Forum” today and tomorrow. This event is very popular for some people but not technical at all. Basically, you find all the vendors in one big place trying to convince you that their solution, based on
It’s a classic issue for BotConf attendees, the last day is always a little bit stronger due to the social event organized every Thursday night. This year, we are in the French area where good wines are produced and the event took place at the “Cité du Vinâ€. The night
The second day is over. Here is my daily wrap-up. Today was a national strike day in France and a lot of problems were expected with public transports. However, the organization provided buses to help attendees to travel between the city center and the venue. Great service as always 😉
Hello from Bordeaux, France where I’m attending the 7th edition (already!) of the BotConf security conference dedicated to fighting against botnets. After Nantes, Nancy, Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, Toulouse and now Bordeaux, their “tour de France†is almost completed. What will be the next location? I attended all the previous editions
Here we go for the second wrap-up! DeepSec is over, flying back tomorrow to Belgium. My first choice today was to attend: “How To Create a Botnet of GSM-devices†by Aleksandr Kolchanov. Don’t forget that GSM devices are not only “phonesâ€. Aleksandr covered nice devices like alarm systems, electric sockets,
Hello from Vienna where I’m at the DeepSec conference. Initially, I was scheduled to give my OSSEC training but it was canceled due to a lack of students. Anyway, the organizers proposed to me to join (huge thanks to them!). So, here is a wrap-up of the first day! After
After the MISP Summit on Monday, hack.lu, here is a quick review of the third event I’m attending in my crazy week in Luxembourg: BSides Luxembourg! It was already the 3rd edition (and the 2nd for me). The message is clear: this event focus on the “blue team” side, don’t
And here is my third and last wrap-up for the 2019 edition of hack.lu! The last day is always harder for many people after the social event but I was on time to follow the first talk: “Beyond Windows Forensics with Built-in Microsoft Tooling” by Thomas Fischer. Thomas’s goal was
