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
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
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
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
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
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
If you follow me, you probably already know that I’m a big fan of OSSEC. I would like to thank 44Con for accepting my next training! If you are interested in learning cool stuff about OSSEC and how to integrate it with third-party tools/sources, this one is for you! OSSEC
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
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
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
