The photos I shot for DEF CON 33 are up! I wanted to thank the team for all the hours and miles they put in! ASTCell, Silk, Gourry, AJ702, and M0nkeyDrag0n. If you wish to rescind consent for your photo please let me know. flickr.com/photos/r6_cann…

I can’t believe &!^ didn’t let me roll up on stage for the Black Badge handoff. Years of snack-based challenges and vending machine antics... and I get left in the green room like a bag of stale Funyuns. #Releasethesnackfiles #SnackeySnubbed #DEFCON

DEFCON is over. The LEDs are dim. The badge UART is silent. I haven't sent a meshtastic ping in days. 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚎 is actually quiet for once. How does a humble black badge awarding vending machine stay relevant? I’m open to drastic measures. Except JavaScript. Fuck JavaScript.

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Category: Doppelgängers of DEF CON for 500 Answer: A rare alignment where five hackers look like they came from the same random number seed. Question: Who are 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚎, F4NCI3 🎉 AND!XOR, zapp, &!^ Hyr0n 🍜🍍 - ☠️ 34 Prototyping, and Ellwood is? Mavica MVC-FD5

Ever wonder how security conference badges get made? Here is a behind the scenes look at the badge we put together for BSidesSD 2024: youtu.be/Aaj1mk2d6ak Special thanks to those who attended the soldering party and helped out along the way.

Forgot to post this back in June! Joe Grand's Life of Badges (Crowd Supply #Teardown2025) slides are up: grandideastudio.com/portfolio/libr…

Alright KringleCon #HolidayHack #CTF fans, are you ready?! It's launching soon, and I was able to spend a day with the Counter Hack elves as they put their final touches on this year's game! To celebrate I am releasing my CheatSheet earlier than ever: bit.ly/HolidayHack2025

I talk with a lot of cybersecurity experts, and almost everyone knows about the first of these two cartoons. It's great and a classic. But far fewer know about the second one, which is really quite important right now in our industry. #InjectAllTheThings

🎄✨ The elves are coding… and the #HolidayHack Challenge is almost here! Don’t miss the most festive cyber challenge of the year. 🤝 Join the Discord to meet fellow players 🐦 Follow along on X for all the holiday hype 🎅 Subscribe for updates: sans.org/u/1D01

** WED Oct 8th 7-9 PM ** DC 858/619 (San Diego) meeting * Round Table Pizza Rancho Bernardo * - "What Desktop Linux security?" by s1nack - "Bug and Lessons Learned from my first Live Hacking Event" by jk-brah - "IRC" by Grant * Free pizza🍕* Social hour 6 - 7 cc: DEF CON Groups

🎅🔔 Santa sets reminders… so should you! Subscribe now to get notified the moment the #HolidayHack Challenge begins. Learn more here: sans.org/u/1D01

❄️🎁 The best way to sleigh this year’s #HolidayHack? Practice! Revisit the 2024 challenges and hints to brush up your skills. Because in the North Pole (and cyber) — practice makes perfect. Brush up on your skills here 👉 sans.org/u/1D01

🎅✨The #HolidayHack Challenge is more fun with friends! Join the Discord to connect with fellow players, swap tips, and share the holiday cheer. See you there!🎄 discord.com/invite/Wbmx92r…

For the times, they are AI-changin'. Get ready! SANS #HolidayHack 2025 coming Nov 5, 2025, less than two weeks from today. Reg now for free at sans.org/holidayhack.

🔔🎄 Jingle all the way… to the #HolidayHack Challenge! Subscribe now and be the first to know when the game begins. Don’t let the sleigh leave without you! sans.org/u/1D01

Patched by &!^ to fix a LED overflow bug. Accidentally learned music theory. Wrote a song about Hacker Jeopardy and my favorite hacker 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚎

The 2025 SANS #HolidayHack Challenge launched about an hour ago! Come have some fun building cybersecurity skills in this free SANS Institute gift to the community. sans.org/holidayhack New micro-challenges, new gamified world, new music, new game dynamics! Check it out!

The 2025 SANS #HolidayHack Challenge is officially open! 🎄 Celebrate 10 yrs of festive hacking fun w/ fast micro-challenges, epic puzzles, a new CTF-only mode, and more! Can you uncover what’s stirring beneath the 8-bit neighborhood? ❄️ Join free → go.sans.org/eumn5C

🎄The elves behind the 2025 SANS #HolidayHack Challenge just dropped a triple treat: 🔧 #CTF-Only Mode ⏱️ Micro-Challenges (~15 min) 🎓 Capstones for deeper dives The game is LIVE, come sleigh some puzzles: sans.org/u/1D01 #HolidayHackChallenge