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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 5d

Our CFP is closing this Sunday, let's see that awesome talk you've been stewing on!

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CactusCon 14: Call for Speakers

Welcome to the CactusCon CFP!It's that time again - the CactusCon CFP is now open! We're looking for unique talks, workshops, and villages about hacki...

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 8d

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors.

We are happy to welcome back our friends at bishopfox.bsky.social as our first Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! Their stellar security teams have presented incredible content and we are lucky to have them here in the valley.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 9d

The CactusCon 14 CFP has just one week left:

sessionize.com/cactuscon-14/

Make sure to get your awesome technical talks in by October 19th. It doesn't have to be fully fleshed out, but definitely give us enough specific detail to know what you're cooking!

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CactusCon 14: Call for Speakers

Welcome to the CactusCon CFP!It's that time again - the CactusCon CFP is now open! We're looking for unique talks, workshops, and villages about hacki...

sessionize.com

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 9d

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors.

We are happy to welcome back the @eff.org as a community sponsor! You know and love them as one of the leading voices in digital liberty advocacy and we are so thankful for them returning year after year.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 12d

Got something for a CFP that's more oriented for leadership folks? PERFECT. Submit to the CactusCon 14 CISO Village CFP!

docs.google.com/forms/d/1Hxr...

Interactive workshops and tabletops are a great fit; deadline is November 14th.

CactusCon CISO Village - Call For Papers!

CactusCon’s CISO Village is unlike a traditional conference track. Instead of slide decks and lectures, it’s built around hands-on workshops where CISOs and senior security leaders work together to…

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Sep 19

Got a talk about the ins-and-outs of cybersecurity as a career? Submit to the career village CFP!

forms.gle/2EAazyabAspL...

Don't have a talk but want to give back to our aspiring community? They're also looking for mentors to volunteer here:

forms.gle/WegpmfLg6dRc...

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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Sep 6

🥳 IT BEGINS 🥳

The CactusCon 14 CFP is now OPEN!

sessionize.com/cactuscon-14/

Theme is an oldie but a goodie, regardless as usual we are looking for those juicy technical talks that make CactusCon great.

#cc14

CactusCon 14: Call for Speakers

Welcome to the CactusCon CFP!It's that time again - the CactusCon CFP is now open! We're looking for unique talks, workshops, and villages about hacki...

sessionize.com

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Sep 4

Can you feel it in the air? That strange pull to dive deeper into that awesome weird thing... and the call of an audience hungry for your hard-earned insights.

That's right, the CactusCon 14 CFP will open on SEPTEMBER 6TH.

Start plotting now and we'll share all the links and deadlines on Saturday!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Sep 2

We love organizing a conference of passionate cybersecurity people, and if your company would love to connect with our community and support our conference we would love to have you!

Please check out our prospectus here:

cactuscon.com/prospectus

And get in touch at [email protected]!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Aug 28

Need a place to stay during CactusCon? Book with our hotel block!

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$199/night between 2/6-2/8, last day to reserve is 1/12/26!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Aug 25

It's hot out there, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

CACTUSCON 14 IS FEBRUARY 6TH AND 7TH, 2026!

Just 165 days away. And our CFP is just around the corner! Stay cool friends.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · May 10

HARK, INFOSEC FRIENDS! CactusCon 13 talks are now LIVE!

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We had so many great technical talks this year, and our keynotes @alethe.bsky.social and @shelbygrossman.bsky.social did a great job offering unique insight on this wild AI-infused world we now live in.

CactusCon 13 - All Tracks - YouTube

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 27

We would love to again extend our gratitude to all the people involved in CactusCon: sponsors, volunteers, villages, staff, and especially our community for coming out and making it the greatest con yet.

Videos will be posted in a month or so. Can't wait to see y'all next year!

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🎃Yell👻Growler🧙🏻‍♀️ @yaelwrites.com · Feb 16

I miss @cactuscon.com already! But mostly wanted to share this great art with y'all bc omg

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 16

What a weekend. Thanks for spending Valentine's with the best people on the planet; hackers are awesome, kind, and curious and I always feel recharged after a great con.

Much thanks to you, the attendees, and to the staff, volunteers, and sponsors that make CactusCon this incredible experience.

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🎃Yell👻Growler🧙🏻‍♀️ @yaelwrites.com · Feb 14

Picked a lock, won some shims, @mrtowne.bsky.social would have been proud! (Or maybe not because it’s a clear lock; they’re so divisive!) fun @cactuscon.com

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 15

DAY TWO!

Hope anyone who was here yesterday got some good rest, and a warm welcome to our new Saturday crew and any CactusCon Kiddos.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 14

HOOWHEE! What a day. Learned so much and was lovely spending time in meatspace with you humans. I don't think the Agents stand a chance. 😎

See y'all soon at the afterparty starting 5:30PM at Level 1 Arcade Bar!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 14

Come be part of the "oldest hacking community" by getting your amateur radio, aka "ham radio" license at CactusCon 13!

Free exams both days—study ahead (@ ham.study) or just show up. Most hackers pass with a few hours of study. Learn more & sign up!

https://buff.ly/3WWBPG0

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HamStudy.org: Exam details

Find local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 14

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SEE YOU SOON, FRIENDS!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 14

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors.

Much thanks to our new sponsor Security Innovation. They provide cybersecurity consultations and solutions, helping businesses protect data and prevent threats; meet with them in the Main Hall TOMORROW!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · Feb 13

We've got lots of amazing people who attend CactusCon, and Thomas Wilhelm will be there signing his books from 2-3PM tomorrow in Building B near the merch table.

And be sure to check his talk @ 3PM on Saturday!

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Alethe @alethe.bsky.social · Feb 9

Next Saturday @cactuscon.com catch my Keynote

Down the Rabbit Hole: 🐇
Red Team Deep Fakes & the Evolution of #SocialEngineering

NOT a talk about how to make deepfakes

NOT a talk about raising awareness of deepfakes or social engineering

Follow the White Rabbit… 🐇

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the word definitely is on the screen

Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the word definitely is on the screen

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🎃Yell👻Growler🧙🏻‍♀️ @yaelwrites.com · Feb 10

For the sixth year, I'm giving a talk with David Huerta at @cactuscon.com. We will roast the worst cybersecurity reporting of 2024 (in our personal capacities, of course). Saturday, 4-4:30PM in Track 1, right before closing ceremonies.

Yael Grauer
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Worst of Cybersecurity Reporting 2024
For the sixth year, the two tech reporters who have been roasting the worst tech reporting are back. We also work in cybersecurity and love to dunk on “AI” aka expensive autocorrect, which makes us especially qualified for this year’s roast.

In this session, we’ll focus on common tropes in privacy, security and AI tech that journalists get wrong again and again. On the grill are exploding toothbrushes, solar flares, reappearing nudes, LLaMas, 9.9999 severity exploits for all 9 Linux users who still use printers, and myths about your phone listening to you all the time. Coming back for another year: Well-intended but bad advice on burner phones, “Signal is a psyop” and more!

Find out what folks who read and write these stories are worried about, and what they should actually be worried about.

Track 1 Sat 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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Bishop Fox @bishopfox.bsky.social · Feb 11

Mesa, AZ cybersecurity folks! If you’re heading to @cactuscon.com this weekend, don’t miss @alethe.bsky.social’s #RedTeam keynote and @dnsp.bsky.social’ two must-see talks on Unconventional Paths in #Cybersecurity and wireless hacking with #LLMs - all this Saturday!

bishopfox.com/events/bisho...

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