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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · 20h

@hexacon.bsky.social wrapped up yesterday - huge thanks to the organisers for such a well-run and engaging conference.

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · 5d

Heading to @hexacon.bsky.social this week with @silviocesare.bsky.social and one of the InfoSect team. Excited for a few days focused on offensive security and research.

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · May 7

@silviocesare.bsky.social and I are heading to @offensivecon.bsky.social next week — looking forward to catching up with everyone and seeing some great talks!

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Apr 17

CSides is on tonight at 6pm - hope to see you there :D

BSides Canberra @bsidescbr.bsky.social · Apr 14

CSides is on this Thursday, 17 April, ahead of the Easter long weekend! 🐣
Join us at 6pm, Room 6, Canberra Rex Hotel.

Talk: An Introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography by Cipher
Drinks & pizza after at Swan & King

Details: bsidescbr.com.au/csides.html

BSides Canberra - 25-27th September 2025!

BSides Canberra 2025 - BSides Canberra is a technical community conference focussing on the deep understanding of cyber security topics.

bsidescbr.com.au

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BSides Canberra @bsidescbr.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our Call for Presentations & Events is now open!

Got cool research, a fresh exploit, or a unique cybersec insight? Submit your talk & be part of Australia’s biggest hacker con!

cfp.bsidescbr.com.au/bsides-canbe...

BSides Canberra 2025

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for BSides Canberra 2025

cfp.bsidescbr.com.au

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Mar 27

Spotted the @bsidescbr.bsky.social bus this morning with @silviocesare.bsky.social :D

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Mar 14

#CSides was a lot of fun tonight!

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Mar 14

CSides starts in half an hour at 6pm tonight! @bsidescbr.bsky.social @silviocesare.bsky.social

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Mar 12

Looking forward to this Friday!
@silviocesare.bsky.social is taking some of the best content from his popular Code Review course to share with the Canberra community.

Not to mention pizza and cocktails afterwards! 🍸

BSides Canberra @bsidescbr.bsky.social · Mar 11

This Friday, 14th March, @silviocesare.bsky.social will explore the many ways string handling in C can go wrong.

Join us at CSides—6pm, Room 6, Canberra Rex Hotel. No tickets, no fees, just come along!

Afterwards, join us for pizza, drinks & networking.

Details: bsidescbr.com.au/csides.html

BSides Canberra - 25-27th September 2025!

BSides Canberra 2025 - BSides Canberra is a technical community conference focussing on the deep understanding of cyber security topics.

bsidescbr.com.au

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CrikeyCon @crikeycon.bsky.social · Feb 20

Brand new at CrikeyCon X, Australia’s first-ever Meshtastic CTF event! Explore off-grid comms with our open-source, decentralised system using LoRa! Come with your LoRa kit (e.g. Heltec V3) and challenge our LoRa Mesh on March 22! [We've got a few to borrow.]

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 21

@silviocesare.bsky.social testing the microphone before CSides tonight

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 17

Love these catch-ups! We have pizza preordered and would love to see anyone in Canberra who can come along :)

BSides Canberra @bsidescbr.bsky.social · Feb 16

CSides is on this Friday, 6pm at the Canberra Rex Hotel with talks on Rust and Smart Cameras. More details here: bsidescbr.com.au/csides.html

BSides Canberra - 25-27th September 2025!

BSides Canberra 2025 - BSides Canberra is a technical community conference focussing on the deep understanding of cyber security topics.

bsidescbr.com.au

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 15

Yep! I wasn’t there then, but @silviocesare.bsky.social says that was his original handle.

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Otherwise known as saty or more famously Lord Tuskington, mascot & founder of Tuskcon. RIP David 😞

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 9

Me too!

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BSides Canberra @bsidescbr.bsky.social · Feb 9

Tickets are now on sale: events.humanitix.com/bsides-canbe...

BSides Canberra 2025

Get tickets on Humanitix - BSides Canberra 2025 hosted by BSides Canberra. National Convention Centre Canberra, 31 Constitution Ave, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. Thursday 25th September 2025. Find ev...

events.humanitix.com

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Feb 9

New @bsidescbr.bsky.social logo coming soon 💜

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 25

Merry Christmas!

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 20

Same to you!

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silviocesare.bsky.social @silviocesare.bsky.social · Dec 10

Had a vendor demo given at @infosectcbr.bsky.social of the new 3rd generation mantis microscope by vision engineering. Looked pretty good!

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InfoSect @infosectcbr.bsky.social · Dec 9

At #Pwn2Own Ireland, our team successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the Lorex 2K Indoor WiFi Camera. Check out our blog for the full technical breakdown: blog.infosectcbr.com.au/2024/12/expl...

Exploiting the Lorex 2K Indoor Wifi at Pwn2Own Ireland

Introduction In October InfoSect participated in Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 and successfully exploited the Sonos Era 300 smart speaker and Lor...

blog.infosectcbr.com.au

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 5

Sexy legs

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 4

🙄

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 4

Would’ve been great to have seen you there :)

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Kylie McDevitt @kyliemcdevitt.bsky.social · Dec 4

@silviocesare.bsky.social at the Canberra Cyber Hub EOY Celebration last night 🎉🥂

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