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NorthSec — A community-run cybersecurity event offering world-class talks, trainings & a 48-hour, on-site capture-the-flag competition. Every May in Montréal since 2013 🇨🇦 Publications en français et en anglais.

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NorthSec + Étudiant•es / Students = 🔥

🎟️ Les billets étudiants pour l'édition 2026 sont désormais en vente pour les conférences et le CTF! Consultez notre FAQ pour connaître les modalités d'éligibilité. Tous les détails sur notre site: nsec.io
NorthSec's Gotame giving a presentation on cyber & AI to undergraduate students from Polytechnique Montréal.
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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‼️Prochain MontréHack: Hackfest 2025's APT514 Track‼️

[Beginner-friendly] We'll explore the “APT514” track from Hackfest 2025. Wearing the blue hat with purpose — mastering the art of forensics to uncover the truth. Windows Forensics!

📜Details: montrehack.ca/2025/11/19/h...
HackFest CTF 2025 - APT514 Forensics Case.
Forensics track from Hackfest CTF 2025
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November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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⏰ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗿é𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽é𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

Ne râtez pas votre chance de vous procurer des billets au tarif LE PLUS BAS pour les billets: conférences, conférences + CTF et CTF.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Uplevel your security program with AI​" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Aditi Bhatnagar

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/M2UQkdYoYaU
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Exploiting the not so misuse-resistant AES-GCM API of OpenSSL" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Félix Charette (OKTA)

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/MB4H2r7AebA
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Oops, I Hacked It Again: Tales and disclosures" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Ignacio Navarro

🔗 Conférence complète/Full Talk: youtu.be/oB4_aK6FeYc
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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⏰ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗿é𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽é𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 • 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

Ne râtez pas votre chance de vous procurer des billets au tarif LE PLUS BAS pour les billets: conférences, conférences + CTF et CTF.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Nice to meet you! That will be 20 million please" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 @ddhetu.bsky.social

#NorthSec #cybermonth #cybersecurity #infosec
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Keynote: A Pirate's Guide to Snake Oil and Security" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 @hdm.io

Tu veux plus de contenu human dans ton fil d'actualité? En ce mois de la cyber, NorthSec te propose de revoir chaque jour une conférence de 2025 sous forme de clip.
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Vulnerability Haruspicy: Using Woo To Confirm Your Biases" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Tod Beardsley (runZero)
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Social Engineering for Physical Pentesting Assignments" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Dorota Kozlowska (@bhinfosecurity.bsky.social)
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Learning about color mapping and LUT (cube files) and trying all sorts of ffmpeg tricks to make bland videos look good at 2 am..

Yup, it's about @nsec.io and trying to leverage cool video shots that we were given for free, but they were raw...

Then you realize a phone does a lot of work for you...
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Why preventing phishing is so difficult, and what we can do about it" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Michael Joyce (Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership)
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "When the threat actor lives under your roof: Fighting Technological Violence in Domestic Abuse Cases" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Catherine DG (Cyber Citoyen)
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Red Team Road Rage: Weaponizing Vulnerable Drivers to Blind EDR" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jake Mayhew (White Knight Labs)
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Next MontréHack: UnitedCTF 2025's Auto Decrypting Systems

We'll explore the “Auto Decrypting System” track from the UnitedCTF 2025. These challenges combine forensics and reverse engineering.

📅 Wednesday Oct 15th 18:00 to 21:00
📍 CyberEco (near ÉTS)
montrehack.ca/2025/10/15/u...
UnitedCTF 2025 - Auto Decrypting System
UnitedCTF 2025 - Auto Decrypting System
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October 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Salesforce Snafus: Unveiling and Exploiting Security Misconfigurations Using Commonly Used Widgets" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jessa Riley Gegax
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "From Security to Safety: Navigating the Ethics of AI as Red Teamers and Penetration Testers" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Jeremy Miller
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Linux and IoT malware analysis with r2ai" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Axelle Apvrille
October 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Living Off the Pipeline" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Francois Proulx
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "UNO Reverse Card: Exposing C2 Operators Through Their Own Logs" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 Estelle Ruellan
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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⏭️ 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲/𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 : "Keynote: A Pirate's Guide to Snake Oil and Security" 𝗽𝗮𝗿/𝗯𝘆 @hdm.io

Tu veux plus de contenu human dans ton fil d'actualité? En ce mois de la cyber, NorthSec te propose de revoir chaque jour une conférence de 2025 sous forme de clip.
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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🏆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗖𝗧𝗙: 𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝗧𝗙 𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 • 𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗧𝗙

Tu cherches à participer à ton tout premier CTF ou résoudre de super défis? Organisé par un collectif d'associations universitaires du Québec, le UnitedCTF est un excellente occasion de découvrir les CTF!
L'affichage officielle du UnitedCTF 2025. A poster for this year's edition of the UnitedCTF.
September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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📸 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀! • 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗦𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁!

Revivez les meilleurs moments de NorthSec avec notre album photo officiel! ⚓️

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September 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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🔧 Nous publions notre outil CLI interne pour gérer nos défis CTF as-code. Si vous organisez un CTF, jetez-y un coup d'oeil!

We're open-sourcing our internal CLI tool to manage CTF challenges as-code. If you're a CTF organizer, check it out!

github.com/nsec/ctf-scr...
GitHub - nsec/ctf-script: CLI tool to manage CTF challenges as code.
CLI tool to manage CTF challenges as code. Contribute to nsec/ctf-script development by creating an account on GitHub.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM