That's very sad to hear. This is the only year that I completely lost interest in the event after the first couple puzzles. Guess that explains why everything seemed disconnected and shallow. I hope they return to form next year.

Definitely not just you. Unfortunately it seems like a lot of the old guard are tired of screaming into the void, and a lot of the newer recruits think that security is just some out of the box vendor alerts with an AI company logo stamped in the corner.

yep, this is the way.

A very appropriate description of email these days.

You're supposed to hold onto them. Eventually there will be enough companies represented in that stack that they'll be able to file a class action lawsuit against you. Do you have any idea how much YOUR data escaping has cost them?! /s