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Simple Post

Posted on May 31, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Simple Post

Quick post this week, just to keep posting. With starting a new job this week, I haven’t had the time to really work on an idea for a post. That being said one thing did cross the Twitterverse this week that I wanted to weigh in on. Seems there is some controversy over a shirt…

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General, Rants

Thotcon 0x9

Posted on May 11, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Thotcon 0x9

Security/Hacking conferences are interesting. Each one has its own uniqueness about it, and yet they are all similar in some fashion, stemming from the “granddaddy” of them all, Defcon. These conferences are all over the place, and in the Chicago area we have two main ones, BSides Chicago and Thotcon. Now Thotcon just happened over…

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Reviews, Security

It is CFP season… So what

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on It is CFP season… So what

It has begun. CFP season is upon us. Really it tends to go throughout the year, but with Defcon opening up its calls, RSA sending out rejection letters to everyone, and it being early in the calendar year, it seems there are more tweets about CFPs than at other times of the year. Talking at…

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