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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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Not Much Really

Posted on February 23, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Not Much Really

Short post this week folks, due to the fact that I have been busy with all sorts of stuff not related to InfoSec and there not being a big ticket item for me to muse about. The biggest thing I saw was based on the ZDNet Article about Lawsuits and Research. It is pretty eye…

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Thotcon 0x7 thoughts

Posted on May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 By Michael Kavka 2 Comments on Thotcon 0x7 thoughts

This past Thursday and Friday I spent the days at Thocton 0x7. It is a well put together infosec/hacking con but like everything has some flaws. These are my thoughts and opinions, and yours may differ, which is fine. The Good: The thing I find the best about the cons are the ability to meet…

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