this post could alternatively be titled “how you can’t keep a cat in a bag in front of a bunch of hackers” * no cats were harmed during the opening of the BruCON registrations We know it has taken a while but as we ran some tests this morning to validate our registration and payment systems, it didn’t take long for people to find out that registration had opened and we received a live test…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETraditionally BruCON has been an held in a 4-day format, 2 days of trainings (which will be announced soon) and 2 days of conference (talks, workshops). However, as FX and the PH Neutral crew aptly describe here, we too have observed a demand for a conference format that moves away from the traditional one-to-many format to a many-to-many format that allows for the exchange of knowledge and accelerated output of prototypes and solutions. This…
At BruCON 2012 we announced that we launched our 5by5 project where we were looking forward to see submissions coming in from individuals or groups that we could support to drive or speed up development. With a budget of €25000 we coud support 5 projects with up to €5000 and here we are today, ready to support the following projects: 1. OWASP OWTF (Abraham Aranguren) More details on the Offensive Web Testing Framework can be…
Every year we get loads of suggestions on “this would be an awesome keynote speaker” or “I would really like to see this person present at BruCON”. Every year we are on the lookout for remarkable individuals that are defining, influencing and shaping the information security community and industry to present their unique perspective to you, our BruCON audience. There are always the usual suspects: big names you’ll eventually see at one of the bigger…
So as we have now properly closed down 2012, we’re looking forward to make 2013 count double. It is our 5th edition and we’ve been reinventing the way we’ve handled our CFP over the past few years. This year will be no different 🙂 Firstly, we are making our CFP fully anonymous. This means we don’t request biographies but only abstracts. We have learned that anonymizing submissions is virtually impossible after they’ve been received. This…
It feels like it’s 2011 again 🙂 Last year we learned that streaming and recording an event like BruCON (or any conference) is not an easy feat. As we didn’t want to lose another year of awesome BruCON talks, we did everything we could to ensure high quality recordings and we have them … but they’re not ready for publication yet. In an effort to bring them to you as fast as possible, the cutting…
It isn’t a secret that next year, in 2013, BruCON will have it’s 5th and celebratory edition. Every single year our crew and volunteers give everything to create an event that attracts both the IT professionals but also the ‘hackers’ and provides an open forum to exchange ideas. BruCON, as a non-profit organization, is embedded in a community that is build on breakers and makers alike and dedicated to its success. For this we have…
I think @er4z0r is 100% right with that quote 🙂 Let me first take this opportunity to thank you, our audience, to make BruCON 0x04 what it turned out to be : AWESOME! Of course we do our best to bring the finest of infosec to Belgium to share knowledge and spur discussion. Our volunteers go on a minimum sleep diet months before the conference and give everything they have to make your conference enjoyable….
You didn’t think we would miss the opportunity to organize a party again this year, did you? Turn up the volume! On Wednesday evenening 26 September, day 0 of BruCON 0x04, the party takes off at 22h at Sioux Café. DJ lineup: Joernchen of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Keith Myers (checkout http://www.myspace.com/djkeithmyers) Mumpi of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Count Ninjula (http://soundcloud.com/Count-ninjula) Astera of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Address: Platteberg 8, Ghent More details on: http://2012.brucon.org/index.php/Party Thanks to our Party Sponsors: Doors open as of 22h Entrance is…
Your world is about to be reset On Tuesday 25 September, Day -1 before BruCON 0x04, there is an exclusive Sneak Preview of the movie Reboot followed by Q&A with director Joe Kawasaki at the Monasterium, Oude Houtlei 56 – 9000 Ghent (Belgium) Check out the interview with Joe Kawasaki and Sidney Sherman on Daily Dead. Details are available on http://2012.brucon.org/index.php/Reboot Doors open as of 19h. Entrance is free Enjoy BruCON team