CIRCLE WITH A DOT

"Just use Signal" is not a threat model.
At BSides312, HelpMeRob is covering the security assumptions, risk trade-offs, and blind spots that put orgs at risk even when they're using the "right" tools. 30+ years across federal law enforcement, military cyber defense, and digital forensics.
The encryption isn't the weak link. The assumptions are.
May 16th. Chicago.
️ https://bsides312.org
#BSides312 #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #Signal #OpSec #ThreatModeling #Privacy #Chicago

BSides312 GIVEAWAY #1 WINNER
Congrats to Uljana — who didn't just share a favorite hacker con memory, she shared a whole journey across BSides Tirana, BSides Athens, CypherCon, and BSides Puerto Rico.
Plot twist: she already has a ticket. So she's giving hers away on her own terms.
Follow Uljana on LinkedIn for details on how to win the free ticket.
️ https://bsides312.org
#BSides312 #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #HackerCommunity #Giveaway #Chicago

How confident are you in your endpoint detection right now?
At BSides312, Aryan Jogia is diving into the evasion techniques malware devs are actively using to slip past your defenses. He lives and breathes maldev — and your EDR is on his hitlist.
Red team or blue team, you won’t want to miss this talk.
May 16th. Chicago.
️ https://bsides312.org
#BSides312 #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #EDR #MalwareDev #Chicago

Laser-based hardware attacks are only for nation-state actors with million-dollar labs. Right?
Wrong.
At BSides312, Larry Trowell and Sam Beaumont (PANTH13R) from NetSPI built affordable laser tools using an open-source microscope and consumer-grade lasers to detect hardware malware and supply chain chip swaps.
Hackers go pew pew.
May 16th. Chicago.
️ https://bsides312.org
#BSides312 #InfoSec #HardwareHacking #SupplyChainSecurity #CyberSecurity #Chicago #BSides #THOTCON