🎤 BSides 2024 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎤 "SpeedRunners: The Hackers of the Gaming World" - Presented by @_absolute_z3r0 "Speedrunning, the art of completing games with incredible speed, has evolved into more than a gaming feat - it's a showcase of ingenuity, creativity, and technical prowess. This talk delves into the fascinating world of speedrunners, drawing parallels between their methodologies and those of cybersecurity professionals, while highlighting the significant impact on game development and software security." Watch this space as we unveil more speakers and talks we have lined up!

🎤 BSides 2024 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🎤 "Rite of Passage: My Journey from BSides Volunteer to Black Hat Asia Attendee" - Presented by @blessing_mufaro "From volunteering at BSides Cape Town to being sponsored to attend Black Hat Asia, I'll share my unexpected journey and the power of community involvement in shaping my career in cybersecurity. Through this talk, I aim to inspire students to take that first step into getting involved with the cybersecurity community." Watch this space as we unveil more speakers and talks we have lined up!

🎤 BSides 2024 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🎤 "Unmasking the Digital Shadows: OSINT Techniques for Cybersecurity Professionals" - Presented by Sharon Knowles "The cyber threat landscape is becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated. Cybersecurity professionals are constantly challenged to stay ahead of attackers who exploit the anonymity of the internet to carry out malicious activities. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has emerged as a powerful tool in the cybersecurity arsenal, enabling professionals to uncover hidden threats, track malicious actors, and safeguard sensitive information." Watch this space as we unveil more speakers and talks we have lined up!

🎤 BSides 2024 KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🎤 "Zen and the Art of Cognitive Defense" - Presented by our Keynote speakers Christine Gordon-Bennett & Anna Collard. This talk will delve into the critical findings from the speaker's Cyberpsychology Master's research thesis, exploring the human susceptibility factors to social engineering and deception. It will touch on how scientifically evidenced mindfulness practices can effectively 'patch' 23 out of 33 of these human vulnerabilities. Additionally, we will share practical insights from a 1.5-year journey into implementing a cyber mindfulness campaign at Nedbank. Watch this space as we unveil more of the speakers and talks we have lined up.

📢 Workshop Announcement 📢 "Threat Hunting & CTF With the Elastic Stack" - Presented by Roberto Arico This workshop aims to provide participants with common daily workflows and analyses that a security analyst would leverage. Buy workshop tickets now: lnkd.in/d3Fj3Shf

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce Infosec Consulting as one of our BRONZE Sponsors this year! infosecag.net - "Whatever your security, risk, and compliance needs may be, we can make it happen."

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce NEWORDER as one of our SILVER Sponsors this year! newordergroup.net - "Tactical Managed Cyber Protection"

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce @ObscureTechSA as our PLATINUM Sponsor this year! obscuretech.net - "Excited about Security"

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce @whirlylabs as one of our SILVER Sponsors this year! whirlylabs.com - "Educate & Automate" Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce @tryhackme as one of our SILVER Sponsors this year! tryhackme.com Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce @orangecyberdef as one of our GOLD Sponsors this year! orangecyberdefense.com - "Build a safer digital society" Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce Mobius Binary as one of our SILVER Sponsors this year! mobiusbinary.com - "Clearly Secure" Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt

We are proud to announce @Nclose_sa as one of our GOLD Sponsors this year! Sponsors such as NClose allow BSides to thrive & connect year after year. nclose.com - "Make Cybersecurity Better" Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt

𝐁𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 is proud to announce @elastic as one of our GOLD Sponsors this year! elastic.co - "The Search AI Company" Grab your tickets today: linktr.ee/bsidescpt