Guess what, flock? 💃🦩

Your favorite flamingo just got a peek at the secret workshop list for #BSidesChicago 2025 and let me tell you… I nearly molted!!

Hardware wizardry. Mind-blowing OSINT. Malware madness. AI shenanigans. And so much more!!

But shhh… it’s still top secret until the weekend. 👀

Start limbering up those typing claws — registration will be a sprint!!

#FlamingoUprising #CyberFlock #CyberSecurity @bsideschicago @rnbwkat

Well flap my wings and call me exhausted— @bsidespgh was a TOTAL BLAST! 🦩💥

Over 1,000 amazing humans showed up, and I shook every feather I had meeting new friends, cheering on brilliant talks, and strutting through the best hallway track east of the Mississippi.

My human @rnbwkat (you know, the clever one who wrangled the #CFP and gave that worldwide honeypot talk) absolutely crushed it. So many smart, quirky, and inspiring sessions—and not a single boring PowerPoint voice in sight.

I made friends. I crashed photos. I may have stolen a pierogi.
No regrets.

Huge thanks to the organizers, speakers, volunteers, sponsors and all the wonderful folks who made BSidesPGH a sparkling success!! We’ll be dreaming of skyline bridges and cyber-magic until next time. 💖✨

#BSidesPGH #CyberFlock #CyberSecurity #Honeypots
#DEI #FlamingoUprising

🦩 Sunday vibes = time to change your future.
Our CFP is OPEN until July 31st!

Did #BSidesChicago 2024 leave you buzzing with ideas? Were you one of the folks sitting on the floor just to catch a talk? Maybe you're still thinking about that moment you popped your first lock, found a sneaky robot flamingo, or got resume tips that landed you your first #infosec job.

Now it’s your turn.

✨ We want YOUR voice on our stage.
Whether it’s your first talk or your fiftieth, the #CyberFlock needs your perspective—technical, tactical, career-minded, quirky, radical, foundational, or futuristic.

🗓️ Submit by July 31: https://sessionize.com/bsideschicago-2025
📍 Workshops: Oct 31 | Talks: Nov 1
🔥 Theme: “Flamingo Uprising – Standing Tall, Standing Together”

Sasha says: “Don’t wait ‘til the last minute—I’ve seen what procrastination looks like, and honey, it ain’t cute.”
#CyberSecurity

🦩⏰ BSidesChicago vs. Daylight Savings Time: The Eternal Struggle ⏰🦩

🚨 HACKERS HATE IT. SYSADMINS DREAD IT. SECURITY TEAMS FORGET ABOUT IT. 🚨

That’s right, folks. It’s that time again. The moment where the world collectively decides to break every timestamp, confuse every log file, and mess with your circadian rhythm for no reason at all.

🔥 Daylight Savings Time (DST): The original supply chain attack. 🔥

Forensics teams? Enjoy that one-hour gap in your logs or the duplicate timestamps that make incident response so much fun.
Pentesters? Congrats, your scheduled engagements just shifted by an hour, but only for some of your clients.
SOC analysts? Have fun figuring out if that weird log entry is a legit event or just DST gaslighting you.
Your brain? Guess what? It thinks it’s 3AM no matter what the clock says.

Here at BSidesChicago, we officially declare Daylight Savings Time a critical security vulnerability that should be patched immediately by deleting it from existence. Or at least switching to UTC like sensible people.

💡 Workaround: Drink Sugar-Free Red Bull—or coffee if you must—reset your firewalls, double-check your event logs, and blame all weird behavior this week on DST. It’s not your fault, it’s time’s fault.

🦩 #FlamingoUprising Against DST Starts Now. Who’s in? @sashatheflamingo
#BSidesChicago #CyberFlock #HackTheClock #CyberSecurity

🦩📢 A Message from Sasha: BSidesPGH Wants YOUR CFPs! 📢🦩

HELLO, HUMANS. It is I, Sasha the Dancing Flamingo, here to remind you that while you’re busy procrastinating on filing your taxes, there’s something WAY more important to submit before April 15:

🔥 YOUR CFP FOR BSidesPGH! 🔥

That’s right. You have something to say about security, #hacking breaking things (ethically), fixing things, or social engineering your way into a VIP party—and I want to hear it.

💀 Deadline: April 15, 2025
💡 Submit here: https://sessionize.com/bsidespgh-2025
WHY SHOULD YOU SUBMIT?

🦩 Because the world needs your unique hacker brain.
🦩 Because the cyberflock thrives on diverse voices.
🦩 Because talking at @bsidespgh makes you 73% cooler (scientific fact).
🦩 Because I, Sasha, demand it.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

🔍 #OSINT, #DFIR, Threat Hunting, Cyber Deception (aka how to outsmart humans and machines).
💻 Red Team, Blue Team, Purple Team, “Wait, Which Team Am I On?”
🔑 Security Fundamentals (because SOME humans still think TCP is encrypted).
💡 Unique Hacks, Wild Research, “I Can’t Believe This Worked” Stories.
🐦 Anything involving birds. (Don’t make me regret saying this.)

First-time speaker? EVEN BETTER. We LOVE first-timers. Need speaker coaching? We’ve got you. Your voice belongs here.
DON’T WAIT UNTIL 11:59PM ON APRIL 15.

I know how you humans work. You’ll be frantically hitting submit while also cursing at your tax software. Don’t be that person. Submit early. Be a responsible hacker.

💡 SUBMIT NOW: https://sessionize.com/bsidespgh-2025

The #CyberFlock needs you. I need you.
Now go forth, and submit your CFP. Or else. (Just kidding. Probably.)

– Sasha the Flamingo 🦩
Honorary BSidesPGH Mascot & Chief Uplifter of Cyber Voices

#BSidesPGH #FlamingoUprising #CyberFlock #CFP #HackThePlanet

🦩📢 BSidesPGH CFP: File Your Talks Before Tax Day! 📢🦩

🚨 Attention, hackers, tinkerers, security misfits, and cyberflamingos! 🚨

You know what’s coming on April 15? That’s right—Tax Day. But let’s be real, filing your CFP for @bsidespgh 2025 is way more fun than filing your taxes. (And way less likely to get audited.)

💀 Deadline: April 15, 2025
💡 Submit here: https://sessionize.com/bsidespgh-2025

Why Should You Submit?

🔥 Because you have something to say.
🔥 Because the world needs more chaotic good security knowledge.
🔥 Because sharing your knowledge is way more satisfying than giving Uncle Sam your money.
🔥 Because this is your chance to contribute to an event built by the community, for the community.

First-time speaker?

We love first-time speakers. Never spoken at a con before? Great! We’ll help. Need coaching? We’ve got you. Your voice belongs in security, and BSidesPGH is where people like YOU get started.

What We’re Looking For:

🛠️ Red teaming, blue teaming, purple teaming—hell, even chaotic neutral teaming.
🔎 OSINT, DFIR, threat hunting, breaking things (ethically, of course).
🔑 Security fundamentals (because let’s be honest, some people need a refresher).
🧠 Unique takes, niche topics, weird hacks—if it’s cool, we want it.
🦩 Sasha the Flamingo personally approves of hacking birds, bird hacking, and social engineering pigeons.

🚀 Submit your talk NOW: https://sessionize.com/bsidespgh-2025

⚡ Don’t wait until the last minute! Because submitting at 11:59 PM on April 15 while also cursing at TurboTax is not the hacker life we want for you.

#BSidesPGH #FlamingoUprising #CyberFlock #CFP #HackThePlanet #cybersecurity #hacking #infosec

Good morning, my lovely early birds! 🦩✨ It’s your favorite flamingo, Sasha, and I’m up with the sun—just like all of you! ☀️ There are only a few tickets left for BSidesChicago, and I know my early birds don’t want to miss out on all the excitement! 🕵️‍♀️💻

Get those wings flapping and grab your tickets now before they fly away! I’ll be waiting to welcome you to the flock. 🐦🎟️ https://events.humanitix.com/bsideschicago-2024

See you soon, darlings! 💃🦩 #FlapToIt #BSidesChicago #Cyberflock