Know a company that genuinely supports community driven initiatives and takes DEI seriously?

We are looking for sponsors for the #osco26, an open space, practitioner led conference near Frankfurt focused on real security conversations.

If your organization wants to support the community and be part of it, you can find more details here: https://opensecurityconference.org/support/sponsorship/

Feel free to share or connect us with the right people 💜

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Sponsorship

Welcome to the Open Security Conference (osco), the people-centred international gathering for everyone interested in cybersecurity. Join us 5-8 November 2026 in Rückersbach, Germany.

Open Security Conference

Wondering what an Open Security Conference actually feels like?

Take a look at impressions from previous editions:
https://opensecurityconference.org/about/past-conferences/
and here is our recap of #osco25:
https://2025.opensecurityconference.org/conference/recapitulation/

If you are curious about open, practitioner driven security discussions, this will give you a good idea of what to expect.
See you at #osco26.

#Cybersecurity #OpenSpace #SecurityCommunity
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Past Conferences

Welcome to the Open Security Conference (osco), the people-centred international gathering for everyone interested in cybersecurity. Join us 5-8 November 2026 in Rückersbach, Germany.

Open Security Conference

Open Infrastructure Spotlight at FOSSASIA Summit 2026

ExpressVPN is leveraging its Platinum Sponsorship to host a media booth dedicated to open-source maintainers.

Focus areas:
• Maintainer roadmaps
• Security philosophy in OSS
• Open infrastructure resilience
• Community-driven development

With supply-chain risk and dependency transparency dominating 2026 security conversations, maintainers play a critical role in ecosystem stability.

If you're building open tools that impact security, privacy, or infrastructure - stop by and share your perspective.

Source: https://x.com/expressvpn/status/2024706099320934467?s=20

Comment below:
What’s the biggest security challenge facing open-source projects this year?

Follow @technadu for in-depth open-source and cybersecurity coverage.

#Infosec #OpenSourceSecurity #FOSSASIA2026 #Maintainers #SoftwareSupplyChain #OpenInfrastructure #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #OSS #SecurityCommunity

Critical CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust RS/PRA is under active exploitation.

Web shells. RATs. PostgreSQL dumps.
Now listed in CISA KEV & tied to ransomware.

Remote support appliances are high-value targets.

Are we giving PAM systems enough monitoring visibility?

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/beyondtrust-flaw-used-for-web-shells.html

Follow @technadu for independent cybersecurity reporting.

Like and join the discussion below.

#CyberSecurity #Infosec #ZeroDay #Ransomware #PAM #ThreatIntel #SecurityCommunity #CVE20261731

Auch in diesem Jahr sind unsere Expertinnen und Experten auf der secIT by heise vom 17.-19. März mit einem Forensik-Workshop sowie einem KRITIS-Vortrag vertreten. Die secIT zählt zu den wichtigsten Treffpunkten für Security‑Professionals und bietet ein vielfältiges Programm aus Vorträgen, Workshops und Deep‑Dive-Session.
Alle Details zu unserem Vortrag und Workshop findet ihr direkt in der offiziellen Agenda:
👉 https://secit-heise.de/programm#agenda

Wir freuen uns darauf, in Hannover mit der Community über aktuelle Security‑Herausforderungen, Best Practices und innovative Lösungsansätze ins Gespräch zu kommen.
Wir freuen uns auf spannende Gespräche und neue Impulse!

💬 Wer ist ebenfalls vor Ort?

#HiSolutions #secIT2026 #CyberSecurity #SecurityCommunity #InfoSec #Hannover

secIT by heise – Kongressmesse für Security Profis in Hannover

Die secIT für IT-Security Profis der heise conferences. Ganztägige Workshops, Messe und Konferenz

secIT by heise

Authorities in Russia report that they dismantled a group using NFCGate-based malware distributed through messaging apps to collect card data and perform unauthorized ATM withdrawals.

Reported losses exceed 200M rubles, and researchers continue to track increasingly advanced NFCGate variants used in financial fraud across multiple regions.

What detection or policy mechanisms do you think can most effectively limit the misuse of open-source NFC tooling?

Source: https://therecord.media/russian-police-bust-banking-hackers-nfcgate-based-malware

Follow us for steady, unbiased threat-research coverage.

#InfoSec #Cybersecurity #ThreatResearch #FinancialFraud #MobileSecurity #Malware #NFC #OpenSourceSecurity #FraudAnalysis #CyberAwareness #SecurityCommunity

Intellexa leaks outline detailed Predator spyware delivery paths: Chrome/Safari zero-days, Android/iOS exploit chains, ad-based zero-click delivery (“Aladdin”), and network injection (Mars/Jupiter).

Reports also highlight concerns regarding possible remote-access capability retention.
Curious to hear the community’s perspective on governance, threat modeling impact, and commercial exploit supply chains.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/intellexa-leaks-reveal-zero-days-and.html

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#Infosec #ThreatIntel #Spyware #ZeroDay #MobileSecurity #CyberResearch #SecurityCommunity

We're excited to announce that the Call for Trainers is now OPEN for DEF CON Training Las Vegas at DEF CON 34!

Are you passionate about cybersecurity, hacking, and hands-on learning? Do you have expertise in emerging threats, defensive strategies, or cutting-edge security techniques? We want to hear from you!

Visit training.defcon.org to submit your application by January 12, 2026.
https://training.defcon.org/pages/2026-las-vegas-call-for-trainers

#DEFCON #DEFCONTraining #Cybersecurity #Training #Hacking #InfoSec #SecurityCommunity #DEFCON2026 #DEFCON34 #DC34 #AI #RedTeam #BlueTeam #DigitalForensics #CyberTalent #MalwareAnalysis