We had a brilliant day at BSides Dublin on Saturday.
We were delighted to be back as a Community Sponsor, bringing along a lockpicking challenge and some projects from the space.
We had lots of great chats with the community about physical security, making, electronics, radio, repair, workshops, and all the other things that happen in TOG.
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, had a go, asked questions, or shared what they are working on.

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#BSidesDublin

I have officially landed at #BSidesDublin!!

Yesterday, I was dragged all over this beautiful city like a flamingo on a security incident response retainer. Cobblestones. More cobblestones. Historic cobblestones. Decorative cobblestones. Cobblestones clearly designed by someone who has never considered the delicate structural requirements of fabulous flamingo feet.

But I survived.

The evening was eventually rescued by a couple of Ketel One dirty martinis, because sometimes resilience looks like olive brine and quiet judgment.

Today, I’ll be posted up at @bsidesdublin with @rnbwkat for another round of honeypot stories, attacker nonsense, and the ongoing reminder that sometimes the best way to learn about the internet is to put something weird on it and see who pokes it first.

Come for the security lessons.

Stay for the flamingo commentary.

And if anyone asks whether I’m part of the official speaker lineup, the answer is obviously yes. I’m just not listed because the schedule couldn’t handle my star power.

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🚩The Hardware CTF is live - challenges, right on the badge in your hands!
Power it up, start probing, play the music, and capture some flags! Beginners welcome, our team’s on hand if you get stuck.

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Currently sitting in O’Hare after flying in Monday for yet another “load more of my life into suitcases” expedition.

At this point, I’m basically running an international migration service powered entirely by Tequila, sarcasm, and questionable upper body strength.

But the plot twist?
I’m not even heading back to Porto yet.

Next stop: Dublin for @bsidesdublin where I’ll be giving my updated honeypot talk. Which means I now get the joy of dragging two aggressively heavy suitcases through airports, into hotels, back into UberXLs, back through the airport Sunday… all while explaining to confused airline staff why one suitcase appears to contain half a datacenter and several flamingo-related artifacts.

Some people do yoga retreats.

I apparently do “distributed infrastructure relocation with bonus cybersecurity conferences.”

Anyway, if you’re at #bsidesdublin come say hi and hear about honeypots, weird attacker behavior, global internet chaos, and the continuing adventures of someone who thought relocating internationally while speaking at conferences was a reasonable life choice.

Porto can wait a few more days.
The honeypots demand attention first.

As does Sasha. 🦩

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Going to be near Dublin this Wednesday (10/22)? Come join #Doyensec for an evening of drinks ( 🍻/☕ ), networking, and great conversations about all things #appsec & #cybersecurity.

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