I had a mentoring session last night with a poc I’ve been working with who went to his first local cybersecurity con, recently. He had such a bad experience with people being cliquey there and ignoring him that he’s ready to stop trying to get into the industry. 😥😰 I knew there are some cultural issues at that con and area but had no idea they were so bad, and encouraged him to maybe look at other cities in the US and their cons. Pitch your city’s infosec community and scene and I’ll share with him?

@hacks4pancakes - #FXBGHackers is in Fredericksburg, VA and meets each month. We make very intentional efforts to attract folks from all walks of life and demographics. We've got a lot to improve on, but its a topic the organizers are always discussing.

More info at fxbghackers.com and everyone is welcome to join the Discord channel (brings in folks from all around the world, not sure locally).