💗🦩 Helloooo Buffalo! 💗🦩

Sasha here, reporting live from BSidesBuffalo where the air is electric, the hackers are friendly, and my feathers are flawless.✨ I’ve already spotted some shiny badges, mysterious stickers, and more black hoodies than I can count.

I’m here to network, strut, and maybe photobomb a few talks (especially one about honeypots that sounds suspiciously familiar…). 🪤💻

If you see a flamingo dancing through the hallway—don’t panic. Just say hi and maybe offer a sticker or snack. 💃💾

#BSidesBuffalo #SashaOnTheScene #HoneypotsAndHighHeels #FlamingoOnAMission

⚡ Get your soldering irons, RF gear, and caffeine ready:

🦩 BSidesChicago Workshop Day is coming Oct 31! 🦩

The 🔥 CFW (Call for Workshops) 🔥 will open in a few weeks.

If you’ve been secretly plotting a hands-on session in your hacker cave, this is your sign.

💥 Build. Break. Teach. Learn. Flamingo. 💥

Link will drop soon!
Stay loud. Stay weird. 🦩

#BSidesChicago #CyberSecurity #workshops #FlamingoOps #infosec

🦩✨ Sasha here, your favorite dancing flamingo with a flair for feathers and forensics…

Last year’s Flamingo Scavenger Hunt had you flapping all over BSidesChicago—and this year, I'm turning it up a notch. 🎯💻

That’s right, darling: the hunt is evolving… and OSINT is entering the flock. 🕵️‍♀️🌐

Expect secret domains, sneaky DNS trails, and maybe even a stego-flamingo or two hiding clues in plain sight. Think you're good at finding flamingos in hotel hallways? Wait until you’re tracing their cousins across the internet.

Yes, BSidesChicago is still months away, but you didn’t think I'd wait until October to start the chaos, did you?

💡 Tag your favorite sleuths. Sharpen those recon skills. And remember: flamingos never forget… especially when there's a flag involved.

#FlamingoUprising #BSidesChicago #OSINTisforBirds #ScavengerHuntEvolved #FollowTheFeathers

BSidesChicago has officially flown across the pond! 🛫🦩

I'm here in Lancaster for #BSidesLancashire, which means Chicago’s in the house— @sashatheflamingo and all! 💃🧠

At BSides, we rise together. Whether it’s across states or continents, we show up for our fellow events. Because community is everything, and this one? It flocks together!!

To our UK crew—cheers for the warm welcome!

To our Chicago crew—next year’s already in the works and trust me, the robot flamingos have plans...

#BSidesChicago #BSidesLancashire #FlamingoUprising #HackThePlanet #CyberSasha

One week to go until @rnbwkat keynotes at BSidesLancashire—and that means BSidesChicago is on tour! 🦩✨

Excited to bring some Midwest mischief, flamingo flair, and honeypot madness to Lancaster. If you see me (or Sasha), come say hi—we don't bite, but we do packet-sniff.

#BSidesLancashire #BSidesChicagoOnTour #CyberCircusGoesGlobal #StayWeirdStaySecure

🦩⏰ 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

🚨 CALLING ALL SPEAKERS! 🚨

Hey BSidesChicago fam, our neighbors to the east—BSidesPGH— has opened their CFP, and YOU should absolutely submit! 🎤💡

Did you rock the stage at BSidesChicago? Want to take your talk on the road? Or maybe you were inspired by our amazing speakers and want to give your first-ever conference talk? #BSidesPGH is the place to do it!

🦸‍♀️ Today is International Women’s Day, so if you’ve ever wanted to see more diverse voices in infosec, now is the time to be that voice. BSides events are community-driven, welcoming, and the perfect launchpad for first-time and seasoned speakers alike.

👉 Submit your talk now: https://sessionize.com/bsidespgh-2025

Show Pittsburgh that Chicago supports our neighbors! Let’s make sure their CFP is stacked with 🔥 talks, just like ours. 🦩💜🔥

#BSidesChicago #CyberSecurity #CFP #WeAreBSides #infosec #WomenInSTEM #InternationalWomensDay @bsidespgh

🦩📢 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

🦩 FLAMINGO ALERT! BSidesChicago 2025 is going TWO DAYS and you're NOT READY! 🦩

Lock up your robot flamingos and hide your lock picks because on October 31-November 1, Chicago is about to experience what we're calling "The Flamingo-pocalypse" (trademark pending).

Last year, we BROKE THE CONFERENCE (in a good way)! People literally sat on the floor to catch talks. First-time lockpickers were popping locks like bubble wrap. Career Village had so many life-changing moments I needed tissues. And don't get me started on the GREAT FLAMINGO HUNT that had grown adults chasing down volunteers for intel!

For 2025, we're DOUBLING DOWN:

Day 1 (Oct 31): Workshops & Training (come in costume, we dare you)
Day 2 (Nov 1): Full Conference Extravaganza (this is where the chaos truly begins)

The legendary Chicago Hilton is bracing for impact and opening the bars early (10AM!) because sometimes security research requires... creative thinking!

⚠️ IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE ⚠️
We strategically limit sponsorships so our sponsors aren't tucked away in a sad little vendor hall. Instead, they're placed near COFFEE and BARS because we know what really drives meaningful security conversations! (Sponsors, hit that link below FAST before spots vanish!)

What makes BSidesChicago different?

Two words: ELECTRIC. VIBE.

Where else can you find career-changing resume reviews, a maniacally fun CTF, lockpicking that's "PURE JOY" (direct quote), and a flamingo mascot with its own cult following?

As one 2024 attendee put it: "10/10 WOULD FLAMINGO AGAIN"

Start practicing your flamingo-spotting skills. Sasha the Dancing Flamingo and her robot flamingo army await your challenge!

🔗 BSidesChicago.org
📝 Sponsor Form: https://forms.gle/MwxgXz15NmJXFWq16
📆 October 31-November 1, 2025
📍 Chicago Hilton, 720 S Michigan Ave

#BSidesChicago #Flamingos #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #ChicagoInfoSec

🚨 BSidesChicago 2025 Needs You! 🚨

For years, I’ve been running BSidesChicago solo until the final stretch, when an army of amazing “day of” volunteers swoops in to save the day. But this year… I want to level up.

That’s right, I’m assembling a small but mighty team EARLY—so we can make Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2025 the most epic #BSidesChicago yet! 🔥

✅ Do you love chaos but also want to tame it?
✅ Are you skilled at herding cats, wrangling flamingos, or making things magically happen?
✅ Want a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to pull off a BSides?

Then I WANT YOU. (And so does Sasha. In fact, she’s already practicing her “motivational flamingo” dance to welcome the new recruits. 🦩💃)

I need a few key humans to help with planning, logistics, speaker herding, and general #BSides wizardry. You’ll get cool perks, insider access, and the eternal gratitude of a flamingo-loving organizer.

@sashatheflamingo insists that volunteers must meet one or more of the following criteria:
🐦 Enjoys the thrill of organized chaos
🐦 Can bribe her with snacks (she’s partial to shrimp cocktails and of course fine tequila)
🐦 Will help hide or find rogue flamingos during the Great Flamingo Hunt

Roles are flexible, fun, and full of surprises. If you’ve ever thought, “BSidesChicago is amazing, and I’d love to help make it even better,” now’s your chance.

Reach out to kat at bsideschicago.org and put "CORE TEAM" in the subject.
#cybersecurity #chicago #hacking