cackalackycon
@cackalackycon.bsky.social
Technology Conference / HackerCon in Raleigh, NC
May 15-17, 2026
https://cackalackycon.org
#infosec #cybersecurity
May 15-17, 2026
https://cackalackycon.org
#infosec #cybersecurity
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Mark your calendars, save the date, and tell your bestie to postpone their wedding because #CKC2026 will be May 15-17, 2026 !!!
Perks of speaking at cackalackycon include, but are not limited to:
- Speaker electronic badge w/ free admission
- Free paper badge for a guest
- Unlimited fist bumps from our staff
- A mentor for first time speakers
- Speaker electronic badge w/ free admission
- Free paper badge for a guest
- Unlimited fist bumps from our staff
- A mentor for first time speakers
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Perks of speaking at cackalackycon include, but are not limited to:
- Speaker electronic badge w/ free admission
- Free paper badge for a guest
- Unlimited fist bumps from our staff
- A mentor for first time speakers
- Speaker electronic badge w/ free admission
- Free paper badge for a guest
- Unlimited fist bumps from our staff
- A mentor for first time speakers
Do you see security flaws in everyday tech, create quirky side‑projects, or navigate a non‑traditional path?
Whatever your journey, we want to hear your stories! Our review panel loves fresh viewpoints and will provide coaching for selected speakers.
Whatever your journey, we want to hear your stories! Our review panel loves fresh viewpoints and will provide coaching for selected speakers.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Do you see security flaws in everyday tech, create quirky side‑projects, or navigate a non‑traditional path?
Whatever your journey, we want to hear your stories! Our review panel loves fresh viewpoints and will provide coaching for selected speakers.
Whatever your journey, we want to hear your stories! Our review panel loves fresh viewpoints and will provide coaching for selected speakers.
We get asked about how folks can help out with the conference. There's so many ways beyond being onsite. Here are some other things you can do:
Encourage someone to submit to the CFP
Sponsor someone to go to the conference
Ask your boss about buying the team tickets
Re-post our messages
Encourage someone to submit to the CFP
Sponsor someone to go to the conference
Ask your boss about buying the team tickets
Re-post our messages
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We get asked about how folks can help out with the conference. There's so many ways beyond being onsite. Here are some other things you can do:
Encourage someone to submit to the CFP
Sponsor someone to go to the conference
Ask your boss about buying the team tickets
Re-post our messages
Encourage someone to submit to the CFP
Sponsor someone to go to the conference
Ask your boss about buying the team tickets
Re-post our messages
You've got the bread and milk, now check your tech.
Charge up your power banks.
Check the batteries in your radio.
Make sure your meshtastic is connected. https://ncmesh.net/
Stay safe and warm this weekend!
Charge up your power banks.
Check the batteries in your radio.
Make sure your meshtastic is connected. https://ncmesh.net/
Stay safe and warm this weekend!
NC Mesh
NC Mesh is a community-driven initiative aimed at creating a state-wide mesh network of grid and solar-powered Meshtastic radios in North Carolina.
ncmesh.net
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
You've got the bread and milk, now check your tech.
Charge up your power banks.
Check the batteries in your radio.
Make sure your meshtastic is connected. https://ncmesh.net/
Stay safe and warm this weekend!
Charge up your power banks.
Check the batteries in your radio.
Make sure your meshtastic is connected. https://ncmesh.net/
Stay safe and warm this weekend!
Our Call For Papers is still open and we want to see what you've got!
Hacker culture, fashion, or history.
Workshops to increase knowledge.
Projects that will inspire, especially AI hacks.
That cool thing you learned and want share.
Stories with a lesson we could all learn.
Hacker culture, fashion, or history.
Workshops to increase knowledge.
Projects that will inspire, especially AI hacks.
That cool thing you learned and want share.
Stories with a lesson we could all learn.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Our Call For Papers is still open and we want to see what you've got!
Hacker culture, fashion, or history.
Workshops to increase knowledge.
Projects that will inspire, especially AI hacks.
That cool thing you learned and want share.
Stories with a lesson we could all learn.
Hacker culture, fashion, or history.
Workshops to increase knowledge.
Projects that will inspire, especially AI hacks.
That cool thing you learned and want share.
Stories with a lesson we could all learn.
Have a friend, mentee, or coworker that's done something awesome lately that you think they should share?
Tell them about our #CFP that's open now.
We're accepting AI posters, main track talks, side event talks, and workshops for the #conference on May 15-17.
Tell them about our #CFP that's open now.
We're accepting AI posters, main track talks, side event talks, and workshops for the #conference on May 15-17.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Have a friend, mentee, or coworker that's done something awesome lately that you think they should share?
Tell them about our #CFP that's open now.
We're accepting AI posters, main track talks, side event talks, and workshops for the #conference on May 15-17.
Tell them about our #CFP that's open now.
We're accepting AI posters, main track talks, side event talks, and workshops for the #conference on May 15-17.
Only one month left to submit your fantastic presentation to our Call for Papers #CFP
It closes on Feb 15. If you're near Durham, you can join our friends at DCG919 for a helpful session this Saturday. www.meetup.com/defco...
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It closes on Feb 15. If you're near Durham, you can join our friends at DCG919 for a helpful session this Saturday. www.meetup.com/defco...
sessionize.com/cacka...
Putting Together the Presentation Puzzle: How to Answer a CFP, Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 3:00 PM | Meetup
Find Meetup events so you can do more of what matters to you. Or create your own group and meet people near you who share your interests.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Only one month left to submit your fantastic presentation to our Call for Papers #CFP
It closes on Feb 15. If you're near Durham, you can join our friends at DCG919 for a helpful session this Saturday. www.meetup.com/defco...
sessionize.com/cacka...
It closes on Feb 15. If you're near Durham, you can join our friends at DCG919 for a helpful session this Saturday. www.meetup.com/defco...
sessionize.com/cacka...
The conference is only a little more than 4 months away.
Ticket sales are coming soon!
Our room block is open now to reserve your room.
We added another category just for AI to the CFP.
Ticket sales are coming soon!
Our room block is open now to reserve your room.
We added another category just for AI to the CFP.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The conference is only a little more than 4 months away.
Ticket sales are coming soon!
Our room block is open now to reserve your room.
We added another category just for AI to the CFP.
Ticket sales are coming soon!
Our room block is open now to reserve your room.
We added another category just for AI to the CFP.
Do you need help figuring out how to write a CFP like for ours that's open now?
Check out this video by one of our fantastic repeat presenters @mainframed767.bsky.social then submit for your chance to speak at CKC26 on May 15-17!
youtu.be/VrqkquDellw...
sessionize.com/cacka...
Check out this video by one of our fantastic repeat presenters @mainframed767.bsky.social then submit for your chance to speak at CKC26 on May 15-17!
youtu.be/VrqkquDellw...
sessionize.com/cacka...
So You Want to Give A Talk: How to Write a CFP
Identifier: RESSKA
Description:
- “So You Want to Give A Talk: How to Write a CFP”
- Guide to writing and submitting conference CFPs.
- Explains what makes a good CFP and how review boards evaluate them.
- Uses BSidesLV, DEFCON, and BlackHat CFPs as examples.
- Aims to build confidence for first-tim
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Do you need help figuring out how to write a CFP like for ours that's open now?
Check out this video by one of our fantastic repeat presenters @mainframed767.bsky.social then submit for your chance to speak at CKC26 on May 15-17!
youtu.be/VrqkquDellw...
sessionize.com/cacka...
Check out this video by one of our fantastic repeat presenters @mainframed767.bsky.social then submit for your chance to speak at CKC26 on May 15-17!
youtu.be/VrqkquDellw...
sessionize.com/cacka...
New year, new opportunities! Give yourself a chance and submit your presentation idea to our CFP.
We welcome all sorts of hacking topics and talk styles.
sessionize.com/cacka...
We welcome all sorts of hacking topics and talk styles.
sessionize.com/cacka...
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
New year, new opportunities! Give yourself a chance and submit your presentation idea to our CFP.
We welcome all sorts of hacking topics and talk styles.
sessionize.com/cacka...
We welcome all sorts of hacking topics and talk styles.
sessionize.com/cacka...
Happy holidays from your favorite hacker con!
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy holidays from your favorite hacker con!
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
May your firewalls be strong, your exploits be clever, and your family not ask you to fix the Wi-Fi (again).
See you in May.
#CkC #CkC2026 #infosec #hackercon #happyholidays
We filled out the form to be on CFPTime!
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December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We filled out the form to be on CFPTime!
sessionize.com/cackalackyco...
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That lock pick village in the picking demo looks very familiar indeed.
You'll see lots of familiar faces in my video this week! 🤵🔑🔓
(cc @emmie.bsky.social @j0hnnyxm4s.johnnyxmas.net @lintile.lol @kympossible.bsky.social plus a shout-out to @ihackedwhat.bsky.social and more!) 😁
(cc @emmie.bsky.social @j0hnnyxm4s.johnnyxmas.net @lintile.lol @kympossible.bsky.social plus a shout-out to @ihackedwhat.bsky.social and more!) 😁
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
That lock pick village in the picking demo looks very familiar indeed.
Our Call for Presentations #CFP is now open!!
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
cackalackycon|2026: Call for Papers
Greetz to all h4x0rs, stuff-breakers, InfoSec pros, g33k girls, international spies, phreaks, and script kidz,cackalackycon will occur on May 15-17, ...
sessionize.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our Call for Presentations #CFP is now open!!
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
It will close on Feb 15, 2026. That gives you 2 months to submit the awesome presentation that we know you're capable of.
CKC will be held on May 15-17, 2026 on-site only in RTP, North Carolina.
Our call for presentation (#CFP) opens soon, so get ready.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our call for presentation (#CFP) opens soon, so get ready.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
You don't need to be a security pro to have something to share with our community on May 15-17, 2026. We have a career track where HR, legal, professional etiquette, and financial discussions are welcome.
Tomorrow is the First Friday of the month, go find your local 2600 meeting.
www.2600.com/meetings/
www.2600.com/meetings/
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tomorrow is the First Friday of the month, go find your local 2600 meeting.
www.2600.com/meetings/
www.2600.com/meetings/
No sponsors. No vendors. Just you.
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
Donate to CackalackyCon
Help support CackalackyCon by donating or sharing with your friends.
www.paypal.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
No sponsors. No vendors. Just you.
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
CackalackyCon runs on community. Your ticket, your donation, your support.
If you love weird talks and independent hacker education and culture, consider a donation.
👉 www.paypal.com/donat...
#GivingTuesday #CKC26 #hackercon #infosec
That time when we gather around the table…
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
That time when we gather around the table…
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
…and fix the printer, reset the router, and explain 2FA.
Happy Friends & Family Tech Support Day to all who celebrate!
May your Wi-Fi be strong and your patience stronger.
#CkC #TechSupportDay #infosec #hackerlife #thanksgiving
Want to solder, decode, reverse, or build with a room full of curious hackers?
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Want to solder, decode, reverse, or build with a room full of curious hackers?
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
Our CFP isn’t just for talks, we’re looking for workshops too!
To share your knowledge in Raleigh on May 15-17, 2026 keep your eyes out for our #CFP opening in December.
#CkC26 #workshops #hackercon #infosec
First time submitting a CFP?
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
First time submitting a CFP?
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
We love fresh voices, different angles, and deep dives.
If you’ve got a story, a tool, a technique, or a tale of glorious failure, pitch it!
CackalackyCon is built by hackers, for hackers.
CFP opens December. You in?
#CkC #CkC2026 #CFP #infosec #cybersecurity
Got a talk that’ll crack minds wide open?
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Got a talk that’ll crack minds wide open?
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
The CFP for CackalackyCon 2026 opens this December.
Whether it’s hardware hacks, cyber weirdness, or hacker history, we want your brilliance!
Start drafting. Start building.
#CkC #CkC26 #CFP #infosec #hackercon
Happy End of Windows 10 Support Day to all those explaining what Linux is.
End of 10
Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
endof10.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy End of Windows 10 Support Day to all those explaining what Linux is.
The CKC crew is back from summer break. Tonight is our first planning meeting for #CKC26 to have everything ready for y'all by May.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The CKC crew is back from summer break. Tonight is our first planning meeting for #CKC26 to have everything ready for y'all by May.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
Also we're taking bets for how long Sq33k will unknowingly talk on mute before she realizes.
What the First Friday of the month is almost here again already?!
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What the First Friday of the month is almost here again already?!
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Go check out your local 2600 meeting!
www.2600.com/meetings/
Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month so go check out your local 2600 Meeting. Find them here: www.2600.com/meetings/
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tomorrow is the first Friday of the month so go check out your local 2600 Meeting. Find them here: www.2600.com/meetings/
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.
If there's not a 2600 near you, try a DEFCON Group: forum.defcon.org/soc...
And if you don't have either they aren't that difficult to start.