My new favorite CTF tip!

If you’re stuck on a box, find a writeup and feed the solution to an llm. Use the instructions of “Do not tell me the answer under any circumstances, but guide me as I ask questions.”

You’ll think critically and make progress without feeling like you cheated.

#CTF #GenAI

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors, who are a huge part of making this conference a success!

SANS Institute, Qualcomm, Lockpick Extreme, and CypherCon!

pancakescon.com/2025/09/13/t...

We have some -incredible- villages this year. They are all totally free and volunteer-run. From our Slack you can join Lockpick Village, Hardware Hacking Village, CTF Learning Village, and our CTF (which has an awesome grand prize). pancakescon.com/villages-2/

Thank you for attending #PancakesCon this year. I know the schedule change was rough, and we had an incredibly crew of volunteers, speakers, and village organizers who put up with that. Our talks will be posted over the next few weeks, and we really hope you had an amazing time and learned a lot.

#defcon, where the future of #hattery is now.

#ThrowbackThursday #defcon33 #hardhatsofdefcon #tacohat

The photos I shot for @defcon.bsky.social 33 are up!

I wanted to thank the team for all the hours and miles they put in! ASTCell, Silk, Gourry, AJ702, and M0nkeyDrag0n.

If you wish to rescind consent for your photo please let me know.

www.flickr.com/photos/r6_ca...

Lots of announcements today! Early bird reg pricing and hotel discounts CLOSING IN ONE WEEK! We've also put up the full conference schedule and speaker lineup. Check it out! www.layerone.org/early-bird-r...

Every year I’m so absolutely hyped about the pancakescon lineup but this year, dang. I’m so hyped. pancakescon.com/2024-confere...

Thanks yall for making my dream a reality!

Going to Defcon? Check out the 5n4ckey contest...

https://youtu.be/4AHhfkekeuU

DEF CON 31 Workshops are GO! You can find all the info on the DC Forums at https://forum.defcon.org/node/244772.

Actual registration begins July 5 at l1200 PST, so consider getting your various web-clicking devices tested and performing any scheduled maintenance.

If you're starting out in security and find the breadth of stuff you "need to know" daunting, I want to give you some perspective: 1. The field has broadened - dramatically. The "baseline knowledge" grows every year. Anyone saying otherwise is lying or uninformed. 1/

My latest live hack demo using AI to clone a voice in a phone attack is airing on 60 Minutes this Sunday. Hope this message gets to the folks most commonly scammed using this method and stops at least one future attack.
Here’s the preview: https://youtu.be/lDCXHG2l3Es