Here some people I would love to meet at #osco25.
And I'm aware that many of you would have a considerable distance to travel. But if you should be in Europe or Germany at that time ... 🙃

Not sure if it is a lure or a repellant, the #Oktoberfest ist the weeks before @OSCo. There is a direct train connect between Munich and Aschaffenburg (closest city to Rückersbach) but it's far enough do not feel any impact ;-)

@hacks4pancakes, @SheHacksPurple, @wendynather , @jerry, @coleens_ , @alyssam_infosec @bert_hubert
@catsalad @EvieAlways @ryanc
@evacide @adamshostack @GossiTheDog @Em0nM4stodon @shortridge

Sorry for the long list, there are just too many interesting people here 🙂 and probably I'm still missing many

Are you interested in a different kind of security conference?

Then take a look at the Open Security Conference ( @OSCo). #osco25 takes place from October 2 to 5 in Rückersbach (Germany near Frankfurt) and registration is still open at https://opensecurityconference.org/.
(this is an English version of the original German thread https://infosec.exchange/@realn2s/114936419689473030)

Why?

The Open Security Conference aims to be diverse and inclusive. This also includes different levels of knowledge and experience.
It is therefore not only for security experts or for people who have (already) worked in the security sector for a long time,
but also for people who are interested in security or want to get into the field.

The #OpenSpace format not only enables expert presentations,
but also non-expert topics or questions as session topics. Sessions are not resticted to presentations, they can be interactive, collaborative, workshops or basically anything else.

Since topics do not have to be submitted months in advance,
but the agenda is created jointly by the participants, hot topics can also be covered.

The conference is non-commercial, i.e. the total costs are shared between the participants (including the organizers).
The costs include accommodation and meals in the conference hotel.

And yes, there are also sponsors who cover part of the costs.

But not everything is different.

There are great keynotes e.g. by @bkastl ("History repeating itself") and Mireia Cano ("Building an AppSec Program from Scratch").

#CyberSecurity #Security #InfoSec #AppSec #ProductSecurity #OTsecurity