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Technology Conference / HackerCon in Raleigh, NC May 14-16, 2027 https://cackalackycon.org #infosec #cybersecurity
Next year the conference will be held May 14-16, 2027 !! Put it on your calendar now. We're looking forward to seeing you all.
Post conference blues are real and it's ok to feel a bit down this week. It helps to make a plan to hang out and do fun things again. Check out your local DefCon Group. Find the closest 2600, OWASP, Cloud Security Alliance, Lock pick group, or Security BSides. Tell us your plan!
Thank you so much for another incredible year!! We cannot thank all the villages, volunteers, speakers, and of course the community enough for this memorable weekend!
Don’t miss out on tonight’s Hacker Swan Party! Dress comfortably fancy and join us at the hotel bar starting at 10:30 PM EST. It's optional, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect excuse to wear that one elegant outfit you never get to use! #HackerSwan #CkC2026
Think you know weird hacker facts? Come out and prove it at Hacker Trivia later tonight! Come ready to learn, ready to play, and ready to have fun! #HackerTrivia #CkC2026
Good morning! Grab a cup and join the Crypto & Coffee meetup in the Upper Courtyard. Come chat, learn, buy, sell, or just hang out!
Looking for a fun way to wrap up your first night at cackalackycon? Starting at 10:35 PM tonight, we’re opening the main talk room for karaoke. Come hang out, sing something loud, cheer people on, and unwind after a full day of learning and community. #CkC2026
Interested in getting deeper into how the CkC badges work? Make sure to swing by Hack the Badge in the Courtyard during any of the sessions below! Bring a USB‑C cable and a laptop with a Unix‑like environment. Friday: 3:00-5:00 PM Saturday: 4:00–5:50 PM Sunday: 9:30–11:30 AM
North Carolina state law requires distributing any alcohol in the conference and public spaces to be served from the bar. Our staff and volunteers will be issuing reminders. Please keep this in mind and consider getting a hotel room if there's something specific you want to drink.
Get ready! CKC sidequests return soon with puzzles, physical challenges, and plenty of hacker shenanigans. Bring your curiosity, your problem‑solving brain, and have fun! Check out for more details: www.cackalackycon.org #Infosec #CKC26
cackalackycon 2026 | Hacker Conference in Durham, NC
A 501(c)(3) non-profit hacker conference serving the RTP community. May 15-17, 2026 at DoubleTree by Hilton, Durham, NC.
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Looking for a job, to hire someone, get resume feedback, or have a good conversation about your next move? The Career Village will be open on May 16th with community members ready to help. Make sure to bring your questions and your curiosity! #CareerVillage #ResumeReview #CkC2026
There's still a little time left to go through your bookshelf, closet, box of old cables, or sticker collection to find what you don't want to give to someone who wants it. We don't have vendors or sponsors handing out swag. Attendees will only get what other attendees bring to give away.
We are so excited to welcome you to the conference is this week! For everyone's best experience, please review our code of conduct. cackalackycon.org/co...
🍋🟩 HEAR YE! The Royal Quests and Chaos Tournament draws near! Riddles, bargains, Question Beasts, suspicious prizes, and glorious nonsense await the brave. Gather thy party and prepare for chaos… #quests-and-chaos #CKC26
Step into a retro-styled cyberpunk MUD built just for cackalackycon. Explore hidden systems, uncover secrets, and collaborate (or compete) with other attendees to piece together the fragments scattered throughout the network. Browser: ckcmud.hackerlabs.dev Telnet: 129.80.173.7 33333
Closing the #CkC2026 series with amazing sessions! p80n-sec: From CTFs to CVEs Dahvid Schloss: Nothing Exploited, Everything Compromised: When Legitimate Features Become Attack Infrastructure Kevin: Modernize context clues through Vectorize & Visualize cyberops data Threat Intel with Qdrant Vector
We're back with another set of amazing speakers coming to #CkC2026! Will Alexander: Turning Keys and Opening Doors: Leveraging AI Hype to Hack Everything Jesse Jenter: Bring Out Your Dead: The Art and Science of JavaScript Exploit
We’re only 10 days away from cackalackycon 2026. Villages are getting prepped, challenges are being finalized, and the weekend is shaping up to be packed with learning, hacking, and community. Make sure you grab your ticket: www.eventzilla.net/e... #infosec #conference #CkC2026
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We are back in 2026 with another amazing electronic badge and look forward to the best year yet! In…
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Whether its your first or your fifth cackalackycon, our CKC101 page has important information for you to get the most out of your time at the conference. It even has a helpful packing list of things that attendees usually need, but might forget. cackalackycon.org/ck...
Featuring 3 more speakers and their sessions for #CkC2026! eazydrifter: So, You Think You’re Ready for Incident Response? Danish Tariq, Hassan Khan Yusufzai: Zero to Owned
Check out more #CkC2026 sessions bringing fresh ideas and real‑world insight! James Berthoty: What is reachability anyways? zv@R: Tom Riddle's Password Diary Soldier of FORTRAN: Throwing the Mainframe out the window: DeFeNeStRaTe.C
Today’s #CkC2026 speaker highlights features these awesome 3 sessions! Reece Meakings: Plugging AI into Skyrim and it's Consequences NeuralNotwerk (Garrett), Vince Ovando: Agent from Scratch-Hands-on Coding Brooks McMillin: Poisoning the Safety Net: Attacking AI-Powered Code Review Pipelines
Interested in OT, ICS, or embedded systems? Join the ID/IoT Community at #CkC2026 for hands-on demos all weekend, covering everything from Modbus to firmware extraction. Whether you're new or experienced, it's a great place to learn, experiment, and dive deeper into industrial security!
Spotlight on Xenia Mountrouidou, who is bringing 3 sessions to #CkC2026, all focused on making AI systems safer and more reliable in real‑world security work! - From LLM Apps to Agentic Workflows for Security: Evaluation is All You Need - AI Security Panel, Q&A - Build Your Own Security Agent
We believe the best experience is being present at the conference with your fellow hacker. Talks will not be streamed or recorded this year and attendees are not allowed to record. Specific speakers might choose to record and post their own talk later.
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A 3rd workshop has appeared! Get ready for "Why Even Smart Security Leaders Miss the Biggest Risks" Be sure to register in advance for this great session on Friday May 15. It's included in your attendance.
ckc 2026 | Workshop Registration
Please see https://cackalackycon.org/schedule.html for full workshop descriptions.
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Spotlighting 3 more #CkC2026 speakers! DataDancer: Responsible AI in Practice: Data Security and Hallucination Management Carl Hurd: Glass-Box Security: Operationalizing Mechanistic Interpretability for Defending AI Agents Brad Naylor: Vibe Check Failed: Agents, Access, and the Aftermath