Mike W
@mike.helix-labs.io
Cyber Security doer of things | Bass guitarist | Football fan | Dad https://medium.com/@Mike.Whitehead
We're absolutely delighted to announce Sapphire as a sponsor for Hack Glasgow 2026! Sapphire delivers comprehensive cyber solutions tailored to your needs, spanning across consultancy, managed services, IT/OT and beyond. We can also personally vouch for the expertise and friendliness...
🎮 LAST CALL, PLAYERS 🎮 The clock is ticking… The BSides Leeds CFP closes TODAY! This is your chance to press START on your talk, share your knowledge, and level up the community. Whether you're a first-time speaker or a seasoned pro, we want to hear your ideas!
⏲️ Submit your talk before the timer hits zero 🎮 Don’t let this opportunity be a game over 🔳 Join the lineup and make it legendary 🛑 Hit submit now before it’s too late! bsidesleeds.com/CFP #BSidesLeeds #CFP #InfosecCommunity #GameOn
Call for Papers & Workshops- BSides Leeds
BSides Leeds is back again in June the in person event on Saturday 13th June. We have a theme this year "Game On" and we invite talks from all aspects of cyber security. We want you to share your stor...
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Are you ready to do your first talk but need a little encouragement? We have mentors on standby to help you craft your talk, from creating slides to content delivery. Many experienced speakers delivered their first talks at a BSides, as community conferences are super friendly.
Kicking off March is the one and only John Follin on Making Shor: cryptography in a post-quantum world
Amended CfP url is BsidesLeeds.com/cfp (or old link will redirect you)
Call for Papers & Workshops- BSides Leeds
BSides Leeds is back again in June the in person event on Saturday 13th June. We have a theme this year "Game On" and we invite talks from all aspects of cyber security. We want you to share your stor...
bsidesleeds.com
To get a flavour of what might be in store at #HackGlasgow2026, the videos of our 2025 conference are freely available over on our YouTube channel. Go check 'em out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJhm...
Hack Glasgow 2025: Intro
Hack Glasgow Saturday 26th April 2025 Glasgow. The home of the television, the fridge, and the cash machine. Of chicken tikka masala, Billy Connolly, and The Duke of Wellington’s hat. It's a city…
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Introducing our 2026 Game Master: @tib3rius.bsky.social! The secret is out! As we gear up for BSides Leeds 2026, we’re excited to announce that Tib3rius will be joining us this year as our Game Master. To find out what that means you'll have to come and find out 😉 #BSidesLeeds #GamesMaster #BSides
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
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And just like that, #HackGlasgow2026 tickets are now on sale. Remember we don't do hidden drops, and once the tickets are sold out - they're really gone (no, really). Grab yours at tickets.hackglasgow.live.
Hack Glasgow 2026 tickets are scheduled for release on the 16th January. As with last year, there's no additional drops or hidden General Admission tickets - once they're gone, they're gone! Grab yours at hackglasgow2026.eventbrite.co.uk
Why does the NCSC insist on persisting with the term two-step verification (2SV), when literally no-one else uses it? It confuses the messaging of MFA for end users
NCSC UK@ncsc.gov.uk · 7mo agoIf you're looking out for good Boxing Day deals, stay ahead of scams by enabling 2-Step Verification (2SV). Keep the fraudsters out of your online accounts with an extra step to verify your identity after a login attempt. Learn more: https://stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk/
Merry Christmas and Happy New Venue! Santa has been very kind to us and we're genuinely stoked to announce that Hack Glasgow 2026 will be hosted on Saturday 15th August at the Citizens Theatre! You’ll hear more from us in the new year but for now, go tan that last mince pie. Here we, here we… HG x
New video, Decrypting TLS traffic in Wireshark. How to extract TLS keys from Burp, ZAP, and curl and then import them into Wireshark to see the raw traffic. youtu.be/bSt6E48mGuc
Here’s a link to a petition. To repeal the absolutely useless UK online safety act. If you’re in the UK please consider signing! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
Heading to DefCon this year? First time? Head for noobvillage in the Community Rooms on the 2nd Level near The Diana Initiative and Lonely Hackers Club. Look for folks in these cool pink vests (not goons, just friendly volunteers for our community happy to answer questions).
Just to clear up some misinfo, a BGP hijack was not the cause of Cloudflare DNS going down today. At 21:51 UTC, Cloudflare (AS13335) withdrew both 1.1.1.0/24 and 1.0.0.0/24 for an unknown reason. I suspect AS4755 was always announcing 1.1.1.0/24, when CF went away, it leaked a bit (%2).
I read a simple quote that has seen me through tough times “if I can survive this, and I will, I can survive anything” If you’re having a rough time I hope this helps. It has helped me on and off over the years.
It has come to our attention someone has ILLEGALLY distributed vx-underground stickers at @BSidesLeeds and @stickerstalluk. We are OUTRAGED. This sort of theft has resulted in damages exceeding $2.50 — maybe even as high as $5.00. We demand JUSTICE (cat pictures)
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
I had a ridiculously good time volunteering for Hack Glasgow yesterday. If you can make it to a community driven infosec event do it. If you enjoy them maybe try volunteering. The events don't happen with volunteers and honestly its so worth it.
Today is going to be a good one, hope to see some of you lovely people there!
