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In a separate workshop area, there was a constant stream of talks that covered everything from
a Bug Bounty Simulation hosted by Bugcrowd, to 3D printed Wifi Antenna making, and even
lessons on how to build your own SSH honeypot server.

The workshop area also included a lock picking village and tamper evident seal challenges.
There was literally something for everyone, and certainly no excuse for not learning something
new.

U.S. Cyber Security Industry Veterans win 3 place in BSides Canberra CTF
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Well-known industry veterans, Chris Eagle and Aaron Hackworth who were both visiting from
the United States, teamed up to finish the CTF in third place – impressive when you consider
they were competing against other teams that
had an average of six or more people!

They called their team “Notsonoob” and
indeed proved beyond any doubt they are,
“Not” “so” “noob”.

Chris Eagle is a Senior Lecturer of Computer
Science at the Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS) in Monterey, California. He spoke at
BSides Canberra about DARPA’s Cyber
Grand Challenge of which he was chief
architect.

Together Chris and Aaron accepted their oversized prize check with gratitude – and when I last
spoke with them they were unsure exactly how they’d fit it on the plane home!

Bigger and better for 2018
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The dates for next years’ BSides Canberra conference have been announced – 13 & 14 April
2018 – so if you’re planning a trip to Australia for a great hacker event, this is your chance!
About the Author
Michael McKinnon, Director – Commercial Services
Sense of Security (https://www.senseofsecurity.com.au)
Michael McKinnon is a cyber security expert at Sense of Security – a
leading Australian cyber security consulting practice. With a core focus on
achieving tangible cyber resilience for business and government, Michael is
a trusted advisor to some of Australia’s best known brands and
organizations.

He is a frequent media spokesperson and has been a member of the steering group committee
for the Australian Government’s Stay Smart Online initiative.Michael can be reached online via
email at [email protected] and invites questions at any time on Twitter to
@bigmac.

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