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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 08/02/2026

There's no possible way to catch ALL the great talks, see all the cool people, and do all the fun things, but I hope you all had a great CactusCon! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 05/02/2026

CACTUSCON IS TOMORROW!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 03/02/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Thank you to Harmonic Security for joining as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They help orgs govern generative AI safely with real-time protection of sensitive data and AI usage across workflows. Welcome! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 01/02/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our friends at New Genesis Solutions *return* as a Cholla Ally! They're a local cybersecurity firm that helps orgs strengthen and mature their security programs through tailored program development. Welcome friends! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 31/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to Kudelski Security for *returning* as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They deliver tailored consulting, MDR, IR, threat exposure management, and emerging technology security services across environments. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 30/01/2026

Do you want to be the very best? Well then you better get a CactusCon 14 hardware badge! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 29/01/2026

Check out our schedule for CISO village: It's a day full of active participation in workshops and building your strategic and tactical cyberskills, plus there's lunch! Make sure to buy a ticket before next week: cactuscon.com/tickets

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 26/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to Cholla Ally Sponsor Fortinet. They deliver an integrated cybersecurity platform that unifies advanced threat protection and secure networking at scale across global enterprises. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 25/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to returning Cholla Ally Sponsor Early Warning! Their risk solutions power secure money movement and fraud prevention through real-time identity verification and predictive risk analytics. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 24/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to Cholla Ally Sponsor Cisco! They provide industry-leading networking, security, collaboration, and cloud solutions that connect and protect organizations with AI-ready infrastructure. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 24/01/2026

CactusCon 14 is in two weeks! Reserve your hardware badge by purchasing a badge ticket. We'll have a limited amount at the con, so advance purchase is the best way to get one. See you at the hardware hacking village! #cc14 www.cactuscon.com

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 22/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to returning Cholla Ally Sponsor @axon_us! They provide public safety technology—cameras, digital evidence, and AI-powered tools—to help agencies operate more efficiently and transparently. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 21/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to Barrel Sidekick Sponsor MixMode! They deliver a self-learning AI cybersecurity platform that detects and responds to known and novel threats across network, cloud, and hybrid environments. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 20/01/2026

Some of y'all have asked, and of course, the CactusCon CTF is back thanks to our partners at Threat Simulations. There will also be a CTF for CactusCon Kids! You'll be able to register anytime at the event. Much thanks to their talented team and good luck to all you contenders. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 19/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to Barrel Sidekick Sponsor Palo Alto Networks! They're a global cybersecurity leader providing integrated platforms of network, cloud, and AI-driven security solutions across the globe. Thank you!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 18/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to @getblinkops for joining as a Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! Their AI-driven agentic security automation platform lets organizations build custom, no-code security automations and solutions. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 17/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our thanks to @KudelskiSec for *returning* as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They deliver tailored consulting, MDR, IR, threat exposure management, and emerging technology security services across environments. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 14/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our friends at Hack the Box return as a Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! You know their leading upskilling platform and community with hands-on labs, realistic simulations, and gamification. Thank you! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 13/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Our friends at New Genesis Solutions *return* as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They're a local cybersecurity consulting firm that helps orgs strengthen and mature their security programs through tailored program development #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 12/01/2026

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 10/01/2026

We are excited to announce our second keynote for CactusCon 14, Christian Dameff! Christian (quaddi) Dameff is a multi-discipline professor at UC San Diego and co-directs the UCSD Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity. He is also a hacker, CTF champion, and DEF CON/RSA/Black Hat/BSIDES/CC Speaker.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 06/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Thank you Early Warning for returning as an Ally Sponsor! Their risk solutions power secure money movement and fraud prevention through real-time identity verification and predictive risk analytics. Welcome back! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 05/01/2026

Our second keynote speaker is David Colombo! He is an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert, keynote speaker, and startup founder based in Silicon Valley. He is CEO of Alaris Security, developing AI-driven cyber defense platforms. So excited for this talk! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 02/01/2026

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to welcome Backslash Security as a Barrel Sidekick sponsor! They deliver a security platform with visibility, governance, and protection across AI-driven development to secure code from start to finish. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 01/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS ＼(▽￣＼(￣▽￣)／￣▽)／ See you so very soon for CactusCon 14! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 31/12/2025

CactusCon Kids is back with a brand new hardware badge for the kiddos to tinker with and activate: cactuscon.com/cck Join us on Saturday from 9:30AM - 4PM! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 27/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Thank you @bugcrowd.com for returning as a Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! Bugcrowd employs a crowd of vetted ethical hackers with integrated testing services to find, prioritize, and fix bugs in your organization. Welcome back!

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 23/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We're happy to have OWASP back as a Community Sponsor! You know their top 10, but they're also putting out open-source tools, research, and education to uplift the infosec community. Welcome back friends! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 19/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to welcome Aikido Security as a Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! Their platform finds and fixes vulns across code, cloud, containers, and runtime to bring you actionable insights and noise-free risk management.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 12/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are blessed to have our friends at Axon join us for another year as an Ally Sponsor! They've always got a fun booth and lovely people sharing their cool stuff. Welcome back, friends! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 11/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are excited to announce Torq as a Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! They're doing very cool stuff with AI-driven workflows to detect, prioritize, and remediate threats; I'm definitely stopping by their booth this year! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 10/12/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to announce @cisco.com as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! Of course you know them, they're powering millions of networks across the world. Thank you for your support! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 04/12/2025

Every year, a crew of amazing volunteers joins together to make CactusCon great, and one of those people could be you. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?! www.cactuscon.com/volunteer #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 26/11/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to announce the return of @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social as a Sidekick Sponsor! Their educational arm Antisyphon Training is the best in the business, and they have professional services to match. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 14/11/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. Thanks to our new friends at Socket for joining us as a Sidekick Sponsor! They empower dev teams to secure dependencies and ship with confidence across every project. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 12/11/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to welcome back our friends at Hye Tech Network & Security Solutions! From fueling tomorrow’s smart cities to securing today’s complex networks, they have the expertise to get it done! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 07/11/2025

Our first keynote speaker for CactusCon 14 is Selena Larson! Staff threat intelligence researcher at Proofpoint, you may also know her as host for The Cyberwire's "Only Malware in the Building" and Proofpoint's DISCARDED. The threat landscape keeps evolving and I'm excited to hear her talk! #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 13/10/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to welcome back our friends at bishopfox.bsky.social as our first Barrel Sidekick Sponsor! Their stellar security teams have presented incredible content and we are lucky to have them here in the valley. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 12/10/2025

CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors. We are happy to welcome back the @eff.org as a community sponsor! You know and love them as one of the leading voices in digital liberty advocacy and we are so thankful for them returning year after year. #cc14

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 27/02/2025

We would love to again extend our gratitude to all the people involved in CactusCon: sponsors, volunteers, villages, staff, and especially our community for coming out and making it the greatest con yet. Videos will be posted in a month or so. Can't wait to see y'all next year! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 16/02/2025

What a weekend. Thanks for spending Valentine's with the best people on the planet; hackers are awesome, kind, and curious and I always feel recharged after a great con. Much thanks to you, the attendees, and to the staff, volunteers, and sponsors that make CactusCon this incredible experience.

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 14/02/2025

HOOWHEE! What a day. Learned so much and was lovely spending time in meatspace with you humans. I don't think the Agents stand a chance. 😎 See y'all soon at the afterparty starting 5:30PM at Level 1 Arcade Bar! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 14/02/2025

＼(▽￣＼(￣▽￣)／￣▽)／ SEE YOU SOON, FRIENDS! 🥳✨🤖✨🥳

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 14/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. Much thanks to our new sponsor Security Innovation. They provide cybersecurity consultations and solutions, helping businesses protect data and prevent threats; meet with them in the Main Hall TOMORROW! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 13/02/2025

We've got lots of amazing people who attend CactusCon, and Thomas Wilhelm will be there signing his books from 2-3PM tomorrow in Building B near the merch table. And be sure to check his talk @ 3PM on Saturday! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 10/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. One more plug for our awesome, returning Gold Sponsor Kudelski Security. They publish great stuff on their research blog, and have a suite of advisory and technical cybersecurity services you should check out. #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 06/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. Much thanks to our new Silver Sponsor Datadog! Their cloud log aggregation and analytics platform is great for metrics, traces, and logs. Meet their people in our Main Hall! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 05/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. Much thanks to our long-time returning Gold Sponsor Axon! They always bring a fun experience to our main hall and are one of the premiere local cybersecurity shops. #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 04/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. Much thanks to our returning Gold Sponsor Kudelski Security. I love their research blogs, and we hear great things about their advisory, MDR, and technical services. Welcome back! #cc13

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cactuscon @cactuscon.com · 03/02/2025

CactusCon is FEBRUARY 14-15, packed with great talks, people, and sponsors. Much thanks to our long-time returning Gold Sponsor Early Warning! Based here in AZ, they're a local shop doing a big, global job and their team will be here for you at CactusCon 13. #cc13

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