Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Go go go don’t miss out on a sick fit! Merch orders close ‼️ tomorrow ‼️ (Wed 30th Oct) events.humanitix.com/kawaiicon-4/... 033
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026✨ Day 21: What's in ya tubs -- richö butts kawaiicon.org/talks/whats-... 012
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026✨ Day 20: Breaking Bad Routers: 6 Vendors, 6 Shells, 0 Days -- MrBruh kawaiicon.org/talks/breaki... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026✨ Day 19: Vulnerability Research: how to get started hacking anything -- Jim Rush kawaiicon.org/talks/vulner... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026✨ Day 18: plz don't hallucinate my childhood -- John kawaiicon.org/talks/plz-do... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026✨ Day 17: The Cost of Stunt Cryptography -- Peter Gutmann kawaiicon.org/talks/cost-o... 011
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026✨ Day 16: Much Ado About "n/a": The Tragedy of CVE5 Data Quality -- Jess Lowe kawaiicon.org/talks/cve5-d... 013
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026✨ Day 15: The cookie is a lie: Handing Canarytoken sessions to infostealers -- Will & Jacob kawaiicon.org/talks/cookie... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026✨ Day 14: Building Leviathans -- Robbie Litchfield kawaiicon.org/talks/buildi... 002
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026✨ Day 13: My Accidental Neopets Crime Ring -- Zelle Marcovicci kawaiicon.org/talks/neopet... 012
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026✨ Day 12: Heed The Wizard's Warnings - Burnout mitigation strategies & observability advice for Yourself-as-a-Service -- Dan Bourke kawaiicon.org/talks/heed-t... 032
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026✨ Day 11: Kubernetes, it's no longer cool, but let's secure it anyway -- Bea Hughes kawaiicon.org/talks/securi... 043
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026✨ Day 10: Red Teaming is dead. Long live Red Teaming. -- notnotcharlie & Tim Goddard (pruby) kawaiicon.org/talks/red-te... 002
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026✨ Day 9: Want me to take it from here? Changing how we work, live, and relate to the criminal justice system -- Dylan Ayrey & Michael Nolan kawaiicon.org/talks/want-m... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026✨ Day 8: How to have a successful failure -- D.Roc & Smiling Dragon kawaiicon.org/talks/how-to... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026✨ Day 7: DIY Sovereign Cloud or: How I Learned to Stop Using Hyperscalers -- Shlee kawaiicon.org/talks/diy-so... 011
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026✨ Day 6: How Is Red Team Infra Formed -- Adam 'feabell' Bell kawaiicon.org/talks/red-te... 011
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026✨ Day 5: Troubleshooting to SYSTEM: Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Diagnostics -- Ben Wilson kawaiicon.org/talks/window... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026✨ Day 4: Inside NZ's Digital Identity Stack (And How Do You Even Test This Thing?) -- Nick von Dadelszen kawaiicon.org/talks/nz-dig... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026✨ Day 3: Hacking EV Chargers: From Bluetooth to Contactor -- Brendan Scarvell kawaiicon.org/talks/ocular... 001
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026✨ Day 2: A SecOps manager, an epidemiologist and a bacterium walk into a bar -- Izzi kawaiicon.org/talks/secops... 022
Reposted by KawaiiconKawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026✨ Day 1: Finding vibe leaked API keys every day -- "Alex" kawaiicon.org/talks/vibe-l... 072
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The schedule is up! kawaiicon.org/schedule/ In the lead up to the con, we wanna ✨ highlight ✨ (on the daily) all the speakers we are lucky to have on stage this year! In no particular order ... 👇kawaiicon.orgSchedule - Kawaiicon 2026Find out who's speaking when! 212312
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Excite! Kawaiicon 4 is getting closer and we need volunteers to help make the con awesome! If this sounds like you, check out kawaiicon.org/cfv/ and sign up to volunteer. 040
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026✨ 83 days till the con, and there’s lots of exciting updates ✨ >Call For Volunteers is open >Girl Geek Dinner tickets are live >Merch orders close 30 Sept >Call For Participation closes tonight‼️ kawaiicon.org/news/kawaiicon.orgNews - Kawaiicon 2026Con updates from the Crüe! 055
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Been meaning to submit but hadn’t quite got around to doing it yet? Call For Participation (CFP) closes midnight Friday 7th of August, NZST Just one week left!!static.klipy.comCute Cat Typing on LaptopAlt: Cute Cat Typing on Laptop 187
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Kia ora hacker friends, a reminder: Tickets are live: kawaiicon.org/news/ aaaaaand The CFP is still open (closing Friday 7th of August, NZST): kawaiicon.org/cfp/ 0148
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Time to shake over to the website for wave 1 tickets, hacker friends: kawaiicon.org/news/static.klipy.comBMO Performs a KickflipALT: BMO Performs a Kickflip 11813
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Ohaiiii, a reminder the Kawaiicon 4 Call For Participation is currently open, closing on the 7th of August kawaiicon.org/cfp Get your talks, hallway con or satellite event subs in now! 0105
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026*tap*🎙️ This is your friendly reminder the Kawaiicon 2026 Call For Participation (CFP) is currently open! kawaiicon.org/cfp Talks, hallway con or satellite events, get ‘em in before the CFP closes 7 Aug. 🫳🎙️ 054
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Feel that? Yes, that is your sixth sense telling you: The Kawaiicon 2026 Call For Participation (CFP) is open! kawaiicon.org/cfp Want to be part of our chaotic gaggle and theatrical show? It could be a talk, or any flavor of whimsical fun for the hallway con or satellite events. CFP closes 7 Aug. 0169
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Kawaiicon is back for 2026 and while we get a lot done with volunteer help, Wellington City Council don't accept venue payment in high fives 🙏. The 2026 Kawaiicon Call for Sponsors is open! If you want a copy of our sponsor pack, throw us an email at kiwicon@kiwicon.org. 01618
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026kawaiicon.org Kawaiicon 4: October 30-31, 2026 let the magical con ritual begin!media.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a sheep wearing a black crownAlt: a cartoon drawing of a sheep wearing a black crown dancing 32513
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Wanna re-live the ✨kawaii ✨ magic? Well lucky ducks, guess what we have prepared! All of the Kawaiicon 3 talks are up on YouTube! Check em out! youtube.com/@kawaiiconnzyoutube.comKawaiicon NZNew Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨ 15223
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 10/11/2025If you wanna re-live the magic ✨ or catch a talk you missed: we will do *something* for recordings once we have cleared it with speakers and sorted them out! We shall update here once they are available! 0402
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Well, that's a wrap folks. The sparkles are gone, the llama is packed up. See you at Leroy's for the after party! 🤘 4350
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Good morning, hacker friends! See y'all soon for day 2! Cozy up to our camping llama buddy and be amazed by some legit codebreaking gear! 0171
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Time to relax, hacker friends! See you at the movies, or at our @cahoots.nz & Chill hangout in the Renouf! 0131
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025If you wanna know more about your badge and how to recycle it after the con, check out the details here: kawaiicon.org/badges/ Or if you are NZ, plant it yourself! Just rip it up, plant it, and watch your hacker flowers grow.kawaiicon.orgBadges - Kawaiicon 2025Your Kawaiicon 3 badge was laser etched and cut from recycled paper with wildflower seed mixture. It was kindly handmade for us by the Papermill in Whangārei. 0152
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025If anyone wonders why Chris chose te kore for the walk on song here's the lyrics (with English translation). It's perfect for opening a conference! www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alien...azlyrics.comAZLyrics - request for access 070
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Kicking off soon, pals! We are streaming live if you are still in reg or cozy in your own hacker den: www.twitch.tv/kawaiiconnztwitch.tvKawaiiconNZ - TwitchNew Zealand's cute infosec con (& book publishers) ✨The weirdness returns: November 6-8, 2025 0102
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 05/11/2025It's PRE REG DAY! Don't be on time - cause we are running late :D Pre-reg will start closer to 1pm. So grab some lunch, then come by MFC after 1pm! 1174
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025It's con week! Ahh! Whether you have been coming since we were Kiwicon, or are a hacker con newbie, there's probs new stuff happening around the venue that you haven't heard of. Take a look! 🧵media.tenor.comCute Happy GIFALT: Cute Happy GIF 2259
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The shop is closing up on 10 October! Use your discount code now if you want a personalised badge. Or get your ticket now if you want to come to the con! kawaiicon.org/news/media.tenor.coma cat standing on its hind legs looking at itself in a mirrorALT: a cat standing on its hind legs looking at itself in a mirror 023
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Two con updates that will make you go: Σ(°ロ°) - Our schedule is live! Take a gander at all the amazeballs speakers, and the exciting events happening in the hallway this year! - Our merch orders close 1 October! Get your orders in now, or miss out More details over at kawaiicon.org/news/!media.tenor.coma cartoon cat with its mouth open and the word shhh written above itALT: a cartoon cat with its mouth open and the word shhh written above it 082
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 14/09/2025We can't run Kawaiicon alone. We depend on a boost from our amazing team of volunteers to make it a success! Our Call for Volunteers is now open: kawaiicon.org/cfv/ Even if you just have a few hours to spare, we would love the help!media.tenor.coma cat is standing in front of a blue door that says ' vayagif.com ' on the bottomALT: a cat is standing in front of a blue door that says ' vayagif.com ' on the bottom 0106
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Last wave of tickets have been set free. Smash those keys and click that mouse to grab your tickets if you haven't! After this wave, we are sold out! Free unwaged and student tickets still up for grabs too! Go go go!media.tenor.coma cartoon of a blue cat sitting on a keyboard with rays coming out of itAlt: a cartoon of a blue cat sitting on a keyboard with rays coming out of it 6142
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025News hot off the press: kawaiicon.org/news/ Free unwaged/student tickets still up for grabs & final ticket wave up on Friday afternoon. Set your clocks, people! Now a word from our kawaii sponsors: ( ꜆-ࡇ-)꜆ ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁media.tenor.coma dog in a suit and tie is sitting at a tableALT: a dog in a suit and tie is sitting at a table 1105
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Wave 1 gone! If you missed out, worry not. Another wave will open next week! Date and time to be announced here, so just keep your eyes peeled!media.tenor.coma cartoon of a bear covering his nose with his hand and the words just like that he 's goneALT: a cartoon of a bear covering his nose with his hand and the words just like that he 's gone 271
Kawaiicon @kawaiicon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Wave 1 tickets, merch, and event tix are up, y'all: kawaiicon.org Don't worry, there will be another wave next week if you miss out today! We will announce the day/time once we recover from the gauntlet of con things this week :Dmedia.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a teddy bear holding a bunch of moneyALT: a cartoon drawing of a teddy bear holding a bunch of money 12410