We’re getting ready for SAINTCON 2026 to really kick off, with Registration opening on July 15 at 13:00 MDT. Conference passes will go fast, if the past few years are any indication, so be prepared if you want to attend! saintcon.org

We're excited to introduce a SAINTCON innovation called the Comms Log. It will give you a quick and easy view of what is open, what's upcoming, and what's closed. There's even something as yet unannounced! Check it out: saintcon.org/comms/

The SAINTCON 26 Calls For are wrapping up soon! Get your submissions to speak, train, or volunteer in now: saintcon.org

SAINTCON 26 Trainings needs you! Bring your talents, skills, expertise, and knowledge to Utah’s leading information security conference in October: saintcon.org/call-for-tra...

Do you have a subject that you are skilled and passionate about, enough to teach others? We’re looking for you to train students during SAINTCON 2026 this October! The Call for Trainers is now open: www.saintcon.org/call-for-tra...

The SAINTCON 2026 CFP is now open! Bring your skills and talents to the stage at SAINTCON this year and share them with the audience during the leading information security conference in Utah: www.saintcon.org/call-for-pap...

The next phase of SAINTCON 26 starts with the Call for Volunteers! We rely on dedicated people being part of Contests, Communities, Events, and all of the other activities and services that are part of the conference. Start here: saintcon.org/call-for-vol...

It’s your last day to submit an entry for the SAINTCON 26 Call for Communities, Contests, and Events! Get your stuff together and join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The SAINTCON 2026 Calls For are now open! Communities, Contests, and Events! www.saintcon.org/exp/call-for...

Get nerdy in the SAINTCON Hallway with pope and @jhaddix.bsky.social SC25 - Hallway Talks - @jhaddix youtu.be/gLXAk3JAnd8

The SAINTCON Hallway gets really interesting when pope and @thedarktangent.bsky.social f Moss sit down and chat about growth, @torproject.org , Apple device memory security, and so much more: SC25 - Hallway Talks - Jeff Moss youtu.be/nWnPXlu8CUw

Sit down in the SAINTCON Hallway with presenter @malwarejake.bsky.social and pope for a chat about Prodigy, dogs, and AI. SC25 - Hallway Talks - MalwareJake youtu.be/newEl8h12ok

it me! this is one of my favorite talks i've done :)

SAINTCON 25 presenter @mubix.com sits down with pope in the Hallway for a chat about handles, encryption mistakes, leadership principles, and more: youtu.be/GwAhwbagf-U

Sit down with SAINTCON 25 Keynote speaker @johnhammond.bsky.social and pope in the Hallway for a fun chat: youtu.be/IfM_AzFunX8

KEVs are what makes ransomware tick, and they should be your greatest concern. @kimber.bsky.social breaks down the lifecycle of a KEV during this SAINTCON 25 presentation and gives you all of the reasons why you should be worried about them: youtu.be/Pl6wFU6cqUs

SAINTCON needs pope to get out there and find fun and interesting presenters to bring back to Utah. This dovetails with doing conferences like @BlackHatEvents which sees it's fair share of fascinating network traffic. BHNOC stories: youtu.be/ZXznGvlcOeY

SAINTCON founder Jup1t3r presented during the 2025 conference on the past, present, and future of UtahSAINT and the community: youtu.be/b08YeU9UDoA

Identity Security is the front door to your environment. It’s not a solved problem, by any stretch of the imagination, and you should pay more attention to it. During this excellent SAINTCON 25 presentation by Dhivya Balasubramanian you’ll find out more: youtu.be/yxy3qSLH9so?...

Graph Neural Networks are one of the fix-all solutions sold by vendors, but are they? Kartikeya Sharma discusses several ways to circumvent these systems during this SAINTCON 25 presentation: youtu.be/BnTDWJxOwuQ?...

Day 3 of SAINTCON 25 started out with a compelling keynote presentation from @strandjs.bsky.social - Onions, Belts and Fashion youtu.be/5kXQQopuby8?...

Putting a piece of hardware on a network is a fascinating way to gain access, monitor, exfiltrate, and generally own it. Custom hardware is something that takes a real passion for, and c4m0ufl4g3 discusses the process in this SAINTCON 25 presentation: youtu.be/k-BbXJJO7GY?...

Red and Blue are positioned as the polar opposite in InfoSec, but within the same company they should definitely be Purple. Ivan Koshkin goes through some real-life experience with getting two teams to talk to each other and the results are noteworthy: youtu.be/F67RuPbIG-Y

Translating from one industry to the next is hard and take a lot of time. @klrgrz.bsky.social Andy Piazza presented SAINTCON from experience transitioning from gov to corpo and the challenges with best practices. SAINTCON 2025 - Andy Piazza - PIRs & Battle Scars youtu.be/i5BvfkAy8Gk

What happens when @malwarejake.bsky.social pokes a stick into AI during real-world situations and risk assessments. You may be surprised, and you’ll definitely be entertained: SAINTCON 2025 - Jake Williams - Findings From Real-World AI Application Assessments youtu.be/MyRIZZYFgiE

See @darkmatter.bsky.social ter @kl34n.bsky.social and others at the mercy of klipper in the SAINTCON 2025 EDC Showdown? How would you have fared? youtu.be/jQV88-xpLcc?...

Traffic lights are boring, but fascinating. How do they work? Why do they change? Are they networked? SAINTCON 25 presenter Andrew Lemon digs into all of the above and more in this fun presentations: youtu.be/QzUAltEfIMo?...

Start off the new week with another SAINTCON 25 presentation. This one is from Doug Hubbard and how to Build Safer AI Systems: youtu.be/_NOSEEiluaE?si

SAINTCON 25 presentations continue to roll out! Keep an eye on the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

SAINTCON 25 presentations continue to roll out! Keep an eye on the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Healthcare hacking using ransomware is a severe threat to health. SAINTCON 25 speaker Paige Ishii presents from an interesting point of view about Defending Against the Dark Arts: youtu.be/efG9rhRBYYY?...

Our first Keynote from SAINTCON 25 was @_JohnHammond and his InfoSec Yard Sale presentation. See it now on YouTube: youtu.be/7HbedwAAfCI?...

More SAINTCON 25 videos are now available from Layne Hanson and Val Saengphalbu: youtu.be/3mMgGG5go7s?...

The SAINTCON 25 Badge and Firmware files are now available from @theMKFactor github.com/compukidmike...

Thank you @saintcon.bsky.social Please check out this post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We here at SAINTCON are so pleased that the 2025 edition of our conference went so well. We have some of this year’s content available via the live streams on YouTube, and please be patient while we work on the individual presentations: www.youtube.com/saintcon

All 2025 Official MiniBadges for SAINTCON have been published on GitHub. github.com/utahsaint-or...

There is zero chance I can terminate a LAN cable in under two minutes, let alone 52 seconds. @saintcon.bsky.social

The SAINTCON 25 soundscape playlist is now available on YouTube Music, put together by @kampf.bsky.social and klipper music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The last speaking sessions of SAINTCON 25 start at 11. Pope will be talking about the Black Hat NOC, Santiago about Hacker’s Challenge, and Zodiak on…well just have a look: www.saintcon.org/schedule/

Stream Day 4 of SAINTCON 25 live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/u4OiZnP...

It's @rayredacted.com doing his fantastic talk at @saintcon.bsky.social!

True story and *definitely* the plot of WarGames - @rayredacted.com at @saintcon.bsky.social.

@saintcon.bsky.social 25 x Octopus Game Final Day Stats: 177 registered 151 checked in 61 completed at least 1 quest 15 completed all main quests 4 completed all main, side and bonus quests There's still time: Turn in final points 8a-9a Tiebreaker at 9:30a Prizes at 10a

The SAINTCON 25 badge and contest had everyone talking, plotting, and sometimes doing things they shouldn’t have. Find out more from the team that built it all in Track 2 / Ballroom B now, at 10AM.

It’s Friday at SAINTCON, which means that we are nearly done with another conference. If you’ve lost an item, please go to the Expo Hall and find the Info Booth. The Expo Floor _is_ open, and talks go from 10AM to Noon, then we finish with lunch and Closing Ceremonies

We are SPOILED this year for presenters, and there’s not greater example of these two: @rayredacted.com and @mubix.com will be presenting at 3:30 in Track 3 and Track 2 respectively. Rob Fuller will be streamed live on YouTube while Ray will be in person. www.youtube.com/live/DJcSVh9...

Such a great con. Will be back next year if at all possible. Real Derbycon and Wild West Hacking Fest feels.

Don’t miss “Jurrasic RFID World” by SAINTCON alumni @iceman1001.bsky.social at 2:30 in Track 2 / Ballroom B! Stream it LIVE on YouTube saintcon2025.sessionize.com/session/985525

No thank you. I prefer not to be sold on my load out. I prefer to select my EDC load out for my specific needs. The most dangerous situation someone can enter is believing a bug out bag, loaded with gear they don’t know how to use, will save their life.