After a day of hacking, learning, & flamingo hunting, the fun’s just starting! Join us 17:30–19:00 for hors d’oeuvres, light bites, & the incredible 3 Martini Jeannie! I might even hop on drums for a few songs!! 🦩💗 #BSidesChicago #FlamingoUprising events.humanitix.com/bsideschicag...

It's going to be a week, that's for sure.

2025 will be my last #BSidesChicago. I know I’ll cry, but they’ll be tears of gratitude for this community. One final #FlamingoUprising, workshops Oct 31, conference Nov 1. I’ve given my heart for almost 10 yrs - Come laugh, learn, and maybe cry with me at my final @bsideschicago.bsky.social

Still Here! Woo Hoo!!

Debunking Trump's Bizarre Claims About Tylenol & Autism

Well, it’s working — the Epstein files stay tucked away, neat and silent. Perfect system: secrets in velvet boxes, accountability in the lost-and-found. Cool. We’ll keep pretending that’s acceptable. NOT! #EpsteinFiles #Accountability #Transparency #JusticeMatters #ExposeTheTruth #NoMoreSilence

Honestly, I'm just going to start up a company that makes clothing out of various types of bubble wrap and foam padding for people like me.

Workshops drop this weekend!! Seats will vanish FAST! Bring your laptop, bring your curiosity, and maybe bring a fire extinguisher!!! 🖥️🔥 #BSidesChicago #CyberSecurity @rnbwkat.bsky.social @sashatheflamingo.bsky.social

At this point, we need custom badges that say: “I survived Hacker Summer Camp… but my immune system did not.” – Now with Paxlovid power-ups! #hackersummercamp #cybersecurity

DEFCON 33… and why my 30th might be my last. 🧵 I’ve been going to DEFCON since DEFCON 3 — this year was #DEFCON33. Do the math. That’s three decades of heat, chaos, linecon, and watching people discover that “defcon Wi-Fi” and “reliable” are still mortal enemies. 1/7

It's ALIVE!!!!! #cybersecurity #hackersummercamp

My gaydar sucks. Grocery store clerk - an absolutely lovely woman I've met a few times before, chit chatting as I check out and she smiles and says, "You smell absolutely delicious" Was I just hit on?

Sunday reminder: #BSidesChicago #CFP closes July 31. Got something to say? Say it. Submit your talk, workshop, or lightning round. Let’s make 2025 even better. sessionize.com/bsideschicag...

fuck congress

#BSidesChicago #CFP is now open for conference submissions!! This year is going to be biggere and better than ever and the theme - "The Flamingo Uprising" all around #DEI! events.humanitix.com/bsideschicag...

@sashatheflamingo.bsky.social will be getting caught up with #CyberSecurity Posts on her website this week - sashatheflamingo.xyz you should keep an eye on it!

🎉 TODAY’S THE DAY! 🎉 @sashatheflamingo.bsky.social has officially landed in Leeds! With a little help from her human (that’s me! 😄), Sasha is taking the stage at #BSidesLeeds to talk about her global honeypot mischief—er, network. Let’s do this, Leeds! #honeypots #CyberSecurity

I’m going to be building a thread of protest footage and content I can find as the afternoon and evening unfold from LA

Pasadena, CA: The AC Hotel has asked ICE to leave. Hosting ICE agents at your hotel is bad for business.

Full title is "Confound and Delay:Honeypot Chronicles From the Digital Battlefield" and it's going to be a blast! #cybersecurity #honeypots

The bots are really getting sloppy; "invalid username '{{username}}'" Only 5000 of them on one #honeypot this morning. ha ha ha #CyberSecurity

Calling me “woke” and expecting me to be insulted is hilarious. “You’re empathetic, kind to people, and well-informed.” Ouch, sick burn. 😅

In my off time, and to keep my brain from turning to mush staring at computer screens all day, I write silly stories about Sentient PopTarts. You can find the first one here, with links to Book 2, 3 and 4 in each doc. #CyberSecurity docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Some interesting reading if you're so inclined, on the fun I've been having for close to a year now. #honeypots #cybersecurity bsideschicago.org/kat-skratches/

@bsidesseattle.bsky.social wasn’t just a conference — it was a #community. Watching ppl connect, learn, laugh, and feel seen reminded me why we do this. Thank you to all the #bsidesseattle participants who made space for others. You made it feel like home. #inclusion #diversity #DEI

Gave my "lessons learned" #honeypot talk at @bsidesseattle.bsky.social yesterday, it felt great! So many great ?s and discussions after. Also, while handling speaker ops, hit 23,379 steps & 12 miles! Let's go Day 2!! #BSidesSeattle #cybersecurity

Is it possible, I found the connection? #bsideslancashire #emartin #honeypots

A few ppl at #bsideslancs have asked about my pop tart stories. Here's book 3. Links to book 1 and 2 are in the header docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My g/f just bought me a garden gnome. I want to name it Kristi Gnome because it's hollow, artificial, and my cats are terrified of it. #MAGAts

We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff

On many of my customer's websites as well as several of my #honeypots, this username has been appearing a lot - "LauraCardona" - very specific, and oddly confusing? #hacking #cybersecurity #Infosec

Duh!!!!

Congratulations everyone, we've successfully time traveled one hour into the future today! Side effects may include: confusion about what time it actually is, wondering why your microwave and car clock are plotting against you, and the special joy of losing an hour of precious weekend sleep.

Great keynote from @malwaretech.com and didn't mention AI once!! Woo hoo!! #infosec #tprm

I love this! Truer words were never spoken.

I went to the hardware store yesterday. I went in and told them I needed to buy some 2x4's. The salesperson said, "How long do you need them?" Silly question, they are going into the wall, I need them for a really long time!

Book 2 in "The Unfrosted Files" series - Coastal Whispers #cybersecurity #PopTarts docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Forrest is so awesome and fun in putting these idiots in their place! youtu.be/M0uCLgFMC-c?...

Well, I'll never shop at Target again. Fuck them.

To those affected by recent changes, know this: You belong here. 💜 Let’s continue to show the world the #cybersecurity community is a beacon of #inclusion, curiosity, and collaboration. We’re proud to stand by these values, and we’ll never stop fighting for them. 🦩🔥 #DEI #BSidesChicago

If I was Matt, of all people, I would probably not muse about where kids are gonna be spending their time.

Sometimes you just want to throw in the towel and completely give up. This is one of those sometimes. #WednesdayVibes #cybersecurity #GiveUp

🦩 Squawk! Your favorite flamingo just had the most amazing weekend escape in NYC! Watched my bestie @rnbwkat.bsky.social lay down some FIRE drum tracks in the studio! 🥁✨ 1/5

🎓 Want to share your security knowledge at BSides Chicago 2025? Whether you've led workshops before or have always wanted to try teaching - we want to hear from you! Security is built on knowledge sharing, and YOUR expertise could help others level up their skills. 1/3

Biden: "In four years, the economy created 16.6 million new jobs, the most in any single presidential term. We've created jobs every single month I was in office ... the economy I'm leaving is the best in the world."

New in PN: North Carolina Republicans restart the steal "The entire state supreme court affair is a microcosm of the last several years, a one-stop-shop highlighting all the ways in which Republicans have used the nonexistent problem of election fraud to destroy trust and make it harder to vote."

🦩 Squawk! Did anybirdie else blink and suddenly it's 10 days into 2024? Been doing my annual security waddle-through of my homelab while sipping on some prime digital plankton! 🏠🔒 1/5

And now bluesky. *sigh* Over 2 dozen spam accounts found me the last 24 hrs. Social is social and human scum exists everywhere. ☹️

4 years ago Trump incited a deadly riot on our Capitol. He tries to tell you what you saw with your own eyes wasn't real, his associates deleted texts and told lies for him. The fact remains today- Donald Trump is a weak, cowardly traitor to our country.

Perhaps going out until 1am and then getting up at 4:45 was not the smartest thing? But I still had an amazing night and so far this morning, already cleaned the stove! (guest coming this afternoon) #HappyNewYear