The New CISO: From Dr. No to Bridge Builder? What does modern security leadership look like? Join WICCA & CISO Masterclass for an open conversation with experienced CISOs. 📅 22 Jan 2026 📍 The Hague 🔗 Sign up here:

Ankshita Maunthrooa revisits a trojanized Flash game from her teens, using forensics and reverse engineering to uncover hidden malware. Learn how nostalgia can be weaponized and see practical techniques for detecting post-execution threats. ▶️ Watch here:

Nancy Beers shares what happened when 4,000 hackers gathered at the 10th Dutch Hacker Camp. From innovation to community highlights, get an insider view on organizing one of the Netherlands’ biggest hacker events. ▶️ Watch here:

Nynke Damstra turned password failures into wins at Mediahuis. Using monthly cracking cycles and smart communication, she and her team transformed employee behavior; cutting weak passwords down to 1% across 5 countries. ▶️ Watch here:

Lianne Klaver shares her journey from QA to ethical hacking, revealing the real barriers outsiders face entering cybersecurity. Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how the industry can open doors for new talent. ▶️ Watch here:

Prithvi Bhat dives into the risks of embedded AI, from data poisoning to insecure APIs, and shows practical defenses to protect AI-driven systems before attackers strike. ▶️ Watch here:

Irina Iarlykanova demos Unsafe Code Lab, an open-source collection of vulnerable web frameworks. Learn how modern frameworks break, how to fix them, and explore 10+ Python & JS frameworks. Code & scenarios: github.com/Irench1k/... ▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/hcs5hCQltd4

Cybersecurity doesn’t grab boards’ attention—until it’s too late. Mirjam Kaijser shows how to flip the script, speak their language, and make security a leadership priority before a crisis hits. ▶️ Watch here:

Shaping EU cybersecurity standards isn’t easy. Raluca Viziteu & Wendy Tonks take you inside the CRA standardisation trenches. From clashes and compromises to lessons learned on building consensus across regulators, manufacturers, and open-source communities. ▶️ Watch here:

Compliance isn’t the same as accountability. Andreea Focsa dives into GDPR, NIS2, and DORA to reveal how EU regulations shape behavior and why meeting the rules often isn’t enough to truly secure your organization. ▶️ Watch here:

Cybersecurity isn’t just tech, it’s human. Ramiëlla Ramos shows how empathy, communication, and adaptability turn policies into culture, build trust, and make security actionable, proving soft skills can be your strongest defense. ▶️ Watch here:

Staging and dev APIs leak more than most orgs realize. After analyzing 1,000 domains, Alexandra Charikova exposes shadow APIs, leaked secrets and misconfigurations and shows how to actually fix them with smart discovery and validation. ▶️ Watch here:

Legacy doesn’t die quietly. Marina Bochenkova takes you through the messy reality of phasing out NTLM. The pitfalls, politics, and hard-won lessons every org needs before touching “deprecated” tech. ▶️ Watch the full talk:

Roos & Tünde break down the behavior gap behind 95% of incidents and reveal how to create interventions that actually change actions, not just knowledge. #WICCON2025 ▶️ Watch here:

Last week we visited the @ncsc-nl.bsky.social! They introduced us to their world at the NCSC, presenting inspiring case studies and concluding with a lively panel discussion with their colleagues and the visitors. Thank you for having us 🙏

Wednesday evening WICCA Ireland is going to have an online meetup! 🇮🇪 Get to know this new community, connect, catch-up and co-create and to top it off a fun CTF! Join us here: www.meetup.com/nl-nl...

Most admins fight hard to keep hacking tools out of their network. Julia Freeman’s reality? They live inside hers on purpose. She breaks down the challenges of running a network for pentesters, and the insights her team gained from engagements. ▶️ Catch the talk here:

Have a look at Azure DevOps pipelines, their permission settings, and all the ways in which you think you may have secured your pipeline that actually aren't watertight with Anniek van der Peijl in her #WICCON2025 talk!

Let's go back in time! ⏳ What if you could travel back in time to prevent a security breach before a single line of vulnerable code was written? Check out Akansha Shukla's talk at #WICCON2025

We are sad that #WICCON2025 is over but at least we still have the recordings! Check out this one from Tess about that feeling we all know: "Failure is fun! We learn, when things fail!" ... so why do I feel so shitty right now?

This was #WICCON2025! A big thank you to all the speakers, volunteers, sponsors and attendees! We had a blast and we will see you again next year! We are slowly releasing the recordings of the talks, you can be the first to see them here: youtube.com/playlist...

We have finished our setup and we are ready to all see you at #WICCON205. See you tomorrow! PS. we are almost sold out but there are some last minute tickets left: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

🎤 Before we kick off #WICCON2025, we want to give a huge thank you to Jaimy Thepass, our amazing hostess for the third time! Her energy, attention to detail, and sheer power keep everything running smoothly. From day one to now, we couldn’t do this without her! #WICCON2025

It's not a trick but it's a treat! 🎃 One last reminder (we promise)! #WICCON2025 🗓️ October 30–31 🕸️ Haarlem 🎃 Costumes welcome (but not required) wiccon.nl/schedule#WICCON2025 Join us if you dare.

Get spellbound by inspiring women, capture the flag and Halloween vibes. Just 3 more days! wiccon.nl/schedule #WICCON2025

Tickets are flying like bats at midnight 🦇 We are almost sold out! Don’t miss your chance to attend the cybersecurity conference with the best vibe, the best talks, and the best-dressed volunteers. 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025 #GetYourTicket #SpookyCyber #TechMeetsWitchcraft

🛠️ We know the world runs on legacy. We know it’s not supposed to. This talk shares the adventure of disabling a decades-old Microsoft protocol (NTLM), lessons learned, and practical tips for IT & security teams, plus why decision-makers should care. 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

🎉 1 week to go! #WICCON2025: Workshops, talks, and spooky surprises await, don’t just scroll past this one. Tickets still open! 🔐💻🔥 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 🗓️ wiccon.nl/schedule#WICCON2025: #cybersecurity #infosec #womenincybersecurity

Planning to join the #WICCON2025 coven? Do it fast because we are getting close to being sold out! wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

🚀 First public release at #WICCON2025! Unsafe Code Lab is an open-source collection of vulnerable backend applications built with modern web frameworks. A streamlined way to learn how modern web frameworks work, how they break and how to fix them. Check it out: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025#WICCON2025!

🔍 Cybersecurity training often assumes that awareness leads to action but knowledge alone won’t stop cyber incidents. Explore the human side of security, why traditional awareness fails, and how behaviorally-informed interventions actually reduce risk. 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

🤝 Cybersecurity is about people, not just tech. This talk shows how trust, connection and collaboration drive lasting security, and how soft skills like communication, empathy and adaptability can transform culture and make security stick. Get your ticket now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

🤖 ML in malware detection is powerful, but can it be fooled? This talk explores how classifiers respond to adversarial feature tweaks, with experiments on training, testing, and analyzing model robustness under attack. Come learn from this talk at #WICCON2025 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

⏳ Just 2 weeks until #WICCON2025! The countdown is on! Get ready for mind-blowing talks, hands-on workshops, and networking with the best in cybersecurity. Haven’t got your ticket yet? Now’s the time! 🔐💻✨ 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025#WICCON2025! #womenincybersecurity #infosec

🚨 Cybersecurity isn’t sexy, until a breach hits. Not to boards, anyway. Learn how to make security visible, urgent & actionable with real stories and the RISICO method. Turn “IT problem” into boardroom priority! Come check it out at #WICCON2025 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

🔧 CI/CD pipelines hold power… and juicy privileges. This talk dives into Azure DevOps pipeline security, showing where you think it’s safe, but isn’t. Live demos reveal every flaw and fix. Fingers crossed for the live demos! #WICCON2025 Get your ticket now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

⚖️ Compliance ≠ security. This talk explores the gap between EU frameworks like GDPR, NIS2 & DORA and real legal accountability. A critical look at whether legal accountability improves security or simply encourages minimal compliance. 🎟️ Get your tickets: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

🚀 Breaking into cybersecurity isn’t just about skills, it’s about navigating a system not built for newcomers. This talk shares a real journey from Quality Assurance & account management to ethical hacking, with lessons for aspiring pros, mentors & hiring orgs #WICCON2025 wiccon.nl/tickets-2025#WICCON2025

⏳ Only 3 weeks until #WICCON2025! Get ready for 2 days packed with talks, workshops, and hands-on learning in cybersecurity, AI, and more. Tickets are still available, don’t miss your chance to join the action in Haarlem! 🔐💻✨ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025#WICCON2025!#cybersecurity #infosec

🎮 Nostalgia turned into a forensic deep dive: what seemed like a harmless Flash game from the early 2000s was actually trojanized. A story of curiosity, trust and malware hidden in digital memories. Come check it out at #WICCON2025 : wiccon.nl/schedule#WICCON2025

🕵️‍♂️ Most admins block malware & hackers, but what if your network is designed to let them in? This talk explores the quirks of running infra for a pentest company, from threat modeling to wild lessons learned on the edge of attack & defense. #WICCON2025 🎟️ wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

Talks that challenge, workshops that teach, and a community that pushes boundaries. That’s WICCON 2025. Haarlem, Oct 30–31. Join us & be part of it 👉 wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

Dark nights, bright minds ✨ This Halloween season, WICCON 2025 takes over Haarlem Oct 30–31. Expect thrilling talks, hands-on workshops & a community like no other. Don’t ghost us! Get your ticket 👉 wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 👻 #WICCON2025

🌟 Huge thanks to our Platinum Sponsor; SEC4OT & CoNet! 🌟 Your support helps make #WICCON2025 possible! Bringing the community together for 2 days of talks, workshops & connection in Haarlem. 🙌 Tickets ar going fast, don't forget to get one: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025

🤖 Embedded AI powers products & infrastructure, but also opens new attack surfaces. From adversarial inputs to poisoned data & insecure APIs, this talk unpacks real breaches + a defense framework to fight AI-driven threats. program.wiccon.nl/wi... Tickets: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

🚆 How do you pen-test a tram or metro without disrupting millions of passengers? This talk shares real-world lessons from testing critical transport systems, key findings, and steps to strengthen rail cybersecurity. program.wiccon.nl/wi... Get your tickets now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

⏳ What if you could stop a breach before vulnerable code was written? This talk reimagines DevOps as a “time machine,” showing how Shift-Left security, threat modeling, SAST/SCA & testing, prevents issues early. program.wiccon.nl/wi... Get your tickets now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

💭 Failure, doubt & imposter feelings, we’ve all been there. In this open talk, Tess shares 25 years of lessons on turning setbacks into growth, tools for reflection, and how to cope when things don’t go as planned. program.wiccon.nl/wi... Get your tickets now: wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce @gitlab.com as our diamond sponsor for #WICCON2025. Let’s create a more diverse and inclusive cybersecurity world together ✨ 🦊 #womenintech #cybersecurity

The schedule is shaping up, the speakers are lined up, and the WICCON 2025 community is ready. Haarlem, Oct 30–31: 2 days of talks, workshops & inspiration. Secure your ticket before they’re gone 👉 wiccon.nl/tickets-2025 #WICCON2025