CactusCon

CactusCon13
February 14-15, 2025
Mesa, AZ

Welcome to CactusCon 9!

February 04, 2021  /  Jessica Solper

Welcome to CactusCon 9!!!!

The Discord server for CactusCon 9 is now open for registered attendees at https://cactuscon.com/cc9. All talks and speaker Q&A are on Discord.

READ THIS: LOOK FOR A DM FROM @Hacktar IN DISCORD

TO CHECK IN TO THE CON IF YOU DID NOT GET A DM FROM @Hacktar , JUST SEND HIM A FRIENDLY HELLO!

Check-in & Registration

  • As with previous years' in-person conference, registration is handled through Eventbrite.

  • If you have your ticket already, great! Get the PDF ready and look for a DM (direct message) from @Hacktar with instructions on how to check in.

  • If you don't have your ticket yet, head to https://cactuscon.com/register and follow the instructions (it's free!)

  • If you're having trouble, just send !reg to @Hacktar to open a help ticket and one of our volunteers will give you a hand.

General Info

  • Please take a minute to read over the #rules-⛔ channel. Failure to follow could mean being ejected from the con

  • Keep an eye on #announcements-📢 to stay in the know on events and upcoming talks. - We'll be conducting giveaways throughout the con in #giveaways-🏆

  • The schedule of talks and workshops is available in the #schedule-🕜 channel.

  • There's a clock at the top of the channel list so our non-AZ attendees can easily know what time it is "at the con". It updates every 5 minutes.

Discord Use

  • On the left, you'll see a list of channels you can chat in. There's also Voice Channels in each section that we encourage you to jump into!

  • If a voice channel is getting a bit crowded, you're welcome to jump over to a Breakout Voice Channel - They're open for anyone to use!

Talks & Workshops

  • Talks & Workshops will be presented pre-recorded using YouTube Premiere mode. This means that at the scheduled talk time, you can head over to the specific talk link and watch it in real-time with the rest of us.

  • The links to each talk will be announced in #announcements-📢 prior to the starting time.

  • Immediately following a talk, YouTube will display a link to the live Q&A with the presenter.

  • To ask questions of a presenter, please use the #talks-q-and-a-❓-closed channel, and they will either respond in chat, or address it during the live Q&A.

  • Discussion about the current in-progress talk is in the #talks-discussion-🗣-closed channel

  • After a talk is over, please move conversation about it to the #talks-hallway-🚪-closed channel.

  • Workshop registration was handled through Eventbrite as well. If you've pre-registered for a workshop, send @Hacktar the ticket barcode for the workshop and you'll be granted access to the voice and text channel where the workshop will be held.

Sponsors

  • Our partners, supports, sponsors, and community sponsors are the reason we can make this all happen!

  • Our Partners & Sponsors have their own dedicated channels, and will be conducting giveaways in them, so keep an eye out!

  • (Note that entering a sponsor giveaway will provide your name and email from your Eventbrite registration to the sponsor)

  • Our supporters & in-kind sponsors can be interacted with in the #sponsors-closed channel.

Moderation & Support

  • If you need moderator help, you can tag @Moderators at any time

  • Additionally, you can use !mod in any room or a DM with @Hacktar and It'll open up a private support chat for you with a moderator.

  • If you need any additional help, head over to #help-and-support-🆘 and we'll take care of you.

categories / 2021, Update

CactusCon 9 CTF Announcement

January 20, 2021  /  Guest User

We are proud to announce our CTF event for CactusCon 9 (2021)!

This year's CTF will be presented by Threat Simulations on February 5, 2021. The event will start shortly after opening comments and will close just prior to closing remarks for Friday, Day 1 of CactusCon 9. This CTF will be a solo event and is geared toward beginner to intermediate players. The categories will be Computer Network Exploitation, Web, Crypto, Forensics, and more.

There will be prizes awarded to active players throughout the event. Please register via EventBrite here to help us get an estimated number of participants so that we can scale our infrastructure properly.

Join us on Discord (cactuscon.com/discord) and follow @pwneip on Twitter for more information on prizes and challenges.

See you there!!

CactusCon 9 Registration

January 10, 2021  /  Jessica Solper

CactusCon 9 registration is now open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cactuscon-2021-tickets-125230655261.

General admission tickets are free and get you access to talks, workshops, and events.

Community Sponsor tickets are available for anyone who wants to donate. Community sponsors who donate $100 or more will get a t-shirt in addition to recognition and our eternal thanks.

Volunteer sign-up is online at https://www.cactuscon.com/volunteer.

Merch will be available for purchase online separate from event registration.

October Update: Current Planning Status

October 07, 2020  /  Guest User

My name is Ryan, and as of last year I've taken over as the lead organizer for CactusCon. While we are in the planning phases of our upcoming virtual conference, I'd like to keep everyone informed as to how things are shaping up for the crew. I'm sharing this update with everyone to provide some transparency into our planning efforts.

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categories / Update, 2021