Upcoming Technical Security Talks & Workshops at BsidesNoVA – Oct 10–11 (Arlington VA)
BsidesNoVA (Oct 10–11 at GMU Mason Square, Arlington VA) is a **community-run, volunteer-organized security conference**. Sharing here because several of this year’s **talks and workshops are deeply technical** and may be of interest to practitioners and researchers in the DMV area: 🔹 **Detection / Blue-Team / DFIR** * ATT&CK-driven detection engineering with **Sigma & KQL** * **Network-forensics in hybrid environments** * **Memory-forensics at scale** on Linux/macOS * **Threat-intel-driven hunts & breach-simulation lab** 🔹 **Adversary / Research / OSINT** * **Breaking AI-based phishing detection** * **OSINT pivoting techniques** for actor tracking * **Live breach scenarios** in Breach Village 🔹 **Other Highlights** * **Capture-the-Flag** (real-world IR/OSINT/crypto challenges – $1,000 prize + Black Badge) * Hallway-con & villages for DFIR, AI, and CTI collaboration * Program is **peer-driven; no vendor pitches or sales content** The agenda & CFP archive: [**https://bsidesnova.org**](https://bsidesnova.org) 📍 **Oct 10–11 | GMU Mason Square – Arlington VA** Posting with mod awareness; goal is to highlight technical sessions for anyone nearby who wants to learn or collaborate in person.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This content has been identified as promotional or non-threat material.
Potential Impact
No security impact - promotional content.
Mitigation Recommendations
No mitigation needed - not a security threat.
Upcoming Technical Security Talks & Workshops at BsidesNoVA – Oct 10–11 (Arlington VA)
Description
BsidesNoVA (Oct 10–11 at GMU Mason Square, Arlington VA) is a **community-run, volunteer-organized security conference**. Sharing here because several of this year’s **talks and workshops are deeply technical** and may be of interest to practitioners and researchers in the DMV area: 🔹 **Detection / Blue-Team / DFIR** * ATT&CK-driven detection engineering with **Sigma & KQL** * **Network-forensics in hybrid environments** * **Memory-forensics at scale** on Linux/macOS * **Threat-intel-driven hunts & breach-simulation lab** 🔹 **Adversary / Research / OSINT** * **Breaking AI-based phishing detection** * **OSINT pivoting techniques** for actor tracking * **Live breach scenarios** in Breach Village 🔹 **Other Highlights** * **Capture-the-Flag** (real-world IR/OSINT/crypto challenges – $1,000 prize + Black Badge) * Hallway-con & villages for DFIR, AI, and CTI collaboration * Program is **peer-driven; no vendor pitches or sales content** The agenda & CFP archive: [**https://bsidesnova.org**](https://bsidesnova.org) 📍 **Oct 10–11 | GMU Mason Square – Arlington VA** Posting with mod awareness; goal is to highlight technical sessions for anyone nearby who wants to learn or collaborate in person.
AI-Powered Analysis
Technical Analysis
This content has been identified as promotional or non-threat material.
Potential Impact
No security impact - promotional content.
Mitigation Recommendations
No mitigation needed - not a security threat.
Technical Details
- Source Type
- Subreddit
- netsec
- Reddit Score
- 1
- Discussion Level
- minimal
- Content Source
- reddit_link_post
- Domain
- bsidesnova.org
- Newsworthiness Assessment
- {"score":29.1,"reasons":["external_link","newsworthy_keywords:apt,breach,ttps","non_newsworthy_keywords:learn,community","established_author","very_recent"],"isNewsworthy":true,"foundNewsworthy":["apt","breach","ttps","sigma"],"foundNonNewsworthy":["learn","community"]}
- Has External Source
- true
- Trusted Domain
- false
Threat ID: 68e297f76e5daa7007366da7
Added to database: 10/5/2025, 4:08:23 PM
Last enriched: 10/5/2025, 4:08:25 PM
Last updated: 2/7/2026, 3:59:51 PM
Views: 114
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