Howdy all! We have just opened call for papers and trainers for new security event, called x33fcon (pronounced /EziEf-kEn/) taking place in Poland between April 24-28, 2017. Yet another security con? Nope. The idea behind x33fcon is to focus on a very specific need of the security industry: collaboration between blue and red teams (sometimes referred to as purple teaming). We know from our professional experience how hard it can be to build a solid bridge between those who assess security and those who guard the castle. Many misconceptions and misunderstandings arise between these two groups. We want to change that. Rather than continue to think about security from either an offensive or defensive perspective, our goal is to encourage security professionals to consider both perspectives while working more closely together. Both blue and red teams provide unique capabilities to an organization, but the collaboration between the two yields the best results. x33fcon is an event that brings both groups together, and everyone from both sides of the fence are invited to gather, share ideas and discuss thoughts on security. Topics of interest (talks): - red/blue collaboration (purple teaming) - War stories / case studies - offensive TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures) - research on novel attacks - threat intelligence - active defense - blue team best practices - networking incident response, investigation, and evidence handling - network forensics and traffic analysis - malware research - digital forensic triage - antiforensics and anti-antiforensics approaches Topics of interest (trainings): - offensive TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures) - exploit design and implementation - social engineering - malware analysis - forensics, including mobile - hardware hacking - cloud and IoT security Key deadlines: - CfP end date: Dec 31, 2016 - CfT end date: Dec 31, 2016 - Final Notification: Jan 15, 2017 - Trainings: Apr 24-26, 2017 - Conference: Apr 27-28, 2017 If you want to become a speaker or trainer at x33fcon reach out to us. More information can be found on our website: - CfP - https://www.x33fcon.com/#!call4papers.md - CfT - https://www.x33fcon.com/#!call4trainers.md See you there! x33fcon organizers.