DC407 Online, Thursday June 12, 2025 at 8PM Eastern time on zoom.
Talk: From Noise to Knowledge: Demystifying RF Signals with Ty Purcell !!!
Abstract: The expansion of wireless technologies has introduced a diverse range of hardware, protocols, and radio frequencies. When a large mix of acronyms and names like LoRa, BTLE, ZigBee, RFID and Wi-Fi are thrown-in, one can easily get confused and overwhelmed.
This presentation offers a comprehensive introduction to the RF spectrum for those new to wireless security that will also provide value for experienced practitioners. By taking a broad, big-picture approach, we’ll begin by exploring the electromagnetic spectrum, covering familiar technologies and concepts like infrared, visible light, and x-rays, before narrowing our focus to the portion dedicated to radio frequencies. Key concepts such as wavelength, frequency, and modulation will be explained along the way.
We’ll then delve into the specific wireless frequencies and protocols security professionals are likely to encounter, providing practical examples and tools for detecting, analyzing, and testing these devices and signals.
We have our regularly scheduled DC407 in-person meeting on next Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Colo Solutions at 7PM:
Location: Colo Solutions 100 W. Lucerne Circle, Suite 101 Orlando, FL 32801 Google Map.
Free parking and open wifi.
Talk: “Forget All Previous Instructions:” A Dive Into System Prompts by FedX !!
We will meet on the 1st floor. The building locks after hours, if you happen to arrive late just send a message in discord #general and someone will open the door.
Please make sure to get on discord (if not already): DC407 Discord !
DC407 Online, Thursday May 8, 2025 at 8PM Eastern time on zoom.
Talk: Hacking the Creative Process to Bring Ideas to Life with Jason Blanchard !!
Got ideas but not sure how to bring them to life? In this interactive talk, we’ll explore how brainstorming becomes ideas, how ideas become reality, and how those realities end up in the hands of others. Be the next Flipper Zero, Backdoors & Breaches, open source tool, or badge-life maker. Life is about creating, so let’s dive into the practical steps you can follow to bring that idea that’s dying to be born into the world. It won’t be easy, but it’s always better to say, “Look at what I’ve created,” than, “There are so many things I want to make.”
Bio: Jason Blanchard makes things with people, and lots of people like those things. He’s failed his way to success time and again over the years. Currently, he’s the Content and Community Director at Black Hills Information Security. Jason is the co-creator of the incident response card game Backdoors & Breaches and numerous educational projects in the cybersecurity industry. He also produces the new comic book series from REKCAH Comics (a Black Hills Infosec company) called *The Future Is **.
Throughout time, folks looking for love (or lust) have found & formed relationships with one another by leveraging community networks – relatives, clergy, nosy neighbors, even matchmakers. For the first time in history, relationships are no longer mediated by other people, but rather by technology. From dating websites and social media to AI partners and connected sex toys, technology represents an evolutionary factor we have not seen since the agricultural revolution… and for the most part, tech companies are entirely unprepared. Attendees will learn how to critically examine both their use of technologies AND their relationship to these tools. They will be able to articulate a framework for digital health and apply its principles to relationships both online and off. We will critically examine surveillance culture as well as changing legal and social norms and explore the way these impact client safety across the lifespan. This presentation is relevant to anyone who uses technology to manage their personal information, cultivate and maintain their personal relationships, or to facilitate their professional work.
Bios:
Stefani Goerlich is an award-winning author, Clinical Social Worker, and Certified Sex Therapist who specializes in working with and writing about the BDSM/kink community. The founder of Bound Together Counseling and the Bound Together Foundation, Stefani is a Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist, spends way too much time on Reddit, and recently dropped out of one of the best cyber criminology programs in the country. Describing herself as “tech adjacent,” she’s learned everything she knows about information security by hanging out at the bar with hackers.
Wolf Goerlich is a cybersecurity expert who has spent the last decade charming audiences around the world with stories of what the Dracula and the Wolfman can teach us about foreign espionage, how to protect your privacy when cell phones are weaponized against their users, and what to do when your friend accidentally robs the wrong bank. If he’d known Stefani was a social worker, he never would have swiped right… but he did, and he’s been exploring the ways that technology can support mental and relational health ever since.
We have our regularly scheduled DC407 in-person meeting on March 25, 2025 at Serendipity Labs:
Date: March 25th at 7pm Where: Orlando City Hall building. 450 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801 Parking: Free parking is available on the street, there is paid parking in the parking lot behind the City Hall building, which costs approximately $14 for the meeting visit.
The meeting is held in the Serendipity Labs co-working space on the 3rd floor.
If you have any issues finding the meeting location post in our Discord #general channel and one of us will help you out.
Welcome our speaker James McQuiggan!!
Talk: The Art of Deception 2.0: Navigating Deepfakes and Social Engineering
Abstract: The convergence of advanced AI technologies and social engineering tactics has introduced sophisticated threats leveraging deepfakes and synthetic media. These malicious tools manipulate trust, compromise security, and exploit vulnerabilities within organizations. By utilizing realistic synthetic voices, manipulated videos, and fake credentials, cybercriminals deceive individuals, bypass authentication systems, and undermine organizational integrity. Understanding the mechanics of these attacks, their potential impacts, and the strategies to detect and mitigate them is critical for maintaining security. Insights into real-world examples and forward-looking solutions provide the foundation for safeguarding organizations against these increasingly convincing synthetic deceptions.
Learning Objectives:
Identify and Analyze Synthetic Media Threats
Evaluate the Impact of Synthetic Media on Insider Threats
Implement Defensive Measures to Combat Deepfakes
Please make sure to get on discord (if not already): DC407 Discord !
DC407 Online, Thursday March 13, 2025 at 8PM Eastern time on zoom.
The Imposter’s Guide to Hacking… Without Technical Talent! – Jayson E. Street
Hear from a lifelong imposter who has been fooling people for decades! Watch examples of the no talent and lack of technical know-how hacks using just a credit card and imagination. See a new perspective on utilizing everyday devices and toys being repurposed with almost zero modification into attack tools. Marvel at the audacity of this speaker’s declaration of his right to be called a hacker! Listen to this “pick me guy’s” virtue signaling rants on subjects that he can only be considered a tangible ally on at best! Try to make it to the end of his talk where he casts judgments and harsh critiques on a community that is failing so many of us with nonsense standards and prejudiced expectations which are only there to appease gatekeepers whose insecurities fuel the toxicity in OUR community! Oh, and there will probably be some memes so yeah that’ll help!
Jayson E. Street referred to in the past as: A “notorious hacker” by FOX25 Boston, “World Class Hacker” by National Geographic Breakthrough Series, a “paunchy hacker” by Rolling Stone Magazine and, as a “Change Agent” by the Director of Counter Intelligence at the Pentagon! He however prefers if people just refer to him simply as a Hacker, Helper & Human. He’s a Simulated Adversary for hire. The author of the “Dissecting the hack: Series” (which is currently required reading at 7 colleges in 4 countries that he knows of). Also the DEF CON Groups Global Ambassador. He’s spoken at conferences & summits in over 50 countries such as DEF CON, Le Hack, GISEC, IT-Defense, SYSCAN and at several other ‘CONs & colleges on a variety of Cyber Security/Hacking subjects. He also was asked to speak at the Pentagon on his revolutionary process of Situational Awareness training. He loves to explore the world & networks as much as he can. He has successfully robbed banks, hotels, government facilities, Biochemical companies, etc.. on five continents (Only successfully robbing the wrong bank in Lebanon once all others he was supposed to)! *He is a highly carbonated speaker who has partaken of Pizza from Bulgaria to Brazil & China to The Canary Islands. He does not expect anybody to still be reading this far but if they are please note he was proud to be chosen as one of Time’s persons of the year for 2006.
We have our regularly scheduled DC407 in-person meeting on February 25, 2025 at Serendipity Labs:
💥 A Badge Making 101 💥
Date: February 25th at 7pm Where: Orlando City Hall building. 450 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801 Note: Free parking is on the street, you may have to walk a bit. Behind City Hall is a parking garage, it’s $14 to park there.
Steve Jabs, creator of the JollyBadge hacking introduction and challenge platform, takes you behind the scenes of electronic badge creation for security conferences. In this session, Steve walks through his complete development process—from initial concept through component selection, schematic design, PCB layout, testing, and production challenges. Join us and learn how to craft interactive conference badges from concept to completion.
Bring your badges if you got ’em. We love to share what others have done and see what kind of badges you have!
The meeting is held in the Serendipity Labs co-working space on the 3rd floor.
Free parking is available on the street, there is paid parking in the parking lot behind the City Hall building, which costs approximately $14 for the meeting visit.
If you have any issues finding the meeting location post in our Discord #general channel and one of us will help you out.
Please make sure to get on discord (if not already): DC407 Discord !
DC407 Online, Thursday February 13, 2025 at 7PM Eastern time on zoom. We are thrilled to welcome Randy, Senior Director of Threat Detection at ProofPoint and founder of DEATHCon. Randy will be diving into the fascinating world of malware, sharing insights from his extensive experience, and presenting a unique educational malware sample he developed—one that leverages Microsoft Teams as a C2 server.
✨ This is a live-only event so don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from one of the best in the field. Mark your calendar and be there!
