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In the electric chaos of DEF CON—where dial tones, solder smoke, and hacker legends collide—one figure stands out: John Aff, aka PANDA.A veteran in the hacker community, he moves effortlessly between challenge design, telephony wizardry, mesh networking experiments, and the culture that surrounds it all.Behind the reputation is a journey that started with game hacking, shifted into enterprise security, and evolved into a life built around creativity, community, and technical obsession. It's also a story of identity—of finding a place where personal expression and professional skill finally intersected.This conversation pulls back the curtain on a mind shaped by curiosity, lived experience, and a deep love for the craft.CHAPTERS00:00 - Introduction to Barcode Podcast00:24 - Meet Panda: Cybersecurity Icon01:47 - Panda's Journey into Cybersecurity10:12 - Creating Interactive Challenges for Conferences22:11 - Badge Building: The Art and Science28:00 - Lessons from Offensive Security for Defenders30:11 - Winning the TeleChallenge: A Team Effort35:10 - Nostalgia in Gaming: The Phone Verse Experience37:30 - Understanding LoRa and Mesh Networking43:20 - Real-World Applications of MeshTastic Technology49:14 - The Intersection of Furry Culture and Cybersecurity56:54 - Community Building and Future Aspirations in TechLINKSTeleFreak – https://telefreak.org Home of the legendary TeleChallenge and a cornerstone of phreaking culture at DEF CON.DEF CON – https://defcon.org The world's largest hacker conference and the backdrop for many of Panda's stories, competitions, and breakthroughs.RedSeer Security – https://redseersecurity.com The security practice Panda supports on the defensive and strategic side.Assura, Inc. – https://assurainc.com Where Panda leads offensive security operations and continuous testing programs.MeshTastic – https://meshtastic.org Open-source long-range mesh communication project central to Panda's community work.Comms For All – https://commsforall.com Panda's initiative focused on mesh networking, LoRa radios, and community education.B-Sides Jax – https://bsidesjax.org Conference where Panda built the interactive phone-based badge challenge.HackSpaceCon – https://hackspacecon.com The first conference where you and Panda crossed paths; a major Florida hacker gathering.JLCPCB – https://jlcpcb.com PCB manufacturing service used for producing custom badge hardware.EasyEDA – https://easyeda.com Design tool Panda uses to create the multilayer art and circuitry for badges.Vectorizer.AI – https://vectorizer.ai The AI-powered tool Panda relies on to convert artwork into vector format for PCB badge design.KiCad – https://kicad.org Open-source PCB design suite used for laying out circuits and prototyping badge hardware.Adtran – https://www.adtran.com Telecom hardware vendor whose legacy gateways were used in the BSides Jax phone challenge.QueerCon – https://www.queercon.org Long-running LGBTQ+ hacker community at DEF CON that collaborated with Panda on early badge projects.National Cyber Games (NCA Cyber Games) – https://nationalcybergames.org Competition platform where Panda designed MeshTastic-based CTF challenges.UNF Osprey Security – https://www.unf.edu University of North Florida's student security group that runs CTFs and collaborated locally with Panda.HackRedCon – https://hackredcon.com Security conference where Panda volunteers and participates in community events.Jax2600 – https://2600.com Local chapter of the classic 2600 hacker community, part of Panda's long-term involvement in grassroots infosec groups.Backdoors & Breaches – https://blackhillsinfosec.com/projects/backdoors-breaches Incident response card game Panda used for blue team development and tabletop exercises.
In this incredible episode, The OSINTion and WeHackPurple team up to explore the fascinating world of Information Security. Joe Gray of The OSINTion and Tanya Janca of We Hack Purple will dive deep into topics such as Application Security (AppSec) and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). They will also share stories of their experiences at conferences and discuss organizations that help women and people from underrepresented groups break into the Information Security industry. Don't miss out on hearing Tanya's incredible OSINT story that blows Joe's mind! Joe and Tanya may have something super exciting to reveal to the world as well ;-) Other streaming platforms: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theosintion YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theosintion9198 Live Courses: https://www.theosintion.com/courses Discord: https://osint.mobi/discord Links to Women and Underrepresented People Groups in Information Security: Women's Society of Cyber Jutsu: https://womenscyberjutsu.org/ WoSEC: https://www.womenofsecurity.com/ WISP: https://www.wisporg.com/ WyCyS: https://www.wicys.org/ Links to Women and Underrepresented People Conferences in Information Security: The Diana Initiative: https://www.dianainitiative.org/ Day of SHEcurity: https://www.dayofshecurity.com/ QueerCon: https://twitter.com/queercon?lang=en Contacting Tanya: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shehackspurple LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-janca/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shehackspurple YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shehackspurple Contacting We Hack Purple: Web: https://wehackpurple.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wehackpurple LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wehackpurple/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wehackpurple Community: https://community.wehackpurple.com/ Academy: https://academy.wehackpurple.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-osintion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-osintion/support
Efter försommaruppehållet är vi nu tillbaka och mjukstartar med ett extra långt program om sommarläsning. Vad innebär det egentligen? Men vi har ju förstås en massa tips också, mer originella ville vi inte vara! https://www.sfbok.se/ Queering Discworld – livepodden från Queercon 2018 https://soundcloud.com/sfbok-podradio/queering-discworld-livepodd-queercon Länkar till tipsen: When They Cry https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/when-they-cry-season-1-189272 Matt Ruff – Lovecraft Country https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/lovecraft-country-192151 Lafcadio Hearn – Det hemsökta Japan https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/det-hemsokta-japan-194239 Drömmar om den älskade döda https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/drommar-om-den-alskade-doda-140083 Torbjörn Elensky – Eldungen https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/eldungen-en-herrgardsroman-196784 Tobias Söderlund – Prästgårdens hemlighet https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/prastgardens-hemlighet-197773 Scott Lynch – The Lies of Locke Lamora https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-lies-of-locke-lamora-62551 House of X/Powers of X https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/house-of-xpowers-of-x-206455 Pratchett Equal Rites/ https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/equal-rites-132425 Witches abroad https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/witches-abroad-133905 Hurley Geek feminist revolution https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-geek-feminist-revolution-152873 Jeff Lemire Roughneck https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/roughneck-178146 Essex County https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/essex-county-170879 EXIT – The House of Riddles https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/exit-the-house-of-riddles-196566 Jemisin – The City We Became https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/the-city-we-became-203543 Lars Jakobson – Bokfört https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/bokfort-205371 Guy Gavriel Kay – Children of Earth and Sky https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/children-of-earth-and-sky-162283 Hao Jongfang – Vagabonds https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/vagabonds-207643 Mats Strandberg – Slutet https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/slutet-205065 Madeline Miller - Kirke https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/kirke-209882 Ylva Karlsson/Sofia Falkenhem Månen, varelsen och jag https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/manen-varelsen-och-jag-35716 Maria Turtschaninoff – Röda klostret https://www.sfbok.se/serie/roda-klostret-11239 Ursula K. LeGuin – De obesuttna https://www.sfbok.se/produkt/de-obesuttna-207429
Was arrested in High School for disclosing a vulnerability in the school IT systemSyntax is an internal pentester for a large organizationWent to college for Computer Science, but dropped outInspired by the Movie HackersFirst computer had a 1MB hard drive (Yes, not a typo!)Still went to Defcon even when he was not in IT or working in securityWas a professional motorcycle racerKept all his rejection letters as a way of motivation to keep goingHad some business and entrepreneurial experience in the past, which helped him get back into the fieldGot back into security through… IT!Quotes:"A lot of our time is spent arguing with the other departments and justifying our findings." [2:58]"Is this cross-site scripting really a problem.""I get stuck a lot… it's kind of the nature of the beast." [5:17]"I'm not going to work in tech again." [12:21]"You're a motorcycle mechanic… why should we hire you?"[19:07]"It's my hacker family. These are my people. Everyone in security, they make sense to me, cause they're all kinda like me." [19:41]"I kept getting this projects coming my way and I constantly said YES." [22:07]"Have you done this before… no, but I'll learn!" [25:06]""No, this is website scraping… because I had that mindset… I was seeing it different than other analysts." [26:00]Links:Syntax on Twitter: https://twitter.com/syntax976DCZIA: http://dczia.net/Queercon: https://www.queercon.org/Outro Music: "Pure Decking" by Patient Zero from the album "Screen Saviour" her link is http://patientzero.bandcamp.com and she is @DoctorKraft on the twitterGetting Into Infosec:Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N15GTPC/T-Shirts, Mugs, and more: https://gettingintoinfosec.com/shop/Sign up for sneak peaks, updates, and commentary: https://pages.gettingintoinfosec.com/subscribe
The whole Choose Linux crew talk about Ell's recent trip to Black Hat, B-sides, DEF CON, and more at Hacker Summer Camp.
Dan och Anna åker på QueerCon 2019 och gör fyra intervjuer.Om du gillar Hard Nerd Cafe var gärna med och sponsra på: https://www.patreon.com/hardnerdcafeIntervjuoffren är:Gabrielle De Bourg, grundade QueerCon och Queernördarna (som också var med i avsnitt 7)Lukas Falk, Bläckfisk FörlagJoar Lemhagen, skaparen av KönsrollspeletAmanda Stenback, Queernörd och poddare i I am no man podcast.QueerCons hemsida: https://queerandnerdy.se/queercon/Det här är inspelat på ett konvent så ljudet kan vara lite svajigt ibland.Gabrielle på insta: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielledebourg/?hl=svBläckfisk Förlag: https://blackfiskforlag.comKönsrollspelet: https://lemhagen.wixsite.com/genderroleplayKönsrollspelet kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1658598938/konsrollspelet-the-gender-role-play-gameI am no man podcast: https://iamnomanpodcast.libsyn.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Queering Discworld - Livepodd från Queercon Hur framställs kön, sexualitet och gränsöverskridande identiteter i Terry Pratchetts Discworld? Finns det en några queera teman att prata om? Jodå, bland dvärgar som upptäcker en kvinnlig identitet, crossdressande soldater, asketiska Patriciers och golems med påmålat kön hittar vi en hel del matnyttigt att diskutera! Under Europride 2018, blev podden inbjuden till QueerCon, ett spelkonvent med HBTQ-fokus. Tillsammans med Erland Nylund, lajvare och ansvarig för projektet Proud & Nerdy hos Sverok, ägnar vi en timme åt att göra en queer läsning av Discworld. 00:00 Presentation av programmet 04:11 Ankh-Morpork och dvärgakvinnors uppror mot enkönsmodellen 32:03 Häxor och trollkarlar - Denna könssegregerade magi... 43:03 Monstruous Regiment - Kvinnorollens begränsningar, soldatrollens friheter 01:06 Favoritböcker: Jingo, Night Watch och Hogfather Avsnittet producerad i samband med Queernördarna (http://queerandnerdy.se) och Sverok (http://sverok.se
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Detta är inspelningen från vår första livepodd som vi hade på QueerCon - ett nördigt spelevent under Stockholm Pride. I detta avsnitt som även är starten på vår andra säsong pratar vi om queer representation inom populärkulturen. Vi pratar mycket tv-serier och film, hur streaming har förändrats utbudet vi nu har och påverkar vilka som ser och älskar Orange is the New Black tex. Och varför kan inte alla se vilken den bästa säsongen av SKAM är? Vi dyker även ner i hur representationen av HBTQ+ karaktärer ser ut inom spelvärlden och litteratur, och får en del tips av publiken också! Ladda ner avsnittet eller lyssna direkt i din mobil! Följ oss på facebook och instagram där vi heter iamnomanpodcast. LÄNKAR QueerNördarna som anordnade QueerCon: https://queerandnerdy.se/ Medverkande: Charlotta, Melina, Selma och Amanda S. Avsnittet spelades in under QueerCon den 3 augusti 2018. Musiken gjordes av Gonzalo Maldonado. Podcasten producerades och spelades in med stöd av Studiefrämjandet.