03 Oct: Announcing BruCON 5by5

It isn’t a secret that next year, in 2013, BruCON will have it’s 5th and celebratory edition. Every single year our crew and volunteers give everything to create an event that attracts both the IT professionals but also the ‘hackers’ and provides an open forum to exchange ideas.  BruCON, as a non-profit organization, is embedded in a community that is build on breakers and makers alike and dedicated to its success. For this we have…

30 Sep: after #brucon is before #brucon

I think @er4z0r is 100% right with that quote 🙂 Let me first take this opportunity to thank you, our audience, to make BruCON 0x04 what it turned out to be : AWESOME! Of course we do our best to bring the finest of infosec to Belgium to share knowledge and spur discussion. Our volunteers go on a minimum sleep diet months before the conference and give everything they have to make your conference enjoyable….

22 Sep: BruCON 0x04 Party on Wednesday @ 22h in Sioux Café

You didn’t think we would miss the opportunity to organize a party again this year, did you? Turn up the volume! On Wednesday evenening 26 September, day 0 of BruCON 0x04, the party takes off at 22h at Sioux Café. DJ lineup: Joernchen of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Keith Myers (checkout http://www.myspace.com/djkeithmyers) Mumpi of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Count Ninjula (http://soundcloud.com/Count-ninjula) Astera of Phenoelit (checkout http://www.phonoelit.org) Address: Platteberg 8, Ghent More details on: http://2012.brucon.org/index.php/Party Thanks to our Party Sponsors: Doors open as of 22h Entrance is…

22 Sep: REBOOT movie Sneak Preview

Your world is about to be reset On Tuesday 25 September, Day -1 before BruCON 0x04, there is an exclusive Sneak Preview of the movie Reboot followed by Q&A with director Joe Kawasaki at the Monasterium, Oude Houtlei 56 – 9000 Ghent (Belgium) Check out the interview with Joe Kawasaki and Sidney Sherman on Daily Dead.  Details are available on http://2012.brucon.org/index.php/Reboot Doors open as of 19h. Entrance is free Enjoy BruCON team

19 Sep: BruCON 0x04 is sold out

Less than a few days to go for the 2012 edition! At this moment, ticket sales are  at 100% of the maximum capacity so we are sold out. We won’t be selling anymore tickets at the door, just to ensure a safe and pleasant environment. On a side note, this year a t-shirt design was submitted from down under (Australia) by Kathryn Sawyer and this t-shirt will be for sale only during the conference in…

21 Jun: BruCON 2012 Training details and registration

We have published more details of our fantastic line-up of BruCON trainers online.   Immerse yourself into the world of pen testing and application security by attending the 2-day BruCON 2012 Training. Offering 9 world-class, deep-dive technical trainings given by the most recognized experts with huge industry experience in their domain! Metasploit for Penetration Testing by Georgia Weidman Cyberwar: techniques and tactics of APT’s in Penetration Tests by Joe McCray Corelan Live! by Peter Van Eeckhoutte Visual Analytics: Delivering Actionable Security Intelligence by Raffael…

23 May: Content for Brucon 0x04 aka BruCON 2012

Hello Friends, Recently we received some questions (again) about the move to Ghent and if that would mean that BruCON would change it’s name. That is certainly not the case. We could have avoided this by moving to Bruges (pretty city, a little far away from the airport) or even Brussegem (don’t ask ;-)). The choice for Ghent was a concious one, based on budget and general feedback from our attendees.  It makes sense that…

14 May: First BruCON 0x04 volunteer meeting on 24-May in Ghent

We are gearing up towards BruCON 0x04, which will take place in Ghent this year.Join us for the first volunteer meeting on May 24 in Ghent!Timing is:17:00 at the Aula to recon the venue18:00 at Patrick Foleys for the meetup19:30 at Patrick Foleys for dinner afterwardsAddress Aula: Voldersstraat 9, 9000 GentAddress Patrick Foleys: Recolettenlei 10, 9000 Gent http://patrick.foleys.be/Please indicate when you come on doodle to adjust our reservation for dinner: http://www.doodle.com/6r4st6rxap7uig92 ?PS: if you where…

13 Apr: Getting around in Ghent!

As you all start registering and looking for places to stay, we have created this Google Map to give you a good overview of import locations. The red pin is the conference location, the red bed the conference hotel. The blue pin is the train station, where you will probably arrive if you come from far away and the yellow pins are hotels in the vincinity of the conference locations ! Have fun! see you…