Saturday January 18th is your DC404 hybrid meeting
All ages/skill levels welcome. No dues, feel free to bring new friends.
DC404 is experimenting with running hybrid meetings, so like all hacking, we expect issues, but we will improvise, adapt, and overcome.
Our in person meeting is at Manual’s Tavern and our online meeting is via Big Blue Button.
The meeting speaker (when we have one) will be streamed to both the in person and online meetings.
Guled Abdilahi (reducto) will be presenting: How Your Python Code Could Be Hacked (And How to Stop It)
In this lightning talk, we’ll explore some of the most frequent pitfalls Python developers encounter that can lead to security vulnerabilities. You’ll learn how to quickly identify these issues and implement practical solutions to address them.
We’ll also showcase a selection of open-source tools and resources designed to streamline your development workflow and enhance the security of your projects. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer, this talk will provide actionable insights to help you write better, safer Python code.
Guled Abdilahi (@[email protected]) has spent the past decade building and defending software systems across diverse industries, including fintech, telecommunications, media, and entertainment. From working hands-ons with developers to secure petabytes-scale data pipelines to directly securing millions of endpoints across 40+ countries, Guled brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned technologist with a passion for creating scalable security solutions. As a OWASP Chapter leader, he has championed the importance of “shifting left” by integrating security practices early in the software development lifecycle.
We will have time after the presentation for people to to share what they are working on. Your project doesn’t have to be complete and slides are not required (like show-n-tell).
The in person meeting and online meeting spaces will open at 13:00 on Saturday so that people will have time to connect and work out any technical issues.
The meeting will start at 14:00.
DC404 meets in person at Manuel’s Tavern in either the First Level room or The Eagle’s Nest. Free parking is behind Manuel’s and across North Highland, next to the laundromat.
Manuel’s Tavern
602 North Highland Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
https://www.manuelstavern.com/
To get to the First Level Room:
From the front entrance on North Highland, immediately turn right, go past the bathrooms to the First Level room.
From the back parking lot entrance, go all the way to the front doors, turn left, go past the bathrooms to the First Level room.
To get to The Eagle’s Nest:
From the front entrance on North Highland, immediately turn left, go all the way to the back, to the room with the big curtains.
From the back parking lot entrance, immediately turn right, go past the bathroom to the curtains on your right which is The Eagle’s Nest.
To attend online use the DC404 Big Blue Button server graciously hosted by DC404 member npcomp.
Big Blue Button is a WebRTC based open source video teleconferencing platform supported by all major browsers, including Chrome, FireFox, Safari, and Safari Mobile. For best results on desktop and laptops, Chrome or Firefox is recommended. For Chromebooks the built-in Chrome browser is recommended.
No registration or email address is required, just enter your preferred handle. To join the meeting from your browser use this link:
https://rsvz.userserviceable.com/b/adm-6j7-gvt
We will be running the NetKotH CTF.
If you would like to play along in the CTF follow these instructions (http://koth.userserviceable.com/netkoth.html) and hack away with your favorite tools such as Kali Linux, Parrot Linux, or ArchStrike Linux.
https://parrotlinux.org/download.php
More information about NetKotH can be found here:
DC404 challenge coins are now available.
Email [email protected] if you are interested.
Coins are $5 each and shipping is available.
Atlanta Locksport will be meeting conjointly with DC404 and is the official sponsor of our lock pick village.
To find out more about Atlanta Locksport visit their web site at https://atlantalocksport.org/
You can sign up for the Atlanta Locksport email list and discord channel at https://atlantalocksport.org/contact.html
Where to find DC404 on the web:
Our Home page: https://DC404.org
DC404 Atlanta Cybersecurity Engineers Discord Server Channel
GENERAL -> DC404
Discord Invite Code: https://discord.gg/eHm7NnZ
Sign up for the chat/discussion email list – it’s low traffic, keeps you in the loop, and enables you to communicate with the other DC404 folks:
http://lists.kaos.to/listinfo.cgi/DC404-chat-kaos.to
IRC Channel: #DC404 irc.libera.chat
Web IRC: https://web.libera.chat/#DC404
Our calendar: https://DC404.org/calendar/