CactusCon

Arizona's hacker con. CactusCon 14: Feb 6 & 7 2026 in beautiful Mesa, AZ. + LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon

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You've already submitted your awesome talk to the CactusCon CFP, haven't you?!

https://t.co/Mo3uGXwhMI

Deadline is tomorrow, so get it in there!

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CactusCon relies on the support of our attendees, our volunteers, and our sponsors. If you are part of a company that wants to connect with our lovely humans and make an impact at the biggest cybersecurity hang in Arizona, then join us as a sponsor!

https://t.co/MQ278HtOd5

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Built something cursed? Reverse-engineered something weird? Found a vulnerability, abused a protocol, analyzed some malware, or gone 42 layers deep into a technical rabbit hole?

Tell us all about it! CFP is open until October 16th:

https://t.co/Mo3uGXwhMI

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Planning to stay (basically) at the conference? We've got a room block at the Marriott Bonvoy which is right next to the Mesa Convention Center:

https://t.co/MgoUtTks3n

The block is for Wednesday, 2/3/27 - Sunday, 2/7/27. The last day to book a room is 1/11/27!

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WE WANT TECHNICAL STUFF!

Exploit development. Reverse engineering. Hardware hacking. Detection engineering. Malware analysis. Cloud security. OSINT. Weird protocols. Weird bugs. Weird research.

Submit that goodness to our CFP! Open until October 16th:

https://t.co/Mo3uGXwhMI

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Doing cool 💻 stuff?

Walk us through the exploit. Tear apart the malware. Demo the tool. Explain the technique. Reveal the research.

CFP is open until October 16th; let's hear it!

https://t.co/Mo3uGXwhMI

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The CactusCon 15 CFP is now OPEN!

https://t.co/Mo3uGXwhMI

Got a weird research rabbit hole, a spicy security take, a ridiculous hack, or something the cybersecurity community needs to know? Submit your technical talk and share your knowledge with our hacker community.

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Had a good time at DEF CON? Remember the times we had at CactusCon 14?! Well now you can finally watch all of our awesome talks from this year!

https://t.co/nvF8dZx46L

Gosh, it's already summer. You know what that means... CFP is around the corner. Start cooking!

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There's no possible way to catch ALL the great talks, see all the cool people, and do all the fun things, but I hope you all had a great CactusCon!

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Reminder that we've got our Happy Hour in the Main Hall from 3-6PM and the afterparty is at Level One from 6-7:30PM (although you're free to stay later).

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After a long day of cactus-conning, join our happy hour on Friday in the Main Hall from 3-6PM, sponsored by Vertex.

Or afterwards at the afterparty at Level One from 6-7:30PM, sponsored by Arctic Wolf.

For CISO badge folks, on Saturday in the Delta happy hour is from 5-7:30PM.

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CACTUSCON IS TOMORROW!

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Join our friends from Red Team Alliance at Lockpicking Village 🔐:

They'll have hands-on exploration of how everyday locks work—and fail. Learn non-destructive entry, try picking common locks, and see how physical access impacts cybersecurity.

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You can now register for the CactusCon CTF here:

https://t.co/f5KEzrqs1Y

Or the CactusCon Kids CTF:

https://t.co/XDXMtGnuUT

Thanks to our friends at ThreatSims!

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CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors.

Thank you to @harmonicsec for joining as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They help orgs govern generative AI safely with real-time protection of sensitive data and AI usage across workflows.

Welcome!

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Come to the Career Village for talks or to meet with a mentor!

Whether you're looking to get into or advance your current career in cyber, there's something here for you. Learn more about networking, career options, or get a resume review!

Schedule:

https://t.co/81jYq3Yp9d

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CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors.

Our friends at New Genesis Solutions *return* as a Cholla Ally! They're a local cybersecurity firm that helps orgs strengthen and mature their security programs through tailored program development.

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CactusCon happens every year thanks to great people, talks, and sponsors.

Our thanks to @KudelskiSec for *returning* as a Cholla Ally Sponsor! They deliver tailored consulting, MDR, IR, threat exposure management, and emerging technology security services across environments.

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Do you want to be the very best?

Well then you better get a CactusCon 14 hardware badge!

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Check out our schedule for CISO village:

It's a day full of active participation in workshops and building your strategic and tactical cyberskills, plus there's lunch! Make sure to buy a ticket before next week:

https://t.co/hXvWPQhZth