CactusCon

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

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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

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

Our thanks to Cholla Ally Sponsor @Fortinet. They deliver an integrated cybersecurity platform that unifies advanced threat protection and secure networking at scale across global enterprises.

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

Our thanks to returning Cholla Ally Sponsor Early Warning! Their risk solutions power secure money movement and fraud prevention thru real-time identity verification and predictive risk analytics.

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

Our thanks to Cholla Ally Sponsor @Cisco! They provide industry-leading networking, security, collaboration, and cloud solutions that connect and protect organizations with AI-ready infrastructure.

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CactusCon 14 is in two weeks! Reserve your hardware badge by purchasing a badge ticket. We'll have a limited amount at the con, so advance purchase is the best way to get one. See you at the hardware hacking village!

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Just a recap of all the amazing villages we have this year:

Aerospace
Career
Hardware Hacking
Greenhouse
Physical Security

Plus CISO Village and CactusCon Kids! Which ones are you hitting this year?

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

Our thanks to returning Cholla Ally Sponsor @axon_enterprise! They provide public safety technology—cameras, digital evidence, and AI-powered tools—to help agencies operate more efficiently and transparently.

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

Our thanks to Barrel Sidekick Sponsor @mixmodeai! They deliver a self-learning AI cybersecurity platform that detects and responds to known and novel threats across network, cloud, and hybrid environments.

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Some of y'all have asked, and of course, the CactusCon CTF is back thanks to our partners at @threatsims. There will also be a CTF for CactusCon Kids! You'll be able to register anytime at the event.

Much thanks to their talented team and good luck to all you contenders.

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