check out badge.kernelcon.org for all the badge quest results, src code, & all the great stuff that was built this year!

Carnage @ the con!

LFG!

Who’s ready for the title match!

Doors open soon

Let’s panic!

Dinner @ 5pm

Carnage in the ring @ 6pm

No better time to be into HAM w\ Aaron Grothe (KCOWIH)!

Who’s on first?

Taep

IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR TMRW!

Training day 1 popped off…yup puns for days

Training kicks off in tmrw AM!

Stay safe if you are driving in!

Oh yeah…it’s all coming together!

Training starts tmrw!

@PhillipWylie 📚️ signing 4.10!

BYO📚️ | snag a copy @ store! limited avail

🔋 not included
do not operate heavy machinery while reading 📚️
do not take 📚️ if allergic to 📚️
symptoms may include: hackery, pen testing, paper cuts, the general urge to break into things

ITS ALMOST TIME!
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Heading to @kernelcon.bsky.social 2026? Make sure to stop by the Ham Radio Village and check out all the cool things you can do with ham radio!

don't miss your chance for some great training & bonus workshop!

AD sec
AI for sec pros
LLMs for AppSec
Rev Eng Binary exploits & Assembly
Offensive Tooling
+HAM Radio Workshop

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CRITICAL UPDATE!

If you haven't already reg'd & can't live w/o the free swag - REG NOW!

We have put in our final orders for all our THINGS & STUFF!

The only way to guarantee you get the goods is to reg before everyone else lol. LETS GOOO!

ITS ALMOST TIME!

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Thanks FireCompass for coming in as a Bronze & CTF Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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Thanks rubrikinc for coming in as a Silver Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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REPOST!

Go beyond default usage & master the internals, customization, & chaining of offensive security tools through guided labs & real-world scenarios w/ cstraynor

learn to build, automate, and operate your own toolchains with confidence

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Thanks Optiv for coming in as a Silver Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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this sold out qk last year!

AI for Cyber Security Pros is back with joff_Thyer & 0xderuke!

AI, ML, data sci, neural nets, NLP, LLM arch, & other buzzwords on day1! day2 prac-app of LLM tech to optimize workflows then attkng LLM apps.

reg now - kernelcon.org/training

Thanks shamarinfosec for coming in as a Silver Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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check out a hands-on course on Active Directory Security Hardening!

students will work directly in a lab env to ID misconfigs, analyze attk paths, implement defensive controls & apply industry best practices to reduce risk

reg today! kernelcon.org/training

Thanks threatlocker for coming in as a Gold Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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Thanks crowdstrike for coming in as a Gold Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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NEW VILLAGE!

Hack/Craft Village

Roll ink, pull prints, press transfers, cast figures. Try a new technique, remix a design, or just show up and see what happens.

No art background req'd, just curiosity & a willingness to get a little ink on your hands.

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Visit the Radio Hacking Village to learn more abt software defined radio apps. There will be various radio & 🛜 hardware if anyone wants to get hands on xp and/or see real-time examples of wireless hacking. Wifi adapters, expoitable routers, RTL-SDRs, signal decoding and cloning.

Thanks SurfAi for coming in as a Gold Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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Thanks @rapid7.com for coming in as a Gold Sponsor this year!

Can't wait to see you around the con!

Training 4.7 - 8
Con: 4.9 - 10

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