2026 is such a wonderful time to be alive 😂

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Great to have GRIIT (Aston University) supporting #BSidesBirmingham 🙌

An interdisciplinary research network working across cybersecurity, responsible AI, online harms and inclusive innovation.

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🎤 Main Stage Spotlight

Simardeep Singh joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌

“Offensive Go, Driven by Python”

When “Python tools” aren’t really Python and how that creates blind spots for red and blue teams.

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🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert

Dumisani Masimini joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌

“From Payloads to People”

Pentesting isn’t just about exploits — it’s about being heard. How to turn findings into action that organisations respond to.

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Please welcome David Viola to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌

“Sim-Adversary”

A game engine-led red team scenario with real-world pressure, detections and audience participation.

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🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert

Welcome Ebunoluwa Idowu to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌

“The Human Protocol”

Practical advice on networking, building relationships and growing your career in cybersecurity.

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BSides Birmingham 2026 Call for Papers is OPEN ✨

📅 16 May 2026
📍 Aston University

Rookie or seasoned speaker — we want to hear from you.

Submit by 30 Jan for a chance to take the stage.
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Planning for BSides Birmingham 2026 is underway and we’re looking for volunteers to support our marketing & social stream.

If you enjoy content planning or creating visuals (speaker cards, assets, banners etc.), we’d love to hear from you.

Fancy seeing your face here in 2026?

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This has received zero push back. MIT and Safe Security declined to comment.

Why burnout is a growing problem in cybersecurity Facing increasing stress, cybersecurity professionals are dropping out of the workforce.

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Case Study: Strengthening Cybersecurity for a Mid-Sized Law Firm with C360RED’s Red Team Services - C360RED Case Study: Strengthening Cybersecurity for a Mid-Sized Law Firm with C360RED’s Red Team Services

We helped a law firm strengthen cybersecurity within budget using tailored penetration testing and red team services. Clear insights, affordable solutions, and ongoing support led to improved security and confidence in protecting client data. #Cybersecurity #RedTeam #PenTesting #C360RED Read more ⬇️

HR's 2025 Guide to Preventing Interview and Onboarding Fraud Read HYPR's HR 2025 field guide to prevent interview and onboarding fraud. Get 10 actionable items you can implement today to protect your workforce.

HR & Cyber Security teams have had a difficult relationship - leavers & joiners process can be a silo, exploited by threat actors - in larger organizations. AI Deepfake technology - in the hands of North Korean Remote workers makes the situation even more dire. cybersec.hypr.com/s/hr-s-2025-...

BSides Leeds 2019: We Take Your Security Seriously. Or Do We? - The Beer Farmers YouTube video by BSides Leeds

Best of luck to @bsidesleeds.bsky.social. I hope everyone has a smashing time.

For fun, here's @thebeerfarmers.org making a right arse of themselves at the event, back in 2019.

@phat-hobbit.bsky.social @j-opdenakker.bsky.social @seanwrightsec.com

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Awwwww look at them, steal them all, thank you 🖤

Happy Friday party people, if you are coming to Infosec,
then this is the only after party ticket you need, selling fast now so you know what to do, free bar and all donations going to the @nspcc.bsky.social See you on the dancefloor. @pentestpartners.bsky.social
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Huge thanks to our Platinum Sponsor The NCC Group for supporting our CYBERUK after party and the @nspcc.bsky.social ! Your contribution makes a real difference. 🚨 CYBERUK after party tickets are LIVE entry with wristband only! 🎉 #CYBERUK2025 #NSPCC #PlatinumSponsor #AfterParty #CyberSecurity

London mayor axes cyber crime victim support line Decision triggers backlash among campaigners as violence against women and girls rises in capital

I missed this. It seems like a terrible idea, it’s hard enough for victims of these crimes to get justice, removing barriers for victims is not great.

via @financialtimes.com

Send your best stickers to: Custodian360, Ashridge Manor, Forest Road, Binfield. Berkshire. RG40 5RB

Here's one simple way to be a less shit human. When you're in a dining space and someone asks if they can take your empty dishes, raise your eyes from your phone or book or whatever actually look at them when you answer. They are humans too.

Inspired by the rude woman here in the Delta club.

£3 Million. 79,000 Lives. One Wake-Up Call? - Custodian360 We all say it all the time "Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility." but when the dust settles after an attack, who is really taking accountability? This week, the ICO fined Advanced Computer Soft...

£3m fine. NHS services offline. 79,000 lives impacted.

All because basic security was overlooked.

Cybersecurity is not just an IT problem, it is an accountability problem.

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#CyberSecurity #Accountability #NHS #Ransomware

Me smiling behind the lectern with my Abiut Me slide on it

Me arms open behind a lectern with a slide showing platform security throughout time since the 80s. The slide is called More legislation, more specialism, more problems

Me behind the lecturn with a slide titled Maslow’s Hierarchy of Cyber Security Needs

Had loads of fun speaking at The Future of Cyber Security, London speaking on how we Acknowledge Vulnerability and Build Trust in the Platform Security team at Trustpilot.

Thanks to those that attended and all the fellow speakers too ❤️

Special thanks to @nikkic360.bsky.social for the photos! ❤️

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Cyber Sisters x Javvad Malik - Identity: Is Your Life Still Your Own? YouTube video by CyberSisters

⭐️⭐️⭐️Episode 1 is out! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

We’re super excited to bring you the first episode in the brand new
@cybersisters.bsky.social with
@lisaforte.bsky.social and
@j4vv4d.com

We can’t wait to hear all your thoughts! 😍

m.youtube.com/watch?v=UmyO...

Hands down the most professionally hosted podcast I've ever been invited to. Maybe in the whole of cybersecurity (yes, I'm making that bold claim). But the @cybersisters.bsky.social are just that good! @lisaforte.bsky.social

Elianne Andam: 'Sense of emotional illiteracy among men and boys' A charity says there is a

This @bbcnewsofficial.bsky.social narrative is reckless. Emotional literacy matters, but it does not explain or excuse knife violence. This was premeditated, with systemic failures at play. Stop reducing violent crime to “boys struggling with feelings"Do better. This framing is dangerous

Critical iOS update (CVE-2025-24201) patches WebKit vulnerability allowing malicious website data access (iPhones XS+, iPads). Some report Apple Intelligence reactivation. Update now! Prior February attack exploited USB flaw.#iOSUrgentUpdate