BeerCon2 (#BC2) - Rise of the Rookie
The next Beer Farmers virtual event, BeerCon2 - The Rise of the Rookie.

During 2020, many physical information security conferences have had to be cancelled, with just a handful being hosted online.
The Beer Farmers want to give those accepted to deliver rookie talks and anyone else with limited or no experience a chance to have their say, share some insights and / or experiences.
BeerCon2 - Rise of The Rookie is a conference in support of that.
The aim is to attract folks from all walks of life, provide a safe environment and give them a great opportunity to gain some confidence in delivering information to new audiences.
As a Beer Farmers event, there will also be plenty of fun involved.
Details
- Date: Thursday 29 October + Friday 30 October 2020
- Tickets: This is a free event, and we would love to have sponsors come along as well (to help with the costs of swag that we would like to make available). Tickets are available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beercon2-rise-of-the-rookie-tickets-123994925159?aff=ebdssbeac
- Platform: Twitch (with recordings being made available)
- Theme: Halloween 🎃
Schedule
Thursday 29 October
Time (GMT) | Speaker | Title | |
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09:00 - 09:30 | The Beer Farmers | ![]() @TheBeerFarmers |
Opening remarks |
09:30 - 10:00 | Zak Slater | ![]() @ZSlater93 |
DevOps and Dragons: A guide to working differently through fantasy roleplay |
10:05 - 10:35 | Juan Spinel | ![]() @juan_spinel |
GDPR, the good intentions, the bad implementations & the ugly loopholes |
10:40 - 11:10 | Ben Ellis | ![]() @yellowcap_ghost |
Tokyo Takedown: How 10 seconds can change the world? |
11:15 - 11:45 | The Beer Farmers ft Dave McK | ![]() @TheBeerFarmers ![]() @davewj |
Sharing war stories of previous talks we have given. The good, the bad, and even the ugly. |
11:50 - 12:20 | Nicolas Boeckh | ![]() @AtomicNicos |
Securely storing and transmitting information on mobile/IoT devices: A story in development |
12:20 - 13:20 | - | - | Lunch |
13:20 - 13:50 | Nikhil Mohanlal | ![]() @MujoSec |
Demystifying ZeroTrust |
13:55 - 14:25 | Rae Jeffries-Harris | ![]() @RaeJeffriesh |
Your friendly neighborhood hacker |
14:30 - 15:00 | Dan Conn | ![]() @danjconn |
Using OPSEC and Social Engineering as AWOL (A Way Of Life) |
15:05 - 15:35 | Marius Poskus | - | Att&ck the Cloud! Common techniques and how threat informed defence can help? |
15:40 - 16:10 | Elizabeth Momola | - | How to move from Admin to Security Analyst – survival story of a Graduate Apprentice |
16:15 - 16:45 | Seán G | ![]() @McLabraid |
DoSsing around: HaHa packets go brr |
16:50 - 17:20 | Vivian Band | ![]() @gl4cierBlue |
Malicious mass host recruitment over IPv6 |
17:25 - 17:55 | Shahrukh Iqbal Mirza | ![]() @shahrukhiqbal24 |
Kerberoasting |
18:00 - 18:30 | t3chbits | ![]() @t3chbits |
Why you should give your developers coca*ne & caviar |
Friday 30 October
Time (GMT) | Speaker | Title | |
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09:00 - 09:30 | The Beer Farmers | ![]() @TheBeerFarmers |
Opening remarks |
09:30 - 10:00 | Chloe, Jen, Charlie | ![]() @ErrorByNight ![]() @Lottie1326 ![]() @Techypossible |
A sudo guide to our experiences in hackathons and CTFs |
10:05 - 10:35 | James Birdseye | ![]() @jimmybuk |
The box in the corner, not the one that goes beep |
10:40 - 11:10 | Michael Fowler | ![]() @michaelfow |
Communicate better by knowing yourself a little bit more |
11:15 - 11:45 | Gerard Barrett | ![]() @ddsgerard |
Impact of data breaches to insurance fraud |
11:50 - 12:20 | Vix Szymanska | ![]() @CyberSecV |
Lessons learned from my first year in cybersecurity: Tales of an exhausted pigeon |
12:20 - 13:20 | - | - | Lunch |
13:20 - 13:50 | Aqeeb Hussain | - | Gaining an initial foothold on your target |
13:55 - 14:25 | Khaula Karim | - | Setting up malware dissection box |
14:30 - 15:00 | James Hare | ![]() @JamesHare_BFX |
Managing the patch cycle with modern tools |
15:05 - 15:35 | Ayush Priya | ![]() @ayushpriya10 |
Hunting secrets in code |
15:40 - 16:10 | Will Thomas | ![]() @BushidoToken |
Gone Phishin' / Attack of the phish (something something phishing) |
16:15 - 16:45 | Mark S | ![]() @binarysleeper |
Shocking Tales of Common Fails - A responder's view |
16:50 - 17:20 | Joshua Moore | ![]() @josh_moore4 |
COVIDCATION - Surviving education and making the most of it in a time of uncertainty |
17:25 - 17:55 | Parker | ![]() @strongthany_ |
When I tried to hack a freal machine and what that taught me about OSINT and life |
18:00 - 18:30 | Lennaert Oudshoorn | ![]() @Lennaert89 |
Ethics in Ethical Hacking & Responsible Disclosure |
Friday 30 October - After Party
Time (GMT) | Host | Title |
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20:00 - 20:15 | ![]() @InfosecHour |
Infosec Happy Hour (Reception) |
20:15 - 21:15 | ![]() @TheBeerFarmers |
Infosec Happy Hour pub quiz |
20:00 - 20:15 | ![]() @InfosecHour |
Infosec Happy Hour |