Arizona's hacker con. CactusCon 14: Feb 6 & 7 2026 in beautiful Mesa, AZ. cactuscon.com + LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon
Phoenix, AZ
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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!
cactuscon.com/cfp
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The CactusCon 15 CFP is now OPEN!
cactuscon.com/cfp
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!
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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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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:
threatsims.com/user/events/6…
Or the CactusCon Kids CTF:
threatsims.com/user/events/d…
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:
cactuscon.com/villages
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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:
cactuscon.com/tickets
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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 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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