Annie-Mei and Anika discuss their experiences of going to cybersecurity conferences. They talk about what you can expect and how not all conferences are the same. Anika explains her experience at BSides Canberra and doing the CTF challenge. Annie-Mei talks about her first time going to the biggest hacker conference in the world - DEFCON. Spoiler alert: it was awesome.

00:00 Introduction

01:08 First Cybersecurity Conference Experiences

05:52 BSides Canberra: A Community-Focused Event

07:42 The Fun and Challenges of Cybersecurity Conferences

15:52 Speaking at CyberCon Canberra

18:56 DEFCON: The Pinnacle of Cyber Conferences

22:26 Exciting Badge Experience at DEFCON

22:46 Planning Your First DEFCON Visit

23:17 Social Engineering Competition Highlights

24:53 Traditions and Talks at DEFCON

25:48 Navigating the Las Vegas Convention Center

27:34 AI Village and Deep Fake Experience

28:16 After Parties and Networking

33:00 Memorable Talks and Personal Stories

36:13 The Importance of Public Speaking

41:02 Opportunities from Conference Talks

46:02 Encouragement for Aspiring Speakers

48:12 Conclusion and Reflections

Show Links:

BSides Canberra: https://www.bsidesau.com.au/

DEFCON: https://defcon.org/

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