@RichWickersham

Security Researcher, Beekeeper, Pinball Player!

Joined August 2016
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A trip to The Magic Castle was a great warmup ahead of Stealing Magic tonight at AFI FEST! #TheMagicCastle #magic #hollywood #stealingmagic
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Most SOC training uses scripted alerts and pregen'd PCAPs. Want something different? Come to First Watch: Live SOC Threat Hunting Against Real Internet Attack Traffic on Oct 30th at #BSidesNoVA Teacher: @tywilson21 Info: bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

First Watch: Live SOC Threat Hunting Against Real Internet Attack Traffic

Most SOC training runs on canned PCAPs and scripted alerts — you already know what you're supposed to find before you open the SIEM. First Watch doesn't work that way. It's a live Splunk environment...

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Stealing Magic will be screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday 10/23! I hope to see a few friends there! #magic #truecrime #AFIFEST #documentary
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Thank you @KindoAI for joining the Platinum sponsors of the #BSidesNoVA conference, held on Oct 30-31st! Learn more about the Kindo AI agent management platform at kindo.ai/ Schedule: bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…
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@BSides_NoVA OCT 31st Keynote: @mubix Stories from the Red Side Creating tools, wielding donuts, walking on water, etc. With 25 years of experience, Rob's been though crazy situations. And we're gonna hear about it! Info: bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

Keynote - Stories from the Red side

I’ve spent 25 years getting paid to break into things. Along the way I’ve walked on water to get into a building, taken over a conference room armed with nothing but donuts, and sat through a job...

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Want to learn about threat analysis? Want to learn how to use open source tools and threat intelligence reports for a network defense and incident response? Come to the Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 workshop #BSidesNoVA Info bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

Cyber Threat Intelligence 101

This workshop will present an introduction to the basic concepts of threat analysis, leveraging open-source tools, and processing threat intelligence reports in support of computer network defense...

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We are hosting a CTF on Oct 31st at the @BSides_NoVA conference! If you want to learn how to compete join the CTF 101 Workshop on Oct 30th, taught by @SkillBitLabs, who are running the CTF! Info: bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

CTF 101 Workshop

Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions offer a great way to acquire new technical skills. If you have never participated in a CTF event before, it can feel intimidating to try. This workshop will walk...

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Want to learn about passwords? Want to see how they get broken? Want to learn how to use online and offline password cracking tools? Then get to the Let's Get Crackin' Workshop at @BSides_NoVA by @ai__cs on Oct 30th! Info: bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

Let's Get Crackin' Workshop (Password Cracking)

Passwords remain one of the most widely used mechanisms for protecting online accounts, systems, and sensitive information. But how secure are they? How do passwords get compromised or cracked? Why...

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We are hosting a Happy Hour for the @BSides_NoVA conference on Oct 30th, in the GMU Arlington Campus, room 118! Anyone attending the conference on Friday or Saturday can come, there will be free food, free drinks, free socializing, and a costume contest! Hope to see you there!
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A huge thanks to @Altus_CC for being a BSidesNOVA Platinum sponsor and sponsoring our Friday happy hour! For over 20 years Altus Consulting has provided customers in the government and commercial sectors with mission-focused IT and Cyber Security services. altuscc.com
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Tabletop exercises are cybersecurity scenarios that test the effectiveness of an incident response plan If you want to learn how to build one that will test and train, come to the From Scenario to Simulation workshop Info bsidesnova-2026.sessionize.c… Tickets eventbrite.com/e/bsidesnova-…

From Scenario to Simulation: Build Your Own Tabletop Exercise

Tabletop exercises shouldn’t be meetings where someone reads a scenario from a slide and asks, “What would you do?” In this four-hour hands-on workshop, attendees will learn how to design, build,...

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I can't wait for the Fire Talks!
Security BSides Northern Virginia@BSides_NoVAOct 16
We are hosting a Happy Hour for the @BSides_NoVA conference on Oct 30th, in the GMU Arlington Campus, room 118! Anyone attending the conference on Friday or Saturday can come, there will be free food, free drinks, free socializing, and a costume contest! Hope to see you there!
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Mike Pompeo
@mikepompeoOct 5
The news of a suspected "plague" outbreak from Russia should be treated with the utmost seriousness, especially considering the source. COVID showed us how the lies and obstruction of authoritarian governments seeking to cover their tracks can turn a containable outbreak into a global pandemic.
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Huge thanks to @ysfilmfest for bringing the magic to life this weekend! Nothing beats watching a packed house react to a great documentary and the performances by Andi Gladwin and David Williamson were amazing! ​#StealingMagic #YellowSpringsFilmFestival #YSFF #FishbowlFilms #Magicians #FilmFestival
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Jacob
@Burgess_33Sep 25
By far the best genre of slop so far 🤣
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Stern Pinball
@sternpinballSep 3
Attention Vault Residents: We’re playing Fallout by Stern Pinball LIVE at 12 PM CT! ▶️ youtube.com/@sternpinballinc 🎮 twitch.tv/sternpinball

Stern Pinball

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@sternpinballSep 3
The end of the world is just the beginning. Welcome to the Wasteland with Fallout by Stern Pinball.
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Today is the 35th anniversary of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In the Terminator timeline today is also the day Skynet AI became self aware. I can't wait to see the 4k remaster of one of my favorite films in the theater! #Terminator2 #Skynet
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Final Notice! This afternoon (5/21) at 5:30 we're hosting a happy hour at Bunnyman Chantilly. Fill out this survey surveymonkey.com/r/PQBRT6R and drinks from the bar are on us! Get some free pinball in, hang out with other security people, and have a good time!
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DEF CON 34 is in the books! Our CTF was fun, challenging and pushed the limits of our machines and our human players. We now have a platform of technologies that will serve as a foundation for future CTF challenges! #pinball #DEFCON #DEFCON34 #CTF #PinballCTF
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