The Lonestar Application Security Conference (LASCON) is an annual conference held in Austin, TX.
It is a gathering of over 350 thought leaders, web developers, security engineers, mobile developers and information security professionals. LASCON is held in Texas where more Fortune 500 companies call home than any other state and it is held in Austin which is a hub for startups in the state of Texas. At LASCON, leaders at these companies along with security architects and developers gather to share cutting-edge ideas, initiatives, and technology advancements.
07/08/2020
SUSE acquires Kubernetes management platform Rancher Labs
SUSE acquires Kubernetes management platform Rancher Labs – TechCrunch SUSE, which describes itself as ‘the world’s largest independent open source company,’ today announced that it has acquired Rancher Labs, a company that has long focused on making it easier for enterprises to make their container clusters. The two companies did not disclose the pr…
07/05/2020
It is with sad hearts the team must announce that LASCON 2020 is cancelled. We’d like to cancel the entire of year 2020 but that’s out of our scope :( to a better 2021, we come back strong! https://t.co/PjEa0S7Fev
LASCON on Twitter “It is with sad hearts the team must announce that LASCON 2020 is cancelled. We’d like to cancel the entire of year 2020 but that’s out of our scope :( to a better 2021, we come back strong! https://t.co/PjEa0S7Fev”
From the LASCON 2020 Planning Team:
It is with heavy heart that we are cancelling LASCON for 2020.
The highlight of LASCON has always been the community of people that meet for learning and sharing for the days of the conference. Due to the uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic, the planning team has made the difficult decision to cancel LASCON for 2020 in its entirety. While we did consider going virtual with the conference, we determined we could not provide the community atmosphere that makes LASCON special. We are now winding down LASCON for 2020 and looking ahead to LASCON in 2021.
All advance ticket purchases will be refunded in full, and funds will be credited back via the original method of purchase. Sponsors will be contacted directly with additional details.
For those who have submitted their talks and training as part of our CFP and CFT, we want to express our appreciation of your willingness to contribute to LASCON 2020 and help to make it a successful event. While we will not have an event this year, we wish that you consider submitting your talk or training as part of our CFP and CFT for LASCON 2021 when we make those available.
Any questions should be directed to [email protected]
We thank you for all the support we receive from the community, and we look forward to hosting you once again for an awesome LASCON in 2021
06/14/2020
Privnotes.com Is Phishing Bitcoin from Users of Private Messaging Service Privnote.com
Privnotes.com Is Phishing Bitcoin from Users of Private Messaging Service Privnote.com — Krebs on Security For the past year, a site called Privnotes.com has been impersonating Privnote.com, a legitimate, free service that offers private, encrypted messages which self-destruct automatically after they are read. Until recently, I couldn’t quite work out what Privnotes was up to, but today it became crys...
06/14/2020
Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased’ facial recognition technology
Tech firms suspend use of 'biased' facial recognition technology Amazon, IBM and now Microsoft ban the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments and are urging for federal laws to regulate its use.
06/10/2020
Efficient Security Testing Requires Automation, but Humans Are Needed Too
Efficient Security Testing Requires Automation, but Humans Are Needed Too An annual survey of pe*******on testers finds that although machines can quickly find many classes of vulnerabilities, human analysts are still necessary to gauge the severity of discovered issues.