SecKC

Someone messed up and approved SecKC’s party application!

Tonight, 10pm to 1am at the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall. This is SecKC the WHOLE WIDE WORLD and we are going all out. Good music, good people, and the full SecKC energy right at the entrance of the biggest hacker conference on earth. It’s gonna be so epic, you won’t want to go off to any other party!

We want every single person reading this there with us. You will need to be able to get into the conference area, which typically requires a DEFCON badge. How you get one or get past the goons is completely up to you.

Tomorrow morning, Chris Seasholtz and Brayson Christopher step into the booth for the Social Engineering Community’s Vishing Competition at . They are currently sitting in 3rd place and will be making live calls in front of the entire audience, working real objectives against a target company that stays confidential until the moment the calls start.

If you want to see social engineering in action, live calls, real pressure, no second takes, be in that room. Friday, 9am, LVCC room W317

Let’s show up for two of our own!

Tomorrow, Bill Swearingen, a founder of SecKC, takes the stage at Black Hat USA. His talk, “Could a Pattern on Your Clothing Fool Facial Recognition?”, covers 61 different adversarial patterns tested against 10 facial recognition models, all of them printable on ordinary clothing. It is a talk about privacy, surveillance, and how something as simple as fabric can challenge the systems watching us every day.

If you are at Black Hat, this is one to catch. Thursday, August 6, 11:05am, Oceanside B, Level 2. Come support one of our own!

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SecDSM isn't a vendor, they're our people. SecDSM runs the same kind of free, volunteer-driven monthly security meetup in Des Moines that SecKC runs here in Kansas City, and they crossed state lines to back us as a Title Sponsor of the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo (Cyber Yappy Hour).

That kind of community-to-community support is rare, and we're not taking it for granted. Come meet the SecDSM crew on Tuesday, August 11 from 5 to 9 PM at Knuckleheads. Free to attend, no ticket required.

Details and RSVP:

SecKC - August 2026 — SecKC.org KC CYBERSECURITY COMMUNITY EXPO // Cyber Yappy Hour Not our typical SecKC meeting, but a joint event with a bunch of KC area cyber related orgs/meetup groups!! Join us for some free BBQ, drinks,…

Last call: BBQ competition signups for the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo close TODAY AT 5:00 PM! If you want to compete, sign up now:

SecKC BBQ Bash Signup SecKC is firing up the smokers for our first BBQ Bash in lieu of the picnic! "Teams" can compete in any of the four classic KCBS categories: Chicken, Ribs, Pork, and Brisket. Pick one, pick them all, it's up to you! This is a SecKC-run event using pseudo-KCBS style judging procedures; it is not a KC...

Just one week and some change until the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo (Cyber Yappy Hour), Tuesday, August 11 from 5 to 9 PM at Knuckleheads! Free to attend, free BBQ, live DJ, 11+ Kansas City security orgs.

If you want to compete in the BBQ competition, don't wait: signups close Sunday, August 2 at 5:00 PM. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/KrwvkWuUGMRSKyucA

Details and RSVP: https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events/seckc-august-2026

SecKC BBQ Bash Signup SecKC is firing up the smokers for our first BBQ Bash in lieu of the picnic! "Teams" can compete in any of the four classic KCBS categories: Chicken, Ribs, Pork, and Brisket. Pick one, pick them all, it's up to you! This is a SecKC-run event using pseudo-KCBS style judging procedures; it is not a KC...

Hometown pride: Onspring, the GRC software company headquartered right here in Overland Park, is a Title Sponsor of the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo (Cyber Yappy Hour).

Having a local company invest at this level says a lot about how much they value the KC security community they're part of every day. Come thank the Onspring team in person on Tuesday, August 11 from 5 to 9 PM at Knuckleheads. Free to attend, no ticket required.

Details and RSVP:

SecKC - August 2026 — SecKC.org KC CYBERSECURITY COMMUNITY EXPO // Cyber Yappy Hour Not our typical SecKC meeting, but a joint event with a bunch of KC area cyber related orgs/meetup groups!! Join us for some free BBQ, drinks,…

Mark your calendar: the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo (Cyber Yappy Hour) is Tuesday, August 11 from 5 to 9 PM at Knuckleheads. Free to attend, no ticket required, with free BBQ, a live DJ, and 11+ Kansas City security organizations under one roof.

Speaking of BBQ: we're running a live BBQ competition and want your team on the grill. Sign up to compete: https://forms.gle/KrwvkWuUGMRSKyucA

Details and RSVP: https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events/seckc-august-2026

SecKC BBQ Bash Signup SecKC is firing up the smokers for our first BBQ Bash in lieu of the picnic! "Teams" can compete in any of the four classic KCBS categories: Chicken, Ribs, Pork, and Brisket. Pick one, pick them all, it's up to you! This is a SecKC-run event using pseudo-KCBS style judging procedures; it is not a KC...

Torq.io builds AI-driven security automation for SOC teams, and they're putting that same energy into backing the KC cybersecurity community as a Title Sponsor of the KC Cybersecurity Community Expo (Cyber Yappy Hour).

Thanks to Torq.io, we can keep this event free for every attendee: free BBQ, live DJ, and 11+ Kansas City security orgs under one roof. Come shake hands with their team on Tuesday, August 11 from 5 to 9 PM at Knuckleheads. Free to attend, no ticket required.

Details and RSVP: https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events/seckc-august-2026

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