What we’re about
This Meetup is part of the Pacific Hackers Association (PHA) nonprofit organization. This 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization fosters success in aligning veterans and underserved communities with hands-on mentorship, technical training, guidance, best practices, and job placement assistance for people seeking careers in the Cyber Security industry.
We talk about white hat hacking and cybersecurity in our group. Our focus is grassroots hacking culture, techniques, hands-on exploitation, cyber defense, digital rights, and civil liberties. We welcome everybody without a technical background in IT, the security industry, or a college degree to attend our meetings. We encourage everyone to join us and help us build an active group with events and projects for the community.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- PH + OWASP Joint Meetup: The Anatomy of a Breach : Lessons from common mistakesEndor Labs, Palo Alto, CA
Hello...Are you ready to dive into world of enterprise security ?. Join us for an exciting Hacker Days, where we'll explore some of the Information Security essential requirements and it's a shared responsibility to protect systems and data. In this workshop, we will play roles of Developer/End-user/Security Engineer and explore various common mistakes which lead to critical security issues. We will also discuss the best practices for preventing such attacks.
Thank you very much to Endor Labs for gracious providing us the venue and Levo.ai - the guardians of the API galaxy! for sponsoring the food and drinks.
This event is in partnership pacific hackers community https://www.pacifichackers.org/
Workshop outline:
* Overview
- Introduction: Responsibilities of different roles.
- Demo application walkthrough: A custom .net web application and a mobile app.
- Tools: BurpSuite, Wireshark, ApkTool
* Developer mistakes: Various mistakes done by developers will be explained along with the impact and how to identify and prevent them.
- Hardcoded Secrets
- Login Credentials
- Lack of Awareness
- Security Misconfiguration
* End-user mistakes: As end-users, one can be a victim of cyber attack due to simple mistakes. Let's explore scenarios with live demo.
- Wi-Fi Attack
- Offer and Freebies
* Security Engineer mistakes: Security engineers are responsible for detecting vulnerabilities and recommending fixes. But we are also human being and can commit mistakes which can lead to attacks.
- Misusing available tools
- Lack of scoping
- Few OWASP top 10 vulnerability demo
* Closing Note
* Q&ASpeaker Details:
Name: Sarwar Jahan M
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarwarjahanm/
Bio: Sarwar Jahan is currently working as a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer, who worked at tech giants like Synopsys, Microsoft and Salesforce. He has 10+ years of experience and was ranked among top ethical hackers globally. He is passionate about sharing knowledge with the community and running a non-profit initiative called InfoSecCamp to spread security awareness among people by conducting Boot Camps. - HacktheBay With Pacific HackersGitHub, San Francisco, CA
NOTE: Host (GitHub) requires the attendees' full name and email address to pre-register. The host has assured that this data will not be used for marketing or other purposes. Kindly use the below link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackthebay-with-pacific-hackers-2024-tickets-868874205137
Are you going to be in San Francisco during BSidesSF and RSA? Do you have plans for Monday? If not, we have something prepared for you.
Pacific Hackers is bringing "HackTheBay" for a few hours of awesomeness. Check out our newly created CTF. We are going to have a panel discussion and some talks and workshops.
Space is limited, so sign up before everyone else.
Agenda:
2:00: Door Opens
2:30 – 3:00: Open Remarks + CTF Introduction
3:00 – 4:00: Panel Discussion
4:00 – 6:00: Talks/WorkshopsThe schedule is subject to change. For more information, visit us at www.hackthebay.org
- 2024-05-18 - Wi-Fi Hacking 2024 Live Labs WORKSHOPNeeds location
Abstract:
You will hack Wi-Fi. Public-available tools to hack Wi-Fi will be used to teach Wi-Fi hacking skills, but more importantly, defense against these tools will be taught. We might even squeeze in a demo of Wi-Fi 7 security working!Bio:
Phil Morgan has spent a long time working with Wi-Fi: he remembers 802.11b being the new protocol!Phil has considerable experience in the industry with expertise in routing, switching, collaboration, and security. He is a member of the IEEE, the WBA, and an active member of the IEEE 1932.1 working group. He is CCIE #5224, CWNE #322, and CWISE #4 and possesses over 50 other industry certifications and qualifications.
Phil is the CTO of NetCertExpert, Inc. A California corporation focusing on Networking, Wireless, and Cyber Security. NetCertExpert, Inc., is an industry leader in consulting, training, and development of courseware. Phil’s main focus is on Wi-Fi and cyber security.
Phil has developed multiple courses on Wi-Fi security and hacking.
Requirements:
Bring a laptop with Kali Linux installed or in a VM. Please consider buying wireless cards for Penetration Testing; Phil recommends the ones below.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00762YNMG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Or if you want to do 5 and 6 GHz as well as 2.4 GHz, these:
https://www.badgerwifi.co.uk/store/p/cf-951ax (difficult to get hold of)https://en.comfast.com.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=13&id=182
(You can use CF-951ax, or CF-953ax)