sensecon 2020 ex post facto

This blog post summarizes Orange Cyberdefense’s internal remote conference Sensecon 2020, highlighting the use of Discord to host trainings (CodeQL, Active Directory attacks, Windows privilege escalation/persistence, and eBPF), pre-conference challenges (password cracking, a REST-based programming game, and a Discord bot), and a 24-hour hackathon with teams building tools and experiments ranging from CI/CD for red team payload scanning to firmware emulation and Telegram “Near Me” abuse. It concludes that the event—spanning multiple countries and time zones—was successful and engaging, with awards, social activities, and plans to open source challenge materials and share project details in future posts.