CTF night for first timers at Freeside, and IBM TechXchange in town

Sent 2026-10-25. BlackHack Society's CTF training at Freeside on Thursday, Cover6 first time speakers on Wednesday, and more.

The week of October 26 to November 1 · 4 events in Atlanta · Read online

A good week in Atlanta for people building skills. The one I would show up for is Thursday's CTF training for first timers at Freeside, run by BlackHack Society with Sandbox Atlanta, a friendly way to learn recon and post exploitation with people who want you to succeed. On Wednesday evening Cover6 Community Atlanta streams its first time speaker series, and it is worth cheering on new voices.

IBM TechXchange is in town all week if you work in that ecosystem, and the Atlanta Cybersecurity and AI Conference on November 4 is free to register.

Worth your evening

Cover6 Community Atlanta: 1st Time Speaker Series, New Voices in Cyber Wednesday 6 to 8 PM · Cover6 Community Atlanta

BlackHack Society x Sandbox Atlanta: CTF Training for First-timers Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 PM · BlackHack Society Atlanta

This week

26 Monday October

IBM TechXchange 2026

9 AM · IBM

IBM hands on technical conference for developers and technologists covering AI, cloud and security. A large paid vendor conference.

28 Wednesday October

Cover6 Community Atlanta: 1st Time Speaker Series, New Voices in Cyber

6 to 8 PM · Cover6 Community Atlanta · Online · Free

Three to five first-time speakers give 5 to 15 minute talks, each paired with a coach, followed by live Q&A.

29 Thursday October

Whiskey & Watches: Guaranteed Cyber Recovery from AI Driven Threats

5 to 8:30 PM · Druva · Puttshack

Druva field event with a guided breach simulation on AI exploits, identity compromise and ransomware recovery, plus minigolf and whiskey.

BlackHack Society x Sandbox Atlanta: CTF Training for First-timers

6:30 to 8:30 PM · BlackHack Society Atlanta · Freeside Atlanta

Introduction to capture-the-flag basics, including recon and post-exploitation, for people new to CTFs

CPE from your desk

Live online sessions this week with credit hours, times in Eastern. See all virtual sessions.

Mon 10:30 to 11:30 AM Hiring Your First AI Security Agent: Evaluating Agents Like You Hire People · SANS · 1 CPE

Tue 12 to 12:30 PM AI vs AI? That's Not How This Ends. · CSA · CPE

Tue 2 to 3 PM The New Priorities for Critical Infrastructure Preparedness · SANS · 1 CPE

Tue 2 to 3 PM Behind the Tabletop: What a Hospital Ransomware Exercise Can Teach Us About SOC Readiness · WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) · CPE

Tue 6 to 7 PM SANS Miami 2026, SANS@Night: The Evolution of Vulnerability Management · SANS · 1 CPE

Coming up, register early

Nov 11 Cover6 Community Atlanta: vCISO Pathway, From Analyst to CISO · Cover6 Community Atlanta

Nov 19 Atlanta CISO Community Executive Summit (Gartner/Evanta) · Evanta

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