Evanta's Philadelphia CISO summit and DC215 CTF study hall

Sent 2026-10-25. The Evanta CIO and CISO summit on Wednesday, DC215's CTF study hall Saturday, and BSides Delaware ahead.

The week of October 26 to November 1 · 3 events in Philadelphia · Read online

A mixed week in Philadelphia. Senior leaders should look at the Evanta CIO and CISO Executive Summit at the Marriott Downtown on Wednesday, which is by application. For everyone else, the one I would show up for is Saturday's DC215 study hall at Ex Machina Parlor, a low key afternoon working on CTFs with the local DEF CON group.

Security BSides Delaware is November 13, so register soon if you plan to go.

Worth your evening

Philadelphia Evanta CIO/CISO Executive Summit Wednesday 8 AM to 6 PM · Evanta

DC215: Study Hall / Work on CTFs Saturday 11 AM to 1 PM · DC215 (DEF CON Philadelphia)

This week

27 Tuesday October

Midnight in the War Room on Tour: Philadelphia screening

4 to 7 PM · Semperis

Private screening of the Semperis documentary on cyber war for security leaders, practitioners and advocates. Seats are by request.

28 Wednesday October

Philadelphia Evanta CIO/CISO Executive Summit

8 AM to 6 PM · Evanta · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Evanta executive summit for CIOs and CISOs in Philadelphia, with Cyera participating.

31 Saturday October

DC215: Study Hall / Work on CTFs

11 AM to 1 PM · DC215 (DEF CON Philadelphia) · Ex Machina Parlor

Time to get together and work on or just discuss the CTF.

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

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