Category: Announcement

RVAsec 14 After Party — Hacker Trivia Showdown — Register Now!

May 1, 2025
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RVAsec 14 isn’t just about top-tier cybersecurity content—it’s also about community, camaraderie, and a damn good time. This year, we’re leveling up the After Party with a night of brain-bending fun, cold drinks, amazing food, and a nod to one of the most legendary DEF CON traditions: Hacker Jeopardy (but our PG-13 version—no alcohol-fueled chaos here, sorry, but you really never know).

The RVAsec 14 after party, brought to you by RVAsec (still looking for a sponsor to make it even more epic!), will be at in the main ballroom on Tuesday, June 3rd right after Day 1 ends!

  • 5:00pm to 9pm: Food/Beverage/Music
  • 5:30ish: Finalize teams!
  • 5:30 – 6:00ish: Let the Hacker Trivia Showdown begin!
  • 8:30ish: Prizes and Food/Beverage/Music continues!

THE GAME:

Hacker Trivia Showdown is our RVAsec-style take on Hacker Jeopardy—think infosec knowledge, tech culture references, pop trivia, and plenty of snark. We’ll be forming teams, keeping the energy high, and giving away prizes that might be cooler than the coveted RVAsec Bags of Sh*t or our yearly STFU signs!

Don’t worry if you’ve never been to DEF CON—this is your chance to get a taste of the fun (without the 12AM timeslot or the Vegas dehydration).

HOW IT MIGHT WORK (we are still working on details):

  • We aim to have 3 teams of 3 members. You can sign up solo or with a crew—we’ll try to match you up if needed.
  • We will have two rounds, with each round lasting 40 to 60 minutes.
  • Audience members won’t just sit back—we’ll have bonus rounds, shout-out prizes, and ways to jump in throughout the night.

PLUS:

  • Music and DJ vibes to kick off and wrap up the night
  • Delicious drinks and amazing food served up before and after trivia
  • Swag, surprises, and bragging rights for days
  • We have a seasoned guest host we will be revealing soon!

Get ready to test your skills, rep your team, and maybe even outsmart your friends. This is one RVAsec party you won’t want to miss.

This is an exclusive event, so you must be registered to attend or you will not be allowed entrance–no exceptions!

Important Notes:

  • You must use the same email you used to register for RVAsec.
  • Each attendee must have their own name listed (duplicates will be deleted).
  • If you are not registered for RVAsec, your ticket will be deleted. 
  • Age Restriction: You must be 21 and over to drink alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages will be available.

Even if you have a ticket for RVAsec and said that you wanted to attend during the signup process, you MUST now registered for the party!

Register For The After Party Now!

(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1338099966019)

If you haven’t bought a ticket for the RVAsec conference yet, now is the time…. click this link, you know you want to!

Or if you know better, don’t click that link, copy and paste this (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-13-security-conference-tickets-776407274057) in and get that ticket!

RVAsec 14 Speakers and Schedule Announcement

April 28, 2025
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We are pleased to announce the final speakers and that the schedule has now been published! Tickets are still available.

Head on over to https://rvasec14.sched.com/directory/speakers to read more about each speaker and see their talk abstracts!

  • Michael Roytman – Cybersecurity is Ready for Local Models
  • John Stoner – Defending Entra ID and Office 365 Using the Prism of GraphRunner
  • Christina Johns – Look Ma, No IDA! Malware Analysis Without Reverse Engineering
  • Alain Petit – Key Management and basic key usage for encryption 101
  • Stacy Aitken – The Importance of an Incident Response Plan
  • Caleb Crable – SPF Shadowing: Give Old Services a Chance to Shine

And if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, get them here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-2025-security-conference-tickets-1107090370099

RVAsec 14 Speaker Announcements

April 17, 2025
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This year for RVAsec 14 we are announcing speakers in small batches!  Tickets are still available.

While there are still a few more speakers to announce and the exact schedule is coming soon we promist, keep an eye on https://rvasec14.sched.com/directory/speakers to read more about each speakers!

  • David Young – It’s Not All Ninjas and Anonymous Masks
  • Bobby N. Turnage, Jr. – Data Breach Management and Legal Issues for Information Technology Professionals
  • Olivia Gallucci – Unlocking macOS Internals: A Beginner’s Guide to Apple’s Open Source Code
  • Vennard Wright – Leveraging AI in Surveillance for Public Safety Amid Privacy Concerns
  • Matthew Fisher – The Lazy Pentester’s Guide to Coasting Through Internals
  • Kyle King – AI: Who’s watching whom?

And if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, get them here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-2025-security-conference-tickets-1107090370099

RVAsec 14 Speaker Announcements

April 16, 2025
AnnouncementConference

This year for RVAsec 14 we are announcing speakers in small batches!  Tickets are still available.

While there are still more speakers to announce and the exact schedule is coming, keep an eye on https://rvasec14.sched.com/directory/speakers to read more about each speaker and see their talk abstracts!

  • Paul Asadoorian – The Security Professionals Guide To The Linux Desktop
  • Justin Varner – Oh Hotel No!: How A Helpless Hooligan Helped A Homie From Homelessness To Homeownership In 9 Months
  • Luke McOmie & Qasim Ijaz – What the Scope? Sh** my Consultant | Client Says
  • Andrew Case – Using Volatility 3 to Combat Modern Malware
  • Jon Waldman – Vendor Management 2025 – How to Make Better Vendor Management Decisions
  • Christopher Cruz – Hacker, Hipster, Hustler, Humanist: Establishing the Government’s Role in Public Interest Cybersecurity
  • Kevin Massey – Linux Kernel Exploitation for Beginners
  • Ben Haynes – Why There is No Casino Night at RVAsec This Year (Sorry)
  • Jeremy Dorrough – How to Win Budgets and Influence Stakeholders: Articulate Cyber Value to Non Technical Audiences

Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements coming soon!

And if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, get them here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-2025-security-conference-tickets-1107090370099

RVAsec 14 Speaker Announcements

April 14, 2025
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This year for RVAsec 14 we are announcing speakers in small batches!  Tickets are still available.

While there are still more speakers to announce and the exact schedule is coming, keep an eye on https://rvasec14.sched.com/directory/speakers to read more about each speaker and see their talk abstracts!

  • Christofer Hoff – Keynote
  • Bruce Potter – Keynote
  • Dan Holden – CISO Of 2030 (a sequel of CISO of 2025)
  • Philippe Caturegli – Internal Domain Name Collision 2.0
  • Nick Copi – Following The JSON Path: A Road Paved in RCE
  • Travis Altman – Running A Proper Purple Team
  • Nicholas Popovich & Mike Bailey – Attacking & Defending ServiceNow: A Hands-on Lab for Red & Blue Teams
  • Morgan Stuart – Large Language Models for Hackers

Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements coming soon!

And if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, get them here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-2025-security-conference-tickets-1107090370099

Bruce Potter To Keynote RVAsec 14!

February 19, 2025
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We are pleased to announce that Bruce Potter will be keynoting RVAsec 14!

Bruce Potter has been doing cybersecurity for 30 years, which makes him kind of old. Bruce is currently the CEO and founder of Turngate, a SaaS audit log analysis company. Prior to that Bruce served as CISO at several companies including Clear Street, Expel, and the KeyW Corporation.

Bruce is the founder of The Shmoo Group and assisted with running ShmooCon, a cybersecurity conference that ran for the last 20 years in Washington DC. Bruce has done DARPA research, led red teams, broken large networks (in good and bad ways), and even helped bring Internet service to remote parts of Alaska in the mid-90’s.

Tickets are on sale now for RVAsec 14!

Christofer Hoff To Keynote RVAsec 14!

February 14, 2025
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We are pleased to announce that Christofer Hoff will be keynoting RVAsec 14!

Christofer Hoff joined LastPass as Chief Secure Technology Officer in 2022, bringing more than 29 years of experience in high-profile global roles in network, application and information security architecture, software development, engineering, operations, and management. Before joining LastPass, Christofer had multiple cyber security leadership roles at Bank of America. His previous roles include Chief Information Security Officer at Citadel, Vice President and Security CTO at Juniper Networks, and Director of Cloud & Virtualization Solutions at Cisco Systems, among other security-focused roles.

In addition to his professional leadership responsibilities, Chris takes an active role in engaging youth in the impact of technology, privacy and security on society and culture as founder of HacKid, an interactive STEAM conference for parents and kids from diverse backgrounds.  Chris was a founding member of and technical advisor to the Cloud Security Alliance and serves as an advisor to numerous companies and organizations.

Tickets are on sale now for RVAsec 14!

RVAsec 14 Registration Now Open!

January 14, 2025
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Tickets for RVAsec 2025 are now on sale!

Registration for the RVAsec 14 security conference, located in Richmond, Virginia, is only $275 (to start) for two full days of talks, meals, snacks, drinks, reception, after party, prizes, a capture the flag contest, t-shirt & swag!

Once we sell out there will be no more tickets available and we do not have tickets for purchase at the door onsite.

Conference ticket prices and deadlines:**

  • $275 special price for the first 100 tickets!
  • $375 regular price until 3/31
  • $475 late registration until 5/26
  • $575 super late registration until 6/2 or until tickets sell out

We also again have the RVAsec Marriott Hotel Package available until 5/10! The conference + Marriott hotel package is $650 and includes:

  • Two night’s stay at the Richmond Marriott Downtown (6/2 and 6/3), including taxes+fees (card needed at check-in for incidentals)
  • RVAsec conference admission
  • Custom Hack.RVA Electronic badge (the only way to guarantee one of the limited electronic badges)
  • T-Shirt
  • Bag
  • Meals & snacks
  • Events

** If you are unable to attend due to the price, please contact us to discuss as we have stipends available for students, and we have a volunteer opportunities that provide a great way to get in for free!

Once again there will be no tickets sold at the door–and RVAsec has sold out every year–don’t wait!  We are unable to provide refunds due to processing fees.  You can, however, easily transfer your ticket to another person.

Register now!

RVAsec 14 CFP is now open!

December 16, 2024
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The call for papers for RVAsec 14 is now open!

Click here to submit a talk to the CFP now!

Conference: June 3-4th, 2025

Location: Richmond, VA

CFP Submission Deadline:  March 23rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern

RVAsec is a Richmond, VA based security convention that brings top industry speakers to the midatlantic region. Last year, RVAsec attracted over 850 security professionals from across the country. For 2025, the conference is a two day and three track format, with a mixed focus on technical, management/business and 101 presentations.

Information:

  • Conference location: Richmond, VA
  • Dates: June 3-4, 2025
  • All talks must be 50 minutes in length
  • Presenters will need to select Technical, Business/Management, or 101 tracks.
  • While we welcome foreign speakers, we are unable provide sponsorship for entry to the U.S.

We try to treat our speakers well with a special VIP event, gifts, and travel assistance (if possible). Join us at RVAsec and enjoy the perks!

For more information and requirements, or to submit, please visit:

https://forms.gle/fe85Ye4Trw34X72t6