Wild West Hackin' Fest - Deadwood 2024: Full Schedule

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8:00am MDT

Preconference Training Registration

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

8:30am MDT

Advanced Endpoint Investigations

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor

Speakers

Alissa Torres

Antisyphon Training

Alissa Torres is a blue team practitioner/educator turned consultant, laser-focused on the people element of the SecOps equation. With 3 dog-years of experience spanning roles in active and passive IT and security operations, she discovered her passion for adversary hunt while serving... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor 150 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Advanced Network Threat Hunting

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor

Speakers

Chris Brenton

Antisyphon Training

Chris Brenton, COO of Active Countermeasures, has been a leader in the IT and security industry for over 20 years. He’s a published author of multiple security books and the primary author of the Cloud Security Alliance’s online training material. As a Fellow Instructor, Chris... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor 150 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Advanced Offensive Tooling

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance

Speakers

Chris Traynor

Antisyphon Training

Chris began working for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in July 2022 as a Penetration Tester, where he is responsible for Pen Testing web apps, mobile app, APIs, and networks. Chris has over 15 years of experience in Web/Mobile App development, QA Automation, and Penetration... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance 360 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Breaching the Cloud

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Deadwood Gulch Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

Speakers

Beau Bullock

Senior Security Analyst, Antisyphon Training

Beau is a Senior Security Analyst at Black Hills Information Security where he performs penetration tests and red team assessments. He is the author of various red team/pentest tools such as MailSniper, PowerMeta, HostRecon, and DomainPasswordSpray. Beau is a host of the web shows... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Deadwood Gulch Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 304 Cliff St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

CTI 101

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Deadwood Chamber of Commerce

Speakers

Wade Wells

Wade Wells is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with a robust background in threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence, and detection engineering, primarily in the financial sector. Wade holds a master's degree in cybersecurity from Georgia Tech, is a board member of BSides San Diego... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Deadwood Chamber of Commerce 501 Main St, Deadwood, SD

8:30am MDT

Cyber Security Incident Command

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor

Speakers

Gerard Johansen

Antisyphon Training

Gerard Johansen is a cyber security professional with over a decade of experience in Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Security Operations and Cyber Threat Intelligence. During his tenure in the cyber security field, Gerard has served as both a digital forensics and instruction... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor 150 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Defending the Enterprise

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - Track 4 - Backstage

Speakers

Kent Ickler

Antisyphon Training

Kent started his Information Technology career working for an Internet Service Provider supporting the MidWest’s broadband initiatives of the early 2000s. His interest in technology and business operations drove his career into working for multiple Fortune 500 companies and equipping... Read More →

Jordan Drysdale

Antisyphon Training

Jordan was around for the inception of Napster and the explosion of P2P networks. This drove his fascination with network systems and led him toward a career in IT. Jordan’s first gig in the industry included supporting Latin American networking customers for Hewlett Packard’s... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - Track 4 - Backstage 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

8:30am MDT

Hacking Active Directory: Fundamentals and Techniques

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Martin Mason Hotel

Speakers

Dale Hobbs

Antisyphon Training

Dale Hobbs started working with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as a contractor in Sept 2020 and came on board as a full-time employee in April 2021 as a Security Analyst. Prior to BHIS, Dale was the Security Manager for a large North American Retail company. Dale wanted to... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Martin Mason Hotel 33 Deadwood St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Incident Response Foundations

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level

Speakers

Derek Banks

Antisyphon Training

Derek Banks has been a Security Analyst and Penetration Tester for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) since 2014, but he has been a part of the IT industry for his entire career. Since graduating college with a BS in Computer Information Systems, Derek has explored many different... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level 531 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Intro to IoT Hacking

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Comfort Inn & Suites Deadwood

Speakers

Dave Fletcher

David Fletcher has been working for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) as a Security Analyst since 2015. He has spent most of his career working for the US Air Force and engaged in a variety of disciplines within the IT industry including boundary defense, web and application... Read More →

Rick Wisser

Rick Wisser has been with the Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) team since 2015. He is a Security Analyst, GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), and a SANS NetWars Level 5 certificate holder. Rick has an associate degree in Electronic Technology and Computer Networking as... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Comfort Inn & Suites Deadwood 225 Cliff St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Introduction to Cybersecurity in Space Systems (ICSS): Hardware Edition

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Deadwood Gulch Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

Speakers

Tim Fowler

Tim Fowler joined Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in September 2021 as a Security Analyst. He previously worked for multiple financial institutions in roles such as Cyber Security Research Scientist, Manager of Cyber Range Operations, and Security Engineering, as well as spending... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Deadwood Gulch Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham 304 Cliff St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Introduction to Pentesting

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

John's Home

Speakers

John Strand

Antisyphon Training

John Strand has consulted and taught thousands of classes and hundreds of organizations in the areas of security, regulatory compliance, and penetration testing. He is a coveted speaker and much-loved former SANS instructor and course author. John is a contributor to the industr... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
John's Home Meet at entrance of DMG by 8 a.m. to carpool

8:30am MDT

Introduction to Python

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance

Speakers

Joff Thyer

Antisyphon Training

Joff Thyer has been a penetration tester and security analyst with Black Hills Information Security since 2013. Prior to joining the InfoSec world, he had a long career in the IT industry as a systems administrator and an enterprise network architect. He has an Associate’s in Computer... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance 360 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Linux Command-Line for Analysts & Operators

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor

Speakers

Hal Pomeranz

Antisyphon Training

Hal Pomeranz has spent almost forty years working with, and teaching others to manage and secure Unix and Linux systems. He is an independent consultant providing pragmatic Information Technology and Security solutions for some of the world’s largest commercial, government, and... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center - Second Floor 150 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Modern Webapp Pentesting II: Webapp Internals

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level

Speakers

Brian King

Antisyphon Training

BB King has been pentesting webapps since 2008. He was the second hire into his employer’s application security team at a time when “PCI” was brand new and long before bug bounty programs – when experienced webapp pentesters had to be made, not found. His internal training... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level 531 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Network Forensics and Incident Response

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance

Speakers

Troy Wojewoda

Antisyphon Training

Troy Wojewoda is a security analyst and penetration tester at Black Hills Information Security. Prior to joining BHIS, Troy has held roles in application and system administration, host and network intrusion detection, wireless security, penetration testing, digital forensics, malware... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance 360 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Next Level OSINT

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - Hotel Lobby 3rd Floor

Speakers

Mishaal Khan

Mishaal is a highly respected figure in cybersecurity, with expertise in ethical hacking, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), social engineering, and privacy. Mishaal's engaging approach involves live demos, making cybersecurity accessible and enjoyable, while his strength lies in rapidly... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - Hotel Lobby 3rd Floor 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

8:30am MDT

Offense for Defense

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance

Speakers

Tim Medin

Red Siege

Tim is the CEO of Red Siege, a infosec company focusing on pen testing. Tim is a former Senior Instructor and course author (SEC560) at SANS. Through the course of his career, Tim has performed penetration tests on a wide range of organizations and technologies. Tim has gained information... Read More →

Jason Downey

Antisyphon Training - Red Siege

Jason Downey is a Security Consultant for Red Siege Information Security. Jason has over ten years of professional experience in IT and information security ranging in a variety of roles in network security roles with additional experience in systems administration. Jason has spoken in front of various audiences ranging from youth initiatives to majo... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance 360 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Ransomware Attack Simulation and Investigation for Blue Teamers

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Comfort Inn & Suites Deadwood

Speakers

Markus Schober

Antisyphon Training

Markus Schober is the founder of a blue team training and consulting company named Blue Cape Security. Prior to that, he served as a manger and Principal Security Consultant at IBM X-Force Incident Response. Over the past decade he has led numerous cyber security breach investigations... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Comfort Inn & Suites Deadwood 225 Cliff St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Red Team Initial Access

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level

Speakers

Michael Allen

Antisyphon Training

Michael Allen is a Senior Security Analyst and Red Team Practice Lead who joined the team at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) in 2019. Having started hacking and picking locks at an early age, Michael has since turned “doing things he’s not supposed to do and going places... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Hampton Inn Deadwood at Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort - Lower Level 531 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

8:30am MDT

Threat Hunting & Incident Response with Velociraptor

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance

Please use the Springhill Suite entry - Class will be held in the Charleston II (Lower Level)

Speakers

Eric Capuano

Antisyphon Training

Eric Capuano is a Director at LimaCharlie, co-founder of Recon InfoSec, and SANS DFIR Instructor. He has over a decade experience in Security Operations, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response.

Whitney Champion

Antisyphon Training

Whitney is the Lead Solutions Architect at LimaCharlie and a co-founder of Recon InfoSec. She has over a decade of experience in security operations and large-scale infrastructure automation and orchestration in both the private and public sector.

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Cadillac Jack's® Gaming Resort - Use SpringHill Suites Entrance 360 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA

11:00am MDT

Airport Con

Wednesday October 9, 2024 11:00am - 4:00pm MDT

Rapid City Airport

The Wild West Hackin’ Fest welcome committee will greet you on Wednesday, Oct. 9th with snacks, bottled waters, coloring books, swag, mini escape room, and lots of smiles. Find them right next to the baggage claim area of the Rapid City Airport. Be sure to check out the shuttle schedule here: https://wildwesthackinfest.com/conference/airport-con/

Speakers

BHIS Staff

Wednesday October 9, 2024 11:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Rapid City Airport

2:00pm MDT

Conference Registration

Wednesday October 9, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Sesson

Speakers

WWHF Staff

Wednesday October 9, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Sesson 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

General Session

2:00pm MDT

Spearphish General Store

Wednesday October 9, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session

Wednesday October 9, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

General Session

5:15pm MDT

Talkin' Bout [infosec] News - Live

Wednesday October 9, 2024 5:15pm - 6:00pm MDT

Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session

Wednesday October 9, 2024 5:15pm - 6:00pm MDT
Deadwood Mountain Grand - General Session 1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD

General Session, Fun and Games

6:00pm MDT

Sponsor Stampede

Wednesday October 9, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT

Various Locations on Main Street

Prepare to join the best little Sponsor Stampede this side of the Mississippi! Prepare to meet your favorite Sponsors as we gather together in Downtown Deadwood for food, drink and little camaraderie.

Wednesday October 9, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
Various Locations on Main Street

Various Locations on Main Street, Fun and Games

8:30pm MDT

Open Mic Night

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30pm - 11:00pm MDT

Elks Club

Do you like to sing? Can you tell a joke or two? Perhaps you enjoy playing a musical instrument. Whatever your talent may be, we invite you to join the skilled Rock Stars from BHIS for the Second Annual Open Mic Night.

Wednesday October 9, 2024 8:30pm - 11:00pm MDT
Elks Club

Elks Club - 696 Main St. Deadwood, Fun and Games