Daily Blog #663: Magnet Virtual Summit 2020

Hello Reader,

      Next month I was supposed to be eating hot chicken with all of you in Nashville at the Magnet User Summit (MUS) but since it's still corona time this too has moved to a virtual format. The conference now called the Magnet Virtual Summit (MVS) is set for the whole month of may, it's Magnet in May!

What's even more interesting is that Magnet has decided to make MVS free for anyone who wants to virtually attend and will have a month of speakers (http://www.magnetvirtualsummit.com/speakers) a virtual CTF created by Champlain's DFA and Jessica Hyde and of course we will be doing a Forensic Lunch with the winner.

Speaking of the virtual CTF, since we are not running the CTF this year we will be joined by campaign manager extraordinaire Brian Moran in providing commentary on our YouTube channel so everyone can follow along at home. Expect expert insights, bad jokes and team nicknames to fly as we watch the scoreboard and cheer on the competitors.

So go here to register (http://www.magnetvirtualsummit.com/registration) and get ready for daily content starting May 4th through the end of May. It's great to see so many vendors making the best of the current situation and bring us something that benefits everyone.

Tomorrow, come back for Sunday Funday!

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Daily Blog #620: Magnet User Summit 2018 CTFD Site is Closing

Hello Reader,
              With the 2019 Magnet User Summit coming up and with it the DFIR CTF we are working on for it I think it's time that I close down the 2018 site. You can access it for the month of February here:

https://magnetctf.ctfd.io/

Why shut it down?

Well CTFd charges me $100 a month for the hosting and I user registrations have stopped adding and we new/better challenges coming so I'd rather use that money for this years CTF!

So if you haven't tried last years Magnet CTF this is your chance, I will be ending it 3/1/19.

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Daily Blog #618: Magnet User Summit 2019 CTF is Full

Hello Reader,
          I registered today for the Magnet User Summit (https://magnetusersummit.com/schedule)  and noticed that the CTF that Matt and I are hosting with Magnet and specifically in cahoots with Jessica Hyde is now full!

If you made the cut before it was full, get ready for some stiff competition and some great prizes. If you didn't make it I'm going to reach out to magnet to see what we can do to allow people onsite to play virtually on their own systems.

Matt, Jessica and I are working on something special and fun that is meant to be almost fully solved in the 3 hour period allotted and I can't wait for you guys to see what we have in store for you!

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Daily Blog #539: Forensic Lunch and CTF at Magnet User Summit 2019

Hello Reader,
              Now that Magnet has announced that this years Magnet User Summit will be April 2-3, 2019 in Nashville, TN I can announce that we will be doing two things there.

First you can find out more about MUS here https://www.magnetusersummit.com/

1. Matt and I will be doing a live Forensic Lunch broadcast from the Magnet User Summit. If you come to the MUS you can either participate in the Audience or come on stage with us! This year we are going to try to bring back the DFIR games to get people to compete and show their DFIR knwoeldge!

2. Matt and I will be hosting another DFIR CTF! We created and hosted two DFIR CTF's last year (Magnet and Defcon) and are currently in planning mode for the MUS DFIR CTF 2019. There will be fun challenges, new evidence and prizes for those who win onsite!

I'll talk to Magnet to see if they want to open it up for online prizes as well.

I hope to see you out there! We can talk DFIR and eat some hot chicken!

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