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Team Leads give a short update about the current status of their planning. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ about this event: https://c3voc.de

Closing talk of Hackerhotel 2025 with NFIR CTF award ceremony. Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 about this event: https://pretalx.hackerhotel.nl/2025/talk/YBZVUM/

The internet cleanup foundation publishes the baseline security of 150.000 domains of 10.000 important organizations in the Netherlands. This talk shows what we've done in 2024 and highlights some of the nice things to come in 2025 maybe spoiling one or two things :) - It had a ton of impact and large banks, internet providers and all kinds of other institutions cleaned up their baseline security...

Operational Technology (OT) is vital for industrial processes, yet strategic understanding of OT’s security complexity is often lacking at the executive level. This presentation emphasizes the need for organizations to approach OT as a strategic priority, highlighting its unique challenges—such as legacy systems and non-negotiable uptime—amid rising cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure....

Our workflow, challenges and other fun things From the lands where badges and brooches grow on trees, a mythical folk of badge herders live peacefully and in harmony with nature and technology. They love providing humans with their seasonal harvest at Hacker events such as Hacker Hotel. We expect them to show up to tell you all about this seasons yield badges and what it took to deliver these in t...

This talk will take you along with a deep dive on how the internet works at its core and how you can participate yourself. You'll learn all about BGP, AS- numbers, IP-prefixes and more. Ever wanted to become sovereign on the internet? Want to know what its like to run an ISP? Are you a sysadmin that wants to learn more about networking? Then you're at the right place. This talk will take you along...

The European electricity network has become a ‘smart grid.’ This offers many opportunities for sustainability but also makes our energy system more vulnerable to digital attacks. In a time of increasing threat of hybrid warfare, the government and the energy sector realize that we as a society must prepare for possible disruption of the energy system and do everything we can to prevent it. Various...

Wat je als 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 altijd al hebt willen weten: hoe krijg je het voor elkaar dat de 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶s (= niet hackende mens) ein-de-lijk het belang van jouw werk inziet en een beetje meewerkt. Strijk neer op je handdoek en leun achterover, want deze zondagmiddag (Don't Panic. Time is an illusion.) nemen Roxane Kortland en ik je mee hoe je als 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 effectief communiceert met de...

Tijdens Hacker Hotel krijg je de unieke kans om deel te nemen aan Operation Check Mate, een meeslepende interactieve ervaring waarin je zelf in de schoenen van een rechercheur staat. Deze game is ontwikkeld door experts uit het veld en biedt een fascinerende inkijk in de wereld van strafrechtelijk onderzoek. In teams werk je aan een intrigerende zaak, waarbij alle aspecten van recherchewerk aan bo...

Nuclear fusion is a clean safe energy. Fusing hydrogen nuclei to release an enormous amount of energy. This talk will cover: - A recap of the physics that makes fusion work - How to build a fusion reactor at home - How nuclei collide and what is needed to the coulomb barrier - Challenges in how to scale it up and make it generate more power - How far are we to have fusion energy on the power grid...

In this talk I will show you the theory behind parametric arrays what is involved in making your own low-cost directional speaker Parametric speakers are extremely directional speakers that produce audible sound by modulating an audible signal on top of an ultrasonic carrier. Commercial options have existed for a long time but are quite expensive for hobbyists. Licensed to the public under http://...

It's one thing to plan a vacation trip to Cancun if you have a Dutch passport. It's entirely another to find a way to safety if you have an Egyptian passport. It's one thing to plan a vacation trip to Cancun if you have a Dutch passport. It's entirely another to find a way to safety if you have an Egyptian passport. We are experts in moving people to places that various governments would rather we...

The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration deals with criminals claiming to be representatives of the organization and contacting the public with phishing emails daily. In this presentation, we will take you into the world of the criminals sending phishing emails and the recipients of the phishing mail. A live phishing demo is included. This presentation will show several examples of daily phishing...

What is an LLM? Can you run it yourself? Can you hack it? This session will explain high-level how an LLM works, how you can run this yourself (maybe for privacy reasons), Coding with LLMs and the hacking possibilities of these AI systems. Expect many demos and hopefully useful tips and tricks, so you can directly try all this stuff out yourself. Keyword: Supervised Learning and Reenforced Learnin...

Onaangekondigde Persconferentie by Hackerhotel 2025 - Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 about this event: -

Sociale constructen gebruikt in software context en alles wat daar entertainment mee maakt :) Een interactieve presentatie over waarom beperkingen op je dataset zetten onhandig is. Wat is data? Hoe lang duurt een dag? Hoe lang duurt een uur? Hoe lang is een maand? Wat is een jaartal? Wat is een geboortedatum? Wat is een naam? Hoe lang is een pincode? Waaruit bestaat een pincode? Hoe veilig is een...

The summary that's fun for both outsiders and insiders of this gem of a genre. Talk is in Dutch :) I wanted to do another talk, but Hacker Hotel decided to sell branded bomber jacks, which forced my hand as this conference then also needs the talk that goes along with those jackets. During the talk we'll listen to the evolution of a genre using samples and watch some video clips. The talk will pro...

Frank talks about AI, why it all of a sudden is everywhere and what it means. The keynotes of the likes of Microsoft, Google and Apple can all be summarized in 10 words: “A.I., A.I., A.I., Large Language Model, A.I., A.I., GPT, A.I. …“, so no doubt artificial intelligence holds a promise for the future. But what promise? Will A.I. save use or doom us? Or is it too soon to tell? With the invention...

I spent the past 6 years restoring and upgrading the 2 flights of stairs in my almost 100 years old house in my off time, taking into them into the 21st century while I was at it. The result is a standalone extensible system that supports an unlimited number of sensors and can light up to 256 cheap LED strips on a setup that can run completely off of a simple USB power bank for days and costs unde...

In The Netherlands, everyone can trust the outcome of elections. That is our mission as The Dutch electoral council. But you don't have to trust us to be able to trust the outcome of elections. Anyone can verify the results and in this presentation, we aim to explain to you which security measures have been taken in the election process here in The Netherlands to make sure you can trust the outcom...

Meshtastic and LoRa, what is it and what can you do with it? LoRa, or Long Range radio, is a technology that operates on freely available frequency bands. Thanks to its unique way of transmitting and receiving signals, it’s not only remarkably resistant to noise but also capable of bridging impressive distances with very little power. One of the most exciting applications making waves is Meshtasti...

De geschiedenis en toekomst van de nederlandse hackercamps Kom mee door deze geschiedenis les ter voorbereiding van het jubuleum kamp, WHY2025! Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 about this event: https://pretalx.hackerhotel.nl/2025/talk/NCKS3X/

This talk delves into the technical aspects of the Tanmatsu hardware design, the latest creation by the badge team, set to be released alongside the availability of ESP32-P4 chips. It will also form the foundation for the WHY2025 badge. Topics include an exploration of the PCB's high-level design, cost considerations for producing 4000 units, challenges and insights from working with pre-release c...

Since the start of the war, our community has risen to help friends in Ukraine in many different ways. Roman Kniaziev is coming over from Kharkiv to explain how he works with all the volunteers of ETOC to support his country. Even though the news can be overwhelming, everyone can help. This talk shows you how. The IT community in Kharkiv is doing their best to help their city and country to counte...

CubeSats are small satellites comprised of 10x10x10cm "units" and range in size from very small 1U or smaller PocketQubes to 24U beasts. What can be done with such a platform and why? CubeSats are small satellites comprised of 10x10x10cm "units" and range in size from very small 1U or smaller PocketQubes to 24U beasts. What can be done with such a platform and why? I will go in to a brief history...