Defense Against the Dark Arts
October 29 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the RBTC IT-Security Forum for our popular “Defense Against the Dark Arts” panel-demo event to see some of the most cutting-edge cyber-attacks today, and how to protect your systems and infrastructure from them. Bring a laptop and participate or just watch. Each panelist vulnerability/exploit demo will include a cloud-documented HOWTO for you to take home with on, detailing how to defend against or prevent each attack, or mitigate against it. These live demos are pure gold for IT-Security experts.
Food, beverages, power and wifi (for playing along) are provided. Just RSVP, and BYOLaptop + power supply.
Featured Panel Demos Include: (growing list)
• Whitebox CVE Pentesting – “Kali w/Vulnerable Targets”, By T.Weeks @VACyberRange
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Speakers
Thomas “Tweeks” Weeks is a published Linux author, is an IT director with Virginia Tech IT, but most of his time is spent working as a Lead Engineer with the Virginia Cyber Range, security course developer and lab-VM image designer. Tweeks also sits as the technical lead for the Roanoke Blacksburg regional technology council’s IT-Security Forum and leads homeschool cybersecurity teams in Virginia.
Check last year’s DADA event:
2025 DADA Overview – https://go.vacr.io/2025-dark-arts-overview
2025 DADA Photos – https://go.vacr.io//2025-dark-arts-photos
If you think you might like to present at the 2026 DADA, submit to our CFP here:
And we’ll reach out to you!
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