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SUMMARY:Tech Thursday - Cracking the Code: Passwords\, Hashes and the Tools that Break Them
DESCRIPTION:🔐 **Cracking the Code: Passwords\, Hashes & the Tools That Break Them** @everyone **🗓️ TOMORROW — Thursday\, June 18 · 6:00–8:00 PM****📍 GigaParts Classroom***DC256 × NAC-ISSA Tech Thursday · presented by Christian Clark*Ever wonder how passwords are actually stored — and why some fall in **seconds** while others hold out for **centuries**? In this hands-on session we’ll go from *”what even is a hash?”* to cracking real (synthetic!) hashes with the same tools the pros use: **John\, Hashcat\, Hydra\, CeWL** . Then you’ll put it to work in **🏴 Hash Heist**\, our live-leaderboard CTF.No experience required — we start from zero and build up. Beginners and seasoned folks both have a lane.**🎯 You’ll learn to:**• Tell hashing from encryption (and from encoding)• Spot MD5 / SHA / NTLM / bcrypt and rank them by crack-resistance• Pick the right attack — dictionary\, rules\, masks\, hybrid\, online guessing• Build a targeted wordlist\, and map every attack to a **defense****💻 Bring a laptop + do this setup TONIGHT** 🙏It’s a **~1.2 GB download** (unpacks to ~5 GB on disk)\, so grab it on **home wifi** — the classroom wifi won’t be happy with everyone pulling it at once. You’ll need **Docker Desktop** (Win/macOS/Linux) → https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/ and ~8 GB free.“`bashgit clone https://github.com/bytetheio/crackstationcd crackstationdocker compose pulldocker compose up -d vuln-logindocker compose run –rm crackstation“`If you land at a prompt with a **crackstation** banner\, you’re ready ✅ — type `exit`. *(Apple Silicon Macs: it runs under emulation\, which is expected.)***🏁 Day-of links**• 🏆 Submit flags / live leaderboard → **https://board.0byte.sh**• <:happy_cookie:675372940572885043> Get to Hack Dillon’s Cookie Shop → **https://cookies.0byte.sh****⚖️ 100% legal & safe:** everything runs against **synthetic data we made up** — toy hashes\, fake users\, deliberately weak passwords. No real accounts.Come crack some hashes\, climb the leaderboard\, and walk away a sharper defender. See you tomorrow at GigaParts! 🍪🚩If you have any issues\, please review https://github.com/bytetheio/crackstation. \n\n\n\nMore details found on the DC256 Discord page: https://discord.com/channels/741877434592395384/741886258388926494 \n\n\n\nThis is our sixth monthly Tech Thursday for 2026. After this month\, they will be less frequent so don’t miss you chance to attend this event! We will meet at Gigaparts for this free event. Pizza and softdrinks are served.
URL:https://nac-issa.org/event/tech-thursday-cracking-the-code/
LOCATION:Gigaparts\, Address 6123 University Drive\, Huntsville\, 35806\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beers for Engineers with AMG Defense Tech
DESCRIPTION:Join the North Alabama Chapter of ISSA and our sponsor AMG (Alabama Media Group).   We’ll run this event from 5:30 to 7:30 at InnerSpace Brewing. Come join us to meet new friends on Thursday\, June 25. \n\n\n\nAMG is also providing a door prize for one lucky attendee… a bottle of bourbon!
URL:https://nac-issa.org/event/beers-for-engineers-with-nac-issa-4/
LOCATION:InnerSpace Brewing\, 2414 Clinton Ave W\, Huntsville\, 35805-3014\, United States
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SUMMARY:Celebrate 250 years of Independence with NAC-ISSA at Beers for Engineers
DESCRIPTION:Join NAC-ISSA and InnerSpace Brewing as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of Independence on July 16.  From the patriots who fought for freedom to today’s warriors\, let’s lift a glass to their sacrifice.  That includes our cyber warriors fighting to keep our companies and organizations secure.   \n\n\n\nEveryone is invited for Beer (or softdrinks) and pizza on NAC-ISSA.
URL:https://nac-issa.org/event/celebrate-250-years-of-independence-with-nac-issa-at-beers-for-engineers/
LOCATION:InnerSpace Brewing\, 2414 Clinton Ave W\, Huntsville\, 35805-3014\, United States
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SUMMARY:July Chapter lunch with Red Team Operations presented by Caleb Havens
DESCRIPTION:Join NAC-ISSA on Tuesday\, July 21\, at our chapter lunch.  Everyone is invited to partake of Barbecue\, good company and good information. \n\n\n\nCaleb Havens will be presenting a series of scenarios from his Red Team Operations at NetSPI demonstrating the techniques\, tools\, and pretexts used to breach security-hardened organizations\, demonstrating how social engineering remains the most effective initial access vector even against technically sophisticated defenses. He will be sharing the importance of ensuring organizations are stress-testing the people\, processes\, and technologies of their organization as a litmus test of their security posture. \n\n\n\nWe continue the 250th Independence Day celebration with a Barbecue buffet from Teds\, door prizes of a Swiss Gear laptop backpack and a pack of Faraday bags for two lucky attendees.  The event is open to all members\, guests and friends of ISSA or anyone with an interest in cyber security.
URL:https://nac-issa.org/event/july-chapter-lunch-with-red-team-operations-presented-by-caleb-havens/
LOCATION:Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus\, 345 Voyager Way\, Huntsville\, AL\, 345 Voyager Way\, Huntsville\, United States
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