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Scott Downie (or vice-president), and Rich MacFarlane standing in front of the title slide of the ACE Cyber Security Competition presentation, which is being projected on the wall.

A number of students working on the CTF. Everyone appears to be using the university workstations, which have two monitors (one vertical, one horizontal).

The participants in the CTF standing in front of the presentation. The photo is shot from the opposite side of the room in order to fit everyone in.

The participants in the CTF eating pizza whilst sat near the workstations, which are locked.

Team ENUSEC had a great time helping to run the Scottish finals of the ACE (Academic Centers of Excellent) Cyber Security competition on Thursday.

The competition was aimed at testing and encouraging the Cyber skills of pupils from S3-S6 and showcasing the broad number of exciting cyber careers.

A hand emerging from a sand dune, followed by text: "Sandbox Escapes; Wednesday 11th March at 2PM; C27, Merchiston; ENUSEC"

This week, Connor will be breaking down three situations in which hackers managed to break their way *out* of a sandbox and attack the host system!

I'll go through Winter thinking I don't suffer from seasonal depression, then see a single ray of sunshine at the start of March and feel as if I've just been resurrected.

My shortbread dough, neatly cut into fingers, on a baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper, atop an induction hob. A roll of kitchen roll is at the back, next to two metal crockery pots.

The baking sheet in the oven. The shortbread fingers habe melted together into a substance with the appearance of a shiny faux-sandstone façade and the texture of raw porridge.

How it started vs. how it's going

Graphic with a turqoise wire pattern as the background. Text reads "Le Tour Du Hack Is Back! Stay tuned to hear about our flagship conference and Capture the Flag competition!" The Le Tour Du Hack logo is in the bottom-left corner, and the ENUSEC wordmark is in the bottom-right.

Le Tour du Hack is returning this May. Watch this space!

#InfoSec #LeTourDuHack #LeTourDuHack2026 #LTDH26

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Blog: I Use Gentoo Now | ~hellfire103's website!

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It's tonight!!!

we are not children. this does not need to be softened. i have said this again and again but another thing people really fail to hear is this:

managing your triggers is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. if someone is talking about their experiences in a way that makes YOU uncomfortable, block them. used mutes.

Pixel art of some badlands, with a starry blue and purple sky. In front, in a pixel font, text reads "Social Engineering; 2PM, Wednesday 18th February at C27, Merchiston". The old ENUSEC logo (used here because it's pixelated) is below the text with a red drop shadow.

Think you could spot a scam?

This week, Bradan is breaking down how people get manipulated, and how to spot a lie.

Afterward, stick around for a few rounds of Blood on the Clocktower — a social deduction party game where failing to spot the lies can be fatal...

#InfoSec #SocialEngineering

Canada's Air Transat to stop flights to the U.S. By Robert Silk | Feb 11, 2026 |

When Canadiens continue to avoid your country something is really, really wrong.
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Americana, by The Offspring from the album Americana

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THAT. IS. PERFIDY.

I am so sick and tired of these fucking cunts - be they the IDF or their acolytes in ICE - just going out there committing war crimes in broad fucking daylight and absolutely nothing being done about it at all. And we all KNOW nothing will be done. Laws mean fucking nothing.

Another day, another one of the ten stages of genocide...

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

@trans.bsky.social :)

People: replace anything with an LLM LLM: completely fucks everything up People: (surprised pikachu face)

Counterpoint

The C:\Sides poster, which reads "A night of (censored expletive) talks - speakers get their talk brief 24 hours before the event runs - including a title, quote, and six images to include; previous talks include: fighting bots with botnets, anto-social engineering, and a dictator's guide to Linux; Where: Bar50, Alcove; When: 21st February, 19:00." A QR code is in the bottom-right corner, linking to https://s.enusec.org/csides.

Only 8 days to go until C:\Sides!
We've been planning this fantastic event since 2025, and we hope to see as many of you there as we can fit into Bar Fifty's Alcove!

A magnifying glass over some random letters and numbers in a monospace font, with the word 'Hacked' in the centre in green. Below that, is text in the same font that reads "Hidden In Plain Sight: What data is hiding on the web?"; "Wednesday 11th February // 2PM - 4PM"; "C27, Merchiston Campus". This is followed by the ENUSEC wordmark at the bottom of the image.

What data is hiding on the web? Come and find out for yourself as Lewis teaches us the tricks of the trade for OSINT.
This session will cover web and image-based OSINT, followed by a practical element where you can put your skills to the test!
#InfoSec #OSINT

A red maze pattern on a dark background. In a square font, text reads "Escape Room CTF; Can you escape?; Solve challenges around C27!; Free pizza!; Prizes to be won!; Wednesday 4th February; 4PM; C27, Merchiston". The ENUSEC logo is in the bottom-right corner.

This week's session puts an exciting new twist on the humble CTF: this time, it's an escape room!
Join us in C27 on Wednesday to solve puzzles around the room in order to "escape"...
#CTF

Tiff and Eve have gotten home. They are removing their boots and jackets with visibly reddened faces from the cold. A protest sign saying “ABOLISH ICE NOW” leans against the wall. ~ (in kitchen) Tiff: I’ll get the kettle on. Elevate your foot.” Eve: “Yeah. I’ll use a stool.” ~ Tiff: (passing tea mug) “There was a lot of them out there.” Eve: (on phone) “A lot of us, too.” ~ (Tiff and Eve sit in Silence. Tiff looks into the middle distance while Eve drinks tea and scrolls her phone) ~ (reality interrupts) Eve: “ICE spotted going door-to-door 4 blocks East.” Tiff: “How’s your foot?” Eve: “Good. Let’s go.” ~ (Tiff and Eve stand in silence in the elevator. Tiff fidgets her fingers while Eve stands, eyes deadlocked ahead of her, with a protest sign.) ~ Tiff: “I’m scared, Eve.” Eve: “Yeah, me too.” ~ (Walking out the door into a crowd piling into the streets of Minneapolis) “But I feel braver with you.”

For my Fellow Minnesotans, tomorrow Jan 23rd is ICE Out MN. No work, school, or shopping. Protest where you can and stay warm. Let’s melt ICE together. #webcomics

My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.

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2016 Video Of Ted Cruz Warning That Trump Might Nuke Denmark Resurfaces Amid Greenland Spat

Let's hope Ted's prophecy doesn't come to fruition 👀

"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night.

The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."

Remember how when everyone started referring to Elon as President Musk, the orange felon soon got rid of him?

Well. I wonder how President Stephen Miller is this morning?

Anyone know what blocklists they're on?

#FuckICE

The lid from a tub of Celebrations, with the ENUSEC logo in place of the Celebrations logo, and the icons of our eight social media platforms edited onto the chocolates. This is captioned, "ENUSEC is available on most social media platforms. Take your pick! (Link in bio)".

In addition to Bluesky, we also maintain presences on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X, YouTube, and PeerTube. Be sure to give us a follow!

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