Digital Kids SecuriDay

15th August 2020

Online-only event

Tickets available now.

K​ids SecuriDay is going digital!
Our August event is tied to National Science Week which will be going entirely digital so we will be too. The National Science Week schools theme this year is 'Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans' so our theme will be pirates! 

What you need: a ticket, computer and internet connection.
What you get: participant swag bag delivered prior to the event, mentoring in online forums
from security professionals, fun talks, workshops, competitions and games.

Bookings are essential via events.humanitix.com/digital-kids-securiday. The joining links and
password for the event will be sent out to registered participants.

Workshops and talks

Capt'n Eric Pinkerton, "Capture The Black Flag"

Capture The Black Flag is a pirate themed 'Capture the Flag' (Sea Tee Eff) game in which you young sailors will sail between distant Caribbean islands in search o clues that may eventually lead you to a veritable trove of treasures.
​Suitable for everyone.

Marcus J Carey, "Three Little Hackers"

In a world where young children are increasingly participating in online activities many parents worry about the dangers of the internet. The greatest vulnerability that kids face is criminals posing as children online to lure kids into compromising situations. Marcus wrote Three Little Hackers so parents can have an important conversation about how criminals use social engineering and how to guard their privacy online. The book revamps the classic three little pigs story to help kids stay safe online. By combining a classic story that they know with real life situations they may see online, the lesson is sure to stick. In this session Marcus will read the book and review the techniques that the villain tried during the story.​
​Suitable for everyone.

Vandana Verma, "Kali Linux 101"

In the workshop, Vandana will be showcasing what Kali is, the different tools it contains and how to leverage the tools to use them for security testing. She will showcase how we can scan other servers and take ethical security testing actions.​​
​Suitable for ages 11 to 16.

Infosec Hoppers, "Storming Neverland"

Poe has been kidnapped! Finn, Rey and BB8 must save him! The Rebel Alliance need help from some tech savvy kids to threat model the Death Star to see how they can infiltrate it without detection and get Poe back. Are you up to the task? 
Suitable for ages 11 to 16.

BiaSciLab, "Building a Home Lab and Introduction to Web Application Hacking"

This class teaches you why and how to get a home lab started, then we jump right into building a lab and hacking! Students will leave this class with a functioning lab and the knowledge to get hacking on it!
Suitable for ages 11 to 16.

Eshaal Ali, "Cyber safety as a key first step

Eshaal wants to expand the cyber security awareness of others with a focus on protecting personal information and identity. She wants to spread this message to kids so that the next generation can think cyber safety as a key first step towards using or creating any technology.
​Suitable for everyone.

Jurre Groenendijk, "Why I hacked my school"

This isn't a cool story about hacking, it's a cool story about security.
​Suitable for ages 11 to 16.

Paige Ridgway, "Playing Piggy in the Middle (with a Packet Squirrel)

Paige is going to explore the world of person-in-the-middle attacks (which are a little bit like a game of piggy in the middle) in a format accessible to kids. She'll use a Hak 5 packet squirrel to prank her sisters and be a general nuisance, and she'll give some simple tips to keep safe in some environments where you might see these attacks.
​​Suitable for everyone.

Tamara Baker, "How parents outdated thinking is getting in the way of kids being safe online"

​Suitable for everyone.

John Gerardos, "Aarrrh, Secret messages be here!"

Pirate G will be teaching kids all about sending and receiving secret messages in this fun workshop. Kids will learn the basics of ciphers and how to construct a secret code wheel, which will later be used to communicate like pirates!
Suitable for ages 6 to 10.

Prizes and giveaways!

Prizes for competitions are Hak5 Bash bunny, drones, stickers, books, Cybergames trophies and more!

Music by Treasure Ghost, "The Homeschool Album" 

This album is the story of Lipo Tatuta, a character created by our lead singer. Lipo is a robot monster, the greatest treasure finder in all the galaxies. The Treasure Ghost is his spaceship and it is also a submarine.
Lipo sings and writes about his adventures to make Homeschool more interesting.
Our album is All proceeds donated to the lead singer's college fund.

The Mentors

Our crew be large, so these are some of the folks who will be helping out online in the forums.

Rodman Ramezanian

My name's Rodman, and I'm a huge technology nerd at heart. I've been working in the cyber security industry for over 8 years now, and there has always been so many cool and exciting things to learn about.
​I always love a chat, so if you've got all sorts of questions and ideas about technology and cyber security, I'll do my best to help :)

Jessie Richardson 

Jessie has worked in ICT for more than 8 years across systems administration, web development, communications and training, and hardware refresh programs, but now works across various security programs. Jessie brings a focus to the importance of customer service and training in everything we do.

Jacinda Erkelens​

Jacinda is an information assurance specialist and passionate about the strategic end of cyber security. Her roles involve assessing third party organisations, swashbuckling, software, and anything else that comes her way. Through her journey from student to professional, Jacinda often says the most valuable experiences included events like this one.​

Gyle dela Cruz

Gyle has worked for more than 16 years in the tech industry. She has a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary background. She is passionate about contributing to the cyber security industry and wants to empower everyone in understanding how their actions can create a safer cyber world. In her spare time, she volunteers for different cybersecurity events.

Mitchell Pomery

Mitch is a Software Engineer who specializes in Application Security, Authentication and Authorization. In the past he has worked as a Builder's Assistant, Bouncy Castle Technician, Glitter Artist and Balloon Twister. He loves to think about how he could potentially break into everywhere and lets people know so they can improve their security.

Heidi Winter

​Heidi is an security professional specialising in cyber security risk management, incident management and operations. She has worked in IT for a long time, before making the switch to cyber security, where she has had the opportunity to experience both government and enterprise environments.

This is a child safe event. You can view our child protection policy here, and our mentor code of conduct here.

About the presenters

BiaSciLab
BiaSciLab is a 13 year old hacker and maker. She was the youngest speaker at H.O.P.E. and DEF Camp Romania, she has spoken at DEFCON in the Bio Hacking Village, Voting Village and the r00tz Asylum kids con. She received national attention when she hacked the voting reporting system at DEFCON 26, this work was recently highlighted at the Congressional Hearing on Election Security. BiaSciLab is also the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Hack, an organization focused on teaching girls the skills of hacking so that they can change the future. Most recently she started Secure Open Vote, her own end to end, open source election system. She enjoys inventing things, giving talks and teaching classes on making, programming and hacking. Follow her on twitter @BiaSciLab @GirlsWhoHack @SecureOpenVote or check out her websites www.BiaSciLab.com www.GirlsWhoHack.com www.SecureOpenVote.com

Capt'n Eric Pinkerton
Eric is a dad and an infosec professional who may or may not have once gotten sea sick on the Manly Ferry, but who secretly dreams of being a fearsome pirate, salt flecked, and cutlass bare, blowing mighty holes through the hulls of any ships that get in his way.

Eshaal Ali
Eshaal Ali is a 10 year old with a passion for cyber security. She believes cyber security should be a fundamental component of all technology and the way it is used, especially online platforms. Kids, through their use of social media and online games are more prone to cyber bullying, which can be traumatic and difficult to escape.

Infosec Hoppers
The InfoSec Hoppers is a group created to confront the ongoing issue of diversity in InfoSec. Primarily by providing resources and ongoing mentorship and support for women, gender minorities, and underrepresented groups working in information security and across the information technology sector.

Jurre Groenendijk
Jurre is an 18 year old student from the Netherlands who ethically hacked his high school with permission at the age 14 to help improve its security posture. Since then he tries to inspire kids throughout the world to be more resilient with helpful tips and how to put their programming and hacking skills to use for the good. 

Marcus J Carey
Marcus Carey is currently an Enterprise Architect at ReliaQuest. Marcus is renowned in the cybersecurity industry and has spent his more than 20-year career working in penetration testing, incident response, and digital forensics with federal agencies such as NSA, DC3, DIA, and DARPA. He started his career in cryptography in the U.S. Navy and holds a Master's degree in Network Security from Capitol College. Marcus was previously the founder and CEO of Threatcare (acquired by ReliaQuest), a venture-backed cybersecurity and software services company based in Austin, Texas. He regularly speaks at security conferences across the country. Marcus is passionate about giving back to the community through things like mentorship, hackathons, and speaking engagements, and is a voracious reader in his spare time.

Paige Ridgway
Paige is a 13 year old student, currently studying year 8. She got her first taste of INFOSEC at Kids SecuriDay and is excited to get to share some things she's learned along the way.

Tamara Baker
​Tamara Baker is a 15 year old with a passion for technology. She strongly believes that to have a safe cyber security future we all have an ethical obligation to educate ourselves about how to protect our information and to educate people who are vulnerable in the cyber security space. In the future she aspires to work as an ethical hacker. She is an ambassador for both Code like a Girl and Melbourne Knowledge Week. She also recently received a Special Recognition Award from the Australian Women in Security Network and CSO rewarding innovation and excellence in inspiring the next generation in information technology security.

Vandana Verma
Vandana is a seasoned security professional with over 14 years of experience ranging from application security to infrastructure and now dealing with DevSecOps. She has been keynote speaker / Speaker / Trainer at various public events ranging from Global OWASP AppSec events to BlackHat events to regional events like BSides events in India. 
She is part of the OWASP global board of directors. She also works in various community towards diversity initiatives InfosecGirls, WoSec and null. She has been recipient of multiple prestigious awards like  Global cybersecurity influencer among IFSEC Global's "Top Influencers in Security and Fire" Category for 2019, Cybersecurity Women of the year award by Women Cyberjutsu Society in the Category “Secure Coder”. She has also been listed as one of the top women leaders in this field of technology and cybersecurity in India by Instasafe.

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This National Science Week project is supported by the Australian Government

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