The End Is The Beginning Is The End: Ten Years In The NL Box
summary
Conference origin story from Malaysia (2003) to Netherlands (2009) with a local crew that grows to ~90 volunteers and 60–70 core crew members; 200+ CFPs with ~60 talks selected, 30+ villages, and 27 pro CTF teams. China live stream hits 275,000 concurrent viewers. Abu Dhabi event includes edu CTF pipelines and a pro CTF with a $100,000 cash prize. Organizers add a women-only CTF, AI challenges $50,000 each, a self-driving car hackathon, and a bug‑bounty bazaar that open-sources advisories.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and keynote setup
- 3:10Origins of Hack In The Box
- 7:47How Hack In The Box came to Netherlands
- 9:11Meet the volunteer crew
- 12:292018 conference highlights
- 17:49Future plans and community changes
- 20:21Security as a people problem
- 23:12Hacking the education gap
- 25:39Focus on next generation hackers
- 28:28Singapore and Dubai conference updates
- 30:15HITB+ Cyber Week announcement
- 37:24Bug bounty and AI challenges
- 39:12Closing remarks and call to action
