SecretCon is a Minnesota technology, Cybersecurity Summit, and Hacker Conference. Everyone is welcome! We cover exciting topics on Technology, Cybersecurity, Artifical Intelligence, & Privacy. This is the Security Conference you’ve been looking for! Socialize with other Minneapolis – Saint Paul hobbyists and professionals.
SECRETCON
Minnesota’s Hacker & Cybersecurity Conference
Technology, AI, Security, Hacking – and everything in between
June 4-5, 2026
2026 Keynotes
KEYNOTE: Stalking the Wily Hacker
KEYNOTE: Stalking the Wily Hacker
Cliff Stoll
KEYNOTE: When skepticism becomes laziness
KEYNOTE: When skepticism becomes laziness
Alyssa Miller
What
Join us in June (2026) with an exemplary selection of hacker and privacy presentations and villages from prominent tech experts. Get your tickets now!
When
June 4-5, 2026
Where
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront
11 E Kellogg Blvd
St Paul, MN 55101
Presentations
Hack The Hacker (aka I’ve Been Pwned)
Hack The Hacker (aka I’ve Been Pwned)
Jose Martinez
Autonomy Gone Wild: Security Lessons from OpenClaw’s Unconstrained AI Agents
Autonomy Gone Wild: Security Lessons from OpenClaw’s Unconstrained AI Agents
Cameron Vetter
SOS (Same Old Shit): 5 Lies Enterprise Security Still Tells Itself
SOS (Same Old Shit): 5 Lies Enterprise Security Still Tells Itself
Johnny Xmas
Beyond the Firewall: Responding to Cyber Incidents in Industrial Control Systems
Beyond the Firewall: Responding to Cyber Incidents in Industrial Control Systems
Chriss Hansen
We Know It’s a Botnet: The Multipass into your Enterprise Networks
We Know It’s a Botnet: The Multipass into your Enterprise Networks
Ashley Sequeira
Catch Me If You Can: Hooking your way into encrypted IoT traffic
Catch Me If You Can: Hooking your way into encrypted IoT traffic
Mansoor Ahmad
Inside M(AI)ware: Behavior, Analysis, and Detection
Inside M(AI)ware: Behavior, Analysis, and Detection
Dr. Fatou Sankare
Inside the Mind of a Machine: Adversarial Tricks That Fool AI Systems
Inside the Mind of a Machine: Adversarial Tricks That Fool AI Systems
Pallab Haldar
Modern Threat Landscape: Staying Left of Boom
Modern Threat Landscape: Staying Left of Boom
Daniel Blackford
The Cybersecurity ROI Crisis – Why Offense Is the Ultimate Game Changer
The Cybersecurity ROI Crisis – Why Offense Is the Ultimate Game Changer
Jason Rowland
SquarePhish2 – QR Code OAuth 2.0 Device Code Flow Phishing for Primary Refresh Token
SquarePhish2 – QR Code OAuth 2.0 Device Code Flow Phishing for Primary Refresh Token
Nevada Romsdahl
Lessons Learned from Building Custom Hardware Implants
Lessons Learned from Building Custom Hardware Implants
Jonathan Fischer
Finding and Fixing CVEs with AI the Right Way
Finding and Fixing CVEs with AI the Right Way
Rambo Anderson-You
Penetration Testing Is Busted: Introducing a Continuous Testing Methodology
Penetration Testing Is Busted: Introducing a Continuous Testing Methodology
Paul Petefish
Stealing From Thieves
Stealing From Thieves
Nicholas Anastasi
Remote Mismanagement: A Guide to RMM Abuse
Remote Mismanagement: A Guide to RMM Abuse
Liam Powell
Dive into the hacker mindset at SecretCon—two days of bold ideas, cutting-edge cybersecurity, hands-on demos, and unforgettable community energy.
Community Driven
Hackers, together
Connect with a passionate community sharing ideas, skills, and curiosity about cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging tech.
Hands-On Learning
Real skills, not just talks
Dive into live demos, technical talks, and practical insights you can immediately apply in security, hacking, and research.
Creative Hacker Culture
Where curiosity thrives
SecretCon celebrates experimentation, puzzles, and unconventional thinking that push technology—and people—forward.
June 4-5, 2026
The space for
hobbyists hackers technologists hackers leaders enthusiasts nerds hackers leaders
Venue Info
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront
11 E Kellogg Blvd
St Paul, MN 55101