Denver and Boulder OWASP January Meetup- Backdoors and Breaches

🛡️ Incident Response Face-Off: OWASP and Backdoors & Breaches (with BHIS!)

Is your team ready for a breach? It’s 4:00 PM on a Friday... do you know where your logs are?

For a special January meetup, the Denver & Boulder OWASP Chapters are co-hosting an action-packed, high-stakes evening of tabletop incident response! We are thrilled to partner with the legendary crew from Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) to host a live Backdoors & Breaches tournament

🎮 The Game: Backdoors & Breaches
If you haven’t played it yet, Backdoors & Breaches Competitive is the all-new way to play the ultimate incident response card game designed by BHIS. Simulating real-world attack vectors, persistence mechanisms, and detection challenges, this fast-paced version of the game introduces brand new elements that are sure to shake up your strategy. Whether you are a SOC analyst, a developer, or a CISO, this is the most fun you can have while learning how to defend an enterprise.
No experience is necessary! We will have experts on hand to teach the game, facilitate rounds, and offer insight on all new strategies.

🚀 Why You Should Attend:

• Hands-on IR: Build your "defense" muscles in a low-pressure, high-fun environment.
• Networking: Connect with the Denver and Boulder AppSec communities and the BHIS team.
• Win Bragging Rights: Compete against your peers to see who can become the ultimate attacker or apex defender.

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🏔️ Local Security Spotlight: The Road to Mile High
We are lucky to live in one of the best security hubs in the country! This event is part of our countdown to two of the biggest conferences of the year:

1. Wild West Hackin' Fest - Mile High (2026): Our friends at BHIS are bringing the "Most Fun Security Conference" back to Denver. If you love the vibe of this Meetup, you need to be at WWHF. Check out the lineup: Wild West Hackin' Fest Mile High.
2. SnowFROC 2026 (Denver, CO): The premier Rocky Mountain AppSec conference is coming back! Expect world-class speakers (including Tanya Janca and Jason Haddix) and deep-dive workshops. Get your tickets at [SnowFROC.com](https://www.snowfroc.com/).