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In an era where digital ecosystems power everything from banking and critical infrastructure to mobility, healthcare, and e-commerce, software supply chains have become the **Achilles heel of the modern economy**. As organisations accelerate development, integrate AI, and rely on vast open-source ecosystems, the attack surface is expanding at a pace that defenders struggle to match. Join us for an in-depth, community-driven OWASP Tirana Meetup focused on understanding, securing, and strengthening software supply chains. This event brings together practitioners, engineers, researchers, and security leaders to explore the systemic risks, emerging attack patterns, and practical strategies to safeguard the components, dependencies, and pipelines that modern software relies on. ### **What You Will Learn** * The evolution of supply chain attacks and why they now represent the **#1 systemic cyber risk**. * Lessons from SolarWinds, Log4Shell, XZ Utils, and other landmark incidents. * How adversaries infiltrate organisations through dependencies, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and compromised maintainers. * Using **OWASP SCVS**, **OWASP Dependency-Track**, and the emerging **AI supply chain frameworks** to build resilience. * Practical defensive measures: SBOMs, provenance, artifact signing, SLSA, OSSF controls, and Zero Trust builds. * How supply chain security intersects with regulatory initiatives such as EU Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2, and upcoming global standards.

**Welcome to the very first meetup of the Durrës WordPress community!** We are meeting at **Kimera Restaurant** (and yes — they have *amazing Turkish coffee* ☕). This will be a relaxed, friendly meetup for anyone who uses WordPress or is curious about it — business owners, developers, designers, bloggers, freelancers, and beginners are all welcome. This is **not a lecture,** and there’s **no pressure** — just a chance to meet people who use or plan to use WordPress in any way, swap tips, share what you are working on, and build a WordPress community here in Durrës. ### What we will do * Quick introductions (name + what you do) * Share what you are working on (or what you want to build) * Talk through WordPress questions & challenges (themes, plugins, speed, SEO, hosting, security, etc.) * Decide what topics you would like future meetups to cover ### Who should come? * Anyone using WordPress * Anyone building a website (or planning to) * Beginners who want guidance * Freelancers/creatives/devs who want local connections * Anyone who wants to meet people doing similar work ### Timing note We are starting with a **weekday morning meetup (Wednesday at 10:30 am)** since afternoons tend to be busy here, and we can experiment later with a **Saturday/Sunday 3 pm** option depending on feedback. **Bring a laptop if you want, but it’s totally optional.** *** ## PS (co-organiser call) **PS:** If you would like to help build this community as a **Co-Organiser/Event Coordinator/Organiser** (even in a small way — planning meetups, suggesting topics, welcoming newcomers), please message me. I would love to build this together. If you are coming alone or new to WordPress, you will be warmly welcomed.

In an era where digital ecosystems power everything from banking and critical infrastructure to mobility, healthcare, and e-commerce, software supply chains have become the **Achilles heel of the modern economy**. As organisations accelerate development, integrate AI, and rely on vast open-source ecosystems, the attack surface is expanding at a pace that defenders struggle to match. Join us for an in-depth, community-driven OWASP Tirana Meetup focused on understanding, securing, and strengthening software supply chains. This event brings together practitioners, engineers, researchers, and security leaders to explore the systemic risks, emerging attack patterns, and practical strategies to safeguard the components, dependencies, and pipelines that modern software relies on. ### **What You Will Learn** * The evolution of supply chain attacks and why they now represent the **#1 systemic cyber risk**. * Lessons from SolarWinds, Log4Shell, XZ Utils, and other landmark incidents. * How adversaries infiltrate organisations through dependencies, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and compromised maintainers. * Using **OWASP SCVS**, **OWASP Dependency-Track**, and the emerging **AI supply chain frameworks** to build resilience. * Practical defensive measures: SBOMs, provenance, artifact signing, SLSA, OSSF controls, and Zero Trust builds. * How supply chain security intersects with regulatory initiatives such as EU Cyber Resilience Act, NIS2, and upcoming global standards.

**Welcome to the very first meetup of the Durrës WordPress community!** We are meeting at **Kimera Restaurant** (and yes — they have *amazing Turkish coffee* ☕). This will be a relaxed, friendly meetup for anyone who uses WordPress or is curious about it — business owners, developers, designers, bloggers, freelancers, and beginners are all welcome. This is **not a lecture,** and there’s **no pressure** — just a chance to meet people who use or plan to use WordPress in any way, swap tips, share what you are working on, and build a WordPress community here in Durrës. ### What we will do * Quick introductions (name + what you do) * Share what you are working on (or what you want to build) * Talk through WordPress questions & challenges (themes, plugins, speed, SEO, hosting, security, etc.) * Decide what topics you would like future meetups to cover ### Who should come? * Anyone using WordPress * Anyone building a website (or planning to) * Beginners who want guidance * Freelancers/creatives/devs who want local connections * Anyone who wants to meet people doing similar work ### Timing note We are starting with a **weekday morning meetup (Wednesday at 10:30 am)** since afternoons tend to be busy here, and we can experiment later with a **Saturday/Sunday 3 pm** option depending on feedback. **Bring a laptop if you want, but it’s totally optional.** *** ## PS (co-organiser call) **PS:** If you would like to help build this community as a **Co-Organiser/Event Coordinator/Organiser** (even in a small way — planning meetups, suggesting topics, welcoming newcomers), please message me. I would love to build this together. If you are coming alone or new to WordPress, you will be warmly welcomed.

We’re super excited to announce the Romania premiere of our [applydata](https://applydata.io) Meetup in Bucharest, focusing on the various facets of cybersecurity. Join us on January 22nd and bring all your questions! **Tobias Margarit:** ***"The New Perpetuum Mobile"*** [Tobias Margarit ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiasmargarit/)is the Managing Director
and founder of [Diconium](https://diconium.com/en/) Romania. In his automotive-focused keynote, you'll discover the dynamic world of
software-defined vehicles and
the role of cybersecurity
within them. **Gabriel Oprescu:** ***"Live Demo: FalseFloor"*** [Gabriel Oprescu ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrieloprescu/)is a Senior Data Scientist Cloud & AI at Diconium Romania. His talk will be hands-on, answering the question of "How do we separate facts from subjective noise?" Audit the news with Gabriel to see the truth behind the text and find where AI fails to understand us. PS: If you want to read something from him beforehand, check out his [blog post](https://applydata.io/data-chat-your-personal-analytics-partner/) on Data Chat. **Florin Craciun: *Topic to be announced soon*** [Florin Craciun](https://www.linkedin.com/in/florin-nicolae-crăciun-45829b12b/) is the Director of Cloud at Diconium Romania. **What to expect:** * Three expert talks * Networking opportunities in our historical villa office * Some snacks & drinks **Timetable:** * 18:30 - Event admission * 19:00 - Welcome & introduction * 19:05 - First speaker * 19:30 - Second speaker * 20:00 - Third speaker * 20:30 - Connect & chat ✧ ✧ ✧ **Our goal is to form a local data-loving community, so join us and let's talk data together!** ✧ ✧ ✧ *At the event, sound, image and video recordings are created and published for documentation purposes as well as for the presentation of the event in publicly accessible media, on websites and blogs and for presentation on social media. By participating the event, the participant implicitly consents to the aforementioned photo and/or video recordings. Find [more information on data protection here](https://applydata.io/events/information-on-data-protection/).*

**In a time of division and isolation, come be part of the community that's rebuilding the town square, one table at a time.** In BreadBreakers, we use the common space of the dining table to have conversations where neighbors can **hear, be heard, and know one another.** If you're hungry for good discourse and deeper community, join us for a Community Dinner in Reston and help blaze the trail to a healthier, more connected society and democracy. Here’s how it works: For just two hours, multiple tables of people set aside the need to "win" and instead focus on sharing, listening, and connecting. Guided by experienced table hosts, we'll tell our stories, try to understand each other, and practice being in community with those with different views or backgrounds. **At this dinner, participants will get to choose between three different topics, including some current events.** Topics could range from the political, to the spiritual, to the philosophical, to the off-the-wall - but no matter which table you choose to sit at, you can be sure it'll be like no dinner conversation you've had before! You can also **suggest a topic** by emailing us at BreadBreakersInfo@gmail.com. Food will be provided for free. For those who wish to provide a donation to help fund BreadBreakers, you can [give here](https://pushpay.com/g/restorationrestonumc?fnd=pO6G-N7oO7FH7Mp1u-x6mA&fndv=Lock&r=No&lang=en&src=pcgl) or at the event. We'll have vegetarian and gluten-free options available. If you have any additional dietary restrictions (Celiac Disease, vegan, etc.) please let us know at BreadBreakersInfo@gmail.com so that we can implement the appropriate food handling procedures. **Join us, invite a friend, and be a part of the movement to mend our fractured society and normalize a better way of talking with one another.** BreadBreakers, an initiative by [Restoration United Methodist Church](https://restorationreston.org/breadbreakers) in Reston, VA, is a religiously inclusive community. All faiths and all stripes are welcomed. Our leadership, volunteer team, and community include people who attend Restoration and people who don't.

**In a time of division and isolation, come be part of the community that's rebuilding the town square, one table at a time.** In BreadBreakers, we use the common space of the dining table to have conversations where neighbors can **hear, be heard, and know one another.** If you're hungry for good discourse and deeper community, join us for a Community Dinner in Reston and help blaze the trail to a healthier, more connected society and democracy. Here’s how it works: For just two hours, multiple tables of people set aside the need to "win" and instead focus on sharing, listening, and connecting. Guided by experienced table hosts, we'll tell our stories, try to understand each other, and practice being in community with those with different views or backgrounds. **At this dinner, participants will get to choose between three different topics, including some current events.** Topics range from the political, to the spiritual, to the philosophical, to the off-the-wall - but no matter which table you choose to sit at, you can be sure it'll be like no dinner conversation you've had before! You can also **suggest a topic** by emailing us at BreadBreakersInfo@gmail.com. Food will be provided for free. For those who wish to provide a donation to help fund BreadBreakers, you can [give here](https://pushpay.com/g/restorationrestonumc?fnd=pO6G-N7oO7FH7Mp1u-x6mA&fndv=Lock&r=No&lang=en&src=pcgl) or at the event. We'll have vegetarian and gluten-free options available. If you have any additional dietary restrictions (Celiac Disease, vegan, etc.) please let us know at BreadBreakersInfo@gmail.com so that we can implement the appropriate food handling procedures. **Join us, invite a friend, and be a part of the movement to mend our fractured society and normalize a better way of talking with one another.** BreadBreakers, an initiative by [Restoration United Methodist Church](https://restorationreston.org/breadbreakers) in Reston, VA, is a religiously inclusive community. All faiths and all stripes are welcomed. Our leadership, volunteer team, and community include people who attend Restoration and people who don't.

Join us in our English Conversation Meetup where we get to know one another, support each other and practice English! Whether you're a beginner or advanced speaker, we want to help support you wherever you are! What to expect: * introductions & ice breaker game * read current events article * discussion questions * announcements We will eat somewhere afterwards - hoping you can join!

Join us in our English Conversation Practice group where we get to know one another, support each other and practice English! Whether you're a beginner or advanced speaker, we want to help support you wherever you are! What to expect: * introductions & ice breaker game * read current events article * discussion questions * announcements We will eat somewhere afterwards - hoping you can join!

Bonsoir à tous! Venez nombreux pour causer autour d'un repas ou d'un verre chez La Madeleine. On n'a que deux règles: (1) qu'on y parle exclusivement le français et (2) qu'on achète quelque chose à boire ou à manger (c'est La Madeleine qui le demande). Merci et à bientôt!