Red Siege at Wild West Hackin’ Fest Mile High 2025 – What to Expect!

The Red Siege train is heading to Denver, Colorado, for the first-ever Wild West Hackin’ Fest @ Mile High from February 5-7, 2025! If you’re a cybersecurity professional who loves hands-on learning, technical deep dives, and continuing the spirit and community of WWHF Deadwood, this is the event to be at. And you bet we’re bringing training, workshops, challenges, swag, and plenty of mischief along for the ride!

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Pre-Conference Training – “Offense for Defense” (Feb 4-5)

Before the main conference kicks off, Red Siege Founder and CEO Tim Medin, alongside Security Consultant Jason Downey and Principal Security Consultant Mike Saunders will be running our highly popular “Offense for Defense” course.

Who’s it for?
🔹 Blue Teamers who want to think like an attacker
🔹 Defenders looking to strengthen their detection & response
🔹 Anyone wanting to see security from an offensive mindset

This course provides practical, real-world techniques to help defenders understand, detect, and counteract attacker methodologies. If you’ve ever wanted a hands-on crash course in offensive security, this is it.

🔗 Learn more about Offense for Defense training here

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Conference Talks, Workshops & Challenges

Red Siege Presentations & Workshops

We’re not just showing up—we’re bringing our A-game with some top tier technical content at WWHF Mile High:

Mike Saunders – “Jargon & Jigsaw – Shellcode Obfuscation”
📅 Thursday, Feb 6 | Track 1
If you love deep technical dives, this one’s for you! Mike is breaking down advanced shellcode obfuscation techniques used by attackers and how to detect and counteract them.

Tim Medin – “Hands-on Kerberos”
📅 Friday, Feb 7 | Track 3
Ever wanted to get hands-on with Kerberos attacks? Tim’s workshop is an interactive experience where you’ll learn, exploit, and defend against real-world Kerberos vulnerabilities.

Jason Downey – “Dial for Deception”
📅 Friday, Feb 8 | Workshop
Social engineering is a cyber weapon—and Jason is handing you the keys to the kingdom. Learn advanced vishing techniques, from manipulating targets to bypassing security controls over the phone.

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VISHING CTF 

Think you’ve got the charisma and confidence to pull off the perfect social engineering attack? Then step up to the Vishing CTF, built by our very own Social Engineering Specialist, Jason Downey. This challenge is a must-try for those looking to hone their vishing skills, learn deception tactics, and test their ability to extract information over the phone.

We will have a limited number of challenge coins for those who successfully complete the challenge at the event!

What to expect:
✔️ Real-world vishing scenario
✔️ Hands-on social engineering experience
✔️ A chance to test your SE skills in a safe environment

Show us what you’ve got—or just stop by and watch the pros at work!

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The Red Siege Booth

Once the conference begins, the Red Siege booth will be buzzing with activity!

Why stop by?
✅ Grab Red Siege swag – creatively offensive stickers and apparel
✅ Meet our team – including CEO Tim Medin, Project Manager Molly Murdoch
✅ Chat about penetration testing, red teaming, and offensive security strategies with our experts.
✅ Learn how to work with us – whether you’re looking for security assessments, pentests, training, or partnerships, we’re happy to chat!

We’ll be representing at the Sponsor Stampede – meaning even more chances for you to engage with us, grab swag, and have fun throughout the event!

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See You at Mile High!

Wild West Hackin’ Fest is one of the most unique, community-driven, and hands-on security conferences out there, and we can’t wait to be part of its first-ever Mile High edition.

Whether you’re joining us for training, competing in our Vishing CTF, sitting in on a talk, or just swinging by our booth for stickers and conversation, we’re excited to meet you.

See you in Denver, February 5-7, 2025!

🔗 Check out the full WWHF Mile High agenda here