insightful events in October 💪

🔐 Throughout October, our incredible Security team took cybersecurity to the next level with an action-packed month of events, workshops, and challenges! From insightful talks to hands-on demos, they ensured that everyone—from tech beginners to seasoned pros—could learn, engage, and strengthen their security awareness. 💪

Some of the highlights included ⬇️

🎤 Talks & Live Demos: From "how you're being targeted" to watching live demos of real-world attacks, our team shared practical tips to protect ourselves—both at work and in life.

🔓 Back by Popular Demand – Lockpicking! Attendees got hands-on with lockpicking, discovering how locks work (and how they can be cracked!) while learning the art of physical security.

🚩 Our Capture The Flag (CTF) event featured a range of challenges, from beginner-friendly to advanced, based on real vulnerabilities in the new SMG Online Recruitment Platform. Participants tested their skills and uncovered hidden flags—great work, all!

🛑 Incident & Crisis Management Simulation: In this intense tabletop exercise, employees assumed key roles to tackle unfolding cyber threats. The exercise highlighted the importance of swift, prepared responses to keep our enterprise secure.

🔑 Future of Security: Our team hosted a thought-provoking session on securing identities and the infrastructure of our platforms, building trust in products, and exploring the future of passkeys and their business impact.

A huge shoutout to our Security team for making this possible and for the tremendous work they do to keep our products and people safe. 👏 Here’s to staying vigilant, informed, and prepared—together!