Join DEFCON Halifax on March 5th at Volta! Network and hear Alexander speak on Automation Gone Wrong: Lessons from a Subdomain Takeover DEFCON Halifax – March Meet-Up 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, March 5th, 2026 🕡 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Volta, Halifax 🎤 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: Presented by Alexander S, a senior Software Developer and Quality Engineer with over 6 years building backend systems and implementing test automation. Alexander will present a talk titled 'Automation Gone Wrong: Lessons from a Subdomain Takeover,' where one attacker noticed the deleted S3 bucket and a subdomain that serves malicious content to all visitors. He'll walk through what happened, the safeguards that did not exist or failed, and practical steps to reduce your exposure to similar automation failures. 🔍 What’s This All About? DEFCON Halifax is your local hub for hackers, tinkerers, and cybersecurity pros. Whether you're just curious or deep in the field, you're welcome. Come to learn, connect, and be part of Halifax’s growing infosec community. 💡 Why You Should Come: Meet fellow hackers, makers, and defenders Learn about the latest security trends and best practices Share knowledge in a laid-back, pressure-free environment No sponsors. No sales. Just real people and real […]

  Join us for this months Vibe Coding Meetup! When: Monday, March 9 , 2026 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm Where: Volta, 1800 Argyle St., Unit 801, Halifax, NS, B3J 3N8 Description: Join Volta for the next Vibe Coding Meetup with Sam Silver, where you'll explore one of the most powerful ways to level up your AI-assisted development workflow: Custom Rules Files for Vibe Coding. In this session, you’ll learn how to create and use .cursorrules and claude.md files — persistent instruction sets that act as the “brain” behind your AI coding assistants. These configuration files automatically append themselves to every prompt, giving you a consistent, reliable foundation for all of your AI-generated code. Plus, there will be a special walkthrough from Jonathan Seller, who will demonstrate how he uses Spec-Driven Development with Speckit — a workflow that turns clear specs into structured, repeatable execution with AI. Whether you’re building solo, collaborating in a team, or juggling multiple projects, custom rules files ensure your AI tools always understand your: Tech stack Coding standards & style guides Architectural patterns Component structures Naming conventions Project-specific workflows No more repeating the same instructions. No more inconsistent code. Just faster, clearer, more predictable development with AI. Speaker: Jonathan […]

​​Come hang out at Fintech Social ​ Interested in meeting other like-minded people in fintech? Join Atlantic Fintech for an evening of casual fintech networking! ​​Come say hi to Barb, Alicia and Mischka! ​Are you passionate about fintech? Do you find yourself talking about digital wallets at parties or secretly hoping someone brings up blockchain over coffee? Or maybe you want to meet some friendly faces who get just as excited about innovation in the financial space as you do. If any of that sounds like you, this is the perfect event. ​🎊 ​Come hang out at Fintech Social 🎊. ​​This isn’t your typical formal networking event; it's all about good vibes, great conversations, and connecting with people who are genuinely interested in the future of fintech. ​​Whether you’re a founder planning your next big move, a developer who loves to chat about the latest tech trends, or someone who wants to learn more about what fintech is all about, you’ll feel right at home. And don’t worry if you’re new to the scene, everyone’s welcome, no secret handshake required. ​​Come for the fintech, stay for the fun, and leave with new friends, fresh ideas, and maybe even a few good stories. […]

UX NS APRIL MEETUP Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Claude are increasingly prevalent in both professional and personal settings. However, the quality of an LLM’s output is directly influenced by the quality of its input. Weak prompts that lack essential elements will lead to unsatisfactory results. In this talk, UX NS will explore strategies for crafting effective AI prompts, then delve into Nikki Anderson’s FAST framework for product prompts, incorporating a few practical tips. Additionally, they will examine how LLMs can be trained to utilize this framework to identify and improve weak prompts. > Agenda 7:00 PM Doors open, networking time 7:15 PM Introductions from the event hosts, Nata and Ruby 7:20 PM The FAST+ER Framework for Effective AI Prompts with Charles Novabos 7:50 PM Q&A 8:15 PM Networking and wrap-up 8:45 PM Doors close > Speaker Bio Charles Novabos (he/him) is a user experience researcher with over a decade of experience in various domains, including e-commerce, hardware development, fintech and currently travel tech with WhereTo, a subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group. His interests lie in behavioural user research, especially usability testing and behavioural analytics. He holds two professional UX certifications and a master’s degree in human factors and ergonomics. Charles is a community […]