First talk

⌘ + Ctrl: Introduction to macOS Red Teaming in 2026

Speaker

Matthew Lucas-Clarke and Victor van der Helm

Synopsis

Your target runs macOS, but you don’t know your SIPs from your ESFs? And there’s no friendly Active Directory to fall back on? Where do you even begin?

This talk will give you the fundamentals you need to adapt your red team methodology to macOS with confidence. You don’t need to be Patrick Wardle to get results, but by the end of this talk you will at least know who that is. We will cover:

• Core macOS security concepts and how they will affect your operation
• Offensive and defensive security tooling
• The mindset shifts to pivot your Windows & Linux skills into operating in macOS environments

Second talk

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Speaker

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Synopsis

TBC

Future talks

We’re still trying to build up a backlog of talks. If you’ve implemented a C2 on a smartwatch, want to walk us through the highlights of a CTF, or have some insight into the breakdown of security cooperation globally, we’re interested!

Drop a message to talks@dc4420.org with a title, synopsis and rough length, and don’t worry if you haven’t presented before.

We’re also happy to host other activities, like lockpicking, or demoing a new piece of kit, just let us know.

New location

We are no longer at the Phoenix! The next meeting will be at:

The Greene Man
383 Euston Road
London NW1 3AU

Closest stations: Great Portland Street, Warren Street, Euston.

We’ll start around 7:30pm as usual, but feel free to turn up from 6:45pm to settle in.