We’re hosting a Null Singapore meetup!

We're happy to announce that next week CloudFlare is hosting the Null Security meetup in Singapore. You are invited!

Null is a community for hackers and security enthusiasts. Monthly meetups are organized in a number of Asian cities. Read more at http://null.co.in/.

The lineup for the February meetup:

  • All you ever wanted to know about DDoS attacks Marek Majkowski
  • Security News Bytes Drupan Chandarana
  • DNS Hijacking Michael Smith

If you’d like to sign up for the event, you can do so here:

What: Null Singapore - The Open Security Community meetup

When: February 24th: 6:45pm-8:45pm

Where: The Working Capitol, "The Commons" Room, 1 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089109

Registration is required

CloudFlare is actively hiring in Singapore!

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