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By utilizing the tactics, techniques, and practices developed by Air Force aviators, the security community can better utilize lessons learned through failure and success and improve from engagement to engagement or incident to incident.
Josh is a cybersecurity professional who transitioned from being a military cargo pilot to being a cyberwarfare officer in the US Air Force. Josh has since taught at the US Air Force Special Operations School, the DoD Cyber Crime Center’s Cyber Training Academy, and the veteran training organization WithYouWithMe. Josh built out the latest version of Penetration Testing Student and the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester exam alongside the team at INE. Josh was also a sales engineer for SimSpace, leading their partner enablement program. Josh has founded several non-profit organizations aimed at helping individuals start their careers in cybersecurity. Josh has led career workshops and spoken at various workshops, live streams, and podcasts. Currently, Josh is a Senior Technical Trainer at Neuvik Solutions, providing courses, engagement management, and advanced assessments to clients.
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Threat Hunter Community Discord: discord.gg/threathunter
Join us at the annual information security conference in Deadwood, SD (in-person and virtually) — Wild West Hackin' Fest: wildwesthackinfest.com
🔗 Join us in-person and virtually at our Wild West Hackin' Fest: information security conferences — wildwesthackinfest.com
By utilizing the tactics, techniques, and practices developed by Air Force aviators, the security community can better utilize lessons learned through failure and success and improve from engagement to engagement or incident to incident.
Josh is a cybersecurity professional who transitioned from being a military cargo pilot to being a cyberwarfare officer in the US Air Force. Josh has since taught at the US Air Force Special Operations School, the DoD Cyber Crime Center’s Cyber Training Academy, and the veteran training organization WithYouWithMe. Josh built out the latest version of Penetration Testing Student and the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester exam alongside the team at INE. Josh was also a sales engineer for SimSpace, leading their partner enablement program. Josh has founded several non-profit organizations aimed at helping individuals start their careers in cybersecurity. Josh has led career workshops and spoken at various workshops, live streams, and podcasts. Currently, Josh is a Senior Technical Trainer at Neuvik Solutions, providing courses, engagement management, and advanced assessments to clients.
///Black Hills Infosec Socials
Twitter: twitter.com/BHinfoSecurity
Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@blackhillsinfosec
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antisyphon-training
Discord: discord.gg/ffzdt3WUDe
///Black Hills Infosec Shirts & Hoodies
spearphish-general-store.myshopify.com/collections/bhis-shirt-collections
///Black Hills Infosec Services
Active SOC: blackhillsinfosec.com/services/active-soc
Penetration Testing: blackhillsinfosec.com/services
Incident Response: blackhillsinfosec.com/services/incident-response
///Backdoors & Breaches - Incident Response Card Game
Backdoors & Breaches: backdoorsandbreaches.com
Play B&B Online: play.backdoorsandbreaches.com
///Antisyphon Training
Pay What You Can: antisyphontraining.com/pay-what-you-can
Live Training: antisyphontraining.com/course-catalog
On Demand Training: antisyphontraining.com/on-demand-course-catalog
Antisyphon Discord: discord.gg/antisyphon
Antisyphon Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Antisy_Training
///Educational Infosec Content
Black Hills Infosec Blogs: blackhillsinfosec.com/blog
Wild West Hackin' Fest YouTube: youtube.com/wildwesthackinfest
Antisyphon Training YouTube: youtube.com/antisyphontraining
Active Countermeasures YouTube: youtube.com/activecountermeasures
Threat Hunter Community Discord: discord.gg/threathunter
Join us at the annual information security conference in Deadwood, SD (in-person and virtually) — Wild West Hackin' Fest: wildwesthackinfest.com

![Build your Sh*tty Add-On With KiCad For Your Electronic Badges! | Adrien Lasalle
Build your Sh*tty Add-On With KiCad For Your Electronic Badges!
Speaker: Adrien Lasalle, NetRunSecurity
Learn how to use KiCad, the free and open-source PCB design software, to create Shitty Add-Ons (SAOs) — fun, custom PCBs that enhance cybersecurity conference badges and hardware hacking projects.
This session is perfect for anyone interested in DIY electronics, badge hacking, and PCB design for beginners. Step by step, you’ll go from an idea to a fully orderable PCB you can solder, light up, and show off.
What You’ll Learn in This KiCad Tutorial 🎓
• Designing Schematics in KiCad – start building your custom circuits
• PCB Layout Techniques – create neat, functional PCBs for SAOs
️ • SAO Design Rules – understand constraints for badge mods
• Exporting Gerber Files – prepare files for PCB manufacturing
• Ordering Your PCB – get it delivered to your door, ready to solder
Who This Session is For
• Beginners learning KiCad and PCB design
• Hardware hackers and makers creating custom badge add-ons
• Electronics enthusiasts exploring DIY electronics, open-source hardware, and PCB prototyping
By the end, you’ll know how to design SAOs that light up, stand out, or just make people laugh — perfect for hardware villages, hacker meetups, and cybersecurity cons.
00:00 Introduction – Building SAOs with KiCad
00:50 Talk Overview & Agenda
01:11 What is KiCad? Open-Source PCB Design
03:07 What is a Shitty Add-On (SAO)?
06:49 Planning Your SAO Design
07:10 Starting a KiCad Project
08:04 Creating the Schematic in KiCad
09:32 Assigning Component Footprints
10:25 Importing the Schematic into the PCB Editor
10:10 SAO Connector Considerations
11:49 Routing Connections on the PCB
13:19 Exporting Gerber Files for Fabrication
15:41 Hardware Orientation & Assembly Considerations
19:03 Audience Q&A and Final Discussion
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Incident Response: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/services/incident-response/
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Play B&B Online: https://play.backdoorsandbreaches.com/
///Antisyphon Training
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Live Training: https://www.antisyphontraining.com/course-catalog/
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Antisyphon Discord: https://discord.gg/antisyphon
Antisyphon Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@Antisy_Training
///Educational Infosec Content
Black Hills Infosec Blogs: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/blog/
Wild West Hackin Fest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wildwesthackinfest
Antisyphon Training YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/antisyphontraining
Active Countermeasures YouTube: https://youtube.com/activecountermeasures
Threat Hunter Community Discord: https://discord.gg/threathunter
Join us at the annual information security conference in Deadwood, SD (in-person and virtually) — Wild West Hackin Fest: https://wildwesthackinfest.com/ Build your Sh*tty Add-On With KiCad For Your Electronic Badges! | Adrien Lasalle](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zWdMP8SkagY/mqdefault.jpg)