2025-10-22 –, Hollenfels
I've been using Qubes OS in my professional life since 2017 (version 3.2).
With this workshop, I want to share my experience working daily with it, then initiate an exchange around the various topics involved, including security benefits and technical difficulties.
When presenting at conferences, there is always someone who notices that I'm running Qubes OS on the laptop I use for presentations.
From that point, the subject of my talk or workshop is set aside and the rest of the discussion shifts around my usage of Qubes OS.
Let's use this workshop as an opportunity to talk about Qubes OS. You can bring your own Qubes OS setup, and we'll share our respective tips & tricks.
After a quick intro, I'll share some tips & tricks I use and I'll talk about some issues I'm still facing.
William manages the technical team behind AS197692 at Conostix S.A. in Luxembourg. He’s been working in cybersecurity using free and opensource software on a daily basis for more than 25 years. Recently, he presented his work on SSL/TLS toolkits at Nullcon 2025 in Goa. He contributed to the cleanup and enhancement efforts done on ssldump lately. He particularly enjoys tinkering with open (and not so open) hardware. Currently he likes playing around with new tools in the current ML scene, building, hopefully, useful systems for fun and, maybe, profit. When not behind an intelligent wannabe machine, he's doing analog music with his band of humans.