CTF and other events in the UK?

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Hi all,

Working in the IT industry, I'm well aware that computer security is a  
world-wide problem, however I'm having real issues finding other  
people in the UK that are interested in events like Capture the Flag  
and security conferences.

Most of the security conferences I've attended over here are really  
glorified sales pitches from the primary sponsor along with loads of  
other companies guaranteing to "secure 100% of your data for ever and  
never get hacked in your life whilst your one of our customers for  
less money than you might think" and other such quackery. [0]

Is anyone else on the list in the UK?  If so, have I missed an entire  
sub-culture or is it just not british to talk about the fact that  
people get hacked? :)

Cheers,

M.

[0] If you value your data, you shouldn't need to secure it for "less  
than you think", you should be willing to pay what ever you have to  
IMHO... :P