Denver likes a good origin story. The city still keeps a marker for Louis Ballast and the Humpty Dumpty Barrel, the local spot tied to the cheeseburger's Colorado claim . That detail felt oddly right for SnowFROC 2026 . A cheeseburger is a small upgrade that changes the whole meal. This year's conference kept returning to the same ideas in AppSec, such as how meaningful security progress often comes from well-placed layers that make the better choice easier to make. The Snow in "SnowFROC" is due to the time of year the event takes place and the good possibility that it will snow, which it did this year . The other half of the name stands for Front Range OWASP Conference. This year, they expanded it into a two-day event in Denver that drew about 400 attendees to see 35 sessions, take part in 8 half-day training sessions, a CTF, and multiple village activities. The room carried that blend of practical curiosity and sharp hallway conversation that makes any security conference worth the trip.…