Please note this page will be become read only historical archive in January 2025.

 

Click here for lists of BSides accounts on X (formerly Twitter) and Mastodon, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Groups.

 

Where's the padlock? About the wiki and HTTPS:  Logins are encrypted, but PBWorks does not consistently support HTTPS on custom domains. We are moving to a new platform, but BSides is a volunteer organization and migration will be a significant undertaking. A team has come together, but please be patient as we plan and execute the migration.

 

As of December 2024, there have been 1070 BSides events around the world, hosted in 255 cities spanning 65 countries.

On the 19th of July, BSides celebrated 1000 events, just before the 15th anniversary of the first BSides in Las Vegas (29-30 July, 2009).

Events in Basingstoke, UK, Mexico City, Mexico, and Albuquerque, USA shared the 1000th event.

 

Event Organizers: Please keep us updated with current event and contact information by email to [email protected] or use the contact update form

 

 

Welcome to the BSides Community Wiki

 

What is BSides?

Each BSides is a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members.  The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time.  It creates opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. It is where conversations for the next-big-thing are happening. 

 

To see what BSides means to the community, check out the page: What BSides Means to Me

 

Please send an email to [email protected] if you would like to organize a BSides event in a city which is not already on the map. We will schedule a conversation to explain the rules and guidelines, and answer questions. Resources are available to help you make the event a success. You can see a brief overview of the ethos and rules on the Guidelines page. 

 

Check out the BSides Groups and Social Media page to see more ways to keep up with BSides

 

Upcoming Events:  See the calendar and lists below

 

If you are interested in helping with these events (or any others) as sponsors or volunteers, please check the individual event wiki pages for local coordinator contact information. If there is no contact information available, please send a message to [email protected] and we'll do our best to put you in contact with the organizers.

 

Past Events :  The complete list of events is here on the Event History page.

 

 

 

Information and Resources

 

Questions? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

Examples? Take a look at the BSides Las Vegas 01, BSides San Francisco, BSides Bay, and BSides Austin for details of what completed events look like.

 

New here? Join the BSides Mailing List, LinkedIn Group, FaceBook BSides Group, SlideShare, or Twitter.

 

Attending? What to expect at a BSides event.

 

Organizing? Read about... organizing.

 

Sponsorship? Interested in Sponsoring this group or one event?

 

Media/Press: Read about the media coverage we get!

 

Information Security and the Law: See how presenters can protect themselves against legal concerns.

 

BSides' History

 

BSides was born out of number of rejections to the CFP for Black Hat USA 2009.  A number of quality speakers were rejected, not due to lack of content but lack of space and time.  Any constrained system must operate within the bounds to which it has defined itself.  Conferences constrain themselves to the eight hours a day for however many days they run.  Our goal is to provide people with options by removing those barriers and providing more alternatives for speakers, topics, and events.

More BSides History can be found at our History Page

 

Anti-spam policy

 

It makes us all sad, but pointers to external pages from the front page will most likely be deleted without notice. Otherwise the page fills up rapidly with difficult-to-detect spam. Since version 2.0 of PBWiki, users can be authorized as 'Writers' or 'Readers'. By default, new users are authorized as 'Writers', accounts conducting inadequate operations will be turned into 'Readers' as a safety precaution. If the change appears unjustified, please contact  the Site Maintainers to restore the normal rights for the corresponding account.

 

Upcoming BSides Events

Note: the events listed below and on the calendar are those reported to us at [email protected], please send errors or omissions to us for inclusion or correction.

 

 

 

 

North America

 

USA   

• October 5, 2024 - BSidesCambridgeMA (Cambridge, MA)
• October 12, 2024 - BSidesPeoria (Peoria, IL) 
• October 12, 2024 - BSidesBirmingham (Birmingham, AL)
  
• October 18-19, 2024 - BSidesOrlando (Orlando, FL) 
• October 19, 2024 - BSidesNYC (New York City)
• October 25-26, 2024 - BSidesPDX (Portland, OR)
• November 2, 2024 - BSidesCHS (Charleston, SC)
• November 2, 2024 - BSidesChicago (Chicago, IL)
• November 2, 2024 - BSidesDFW (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
• November 8, 2024 - BSidesSouthFlorida (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
• November 8-9, 2024 - BSidesDE (Newark, Delaware)
• November 15, 2024 - BSidesRedRocks (Cedar City, UT)
• November 15-16, 2024 - BSidesDetroit (Detroit, MI)
• November 15-16, 2024 - BSidesJacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)
• November 16, 2024 - BSidesJackson (Jackson, MS) Postponed
• December 5-6, 2024 - BSidesAustin (Austin, TX)
• December 6, 2024 - BSidesPhilly (Philadelphia, PA)
• February 10, 2025 - BSidesICS/OT (Tampa, FL) First Event
• Note: This is an independent ISC/OT-focused BSides, and is not related to BSides Tampa
• March 7-8, 2025 - BSidesHuntsville (Huntsville, AL)
• March 22, 2025 - BSidesROC (Rochester, NY) 
• March 29, 2025 - BSidesSD (San Diego, CA)
• April 2, 2025 - BSidesMilwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
• April 2-4, 2025 - BSidesOK (Tulsa/Glenpool, OK)
• April 10-11, 2025 - BSidesSLC (Salt Lake City, UT) 
• April 12-13, 2025 - BSidesCharm (Towson, MD)
• April 25, 2025 - BSidesHBG (Harrisburg, PA)
• April 25-26, 2025 - BSidesKC (Kansas City, MO)
• April 26-27, 2025 - BSidesSF (San Francisco, CA)
• May 8, 2025 -  BSidesFloodCity (Johnstown, PA)
• May 9, 2025 - BSidesKnoxville (Knoxville, TN) 
• May 10, 2025 - BSidesNash (Nashville, TN)
• May 16-17, 2025 - BSidesTampa (Tampa, FL)
• June 1, 2025 - BSides213 (Chicago, IL) 
• June 7, 2025 - BSidesBuffalo (Buffalo, NY) 
• July 25-26, 2025 - BSidesABQ (Albuquerque, NM)
• October 18, 2025 - BSidesCleveland (Cleveland, OH)
• October 31-November 1, 2025 - BSidesChicago (Chicago, IL) 

 

Canada

• 19-20 October, 2024 - BSidesTO (Toronto)
• 6-7 November, 2024 - BSidesFredericton
  
• 14 November, 2024 - BSidesHalifax 
• 21 November, 2024 - BSidesOttawa
• 20 March, 2025 - BSidesRegina 
• 1-2 May, 2025 - BSidesCalgary 

  

Caribbean Sea

• 29-31 October, 2024 - BSidesCaymanIslands (Grand Cayman)  
  

 

Latin America

• 29 November, 2024 - BSidesCL (Concepción, Chile) 
• 23-25 January, 2025 - BSidesPanamá (Panamá City, Panamá) 
• 22 March, 2025 - BSidesRioDeJaneiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) First event
• 7 June, 2025 - BSidesVitória (Vitória, Brazil)

 

Europe

• 1 October, 2024 - BSidesBern (Bern, Switzerland) First event
• 14 October, 2024 - BSidesOslo (Oslo, Norway)
  
• 22-26 October, 2024 - BSidesRoma (Roma, Italy)
  
• 26 October, 2024 - BSidesBerlin (Berlin, Germany)
• 9-11 November, 2024 - BSidesMunich (Munich, Germany)
• 14-15 November, 2024 - BSidesLisbon - (Lisbon, Portugal)
• 23 November, 2024 - BSidesVienna (Vienna, Austria)
• 7 December, 2024 - BSidesDresden (Dresden, Germany) First event
• 22 February, 2025 - BSidesGalway (Galway, Ireland) First event
• 7 March, 2025 - BSidesZagreb (Zagreb, Croatia)
• 14 March, 2025 - BSidesLimburg (Limburg, Belgium) First event
• 15 March, 2025 - BSidesBratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia)
  
• 19 March, 2025 - BSidesReykjavik (Reykjavik, Iceland)
• 29-30 March, 2025 - BSidesSofia (Sofia, Bulgaria) 
• 3-4 April, 2025 - BSidesPrague (Prague, Czech Republic)
• 2 May, 2025 - BSidesGroningen (Groningen, Netherlands) First event
• 10 May, 2025 - BSidesTransylvania (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) 
• 21-22 May, 2025 - BSidesVilnius (Vilnius, Lithuania) 
• 24 May, 2025 - BSudesDublin (Dublin, Ireland) 
• 6 June, 2025 - BSidesKristiansand (Kristiansand, Norway) First event 
• 28 June, 2025 - BSidesAthens (Athens, Greece)
• 20 September, 2025 - BSidesKraków (Kraków, Poland) 

 

United Kingdom

• 5 October, 2024 - BSidesNewcastle
• 14 December, 2024 - BSidesLondon
• 22 March, 2025 - BSidesKent First event
• 16 April, 2025 - BSidesLancashire 
• 26 April, 2025 - BSidesExeter
• 31 May, 2025 - BSidesCymru (Cardiff) 
• 21 June, 2025 - BSidesLeeds 
• 25 July, 2025 - BSidesBasingstoke
• 16 August, 2025 - BSidesBournemouth First event
• 27 September, 2025 - BSidesNewcastle 

 

Africa

• 5 November, 2024 - BSides Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)
• 7 December, 2024 - BSidesCapeTown (Cape Town, South Africa)
• 8 February, 2025 - BSidesAbuja (Abuja, Nigeria) First event
   

Asia

• 20 September, 2024 - BSidesSG (Singapore)
• 19 October, 2024 - BSidesDhaka (Dhaka, Bangladesh) Meetup only
• 2-4 January, 2025 - BSidesIslamabad (Islamabad, Pakistan) 
• 10 January, 2025 - BSidesCoxsBazar (Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh) First event (New Date) 

 

India

• 12-13 October, 2024 - BSidesAhmedabad
• 21-23 November, 2024 - BSidesKerala (Kochi, Kerala) First event
• 21 December, 2024 - BSidesNoida 

 

Middle East

• 12 October, 2024 - BSidesDubai (Dubai, UAE)

      

Australia 

• 2 November, 2024 - BSidesGoldCoast 
• 9 November, 2024 - BSidesSydney
• 15-17 November, 2024 - BSidesMelbourne
• 3 May, 2025 - BSidesBallarat  First event