Cybersecurity

BSides Adelaide 2026

BSides Adelaide 2026 is a community-driven cybersecurity conference focused on collaboration, education, motivation, and communication. The conference brings together professionals to share knowledge and foster connections in the information security industry. Taking place at Amora/Hilton Adelaide in South Australia, attendees can expect talks, villages, and…

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21Speakers
32Sponsors
38On the bill · sessions
44Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at BSides, in alphabetical order.
Arijit Paul
Principal Cybersecurity Consultant · Microsoft
Armaan Sidana
Lead Consultant · NexusSecurity
Ben Cambourne
Security Researcher
Bob Smart
Chief Information Officer · Symphony
Bruce Large
Founder and Principal Cyber Security Architect · BLARGE
Chris Sheahan
Cyber Security Lead · Australian Defence Industry
Dame Christine Ferguson
Inclusion Specialist Lead
Dr Joel Panther
Dylan Jones
Chief Security Architect · Leidos
Hirusha Adikari
Research Assistant · Deakin University
Maple Fox
Security Engineer
Max Allison
Cybercrime Training & Prevention · South Australia Police
Mike Vriesema
Technical Investigator · Accenture
Nick Route
Cyber Security Manager & Chief Security Officer · SAGE Group
Paul McCarty
Head of Security Research & Trainer · SourceCodeRED / Open Source Malware
Rue Maharaj
Cybersecurity Defence Management · Victorian critical infrastructure sector
Sam Freeman
Principal Investigator, Digital Forensics & Incident Response · CyberCX
Sarah Young
Security Researcher · Microsoft
Sean Park
Principal Threat Researcher · TrendAI
Senior Constable Max Allison
Cybercrime Training & Prevention · South Australia Police
Shahadat Hossen
Relationship Associate - Business and Private Banking (transitioning to security)
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ComunetGold
Defence Science and Technology GroupGold
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)Gold
Department for Trade and Investment South AustraliaGold
Department for Trade and Investment, South AustraliaGold
Department of Treasury and Finance (Government of South Australia)Gold
South Australian Department for Industry, Innovation and ScienceGold
South Australian Department for Trade and InvestmentGold
South Australian Department of Treasury and FinanceGold
State Development (Government of South Australia)Gold
Abnormal SecurityBronze
Aruba (HPE)Bronze
ArxisBronze
GRC MasteryBronze
My Empire GroupBronze
MyEmpire GroupBronze
OneGuardBronze
SANS InstituteBronze
Amateur Radio Experimenters GroupSupporters
Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG)Supporter
Australian Cyber Collaboration CentreSupporters
Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C)Supporter
Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C)Supporter
CRESTSupporters
CyberOpsCore Sponsors
De Stefano & CoSupporters
FortinetCore
Offensive SecuritySupporters
OffSecSupporter
Recorded FutureSupporter
Starknex
STEM Fast TrackCore
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Agenda

Selected from 38 sessions on the bill.
  • TBA

    AI Threat Intel Pipelines: What Works, What Breaks

    A candid, technical walkthrough of building AI-powered threat intelligence pipelines that actually hold up in production SOC environments. What you’ll see: - End-to-end architectur…

  • TBA

    AuGe: AI-powered Smart Contract Auditing

    Armaan's talk dives into AuGe, an AI-powered smart contract auditing system and the real lessons from building it. What you’ll see: - How to eliminate false positives before using…

  • TBA

    AuGe - AI-powered Smart Contract Auditing: Lessons in Building for Security

    Armaan's talk dives into AuGe, an AI-powered smart contract auditing system - and the real lessons from building it. What you’ll see: - How to eliminate false positives before usin…

  • TBA

    AuGe: AI-powered Smart Contract Auditing System – Lessons Learned

    From 150+ pentests to 7 CVEs, 70K+ students and building cutting-edge AI tooling, Armaan brings serious hands-on experience to the stage. His talk dives into AuGe, an AI-powered sm…

  • TBA

    Community Crime Prevention in the Digital Age

    Having won the position in 2025, I am now responsible for increasing public awareness of cybercrimes and providing crime prevention advice to South Australian communities and busin…

  • TBA

    Critical Infrastructure and Cloud Security: Realities from the Front Line

    Nick brings experience across public, Defence, and private sectors, collaborating on cyber security strategy and leading major ICT projects. He shares insights on how organisations…

  • TBA

    Cybercrime Prevention: Strategies from the Field

    Max is responsible for increasing public awareness of cybercrimes and providing crime prevention advice to South Australian communities and businesses. In this session he draws fro…

  • TBA

    Defending OT Remote Access: From Policy to Reality

    Maple's talk explores how defenders can move beyond declared policy and test whether OT remote access can actually reach the plant. Focus on identity, detection engineering, incide…

  • TBA

    Dependencies Are the Attack Surface: Mapping the Fragile Web Behind Cyber Risk

    Bob's talk dives into “Dependencies Are the Attack Surface: Mapping the Fragile Web Behind Cyber Risk” and why the things you rely on are often your biggest weakness. What you’ll l…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 44 companies, parsed from the program.

44 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
30Sponsoringsponsor only
14Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

24% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite314%
  • Founder / Owner15%
  • Director / Head of15%
  • Manager / Lead419%
  • Engineer · IC15%
  • Research / Science524%
  • Other roles629%

Of 21 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Abnormal SecuritySp·B
  2. 02Amateur Radio Experimenters GroupSp·S
  3. 03Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG)Sp·S
  4. 04Aruba (HPE)Sp·B
  5. 05ArxisSp·B
  6. 06Australian Cyber Collaboration CentreSp·S
  7. 07Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C)Sp·S
  8. 08Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C)Sp·S
  9. 09ComunetSp·G
  10. 10CrestSp·S
  11. 11CyberOpsSp·C
  12. 12Defence Science and Technology GroupSp·G
  13. 13Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)Sp·G
  14. 14Department for Trade and Investment South AustraliaSp·G
Sponsors by tier
gold10
31% of 32
bronze8
25% of 32
core2
6% of 32
core sponsors1
3% of 32
supporter5
16% of 32
supporters5
16% of 32
unspecified1
3% of 32
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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