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BSides312 2026

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BSides312 2026 ran on May 16, 2026 at Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, United States. It is a Cybersecurity conference. ConferenceGrid lists 17 speakers, 18 sponsors and 19 sessions. The next edition, BSides312 2027, is Jun 13, 2027 in Chicago.

Last verified May 6, 2026

BSides312 is Chicago's biggest little non-profit cybersecurity conference, bringing together security professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts for a day of learning and networking. The 2026 event will feature a keynote, two talk tracks with 15 diverse presenters, hands-on activities like a CTF hacking challenge and lockpicking, game shows, and more. The c…

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17Speakers
18Sponsors
19Sessions
19Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at BSides312, in alphabetical order.

Admford
Amanda Kollmorgan
Catherine Ullman
Heidi Potter
COO · Turngate
HelpMeRob
John Mathot
Kyprianos Vasilopoulos
Larry Trowell
Martin Voelk
Matt Scheurer
mcdwayne
Mr. Sprawl
Nikos Vourdas
PANTH13R
Paul Petefish
rand0h
ギンジ🐾ターラノー

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

CardinalOpsGold
Material SecurityGold
Picus SecurityGold
Push SecurityGold
ScannerGold
SpecterOpsGold
Stellar CyberGold
VorlonGold
BinalyzeFounding
BSides MKECommunity
BurbSecCommunity
CobaltFounding
Evolve Security
Hak4KidzCommunity
Modest MerchCommunity
OzConCommunity
WiCySCommunity
Zafran

Agenda

Selected from 19 sessions.

  • 10:00 AM

    KEYNOTE: Community Doesn’t Start With a Conference

    Go see the keynote!!

  • 1:00 PM

    So, You Want to be a Forensicator...

    Green Line
  • 1:00 PM

    We Need to Talk About Signal: Security Assumptions, Threat Models, and Activist Community Risk

    Orange Line
  • 11:00 AM

    From Pets To Cattle To Agents: Evolving Identity And Security For Workloads

    Green Line
  • 11:00 AM

    Laser Beams & Light Streams: Letting Hackers Go Pew Pew, Building Affordable Light-Based Hardware

    Orange Line
  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch - (12-1:30) - Talks restart at 1 but lunch service continues!

  • 2:00 PM

    Countdown To ZeroPay- When the fall is all that’s left, it matters a great deal.

    Green Line
  • 2:00 PM

    Ctrl + Alt + Lead: Rebooting Cyber Culture with Human Skills

    Orange Line
  • 3:00 PM

    Definitely Not Secure (DNS)

    Green Line

Quick answers

When is BSides312 2026?
BSides312 2026 ran on May 16, 2026 at Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, United States. The next edition, BSides312 2027, is Jun 13, 2027 in Chicago.
Where is BSides312 2026 held?
BSides312 2026 was held at Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, United States.
Who is speaking at BSides312 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 17 speakers, including Admford, Amanda Kollmorgan and Catherine Ullman.
Who sponsors BSides312 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 18 sponsors, including CardinalOps, Material Security, Picus Security, Push Security and Scanner.
Company intelligence

An audience of 19 companies, parsed from the program.

Nineteen 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
18Sponsoringsponsor only
1Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite16%
  • Other roles1694%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BinalyzeSponsor · Founding-
2BSides MKESponsor · Community-
3BurbSecSponsor · Community-
4CardinalOpsSponsor · Gold-
5CobaltSponsor · Founding-
6Evolve SecuritySponsor-
7Hak4KidzSponsor · Community-
8Material SecuritySponsor · Gold-
9Modest MerchSponsor · Community-
10OzConSponsor · Community-
11Picus SecuritySponsor · Gold-
12Push SecuritySponsor · Gold-
13ScannerSponsor · Gold-
14SpecterOpsSponsor · Gold-
Sponsors by tier
gold8
44% of 18
community6
33% of 18
founding2
11% of 18
unspecified2
11% of 18
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.

Related events · by shared sponsors
ConferenceDateCityShared sponsors
CypherCon 2027March 24, 2027Milwaukee2
NorthSec Conference 2027May 20, 2027Montreal2

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