We’re Done! That’s a wrap on BSides Belfast for another year, and what a year it was! Hands down our best event yet – and that’s down to every single person who showed up and brought their A-game. Our Crew – the year-round organisers who pour months into making this happen: you’re the backbone of […]
Hi everyone, Only one week to go until BSides Belfast, and we’re really looking forward to seeing you all there! This is the tenth anniversary of BSides Belfast, and we’re hoping it’ll be a really special one. First of all, if you haven’t already got a ticket, there are a few left, and remember that […]
We’re just 45 days away from BSides Belfast 2026! So, that’s a great time to share our finalised (we hope…) Schedule! With over 100 submissions, our team of 7 evaluators from across the InfoSec and Cyber Security community had a tough enough time whittling that down to a manageable list, and then our conference board […]
With just 24 hours left until last tickets for BSides Belfast 2026 go on sale, (11am sharp, get your F5 fingers ready!), we wanted a quick update and a few announcements. First off, we’re grateful to our #BSidesBelfast26 Tera and Giga sponsors, without whom this BSides wouldn’t be happening. There’s still time to join their […]
Joyful to be recognised at the NI Cyber Awards 2026 as “Community Champion of the Year” ✨Belfast really has the best community! We are passionate about cybersecurity and our community. Huge thanks to our Directors, our organisers, our sponsors past, present and future 😁, and all of our people who join our conference. If you […]
In the last act of #BSidesBelfast25; we’ve published our “Financial Transparency Report”, where we lay out what it costs to run the conference.
We are acutely aware of the overall trend in lower commercial/corporate support, from ~£80/attendee in 2023, ~£70/attendee in 2024 and now £55/attendee in 2025. We are informed by peers in other local community conference organisations (in response to last year’s Transparency report, in fact) that these are consistent with what they’re seeing.
#BSidesBelfast26 will return on the 10th of September, and if you’d like to support this, please do so by sponsoring and/or sharing this post, and we’ll see you all in September!
Writing from the bustling halls of BSides London Ho ho ho, and what have we here? As I sit in the vibrant ‘afterparty’ of BSides London, surrounded by the infectious energy of the cybersecurity community, I couldn’t help but smile as I opened my laptop to what can only be described as an early Christmas […]
It’s almost time for BSides! We’ve reviewed all the amazing talks you’ve submitted and picked out the best of the best to put together a timetable we’re all really proud of. With two tracks and subjects ranging from malware in the Sims 4 modding scene to vulnerabilities in supermarket checkouts, there’s sure to be something […]
BSides Belfast is a Voluntarily operated Community Interest Company, and while we have statutory requirements to file accounts with Companies House each year, the board feels it’s important to provide the Community a (hopefully) Interesting view into the running of the Company and the Conference. This is not a statutory report like a charities commission […]
It’s that time again! We need you wonderful people to submit your talk proposals in the #BSidesBelfast25 Call for Papers, opening next Monday, 19th May 2025, closing Saturday 7th June! We wish we could accept every proposal that gets submitted during the CFP, however that’s not possible; so we thought we’d share a little about […]
