BSides312 2026!

BSides312 — Chicago's Biggest Little Cybersecurity Conference

📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CST

📍 Irish American Heritage Center — 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/security-bsides312-2026-tickets-247316

BSides312 is a non-profit, community-driven, one-day cybersecurity conference organized by Chicago's hacking and infosec community. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just breaking into the field, there's something here for you.

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### 🎤 KEYNOTE

Community Doesn't Start With a Conference — Heidi Potter

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### 🟢 GREEN LINE TRACK

• Agentic AI Kill Chain — Martin Voelk
• From Pets To Cattle To Agents: Evolving Identity And Security For Workloads — mcdwayne
• So, You Want to be a Forensicator... — Catherine Ullman
• Countdown To ZeroPay — When the fall is all that's left, it matters a great deal. — rand0h
• Definitely Not Secure (DNS) — Matt Scheurer
• AI Warrior Goes Shopping — ギンジ🐾ターラノー

### 🟠 ORANGE LINE TRACK

• The Subliminal Handshake: Secret Communication Using the TLS Handshake — John Mathot
• Laser Beams & Light Streams: Letting Hackers Go Pew Pew, Building Affordable Light-Based Hardware — Larry Trowell & PANTH13R
• Ctrl + Alt + Lead: Rebooting Cyber Culture with Human Skills — Amanda Kollmorgan
• The Walking Dead of AD: Uncovering Rare DACL-Led Escalation and a BloodHound-Integrated Tool — Nikos Vourdas & Kyprianos Vasilopoulos
• Red Team Cloak: Bypassing AV and EDR in 2026 — Aryan Jogia
• The Privacy Illusion: How I Fetched Your Company's Entire Chat History — Sharon Shama

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### 🎯 ACTIVITIES & EXTRAS

• 🏴‍☠️ Capture the Flag (CTF) — Test your hacking skills in a live competition
• 🔓 Lockpicking Village — Learn to pick locks hands-on
• 🎮 Game Shows — Hacker-themed fun and prizes
• 🍕 Lunch provided (12:00–1:30 PM) — Talks restart at 1:00 PM while lunch service continues
• 🎉 Afterparty with Lintile! (6:00–8:00 PM) — Stick around and celebrate

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### 📋 DETAILS

• Parking: ~100 spaces available on-site
• Accessibility: ADA-compliant entrance and restrooms
• Dress code: Come as you are
• All skill levels welcome!

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