BSides312 2026!

BSides312 — Chicago's Biggest Little Cybersecurity Conference

📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 8:00 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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### 🎤 OPENING & KEYNOTE

• 9:00 AM — Opening Ceremony (30 min)
• 10:00 AM — KEYNOTE: Community Doesn't Start With a Conference — Heidi Potter (50 min, all-hands)

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#### 🟢 GREEN LINE TRACK

• 9:30 AM — Agentic AI Kill Chain — Martin Voelk (25 min)
• 11:00 AM — From Pets To Cattle To Agents: Evolving Identity And Security For Workloads — mcdwayne (50 min)
• 1:00 PM — So, You Want to be a Forensicator... — Catherine Ullman (50 min)
• 2:00 PM — Countdown To ZeroPay — When the fall is all that's left, it matters a great deal. — rand0h (50 min)
• 3:00 PM — Definitely Not Secure (DNS) — Matt Scheurer (50 min)
• 4:00 PM — Penetration Testing Is Busted: Introducing a Continuous Testing Methodology — Paul Petefish (50 min)
• 5:00 PM — Beyond the Self Check-Out — ギンジ🐾ターラノー (25 min)

#### 🟠 ORANGE LINE TRACK

• 9:30 AM — The Subliminal Handshake: Secret Communication Using the TLS Handshake — John Mathot (25 min)
• 11:00 AM — Laser Beams & Light Streams: Letting Hackers Go Pew Pew, Building Affordable Light-Based Hardware — Larry Trowell & PANTH13R (50 min)
• 1:00 PM — We Need to Talk About Signal: Security Assumptions, Threat Models, and Activist Community Risk — HelpMeRob (50 min)
• 2:00 PM — Ctrl + Alt + Lead: Rebooting Cyber Culture with Human Skills — Amanda Kollmorgan (50 min)
• 3:00 PM — You Did the Work — Now Get the Title — Admford (25 min)
• 3:30 PM — Bullying Your Co-workers with Phishing Emails — Mr. Sprawl (25 min)
• 4:00 PM — The Walking Dead of AD: Uncovering Rare DACL-Led Escalation and a BloodHound-Integrated Tool — Nikos Vourdas & Kyprianos Vasilopoulos (50 min)

#### 🎬 CLOSING

• 5:30 PM — Closing Ceremony (30 min)

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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
• 🐧 Linux Village — Hands-on Linux
• 🎮 Game Shows with Lintile — Hacker-themed fun and prizes
• 🍕 Lunch (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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