LayerOne 2025 InfoSec/Hacking Conference

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The LayerOne Information Security & Hacking Conference is right around the corner at the Pasadena Hilton hotel! It features two days of awesome technology and security presentations, villages (hands-on areas), contests, events, and more! All attendees to LayerOne get an electronic badge and entry comes with breakfast both days and a banquet dinner on Saturday night. LayerOne is staffed by many of the NSL keyholders and members and we'd love for you to attend!

LayerOne 2025
May 24-25, 2025
https://www.layerone.org

What's in store for this year? A whole lot of awesome content, new friends, and, as always, a huge amount of hands-on fun!

=== Why should I attend? ===

Our focus is on learning, fun, and friends. LayerOne offers some of the most unique and interesting hands-on areas you'll ever see at a conference. Come learn about hacking, technology, security, and more without the high price tag or long lines.

Interested in learning more about these areas? Interested in networking with other like-minded folks? Interested in meeting some of the best and brightest in the information security world? Then LayerOne is for you!

=== How do I register for the event? ===

Head over to https://www.layerone.org/registration/ to get yourself pre-registered for the event. Registration is available on-site but costs more - register online now to save some money! Registration includes access to both days of the event, a badge, breakfast on both days, and a banquet dinner on Saturday night.

Need a hotel room for the event? We recommend it. Parties have been known to be hotel-room inducing for many attendees. You can book your room at the conference hotel with a very discounted rate at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pasphhf-920-be59bc06-4341-41b6-a5c8-937355b806a2/. Hotel room discount ends May 3rd, so BOOK NOW!

=== 2025 Presentation Lineup ===

b0t – We’ll Do It Live: Experiments in Self-Modifying Code
Bronwen “Corvus” Aker – Keeping Things Local – Making Your Own Private LLM
cesi0 – Revenge of the Sol Stealers
Daryll Strauss – Covert Regional Communication with Meshtastic
Jack Baker – WINE for Video Game Hackers
Joe Rozner – Introduction to Fault Injection
Josh “savant” Brashars – Reverse Engineering Toys into Robots
m0zy – Microarchitectural Side Channel Attacks
machinist – Boo Boo Runs Wild: Guerilla Open-Source Manufacturing
Sam Bowne – Securing AI Systems
Vincent Benzoni – Quantum Conundrums: Conquering Quomputing Challenges
wasabi – Amped up for (Learning) Radio

=== Contests and Events ===

LayerOne is known for being the most hands-on conference around. We want you to learn and socialize by doing!

Hands-on villages:

• Lockpicking Village
• Hardware Hacking Village
• Hacking & CTF Village
• Chillout / Gaming Area

Contests/Events:

• (Electronic) Badge Hacking Contest
• Capture the Flag (CTF)
• The Intercept (Hardware Hacking CTF)
• Hebocon Robot Battles
• Tamper-Evident Contest
• Demo Party
• HAM Testing
• Much more!

Full details of all contests and events are available at: https://www.layerone.org/events/