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The Orange Line Track has been getting a great crowd. Right now HelpMeRob is talking about Signal and security! #Bsides312 #BSides
Good morning @bsides312.org! If you're looking for me this is what I'm wearing today. I have my @dustrial.net Matrix hoodie as well if it gets cold. You can order a hat like mine from my friend @outregeneration.bsky.social.
Today!
🎉 The BSides312 Festivities Kick Off TONIGHT! 🍻 Tonight from 5-8: Rooftop Happy Hour with Scanner Join us in Old Town to kick things off! 🔗 luma.com/3hlu6uw1 🚪 Saturday: Doors Open at 8:00 AM 🔗 bsides312.org/about 📅 Full Day Schedule 🔗 bsides312.org/schedule#sch... See everyone there! 🎤🔓
🎉 The BSides312 Festivities Kick Off TONIGHT! 🍻 Tonight from 5-8: Rooftop Happy Hour with Scanner Join us in Old Town to kick things off! 🔗 luma.com/3hlu6uw1 🚪 Saturday: Doors Open at 8:00 AM 🔗 bsides312.org/about 📅 Full Day Schedule 🔗 bsides312.org/schedule#sch... See everyone there! 🎤🔓
We at #BSides312 welcome and thank our Gold level sponsor #Aikido. Check them out at www.aikido.dev and visit their table tomorrow at our event! Tickets still available at bsides312.org #BSides
📢 Quick correction: doors open 8:00 AM Saturday. Opening ceremony at 9:00. Talks at 9:30. Patch badges won't wait. Thursday: BurbSec North (Wheeling) or South (Hickory Hills) → burbsec.com Friday: Rooftop happy hour sponsored by Scanner → luma.com/3hlu6uw1 Saturday: BSides312 2026. bsides312.org
Friendly reminder: BSides312 physical patch badges are back. If you were there last year, you know how fast these went. Limited. Will not last. Arrive early or live with regret. Doors open 9:00 AM. May 16th. Chicago. bsides312.org
BSides312 2026 — Chicago's Security BSides Hacking Conference | May 16
BSides312 is Chicago's Security BSides event — a non-profit hacker & cybersecurity conference in Chicago, IL. May 16, 2026 at the Irish American Heritage Center.
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We at #BSides312 thank #SpecterOps for being a Gold level sponsor. We encourage you to check them out at specterops.io and visit their table at our even on May 16. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org #BSides
We at #BSides312 thank our Gold Sponsor Scanner! Thank you for your support of our conference. Visit them at scanner.dev and check them out on May 16 at our event. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org #BSides
Your phishing program has great metrics but your employees are still clicking. Mr. Sprawl is sharing a blueprint that took a startup from a 40% click rate to under 10% in a year. May 16th Chicago → bsides312.org
We at #BSides312 thank #StellarCyber for being a Gold Sponsor of our conference. Check them out at stellarcyber.ai and their booth at our event on May 16. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org #BSides
How many people in infosec are doing senior-level work with a mid-level title and mid-level pay? Admford would like to have a word. You did the work. Now come get the title. May 16th. Chicago. → bsides312.org
We wish to thank Gold Sponsor #PushSecurity for their support. Check out their website at pushsecurity.com and talk to them at #BSides312 on My 16. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org #BSides
"Just use Signal" is not a threat model. HelpMeRob is breaking down the security assumptions, risk trade-offs, and blind spots that put orgs at risk even when they're using the "right" tools. The encryption isn't the weak link. The assumptions are. May 16th. Chicago. → bsides312.org
We here at #BSides312 appreciate #Vorlon for being a Gold sponsor You can check them out at vorlon.io or come and see them on May 16th at our event. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org #BSides
Your last pen test was outdated before the report was even delivered. At BSides312, Paul Petefish is calling it like it is with "Penetration Testing Is Busted" and introducing the Continuous Penetration Testing Methodology (CPTM). May 16th. Chicago. bsides312.org
Thanks to our Gold Sponsor #Material_Sec. We look forward to seeing you at #BSides312! You can check them out at material.security Don't have a ticket for BSides312 yet? Go to bsides312.org and get yours today! #BSides
We at #BSides312 want to thank Gold level sponsor #CardinalOps for their support. Check them out at cardinalops.com and we will see you on May16. Tickets still are available at bsides312.org #Bsides
The scariest thing in your AD isn't what you can see, it's the permissions you thought you removed. Kyprianos & Nikos are uncovering how misconfigs, recycled accounts, and residual ownership create hidden escalation paths. Find and remediate them before attackers do. 5/16/26 Chicago bsides312.org
A single malicious link can turn your AI agent into your biggest insider threat. At BSides312, Martin Voelk is live-demoing how AI agents get weaponized through prompt injection and link unfurling to silently exfiltrate data. No user interaction required. May 16th. Chicago. bsides312.org
We stopped naming our servers, then started naming our AI agents. See the problem? At BSides312 mcdwayne is digging into how AI agents are breaking the way we think about identity, authentication, and delegation. If your org is deploying agents, you need to be here. May 16th. Chicago bsides312.org
🎉 BSides312 GIVEAWAY #2 We're less than three weeks & somewhere out there, your friend still doesn't have a ticket. Tag someone who should be at BSides312 and tell us why they need to be there. Best answer wins them a free ticket. Winner announced next week. bsides312.org
🎉 BSides312 GIVEAWAY #1 WINNER Congrats to Uljana who shared their hacker con journey across BSides Tirana, BSides Athens, CypherCon, and BSides Puerto Rico. Lowkey MVP material. She already has a ticket. So she's giving hers away, follow Uljana on LinkedIn for details on how to win. bsides312.org
This talk is sure to be awesome. So honored to have @akacki.net at our event on May 16. Tickets are still available at bsides312.org
Getting close now. See y’all soon, @bsides312.org