After the drama of it getting slightly dimmer earlier than normal. We had two amazing talks from Sean and Tom
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Pretending to be a responsible adult in the cyber community BSidesLeeds organiser. Provider of reliable adulting skills to cybersec community events. https://linktr.ee/grommoss
When I asked @zephrfish.yxz.red how our brand of slide stupidity would play in Glasgow he responded “well enough”. So this ought to be interesting. 😂
Hack Glasgow@hackglasgow.bsky.social · 3d agoYou're going to want to stick around for the afterparty... When you have @akacki.net — host of 'Whose Slide Is It Anyway?' at DEF CON — flying over from the US to give a talk on making the badge for the DEF CON game, [...]
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🎉 We’re thrilled to share that BSides Leeds 2026 raised £3,202.32 for Candlelighters! A huge thank you to everyone who donated, attended, volunteered, spoke and supported us. Your generosity will help support children and families affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. #BSidesLeeds
Interesting accessibility talk at @bsidesleeds.bsky.social here youtu.be/InvLHjRmuWc?.... Excellent example provided on how inaccessible something can be without realising it.
Who Will Secure The 16%? Accessible Security For 1.3 Billion Disabled People - Aliyu G Yisa
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what do fingernail clippers have to do with electronics soldering equipment? the answer is stranger than you might think.
Want to attend #HackGlasgow2026 but unsure if you can justify the ticket cost? We have a limited number of Pay It Forward tickets, donated by our generous community, to pass onto anyone who would otherwise find it difficult to attend. Apply or nominate here: payitforward.hackglasgow.live
Quick update for the meetup next week - we have a couple of speakers again. Tom Singh's talk will be “From prompt to Siem…..with a hint of AI” and Seán Guthrie will be speaking about TCAS Spoofing in Aviation dc151.org/posts/august... As ever, all are welcome
August 2026 Meetup - Seán Guthrie & Tom Singh
You’ll all probably know our returning speakers this month as DC151 regulars. It’s great to have both Seán and Tom back again. Tom’s talk will be “From prompt to Siem…..with a hint of AI” and Seán wil...
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Meet our newest badge for #DEFCON34: Otto. Designed by our very own Dan Allen, Otto is SAOv3-compliant and powered by an ATtiny1616 microcontroller. But enough about the specs. Does Otto remind you of anyone? #badgelife #defcon #hardwarehacking #sao #maker
Every time a vendor asks if I’m going to BlackHat/Bsides LV/DefCon this year! (Though I suspect we’ll be back in 2027)
📧We've just sent the final email from our old mailing list, if you weren't subscribed, you won't have it! Want to hear about ticket releases, CFP & BSides London updates? Join our new mailing list: bsideslondon.eo.page/mailinglist #BSidesLDN2026 #BSides #London #NoRFC1149ForUs
We originally invited @tib3rius.bsky.social to Leeds for hacker gameshow shenanigans. He delivered those in style but then dropped us with the beautiful sucker punch of an amazingly inspiring, heartfelt and personal keynote. Well worth watching (or re-watching if you were there in the day)
Tib3rius@tib3rius.bsky.social · last mo.If you missed my keynote at BSides Leeds, it's now available on YouTube: youtu.be/QcvzmzvumvA Enjoy!
The question of gain to soften the audio and dimming of the LED’s came up on the Whose Slide @defcon.bsky.social 10 year anniversary badge. Specifically “you sure you don’t wanna add those?” My answer? “RIDE OR DIE, BITCH.” wsiiax.myshopify.com
We're only a few weeks away and tickets are going fast, so if you've been considering picking one up, now's a great time! Get yours here: hackglasgow.live/tickets
Just over half the talks done for this year. And this month we've had the fabulous Harvey and @tomnomnom.com speaking. - We're always looking for new speakers. Please reach out to @laurawhit.bsky.social , @roachy.net or @glenn.pegden.com to speak.
Three weeks on from #BSidesLeeds 2026 and we're already planning for 2027! A huge thank you to our speakers, sponsors, volunteers and everyone who attended. Interested in sponsoring BSides Leeds 2027? Get in touch! See you next year.
🚨July Speaker Update🚨 We've got a couple of brilliant talks lined up for July thanks to Harvey Baxter and @tomnomnom.com Meeting on the 8th July at the usual place and time - all details in the link: dc151.org/posts/july-2...
July 2026 Meetup - Harvey Baxter & Tom Hudson
July is upon us, and it’s time to announce this months speakers. We’re really excited to have both Harvey and Tom. Both of these speakers will be familiar faces as they’ve both spoken at DC151 quite a...
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6 months to go from “wouldn’t it be cool if…” to a real blinky, sound makey thing. The whole process was so infuriatingly inspiring I even got a talk accepted about its creation before I knew if the goddamn thing would even work. Anyway, I made it for you. I hope you like it. wsiiax.myshopify.com
Whose Slide 10 Year Anniversary Badge
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Well this is nice to do as our first post! Supporting #WomenInCyber is super important to our team. So we're funding a CybHER bootcamp scholarship this summer - details on how to apply are in this blog: cyberr.ai/blog/you-do-... Please do share and tag anyone you think may be interested!
🎮 BSides Leeds 2026 — GAME OVER 🎮 🏆 Objectives achieved 🧩 Challenges completed 💡 Knowledge unlocked 🤝 Community strengthened Thanks to our speakers, attendees, volunteers & sponsors for making it happen. The organisers have already pressed START to continue... 🎮... See you in 2027! #GameOn
What's a game-themed BSides Leeds without a gameshow? 🎮️ Join @tomnomnom.com, @vicharkness.bsky.social, and @coffeefueled.org tomorrow as they play "Um, ACKtually", hosted by @tib3rius.bsky.social. Here, being technically correct is not only the best kind of correct, it also gets you points!
A bit for a mash up this month with @scottmcgready.bsky.social from @hackglasgow.bsky.social and DC151 regular @matthewwilkes.name both doing amazing talks
🎮 PLAYER ONE, BSides Leeds is nearly here! For the first time ever, badge firmware has been released before the conference so your first quest starts now. Explore the code, build your own badge mods, and bring them to be flashed onsite. bsidesleeds.com/badge #BSidesLeeds #GameOn
As we get ever closer to Saturday and the conference day, we wanted to put out another huge thank you to all of our fantastic sponsors ❤️ Genuinely, BSides Leeds would not be able to run without your support. We're so grateful that you were keen to be involved and help us make this happen!
One thing nobody tells you about running a conference, the sheer amount of stuff you amass in the run up, and this is with most of the bulky ‘for participants’ stuff (the stuff we have 400 of each of) being at Grom’s!
Please welcome onboard @antisyphontraining.bsky.social, powered by @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social, as a swag sponsor for BSides Leeds! 🎉 Antisyphon Training offer high-quality, affordable, accessible courses designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, with...
