🚨 #BSidesBirmingham26 is officially SOLD OUT 🚨 300+ attendees. Packed agenda. Amazing speakers, sponsors & community. Thank you to everyone supporting the event 🙌 See you on 16th May at Aston University Students’ Union 🔥 #BSidesBrum26

Great to have Pen Test Partners supporting #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 They help organisations find and fix real-world vulnerabilities through penetration testing and incident response. Appreciate your support 🔥

Marc and Jas from the #BSidesBirmingham team visited Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity to learn more about the incredible work they do supporting children and families ❤️ We’re proud to support them as our 2026 charity partner. Thanks to Dale Harris for meeting with us 🙌

CTF players 👀 Make sure you’re registered ahead of #BSidesBirmingham 👇 portal.securecodewarrior.com#/register/48... Be ready to go on the day. #BSidesBrum26

Great to have @cyberq-group.bsky.social back as a Bronze Sponsor for #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 CyberQ helps organisations stay resilient with threat intelligence, SOC services, and expert-led cyber defence. Appreciate your continued support 🔥 #[email protected]

Joining the Secure Code Warrior CTF at #BSidesBirmingham? Get set early 👇 portal.securecodewarrior.com#/register/48... #BSidesBrum26

BSides is all about the community. Speakers, sponsors, volunteers and attendees coming together to share, learn and connect. 250+ confirmed — it’s shaping up to be something special. 📍 Aston SU 📅 16 May 🎟️ bit.ly/3NbjxPN #BSidesBrum26

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re excited to welcome Sergio Ricardo Scabar to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Accelerating Automotive Cybersecurity” How automating TARA data can improve collaboration, compliance, and resilience across automotive security. #BSides

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re excited to welcome Ant Witten to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Vish You Were Here” How vishing became a key entry point for ransomware, with real cases, tactics, and how defenders can stop it. #BSidesBrum26

Huge thanks to Aristi for supporting #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 Your support helps power the community that makes BSides possible. Aristi delivers UK penetration testing with 17+ years’ experience, plus CHECK and CREST accreditation. #BSidesBrum26

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re excited to welcome Rick Wesson to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Instant Signatures for YARA” A new approach to generating detection signatures in milliseconds, making YARA faster and more scalable. #BSidesBrum26

Only 3 weeks to go until #BSidesBirmingham 🔥 250+ attendees confirmed Packed agenda 6+ sponsors onboard It’s shaping up to be a brilliant return. 📍 Aston Uni Students’ Union 📅 16th May 🎫 bit.ly/3NbjxPN

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert Welcome Ram Balasubramanian to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Molecular Malware: How DNA Can Hack You” How DNA can store data, and how researchers showed malware could be hidden in biological samples. A fascinating look at one of cybers strangest frontiers

🎤 Rookie Stage Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome George Llewellyn to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Technical Due Diligence – Cyber Security in M&A” What security teams look for in acquisitions, common red flags, and how to reduce risk before and during a deal. #BSidesBrum26

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re pleased to welcome Ashley Barker to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Cloud & Containers: The Security Puzzle That Locks Tight!” How to move beyond fragmented controls and build stronger defence across cloud and container environments. #BSidesBrum26

🚨 Main Stage Speaker Alert 🚨 Martin T. and Dan Quilter are taking to the #BSidesBirmingham Main Stage. In Engineering Detection Depth with MITRE ATT&CK v18, they’ll break down the latest ATT&CK updates and smarter detection strategies. Keep your 👀 peeled for an unveil...

🎗️ Charity Partner Announcement We’re proud to support Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity as the 2026 charity partner for BSides Birmingham 🙌 Event proceeds will help support children, young people and families. Last year we raised £2,000. Let’s go bigger in 2026 👏 #BSidesBrum26

Huge thanks to our Silver & drinks Sponsor UltraViolet Cyber for supporting #BSidesBirmingham26 Your support helps power the community that makes this event possible. UltraViolet Cyber delivers unified security operations to improve detection and response. #BSidesBrum26

We're grateful to Silver Sponsor bsky.app/profile/trac... for supporting #BSidesBirmingham. Tracebit deploys canaries across cloud, endpoints, SaaS, and CI/CD, alerting you when attackers touch them. Thanks, Tracebit! #BSidesBrum26

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome Komala Hiremath to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Shadow IT in the Real World” Why employees bypass security controls, the risks it creates, and practical ways to reduce it through awareness, better tools and governance. #BSides

It’s time! Final tickets for #BSidesBirmingham are now live 👉 bit.ly/3NbjxPN This is the last release. Once they’re gone, that’s it. 0121. Final drop. #BSides

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re excited to welcome Onwubolu Chukwuka to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Designing Against Failure” How to embed security before the first line of code, using Cloud, Zero Trust, DevSecOps and AI to shift from reactive to strategic defence. #BSides

You’ve seen the agenda. You know what’s coming 👀 Now it’s about who’s in the room. Final ticket drop is tomorrow. No more releases after this. 0121. Be ready. 🎫 bit.ly/3NbjxPN #BSides

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert Please welcome Josh Springthorpe to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “From Clinician to Technician” Is it too late to switch careers? Josh shares his journey into tech and what it really takes. #BSides

Would love to see this, but can't make it this year. One to see if I'm any judge

Don't worry, I wasn't reengineering it all over the weekend at all 🫣♥️😎✌️ Very much looking forward to this; thank you for the opportunity & interest 🫂

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight We’re excited to welcome Yash Gorasiya to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “When AI Goes Rogue Inside Your Company” The rise of internal AI threats, from data leaks to unmonitored decisions and how to regain control. #BSides

Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome @r4ck4tt4ck.bsky.social to #BSidesBirmingham “Learning by Doing:Transforming My Gaming Rig into an OpenCTI OSINT Beast” Building a hands-on lab with OpenCTI, MISP and Docker to explore real threat intel and develop practical skills.

The #BSidesBirmingham agenda is now live 👀 👉 lnkd.in/ei9wGuge This is where it all comes together. Real talks, real experiences and the kind of sessions you don’t get at bigger events. Final ticket drop lands Thursday. 0121. One last call. bit.ly/3NbjxPN

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome Mohamed Mahdy to the #BSidesBirmingham Rookie Stage 🙌 “Zero Trust the Whitepaper” How cyber stats can be misused and how to spot when data is influencing decisions rather than informing them. #BSides

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome Muhammad Tayyab Qadir to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Breaking BMW: Automotive Security Flaws and Real-World Bug Bounty Techniques” How he uncovered vulnerabilities in BMW vehicles and lessons from real-world bug bounty hunting.

🚩 CTF Partner at #BSidesBirmingham 2026 Welcome Secure Code Warrior as our CTF partner 🙌 Expect great challenges and prizes 👀 Whether you’re new or experienced, it’s worth getting involved. 💻 Bring a laptop (WiFi available) 🎥 lnkd.in/eWgFztPX

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome Vikki Williams to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Imposter Syndrome – Non Tech Women in Cyber Security” From a non-traditional path into cyber, Vikki shares honest reflections on imposter syndrome, challenges, and finding your place.

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight Paul Spruce joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “The Art of Threat Modelling” Think threat modelling is boring? Think again. Myths, data, and why you can model almost anything. #BSides #Infosec

🎤 Main Stage Alert Onyedikachi Ugwu joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “How Can SOCs Handle Zero-Days Before the Patch Arrives” Zero-day hits. No patch. What now? #BSides #Infosec

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert We’re excited to welcome Harish Kumar Gopalakrishnan to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “SOC: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly” The reality of SOC life — what works, what doesn’t, and what teams still get wrong. #BSides #Infosec #BlueTeam

🎤 Main Stage Speaker Announcement The #BSidesBirmingham stage welcomes Mikey Whiston 🙌 Student researcher behind a critical flaw in national education systems affecting millions. “From CSS to SysAdmin” — from recon to root, and working with the NCSC. A huge first public reveal 👏 #BSides

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert Welcome Ebunoluwa Idowu to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “The Human Protocol” Practical advice on networking, building relationships and growing your career in cybersecurity. #BSides #Infosec #CareersInCyber

🎤 Main Stage Alert Please welcome David Viola to #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Sim-Adversary” A game engine-led red team scenario with real-world pressure, detections and audience participation. #BSides #Infosec #RedTeam

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert Dumisani Masimini joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “From Payloads to People” Pentesting isn’t just about exploits — it’s about being heard. How to turn findings into action that organisations respond to. #BSides

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight Simardeep Singh joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Offensive Go, Driven by Python” When “Python tools” aren’t really Python and how that creates blind spots for red and blue teams. #BSides

🥇 Gold Sponsor Announcement Great to have GRIIT (Aston University) supporting #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 An interdisciplinary research network working across cybersecurity, responsible AI, online harms and inclusive innovation. #BSides

🎤 Rookie Speaker Alert Aurelia Brzezowska joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “Do You Trust Your Prompts?” Prompt injection is already exposing sensitive data in real environments. How do you know your AI is safe? #BSides

Badge Sponsor Announcement 💫 Delighted to have Punk Security on board as our badge sponsor for #BSidesBirmingham DevSecOps specialists and long-time BSides supporters, and yes… the team behind those electronic badges 👀 #BSides

🎤 Main Stage Spotlight @hollandj.uk joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “The Full-Stack Human” Why non-linear careers build better technologists — and why empathy and storytelling matter in engineering. #BSides

The signal has been confirmed. 📡 0121 (13:21) 🎟 BSides Birmingham tickets are now live. Grab yours before they disappear - bit.ly/3NbjxPN #BSides #BSidesBirmingham

🎤 Main Stage Alert Hoan Hoang Phu joins #BSidesBirmingham 🙌 “My Years: Hacking Banks” Why an end-user perspective uncovers risks in digital banking that automated tools miss. #BSides

Final signal before release. 📡 Area Code: 0121 BSides Birmingham tickets go live tomorrow. Set your alarms. 🎫 bit.ly/3NbjxPN #BSides

The signal is getting stronger. 📡 0121 BSides Birmingham tickets drop this Thursday. You’ll want to be ready. 🎫 bit.ly/3NbjxPN #BSides

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