A special thanks goes out to our friends @hackdef (Hack Defender Academy) for sponsoring the big price for the ticket raffle. Check out their course at academy.hack-defender.com. They currently have a 50% discount on their training to become a Certified Crimeware Defender - CCWD.

As we wrap up #BSidesVienna for 2025, we want to thank all sponsors for supporting the event! We hope to have you all on board next year for another great #BSidesVienna. If you want to sponsor or contribute in other ways, let us know. Stay tuned for news to next years event here!

Please also take the time and give feedback on the talks. This helps the speakers and us to create an even better #BSidesVienna next year. You can use the feedback button for every talk on the upper right corner. cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...

This was the largest #BSidesVienna we ever had. More attendees, talks, workshops, volunteers and sponsors than ever. Also we put in more effort than ever. Thank you all for attending and contributing! Please take a moment and tell us what was good and what we could improve on.

We are in the finals steps, only about an hour till we start #BSidesVienna. See you soon! If you cannot make it, please return your ticket. there are still people on the waiting list.

This years motto is "CVE not found", based on and relating back to the cut of funding for the CVE program. www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/h.... Here is a sneak peak of the #BSidesVienna design this year. Thanks @atrox.at!

#BSidesVienna is now live on #HackerTracker (hackertracker.app). You can use the app to manage your own schedule for not only this event but for many more. hackertracker.app/schedule?con...

The ticket design, shirts, sticker and all other graphics used by and for #BSidesVienna are expertly crafted by @atrox.at. Give him a follow. If you like the designs he brought forth over the, years let him know!

Only a few more days till #BSidesVienna. The physical tickets were prepared today. See you all soon!

Also a quick reminder, please do the same. If you cannot make it, please return your ticket. There are people on the waiting list who would be happy to go. #BSidesVienna

It seems like some people could not make it after all and returned their #BSidesVienna ticket and their workshop ticket. There are now free seats again for #lockpicking and #AIHacking tickets.bsidesvienna.at/7e9/

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you ZTP Digital for supporting #BSidesVienna again this year! Check them out at www.ztp.digital

There is a waiting list for tickets, so if you haven't already, sign up now! If you cannot make it to the conference, please return your tickets to make them available to people on the waiting list! #BSidesVienna

There are still some tickets left for the #lockpicking workshop (cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...) and the 'Essential Security Configurations and How to Exploit Them' workshop (cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...). Get your ticket before it's too late! #BSidesVienna

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you Certitude Consulting for being a sponsor for #BSidesVienna! If you look for a partner with expertise beyond analysis and support from the start of investigateing problems to implementing solutions in the end, check them out at certitude.consulting/%E2%80%8B%E2...

Workshop Spotlight: Deac and Ben from the Austrian OpenLocks, association for improving physical security, will show you the ropes of lockpicking. Get your ticket on Monday, 10.11.2025, at 7 pm, that is 19:00 o'clock Vienna time, UTC+1: cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...

We added some more tickets but we are fully booked again.

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you Fidela GmbH for sponsoring #BSidesVienna on the Bronze level. If you have any needs in Cybersecurity, Compliance or digital resilience, check them out, they even have a free first consultation meeting available fidela.at.

Reminder: Just a few more minutes till the final batch of tickets for #BSidesVienna gets dropped at 7 pm.

Workshop Spotlight: Ben and Patrick will show you how to exploit and defend enterprises in their workshop Essential Security Configurations and How To Exploit Them. Get your ticket on Tuesday 11.11.2025 at 7 pm, that is 19:00 o'clock Vienna time UTC+1 cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you Computer Emergency Response Team Austria for sponsoring #BSidesVienna continuously for years now. You can check them out at cert.at. They also provide some handy tools at www.cert.at/de/downloads...

Workshop Spotlight: Deac and Ben from the Austrian OpenLocks, association for improving physical security, will show you the ropes of lockpicking. Get your ticket on Monday, 10.11.2025, at 7 pm, that is 19:00 o'clock Vienna time, UTC+1: cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...

Sponsor Spotlight: We're thrilled to welcome CANCOM Austria as a first-time sponsor of #BSidesVienna! Their team of security experts is committed to challenging the status quo and driving innovation in cybersecurity. Check out the company and vacancies on www.cancom.at/en/career

Workshop Spotlight: Manuel Reinsperger will show you how to use LLMs for automation, with a focus on offensive security in the workshop "Hacking with AI, how to have some fun" cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna.... Tickets will drop Sunday 09.11.2025 at 7:10 pm (19:10 Vienna time UTC+1)

Sponsor Spotlight: A big thanks goes out the the city of Vienna @wien.gv.at for supporting #BSidesVienna. Check out their new public bug bounty over at bugcrowd.com/engagements/..., they pay out bounties!

If you haven’t already, check out our workshop schedule at cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna.... There will be tickets for each workshop to reserve one of the very limited seats. However, you will need a general admission conference ticket for #BSidesVienna in addition to the workshop ticket!

Can not make it to the #BSidesVienna and have nobody to give the ticket to? Please return the ticket at the URL you received via mail after your order. If you cannot find the mail use this link to generate a new one: tickets.bsidesvienna.at/7e9/resend/

If you have never been to a #BSidesVienna at the Urania before, check out the location: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania,.... And yes, you will have access to the rooftop, great view over the city and the Danube canal included.

Sponsor Spotlight: The Deutsche Telekom Cyber Security Austria GmbH supports #BSidesVienna for the first time and even on the silver level! Check them out at www.telekom.com/security. Thanks for the support!

It is decided, the final round of #BSidesVienna tickets will be in 7 days from now on Sunday 09.11.2025 at 7 pm. That is 19:00 o'clock Vienna time UTC+1!

So it seems there are still some people who want to attend but did not get a ticket? Do not worry yet, all good things come in threes they say, so there will be a 3rd and final round of #BSidesVienna tickets! Announcement will come next week, stay tuned.

While you were all busy pressing F5 to get a ticket, we quietly released a surprise for you. The first #BSidesVienna schedule is released! Have a look: cfp.bsidesvienna.at/bsidesvienna...

#BSidesVienna PSA: Somehow the unisex size M was missing during the order process for the tickets. We fixed it now. You can use your ticket link and change the t-shirt size to M in your order or to any other size for that matter.

Reminder, the next ticket round will start on Sunday 26.10.2025 at 19:00 Vienna time UTC+2!

Antisyphon Training, powered by BHIS, proudly sponsors #BSidesVienna. They offer inclusive, affordable, and accessible cybersecurity training, including Pay-What-You-Can options for foundation courses. Learn more at www.antisyphontraining.com/course-catal...

If have not received a mail for your submission, you are on a waiting list. We are waiting a few of days for all accepted speakers to confirm. If they do not confirm we go through the list. As soon as we have all slots confirmed we will send out the remaining mails. #BSidesVienna

Thank you all again for submitting so many workshops and talks! Check your inboxes! We have sent out the first acceptance emails, as well as the first rejections. We even eliminated the coffee break for more great talks, but unfortunately, we cannot host everyone. #BSidesVienna

This years #BSidesVienna is also made possible by our community partner @[email protected] If you are local to Vienna you can check them out over at c3w.at or just show up to their monthly meet-up on the first Friday of the month @[email protected]

We have a date, we have a time: The second round of tickets for #BSidesVienna will start on Sunday 26.10.2025 at 19:00 Vienna time UTC+2! Do not miss it, this might be you last chance. Spread the word!

Sponsor Spotlight: Thanks to slashsec Red Teaming GmbH for sponsoring the afterparty for #BSidesVienna! They focus on Red Teaming and are always looking for talented offensive security professionals with a real hacker mindset. You can check them out at slashsec.at/en

PSA: If you do not need the ticket for #BSidesVienna anymore for any reason, please return it by canceling your order. You can do so with the link you received after your order. Others will then get the chance to reserved that ticket.

All tickets for round one are gone, good job everybody. If you did not get a ticket for #BSidesVienna, a second round will be announced here shortly - stay tuned!

We added the option for you to tell us which T-shirt size you would prefer. Please use the option to help us order the right sizes - no guarantees though ;). Also, all data will be deleted after the #BSidesVienna is over.

Thank you for the many workshop and talk submissions! We are working on the review. However, it is a lot and may take some time. We want to give each submission careful consideration.

The countdown has officially started: the first round of tickets will be released Wednesday, 15.10.2025 at 13:37 Vienna time UTC+2! Spread the word!

Wanna make sure you are on the list? Why not volunteer at the event. Contact us here or at [email protected], no prior knowledge needed. You have to have the Signal messenger ready for on site communication.

Our pretix is cooking something, this year attendees will get tickets, sponsors will get tickets, speakers will get ticket, everyone will get a ticket. When? It will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Sponsor Spotlight: Thanks SBA Research for making this free event possible by sponsoring this years #BSidesVienna on the gold level! You can check them out at www.sba-research.org.

Surprise: the #BSidesVienna CF* is extended until 11.10. If you thought you missed your chance, you didn’t! Talks, workshops, rookie track—we’re still looking forward to your ideas. cfp.bsidesvienna.at

The #BSidesVienna CF* is still open and we’re ready for your ideas—talks, workshops, and rookie track submissions welcome. Whether it’s your first time or your fiftieth, we want to hear from you! cfp.bsidesvienna.at