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24-26th September 2026 https://bsidescbr.com.au/

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Day 3. Let’s go. An absolutely stacked speaker lineup today, plus the final push for both the CTF and Black Bag challenges. Three days in and we’re not slowing down yet. See you inside.

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Day 2 done. Killer keynote and talks. CTF underway. Black Box made its debut. Locksport packed. Then we finished with a few thousand hackers + nerdcore rappers int80, YTCracker & DNZ. Huge thanks to the volunteers and crew making it all happen. One more day.

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BSides Canberra Day 2. Renaud Feil of Synacktiv kicks us off with our keynote. Main CTF starts 10am. New Black Box competition in Locksport. Free coffee upstairs + downstairs. Then int80, YTCracker & DNZ tonight from 6pm. Bring your badge + lanyard for party entry.

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That’s a wrap on Day 1 of BSides Canberra 2026. Packed talks, competitions, hardware hacking, Careers Village, training, locksport, BlackBag, HackerChix and more. Unofficial events are buzzing around Canberra tonight and tomorrow, the CTF begins. See you for Day 2.

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Day 1 of BSides Canberra and a fantastic turnout for our annual HackerChix women’s networking event. Great to see so many women from across the community connecting, catching up and meeting new people. Thanks to everyone who came along!

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Early rego is TODAY, 2–5pm at the NCCC. Otherwise, doors open tomorrow at 7:30am, with the first talk at 9am. We’ve got 3,000+ people to check in. Please don’t all arrive at 8:50am and test whether we can do it in 10 minutes.

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Special themed merch has landed. BSides Canberra hats will be available at the merch desk for $20. Limited stock, so if you want one, don’t leave it too late. See you on The Grid.

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Angus has restocked the Locksport Village. Apparently “enough locks” is not a concept he believes in. 😂 Come learn to pick locks at BSides Canberra this week, beginners absolutely welcome

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The pallets are almost ready for bump-in on Wednesday! Just the finishing touches to go over the next day, then it’s time to get this show on the road. Months of work are about to come together. We’re going to make BSides CBR 2026 the best one yet. 💙 See you all very soon!

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A huge thank you to ThreatDefence for supporting BSides Canberra 2026! Our sponsors help us keep BSides affordable, community-focused and just a little bit weird. Thanks for getting behind us and the community. ❤️ threatdefence.com

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A big welcome to Epsilon! They’re joining the BSides Canberra sponsor family for the first time in 2026. Thanks for getting behind BSides and supporting our community, great to have you on board! epsilon-sec.com

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This year’s BSides Canberra t-shirts glow in the dark. Every ticket includes one. Grab the voucher from your conference bag and exchange it at the merch area from midday Thursday. Sizes are first come, first served, so get in early if you’re particular about yours.

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Five times! Tenable has been part of BSides Canberra in 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025 and now 2026. We’re very happy to have them back again this year as a Bronze Sponsor. Thanks for continuing to support BSides! ❤️ www.tenable.com

tenable.comVulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®The leader in exposure management and AI security, Tenable cybersecurity solutions reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, cloud, identity & hybrid attack surfaces.
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Welcome back SANS! SANS supported BSides Canberra in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and they’re back again in 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor. It’s great to welcome back one of our early supporters. Thanks for backing BSides again! ❤️ www.sans.org

sans.orgCybersecurity Training, Degrees and ResourcesSANS Institute is the most trusted resource for cybersecurity training, certifications and research. Offering more than 60 courses across all practice areas, SANS trains over 40,000 cybersecurity prof...
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Another first-time sponsor! A huge welcome to Semgrep, joining BSides Canberra 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor. Thanks for getting behind our slightly unusual conference and helping us keep BSides accessible to the community. ❤️ semgrep.dev

semgrep.devSemgrep App Security Platform | AI-assisted SAST, SCA and Secrets DetectionAn extensible developer-friendly application security platform that scans source code to surface true and actionable security issues with AI-assisted SAST, SCA, and Secrets Detection solutions.
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A big welcome to Hack The Box! They’re joining us for the first time in 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor of BSides Canberra. Thanks for supporting BSides Canberra and helping us keep the conference accessible to our community. ❤️ www.hackthebox.com

hackthebox.comCyber Mastery: Community Inspired. Enterprise Trusted. | Hack The BoxHack The Box is the leading cyber readiness platform for the agentic era, battle-testing and upskilling both humans & AI agents to enhance organizational cyber resilience.
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Welcome back HackLabs! HackLabs sponsored BSides Canberra in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and we’re very happy to have them back for 2026 as a Silver Sponsor. Thanks for once again supporting BSides and our community. ❤️ www.hacklabs.com.au

hacklabs.com.auHackLabs | Offensive Security SpecialistsHackLabs is Australia's leading offensive security firm. Penetration testing, red team operations, incident response, and cyber risk advisory for enterprise and government.
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Another first-time sponsor! A huge welcome to Censys, joining BSides Canberra 2026 as a Silver Sponsor. We love seeing new organisations get behind our community and help us keep BSides ridiculously affordable. Thank you! ❤️ censys.com

censys.comCensys | The Authority for Internet Intelligence and InsightsCensys empowers security teams with the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the internet to defend attack surfaces and hunt for threats.
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Four years running! Tanto Security has sponsored BSides Canberra every year since 2023 and they contribute some pretty amazing talks along the way. Thanks for continuing to support BSides both on and off the stage! ❤️ tantosec.com

tantosec.comTanto Security - Sharper Cyber Security - Advanced Cyber Security ServicesTanto Security is a leading provider of advanced offensive cyber security services. From Penetration Testing to Red Teaming our experts are easy to engage and quick to respond.
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A big welcome to OffSec! They’re joining BSides Canberra for the first time in 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor. We’re very happy to have them backing our conference and the community that makes it possible. ❤️ www.offsec.com

offsec.comCybersecurity Training & Certifications | OffSecOffSec delivers hands-on cybersecurity training through live labs, industry-leading certifications like OSCP, and enterprise cyber ranges. Train your team to defend against real-world threats.
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Welcome back DroneShield! They’re returning for their second year as a BSides Canberra sponsor and for the second year they’re also sponsoring our Hardware Hacking Village. ❤️ Thanks for backing the hardware hackers again! www.droneshield.com

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Welcome back Cydarm Technologies! They’re joining us for their second year supporting BSides Canberra, returning in 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor. Thanks for getting behind BSides and our community again. ❤️ cydarm.com

cydarm.comCydarm | Cybersecurity Incident Response ManagementCydarm's Cybersecurity Incident Response Management (CIRM) platform makes SOC teams better and faster. Cydarm covers a comprehensive set of needs for security operations teams and the teams they colla...
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A big welcome to FIFTH DOMAIN! They’re joining us for the first time in 2026 as a Silver Sponsor of BSides Canberra. Thanks for backing our slightly weird little conference and the community that makes it what it is. ❤️ www.fifthdomain.pro

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Five years running! ❤️ Volkis has supported BSides Canberra every year since 2021. They’re back again in 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor, continuing a pretty impressive run of support for our community. Thank you! www.volkis.com.au

volkis.com.auIndependent Australian offensive cyber securityWe are a bunch of hackers that can help you find out where you're vulnerable, how to improve, and how to protect your customers and your systems, helping you concentrate on running your organisation w...
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A huge thank you to Signal Labs, back for their 4th year sponsoring BSides Canberra! They’re joining us again in 2026 as a Gold Sponsor, helping us keep tickets ridiculously affordable and make BSides happen. Thanks for continuing to back our community. ❤️ signal-labs.com

signal-labs.comSignal Labs | Advanced Offensive Cybersecurity TrainingSelf-paced & live offensive cybersecurity trainings in vulnerability research campaigns, adversary simulation, reverse engineering & offensive tool development.
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Seven times! ❤️ Mercury ISS has sponsored BSides Canberra every year we’ve run since 2018. They’re back again for 2026 as a Silver Sponsor. Thank you for being such a long-time supporter of BSides and our community! mercuryiss.com.au

mercuryiss.com.auMercury ISS | Independent Cybersecurity Services in AustraliaAt Mercury, we're an established, independent cybersecurity firm in Australia, specialising in personalised and effective cybersecurity solutions.
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A huge thank you to SilentGrid, returning as a Gold Sponsor of BSides Canberra! This is their 4th year supporting us, every year since 2023. We love the organisations that keep coming back and backing our community. ❤️ www.silentgrid.com

silentgrid.comAdversary Simulation & Penetration Testing | SilentGrid SecuritySilentGrid is a CREST ANZ approved cybersecurity consultancy specialising in adversary simulation and penetration testing to help identify real-world risks.