If we don't manage to fit you into our programme this year, please do consider submitting to other conferences because we would genuinely love to see your talks get the platform they deserve!

Thank you for an absolutely *phenomenal* response to our CFP - we're honoured to have received a mammoth 82 submissions. We're currently finalising our scoring and are aiming to update all submitters by the end of this week.

I signed up for @zephrfish.yxz.red Malwareless Adversarial Emulation course - can definitely recommend if you're looking for training that's actually useful and effective

We’ve spoken before about things like speaker diversity, our code of conduct, social interaction indicators, and having quiet and prayer rooms. But something we’ve quietly done from the start is set aside free, discounted, and reserved tickets for groups that are under-represented in cyber.

BSides Leeds logo with Countdown clock and tiles spelling 'Sold out!'

That was a quick round..! 🎮️

Our first ticket drop has sold out, but fear not — we have two more coming up. Mark your calendars:

📅 27th April at 19:00
📅 10th May at 00:01 (hopefully making grabbing a ticket a little easier for the shift workers among us!)

#TicketDrop #BSidesLeeds #GameOn

Hexagons saying BSides Leeds. Tickets saying 13th June

🎬📼 IT’S TIME TO PLAY… TICKET DROP! 📼🎬

🟦 B for BSides Leeds
🟨 S for Securing your ticket
🟥 L for Let’s go!

Think fast—tickets go quick. Don’t get blocked! 🏆

📅 Sat 13 June
📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds

bsidesleeds.com/tickets

#BSidesLeeds #TicketDrop #InfosecCommunity #GameOn

👏👏👏 for Shaun and Anicet who spoke this month.
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We're always looking for new speakers, please reach out to @laurawhit.bsky.social, @roachy.net or @glenn.pegden.com for a slot in an upcoming month

Slot machine showing 'ticket drop' and 1337

🪙 Insert Coin. Pull the Lever 🎰
BSides Leeds is about to be Game On.
Cybersecurity meets play, puzzles & competition - because learning shouldn’t be boring.
Test your skills. Learn new ones. Join the community.
📍 13 June – Leeds
🎟 Ticket drop: 10 April at 13:37
#BSidesLeeds #Infosec #GameOn

Photo of lockpicking and battle bots with text saying 'call for villages'

🎪 Call for Villages! 🛠️

Got a hands-on idea? Run a village, workshop, or demo space to teach, build, break & inspire. From security labs to weird & wonderful creations, we want it all.

Apply now & bring your village to life!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1Wjn...

#BSidesLeeds #Infosec #CyberSecurity

April 2026 Meetup - Shaun Wakefield and Anicet Tchoffo Once again, apologies for the lateness announcing this months speakers. We'll take ourselves off to the naughty step and do better next month. Anyone who's been to DC151 before will probably know bot...

Oh shit. Is it that time already? Bugger. We'd better get a social media post out.......

Sorry for the late announcement this month folks. We've got a couple of great speakers though!

Details in the link:

dc151.org/april-2026-m...

Arcade machine with BSides Leeds logo and the words CFP and Start

🎮 LAST CALL, PLAYERS 🎮

The clock is ticking…

The BSides Leeds CFP closes TODAY!

This is your chance to press START on your talk, share your knowledge, and level up the community. Whether you're a first-time speaker or a seasoned pro, we want to hear your ideas!

Are you ready to do your first talk but need a little encouragement?

We have mentors on standby to help you craft your talk, from creating slides to content delivery.

Many experienced speakers delivered their first talks at a BSides, as community conferences are super friendly.

Call for Papers & Workshops- BSides Leeds BSides Leeds is back again in June the in person event on Saturday 13th June. We have a theme this year "Game On" and we invite talks from all aspects of cyber security. We want you to share your stor...

You don't have to have a full talk planned, just an idea and an abstract, and what key takeaways you want to impart to the listeners.

Fill in the link below...

bsidesleeds.com/cfp

#CallForPapers #CallForSpeakers #BSidesLeeds

Experienced speakers - we need you!

We are looking for speaker mentors to support our brand-new speakers who have requested one.

Our CFP is still open for another week so feel free to submit a talk, but if you are also keen to mentor the next generation of speakers, drop us a message at bsidesleeds23@gmail.com

#SpeakersWanted #CFP #Mentoring

Kicking off March is the one and only John Follin on Making Shor: cryptography in a post-quantum world

March 2026 Meetup - John Follin We're slightly late announcing our speaker for this month but are excited to announce we've got John Follin with his talk "Making Shor: cryptography in a post-quantum world" We're meeting at the usua...

Slightly late announcing this one - apologies!

This month (11th March) we've got John Follin presenting his talk "Making Shor: cryptography in a post-quantum world".

All are welcome. Full details in the link:

dc151.org/march-2026-m...

Rum was drunk
Stories were shared
And apparently soufflles were eaten

They're just different, not smarter Smarter doesn't always mean a better talk anyway - I learnt a load from your talks (not just to duck from low flying tim tams!)

Red Team Training: MAE — Malwareless Adversary Emulation Advanced red team training — 13 modules on adversary emulation without traditional malware. Learn the techniques that bypass modern defences.

Our first fully committed sponsor is @zephrfish.yxz.red. Long time supporter as a speaker and now a sponsor as well.

Andy would like everyone to know about his Malwareless Adversarial Emulation training course

lms.zsec.red

We may be biased, but we reckon it is top quality stuff.

I've been waiting to watch this talk for a long time. It's not often that @ministraitor.bsky.social gets on this side of the camera but he knows more about what happens behind the scenes at conferences than almost anyone else.

#BSidesLDN2025 videos are now live on our YouTube channel.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe, we only publish once a year, your support makes a real difference!
www.youtube.com/@Securitybsi...

Huge thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social & all our presenters for sharing their time and expertise!

BSides Leeds Call for Papers image - the text reads; "BSides Leeds 2026 brings you the theme "Game On". We're looking for talks that explore the strategy, competition and mindset behind cyber security - from offensive tradecraft and defensive resilience to adversarial thinking, risk and real-world lessons learned. If you want to inspire the community, teach new skills, or share your insights, submit you talk! CFP Deadline 31/03/2026 contact: bsidesleeds23@gmail.com

Our CfP is open!
We’ve hinted at it. We’ve teased it. Now it’s official.

The BSides Leeds 2026 theme is Game On.

tinyurl.com/leedscfp26
But be quick - our CFP is only open until the end of this month!

With Easter coming up quick it is time for a date announcement.

1 March - CFP and call for crew opens
1 April - Pre talk announcement tickets
3 April CFP and CFC closes
~ 20 April speakers confirmed
~ 24 April main ticket drop

Links and stuff coming closer to the dates.

Yes! Finally we can show you all what we've been planning this year. @tib3rius.bsky.social is joining us to host some game shenanigans that will be familiar to anyone that's been to recent @defcon.bsky.social.
@lintile.lol graced us with his presence a few years ago so this feels very appropriate.

We've had the dome collective out tonight, with talks from @gr4y-r0se.bsky.social and Sean

Liam speaking on the dc151 stage

Next up @gr4y-r0se.bsky.social at @dc151.org preaching how to hack your cv

I suck at tagging people @labraid.bsky.social @gr4y-r0se.bsky.social

The Dome Collective aka Liam and Sean wearing their freaky ass monk robes

Sean rambling

The Dome Collective have infiltrated @dc151.org
First up is the freshly shiny pated Sean G 🇨🇮