Security BSides Portland

Board election announcement! We will be hosting elections for one board position next week on June 3rd at 7PM. If you're interested in running, please be sure to attend the meeting and join our Google group for more details on how to sign up groups.google.com/g/bsidespdx

Register for Hackboat now and brace yourself for more BSidesPDX updates -

Register for Hackboat now and brace yourself for more BSidesPDX updates Hackboat will happen Friday, June 5. Don’t miss the boat - there are only a few space left and registration closes May 9.

T-Shirts, Surveys, and Upcoming Events -

T-Shirts, Surveys, and Upcoming Events THANK YOU for making BSidesPDX the event that it was. We had a record turnout and the event happened thanks to incredible effort from organizers, volunteers, speakers, sponsors and more.

BSidesPDX is Tomorrow!! -

BSidesPDX is Tomorrow!! Getting to PSU & Registration: Smith Memorial Student Union is at 1825 SW Broadway. Parking is limited and expensive, but bike parking is plentiful. The nearest transit stations are SW 6th & Harrison and SW Park & Market.

One week to go until BSidesPDX -

One week to go until BSidesPDX BYOL - We’ve got badges! This year, Bring Your Own Lanyard! Show off your favorite, your oldest BSidesPDX lanyard. The badge should work with any singe- or double-clip lanyard

BSidesPDX Workshops Are LIVE!

Workshops are officially open and spots are first come, first serve! Don’t wait to grab your seat.
Here’s how to lock in your workshop:

1) Buy your BSidesPDX ticket:
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/9BXQ6M4Z424E9/checkout/Y2ZF232WW4O2VHT2VHFKR4D6

2) Find your workshop:
Check the full lineup and schedule here:
https://cfp.bsidespdx.org/bsidespdx-2025/schedule/

3)Reserve your spot:
Workshops fill up fast so register now! https://checkout.square.site/merchant/9BXQ6M4Z424E9/checkout/S6MCFHGSBLSKRUMCA7SVCN74

Pro tip: Once workshops are full, registration closes and no waitlist.
So if there’s one you’ve been eyeing, this is your sign to grab your spot now!

BSidesPDX 2025: Decryptid
October 24–25 | Portland State University

BSidesPDX 2025 Workshops - Security Bsides Portland description

Workshop Registration and Draft Schedule posted! -

Workshop Registration and Draft Schedule posted! It’s still subject to change, but we have most of the talks and workshops scheduled. You can click through to see descriptions of all of them, and it will be available in HackerTracker soon.

Speakers, T-Shirts, and more -

Speakers, T-Shirts, and more Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order t-shirts! Thanks to the hundreds of you that provided feedback, we’re going to get green shirts with black printing, similar to this one.

Saturday Keynote and T-shirt Artwork -

Saturday Keynote and T-shirt Artwork Micah is an information security engineer, a software engineer, an investigative data journalist, and an author. He worked as director of information security at The Intercept, as a staff technologist at the EFF, and helped co-found the Freedom of the Press foundation.