BSides Leeds | 2026

Since day one, BSides Leeds has been about more than just the usual cyber conference crowd. We’ve always wanted it to be a space for people who might not normally attend, whether that’s because of cost, confidence, or just feeling like these events aren’t “for them”. We’ve spoken before about things like speaker diversity, our…

We’re looking for talks that explore the strategy, competition and the mindset behind Cyber Security – From Offensive Tradecraft and Defensive Resilience to Adversarial Thinking, Risk, and real-world lessons learned. If your talk fits the theme, fantastic! If it doesn’t, we still want to hear from you anyway! If you want to inspire the community,…

We’ve hinted at it. We’ve teased it. Now it’s official. The BSides Leeds 2026 theme is Game On. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, no, we’re not turning into a gaming convention, and we’ll still be full to the brim with the best of our community delivering the top quality cyber and hacking talks and villages…

Updates to our website are now automatically posted to our discord at https://discord.gg/x2XtUuH76j , so discord users need never miss an update again!

Introducing our 2026 Game Master: Tib3rius ​! The secret is out! As we gear up for BSides Leeds 2026, we’re excited to announce that Tib3rius will be joining us this year as our Game Master. Tib3rius is a renowned security educator and content creator who has helped thousands of hackers level up their skills. You…

We have a brand new sponsor – Welcome onboard to Torq for BSides Leeds! Torq is your security product’s favourite security product. Torq Hyperautomation unifies and automates the entire security infrastructure to deliver unparalleled protection and productivity. Make sure to come and talk to them at BSides Leeds Watch this space for call for papers and…