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| Security BSides | |
|---|---|
| Genre | security conferences |
| Location(s) | Las Vegas |
| Country | US |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Founders | Mike Dahn, Jack Daniel, Chris Nickerson |
| Website | bsides |
Security BSides (commonly referred to as BSides) is a series of loosely affiliated information security conferences. [1] It was co-founded by Mike Dahn, Jack Daniel, and Chris Nickerson in 2009. [2] [3] [4] Due to an overwhelming number of presentation submissions to Black Hat USA in 2009, the rejected presentations were presented to a smaller group of individuals. [5] [6] The event was named after the "B-side" of a vinyl record. [7]
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Over time the conference format matured and was released to enable individuals to start their own BSides conferences. [8] [9] The Las Vegas BSides conference is also considered part of Hacker Summer Camp given its schedule and proximity to other security conferences during that time. [10]
Of the three standard conference event styles, structured, unconference, and hybrid. BSides falls into the unconference, or anti-conference, event style and is completely attendee driven. [11] [12] [13] Attendees appear at a predetermined time, discuss ideas, and collaboratively agree upon what the schedule will look like for that day. Talks that get the most attention and conversation get added to the schedule.
