BSides Brisbane 2026: Time Travel - Journey through the past, present, and future of cybersecurity!
Join us for a dynamic and inclusive cyber security conference that transcends time, offering a welcoming environment for individuals at all stages of their professional journey.
Event Details
04 July 2026
QUT Gardens Point Campus - Z Block
Two years, one stage: BSides Brisbane finally lands in 2022
Our 2021 event didn’t survive the lockdown calendar, so when we finally opened the doors, we were really running two years of pent-up energy in a single day that covered both 2021 and 2022. 390 tickets went out, and honestly? You could feel it in the room: people who hadn’t caught up in person for ages, students next to grizzled IR folks, and a programme that didn’t shy away from depth.
For us as organisers, that day was part relief, part “don’t screw this up.” Looking back, you made it easy to remember why we do it.
Grab the 2022 booklet if you want the original timings and room names.
Presenters
Big thanks to everyone who pitched a talk and held the line on quality.
| Presenter | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Pitt | BUSted - Public transportation should not be publicly accessible |
| Molly & Lukasz | Simulating Adversaries with Threat Intelligence |
| Anthony Goodier | Live IoT Hacking Presentation |
| Ben Gittens | From the vest to the flak jacket: How cyber security architecture and architects need to support secops |
| Dave Phelan | Researching critical infrastructure security |
| Julian Gutmanis | ICS IR Lessons and Quick Wins |
| Joanna Dalton | Magecart and Memery |
| Cole Cornford | State of Product Security - Problems with current tooling and approaches |
| Chris Poulter | OSINT - Risks beyond the system |
| Paul McCarty | Bypassing WAF for fun and profit! How almost half of Australian startups use Cloudflare WRONG! |
Capture the Flag (Nomad)
Nomad delivered the goods again: 10,850 points across 48 challenges, 36 teams, and something like 1.6 million requests hammering the CTF infra over the day. It was loud, it was silly, and it was exactly the kind of chaos we like.
First: Power Puff Girls
Winner mugs, electronics kits, Hak5 voucher ($150), Proxmark, Chameleon, PentesterLab (6 months ×4).
Second: 0xb00b135
Arduino starter kit, Yard Stick, Hak5 voucher ($100), Proxmark, Chameleon, PentesterLab (6 months ×4).
Third: Team Name
Arduino starter kit, Yard Stick, Hak5 voucher ($50), PentesterLab (3 months ×4).
Sponsors
We mean it when we say we couldn’t do this without you. Here’s who backed BSides Brisbane 2022.
Photos from the day
How the CTF scoreboard looked when the dust settled, then five shots from the floor. Thanks to everyone who lets us point a camera at them.
