BSides
BSides Huntsville presented by NAC-ISSA and hosted at Calhoun Community College, Huntsville Campus! It provides a realistic and safe platform where individuals and organizations can practice responding to cyber threats, conducting security exercises, and honing their cybersecurity capabilities without risking real-world systems or data.
NAC-ISSA is proud to present the 11th annual BSides Huntsville in 2025! Each BSides is a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members. The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. It is where conversations for the next-big-thing are happening. Stay Tuned For More Details!
Quick Details
BSides Huntsville
April 11-12, 2025
Calhoun Community College
102 Wynn Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35805
Registration begins at 8AM
Sessions begin at 9AM
CPEs provided for attendees
About BSides
What is BSides
Each BSides is a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members. The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. It creates opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. It is where conversations for the next-big-thing are happening. More information about the global BSides conferences can be found here.
We appreciate our great lineup of speakers!
- Andrew Staton
- Houdini and Social Engineering: Analysis of Human Perception and Engineering
- Cassondra VanVliet
- HR Panel… with so many cyber jobs, why am I having a hard time getting hired?
- Christa Gaddy
- HR Panel
- Jacob Oakley
- Buzzword Soup: Quantum, AI, Cyber and Space
- Joshua Crumbaugh
- PsyberSecurity: Social Engineering For Good
- Joshua Flowers
- Hardware Hacking 101:
- Josh Shepard
- Radicl: Observations in Obfuscation – Phishing Link Obfuscation Techniques
- Lucero Huante-Frias
- Zero Trust implementation focused on DoD tactical weapon systems
- Marc Sachs
- Encryption, Engineering and Errors: What the Enigma Machine Teaches OT Security Professionals
- Micah VanFossen
- APTs & CVEs & TTPs, Oh My!
- Michael Portera
- Analyzing Chinese Devices from Amazon
- Norris Carden
- HR Panelist
- Paul Coggin
- Space Cyber Immunity
- Sam Williams
- No Cloud, No Problem: Cybersecurity with Local LLMs
- Scott McDaniel
- Why You Should Care about Critical Infrastructure Security in 2025
- Shane Killen
- Common threats in the everyday entity
- Tim Hoekenschneider
- HR Panelist
| Concourse | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | |
| 0800-0900 | Check-in/Networking | ||||
| 0900-0945 | Keynote- Joshua Crumbaugh | ||||
| 0945-1015 | Break | ||||
| 1015-1100 | HR Panel Cassondra VanVliet | APTs & CVEs & TTPs, Oh My! Micah VanFossen | Observations in Obfuscation Josh Shepard | Common Threats in the Everyday Entity Shane Kilen | |
| 1100-1200 | Break | ||||
| 1200-1245 | Space Cyber Immunity Paul Coggin | Houdini and Social Engineering Andrew Staton | Why You Should Care about Critical Infrastructure Security in 2025 Scott McDaniel | Hardware Hacking 101 Joshua Flowers/Chris Shrout | |
| 1245-1300 | Break | ||||
| 1300-1345 | Encryption, Engineering, and Errors Marc Sachs | Zero Trust Implementation Lucero Huante-Frias | Buzzword Soup: Quantum, AI, Cyber and Space Jacob Oakley | ||
| 1345-1400 | Break | ||||
| 1400-1445 | No Cloud, No Problem Sam Williams/Chris Shrout | Analyzing Chinese Devices from Amazon Michael Portera |
Training
- AI fundamentals with a practical user facing interface project.
- • A one-day workshop with a hands-on sentiment analysis web app project is both feasible and engaging.
- • Students experience the full cycle: from AI fundamentals to practical coding to a user-facing interface.
- • They come away with a portfolio piece they can show off—always a plus for college-level workshops.
Cost is $129 for this training. Register here. Must be registered for BSides as well.
- Are you responsible for your company’s Incident Response (IR) or Business Continuity (BC) Plan? Do you want to ensure your organization is prepared for real-world disruptions? This interactive two-hour workshop will teach you how to design and conduct effective tabletop exercises to test your company’s response and recovery capabilities.
Cost is $65 for this training. Register here. Must be registered for BSides as well.
EC-Council
Unlock the power of AI workshop
Karen Williams
Creating & Conducting Tabletop Exercises for Incident Response & Business Continuity
More training sessions coming soon