Author: BSides Vilnius Crew
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Get Ready for BSides Vilnius 2025
The top-rated cybersecurity conference in Lithuania, BSides Vilnius, is coming back! The second event will be two days long and will feature a CTF tournament, workshops, and a full day of talks. All of this will take place in the quirky industrial hangar called Linkmenų Fabrikas. Save the dates: 2025-05-21 (workshops) and 2025-05-22 (main day).
If you wonder what the previous event was like, check out the archive page at /2024 and take a look at 2024 PHOTOS. Here's some video recap too:
To stay up to date, watch this website, join our Discord server, and follow us on social media. Also, check out the virtual tour of the venue.
Sponsoring
If you are interested in becoming a valued sponsor and contributing to the growth and development of the BSides Vilnius security community, please reach out to us via email: info [at] bsidesvilnius.lt. We are open to discussions about custom sponsorship packages or collaboration ideas. Check out our invitation to sponsor brochures in PDF format in your preferred language:
Thank you!
Call for Papers
CfP is now open! The applications will be reviewed and voted on by the community representatives, selected by the BSides Vilnius crew. This year's conference theme is Cyber Madness - it can be purely technical or it can have a human side. What would you describe as madness in security?
- The application deadline is 2025-03-21 23:59 (Europe/Vilnius time). You can submit and manage your proposals until then
- Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by April 4th
- Final slides to be provided by May 4th
- The event will take place on May 21-22 (note that the 22nd is the day of talks)
Please review the Attendee Code of Conduct before submitting.
All talks will be in English, with two duration options:
- Standard: 30 minutes (including Q&A)
- Extended: 45 minutes (including Q&A)
We may request slight adjustments to your talk length for scheduling purposes and will notify you in advance. Talks are not recorded.
We do not accept vendor pitches of any sort. Thank you for understanding.
For questions, email: cfp [at] bsidesvilnius.lt
You’ll need to create an account on our Pretalx instance (used for managing proposals) to submit. Click here to enter Pretalx and start your application:
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Schedule
Day 1 - Workshops
For registered participants only. Registration to workshops will open later.
Day 2 - Talks & Afterparty
More details soon.
About
What is BSides?
BSides, a series of community-driven gatherings, offers an informal and inclusive alternative to mainstream security events. Organized by local cybersecurity communities, these occasions provide a platform for professionals and enthusiasts to share knowledge, discuss trends, collaborate, and network in various cybersecurity domains, such as penetration testing, incident response, threat intelligence, secure development, and privacy.
Who Organizes BSides Vilnius?
We are a group of local infosec enthusiasts who dedicate their time and efforts to bring the security community together by organizing BSides Vilnius events. We operate under the Lithuanian non-profit organization "BSides Vilnius". We don't receive any salaries and all our efforts are based on volunteering.
Our team currently consists of:
- Dominykas Vaitkus (Security Consultant @ Truesec)
- Kajus Šeštokas (Blogger @ kajus.io; Senior Security Engineer @ Flo Health)
- Neringa Macijauskaitė (Junior Information Security Researcher @ Cybernews)
- Roberta Matulėnaitė (Ethical Hacker)
- Tomas Beinaravičius (Advisense)
- Vytautas Krakauskas (Security & Privacy engineering @ Vinted)
Contact Information
BSides Vilnius, VšĮ
Address: Labdarių g. 8A-17, LT-01120 Vilnius
Company code: 306645637
Email: info [at] bsidesvilnius.lt
Bank account (IBAN): LT257300010182999612
Bank name: "Swedbank", AB
SWIFT: HABALT22
Social Media
Follow us on:
- Discord server: BSides Vilnius
- LinkedIn: BSides Vilnius Page
- Facebook: BSides Vilnius
- X: @bsidesvilnius
Volunteering
If you are interested in volunteering, get in touch via Discord or email to see if there is any help needed at the moment.
Code of Conduct
Please see the Code of Conduct page for our code of conduct.
Privacy Policy
Please see the Privacy Policy page for our cookies and privacy policy.