Sometimes people who have never been to a BSides conference — never been to any kind of tech conference — reach out to ask what they should bring to be prepared for the day. So we put this list together with some suggestions, feel free to reach out on Bluesky or LinkedIn if you think we missed anything. Playing The CTF? If you’re planning on participating in the...
Excited to announce our newest Gold Sponsor for our 2026 event, first-time sponsor M&T Bank! M&T is a Buffalo institution, a community bank that’s driven to help, and to encourage and enable their customers, colleagues and communities to thrive. So excited to have them supporting our event! We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it possible and helping...
Excited to announce our latest Silver Sponsor for our 2026 event, first time sponsors and longtime Buffalo institution Rich Products! Rich’s is a family-owned food company that offers innovative products and expert solutions to global food professionals. We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it possible and helping us to build up the local technology community. See you...
Excited to announce our latest returning Gold Sponsor for 2026, our friends at the Niagara University program in Information Security and Digital Forensics. Niagara’s ISDF graduate program equips students to manage and react to cybersecurity threats that have presented challenges across all industries, and is designated as a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. We couldn’t run this event without the support of our...
A huge thank you to our latest sponsor, our friends at CCADE- Canisius Center for Analytics and Data Ecosystems. CCADE is an initiative that fosters collaboration between academic and industry professionals to support data-driven education, research, and workforce development in analytics. We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it possible and helping us to build up the local...
Excited to announce our latest Silver Sponsor for our 2026 event, first-time sponsor CACI! CACI develops and delivers premiere cyber technology, solutions, and expertise that empower their customers to conduct offensive and defensive operations, defend critical infrastructure, and maintain information dominance, safeguarding U.S. national security against evolving threats. We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it possible and...
Excited to announce our newest Gold Sponsor for this year’s event, our friends at the St. Bonaventure Cybersecurity program! St Bonaventure offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in cybersecurity, which equip students with the sophisticated tools necessary to pursue a career in computer crime investigation, information assurance and digital forensics. We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it...
Excited to announce our first Silver Sponsor for 2026, our friends at Binary Defense! Binary Defense provides managed detection and response, threat hunting, co-managed SIEM, and other security services to work with and augment their partner organizations. So excited to have you joining us for the first time this year! We couldn’t run this event without the support of our sponsors, so thanks so much for making it...
Excited to announce a returning in-kind sponsor for 2026, our friends at Zoom Buffalo! Rory and the team at Zoom have been with us from the very beginning, doing an awesome job printing our posters, flyers, signage, photo backdrops, and more! Thanks so much for your support of the local technology community, we really appreciate it!
