Explore the tools, platforms, and techniques behind modern voice-based social engineering - covering both AI-powered call agents and live human operators. Features The Escalation Desk CTF, The Learning Line demonstrations, The Demarcation Demo, and an interactive British-style phone booth.
Explore the invisible world of wireless communication using software-defined radio, amateur radio, and other RF technologies - all with affordable hardware and free tools.
Explore APCO Project 25 radio systems through DVMProject demos, Raspberry Pi hotspots, live FNE infrastructure, and hands-on looks at encryption and key management on retired public-safety gear. Bring your radios!
A story-driven, hands-on cybersecurity challenge built around a locked safe full of stickers, where teams use reconnaissance, problem solving, and open-source tools to beat the system without setting off the alarms.
A hands-on power plant simulation where you monitor the system, experiment with control logic, and see whether your decisions guide the plant through a safe shutdown or push it toward failure.
Villages are community-driven spaces that run throughout BSidesDayton, offering hands-on activities, informal workshops, demos, and conversations. Each village is independently organized and creates its own unique experience within the event, providing attendees with opportunities to connect through shared interests and explore specialized topics in depth.
Unlike traditional conference tracks, villages operate continuously from 10 AM to 5 PM throughout the event, creating immersive environments where learning happens through doing, experimenting, and engaging directly with tools, techniques, and fellow practitioners. Whether you're interested in hardware hacking, social engineering, cryptography, or any other specialized area, villages offer a space to dive deep and connect with like-minded individuals.
Interactive experiences where you can learn by doing, experimenting with tools, and practicing techniques in a supportive environment.
Casual, interactive sessions that encourage questions, collaboration, and peer-to-peer learning without the formal structure of main track talks.
Real-time demonstrations of tools, techniques, and technologies that you can observe, ask questions about, and sometimes try yourself.
A space to meet others who share your interests, exchange ideas, build relationships, and become part of specialized communities within the security field.