Schedule
On April 16th 2025, BSides Lancashire, in partnership with Lancaster University, will take place at the George Fox Lecture Theatre at Lancaster University. You can access a map of the venue here.
“The schedule is liable to change. The below is what we have planned for the day but may change due to unforeseen circumstances such as raccoons seizing control of the green room, sudden outbreak of spontaneous dance battles, or the coffee running out.”
Thunder Stage
09:30 – Opening – The BSides Lancashire Team
10:00 – Keynote – Kat “rnbwkat” Fitzgerald
10:30 – Virtual Assistants, Real Threats: The Cyber Risks of Corporate AI Chatbots – Adaora Uche
11:00 – Break
11:30 – [To be announced]
12:05 – Dead Man’s PLC: Ransoming the Physical World via Operational Technology – Ric Derbyshire
12:40 – Will reCAPTCHA be enough: Securing Websites in an AI-Driven World – Helen Oluyemi
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – So you want to be a baiter? – Wayne May
15:05 – CASE0001: The Inside Man – Pete Neve
15:40 – Counterintuitive Outcomes in OffSec Consulting – Simon Chapman
16:00 – Break
16:30 – Siri, Are You Spying on Me? – David Lodge
17:00 – Panel – [To be announced]
17:45 – Closing and Awards
Lightning Stage
10:30 – Weaponisation of Misinformation in Democratic Nations – Anuska Kundu
10:50 – Fortifying Modern Supply Chains: Strategic Cybersecurity Imperatives for the Digital Era – Nathalie Takpah
11:10 – Gateway to IoT – Rob McLellan
11:30 – Break
12:00 – The Magical Science of Cyber – Andrew Lucas
12:20 – AI Agents for Dumbies – Craig Nicholson
12:45 – Et Tu CISO? – Phat Hobbit
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – Love Letter to Legacy – Gerald Benischke
14:55 – Securing the Future: Hardware Engineering for Resilient IoT Systems – Victor Oriakhi
15:15 – Know Thyself: Exploring Personal Risk Appetite Through OSINT – Greta Caikinaite
15: 35 – Data Poisoning and the Security of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Professor Joe Burton
16:00 – Break
Workshop
14:30 – Cyber Management Workshop
Villages
SOC Village
Infosec Battle Bots
Sticker Stall
Security Blend Bookstall
After Party
Fireside Chat – Barker House Farm
Join us at the Afterparty at Barker House Farm, a short walk from the venue.
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