BSides London 2025, 'SOC and Awe' edition, will be back on Saturday 13th of December 2025, at the Novotel London West.
1 Shortlands Hammersmith International Centre, London, W6 8DR

We will be hosting three talk tracks, several workshops and our famous Rookie speakers track.
All tracks are in person only and cannot be presented remotely.

Types of Submissions

You will have the option to select what type of submission you are making. These are the options:
Talk is our standard 45 minute (ish) presentation in the main tracks, open to everyone!
Workshop Workshop proposal. Pass your knowledge on to others! Note two options available here for short (2 hours) or long (4 hours) workshops, we will consider longer workshops this year is they deliver value.
Rookies track This is aimed at first time public speakers only, one speaker per talk, 15-minute presentations, other than that, no other restrictions apply. A Mentor can be provided to offer support and encouragement if needed (we would recommend having one!).

Scope

We're looking for original contributions that are interesting topics related to security, attack, defence, analysis, design, application, protocol, system, practical experience, theory, in fact, anything that would be interesting to the wider community.

As usual the conference theme is not prescriptive of the presentations, proposals may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Information technology
- Network security & Cryptography
- Web Application security
- Mobile security
- Usable security
- Virtualisation and cloud computing
- Innovative attack / defence strategies
- Forensics / Malware
- Embedded device security / IoT
- Physical security and lockpicking
- Biometrics
- Hardware hacking
- Biohacking and modification
- Open source software
- Robotics (bonus points for bringing an actual robot)
- Massive abuse of technology
- Evolutionary computing
- General cyber security
- Security management
- Ethical and philosophical implications of hacking

Dates and notifications:

All 'Calls' will open on the August 1st and close on the September 30th, we aim to complete talk and workshop selection by the October 12th, with all presenters notified around that time as to whether their submission has been accepted.
If accepted, we will need a confirmation response from you by October 26th, this is so that the schedule can be confirmed and released, we are aiming to release the schedule on the November 1st. If you do not confirm or reply by that date, we cannot guarantee you a space.

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.

Privacy Notice

Security BSides London is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected; be assured that the information being collected is for internal use only and it will only be used in accordance with your permission.
If you do not wish to provide us with your personal details like email address and name, then do NOT proceed any further. By completing this form, you agree to Security BSides London storing your personal details for the purpose of contacting you, organising the event and using it to announce your presentation/workshop/material.

Doors open at 0900hrs 13th December 2025
Novotel London West. 1 Shortlands Hammersmith International Centre, London, W6 8DR
http://www.bsides.london/

As BSides London is a free-to-attend, community-led conference organised and run by volunteers, we cannot reimburse the travel accommodation expenses of our speakers.
Speaking at BSides means professional prestige as you can share the stage with great presenters and IT security experts, and it is a good opportunity to start your speaker career.
If you're traveling from abroad, London is a fantastic destination, offering a wide variety of cultural, artistic, and entertainment options. The venue is just a short underground ride from central London.

You can enter proposals until 2025-09-30 23:59 (UTC), 1 month, 2 weeks from now.