Security BSides Dublin 2021 - Call for Presentations (CFP)

Important Dates:

• CFP opens 16th November 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC+0
• CFP closes 17th January 2021 at 11:59 PM UTC+0
• First round acceptance notices will be issued no later than 31st January 2021 at 11:59 PM UTC+0
• Accepted candidates must confirm acceptance before 3rd February 2021 at 11:59 UTC+0
• BSides Dublin 2021 takes place online on 27th March 2021

Candidates:

We encourage submissions by anyone with a passion for cybersecurity - students, hobbyists, researchers, professionals from public and private sectors, academia, and everyone in between. If you have a story to tell, please submit it. We are also interested in submissions for practical workshops, but they must be of an appropriate format to be engaging for online participants.

Topics:

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): 

• Data Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) 
• Malware Analysis/Reverse Engineering
• Cybercrime Investigation
• Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Vulnerability Research & Disclosure
• Network/Cloud/Endpoint Security
• Mobile/Portable Device Security
• IoT/Embedded Device Security
• Radio Hacking (SDR, RF, GSM, NFC, etc.) 
• Application/Web Application Security
• Red/Blue/Purple Teaming
• Penetration Testing
• Social Engineering
• Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
• SCADA/ICS/OT Security
• SecOps/DevSecOps
• Security Automation
• Cryptography
  
• Biometrics Hacking
• Open Source Security Tools

CFP Submissions deemed to be a sales pitch of products/services, or marketing campaigns, will not be accepted.

Employer logo may appear on two slides only - Introduction, and Speaker Biography.

Presentations and workshops will be delivered in English language.

Durations:

• 25 minute presentation + 5 minute Q&A *
• 40 minute presentation + 5 minute Q&A
• 1-3 hour workshop

* This is our preferred duration for talks/presentations.

Submissions will consist of:

• Title of your presentation/workshop
• Abstract (description) summarising your presentation/workshop (max. 400 words)
• Format - presentation or workshop?
• Duration of your presentation/workshop
• Have you already presented this topic elsewhere? (If Yes, at which event? What was the title?)
• Speaker Bio (max. 150 words)
• Name/Nickname/Twitter Handle (to appear on our Speakers List)
• Photo/Avatar (to appear on our Speakers List)

Process:

Our CFP Review Panel, comprised of experts from public and private sectors, industry and academia, will review all submitted abstracts for appropriateness and the all-important "wow" factor. All CFP submissions will be rated and ranked according to score, and then the first round of acceptance notices will be issued. Accepted candidates will then need to respond confirming their acceptance. Should a candidate fail to confirm, the organisers will move down the ranked list to fill the schedule. Please see above for important dates relating to this CFP process.

Code of Conduct:

https://www.bsidesdub.ie/conduct.php

Further Information:

For further information please contact us at cfp@bsidesdub.ie