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About

Who we are, why BSides JAX exists, and how it keeps running year after year.

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Security BSides Jacksonville.

An independent, volunteer-run InfoSec conference transmitting from North East Florida. We exist to facilitate education and collaboration across practitioners, students, and anyone curious enough to point a packet at something.

Ten-plus years on the air. Still community-run. Still loud.

years transmitting
10+
volunteers per mission
40+
corporate overlords
0
talks delivered all-time
250+
[ doctrine // operating principles ]
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Independent by design

No franchise, no parent corporation, no out-of-town sponsors telling us what to book. Every year is organized from scratch by a crew of local volunteers.

02
Affordable by default

Tickets stay affordable with early-bird pricing. Veterans, volunteers, and students attend free. Gatekept security is weak security.

03
Technical by requirement

We book talks with substance: demos, diffs, weird bugs, unglamorous wins. No vendor pitches. No AI hand-waving.

04
Inclusive by intent

First-time speakers get mentored. Students get a platform. Everyone, from sysadmin to senior red-teamer, gets to learn something.

[ sector // this year ]

2026 · Signals from the Void

We're running it again in partnership with the University of North Florida and its student security club. Expect the same community energy, a refreshed schedule, and some new villages worth your time. The 2026 theme is "Signals from the Void": transmissions across the noise, research that reaches, signals worth decoding.