🦩 BSidesChicago 2025 Workshops
Level Up Your Skills with Expert-Led Training
📅 October 31, 2025 – Workshop Day
Welcome to BSidesChicago 2025 Workshop Day! We’re excited to offer an incredible lineup of hands-on training sessions led by industry experts. Whether you’re looking to master malware analysis, dive into hardware hacking, or level up your OSINT skills, we’ve got you covered. Workshops are priced individually.
🎟️ Registration Now Open! (Early-bird registration pricing ends Sept 5th!)🎟️
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JustHacking Exclusives
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JustHacking – Full Day
Script-Based Malware Analysis

John Hammond
Join John Hammond live and in-person on a journey into the foundations of Malware Analysis. Most security professionals know that “malware” is bad and can wreak havoc on an organization, but what is often lost is how to truly get started in understanding, detecting, and eradicating malicious software.
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JustHacking – Full Day
Level Up OSINT

Mishaal Khan
It’s no hyperbole to say that Mishaal Khan consistently produces “mind blown” syndrome during his powerful demonstrations of Open Source Intelligence techniques. Prepare to have your understanding of what’s possible with OSINT completely transformed in this intensive workshop.
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JustHacking – Full Day
Hardware Hacking 101

Trevor Stevado
This intensive 1-day course focuses heavily on hands-on learning and introduces participants to fundamental hardware hacking concepts. Get ready to break open devices, probe circuits, and discover the secrets hidden in hardware.
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JustHacking – Full Day
Vibe Coding for Responsible Adults

Ellie Daw
Vibe coding… a catchy phrase gone mainstream. There’s nothing wrong with utilizing AI for efficiency, but understanding the fundamentals is crucial. Learn how to code responsibly with AI assistance while maintaining your technical edge.
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Community Workshops
Lockpick Village by Lockpick Extreme
AM & PM SessionsBob Hermes & Christine Bachman
Lockpick Extreme
Join Bob, Christine, and the Lockpick Extreme team for an interactive 3-hour workshop designed for everyone—from complete beginners to pickers looking to sharpen their skills. Small group instruction ensures personalized guidance as you learn the art and science of lockpicking.
Every participant will receive a 12-piece lockpick kit, a 5-piece progressively pinned lock set, and a repinning kit to continue practicing at home.
Cost: $59
Duration: 3 hours
No prior experience required—just bring your curiosity and we’ll provide the rest.
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Get Your Vault in Ship Shape: A Password Management Deep Dive with Bitwarden
Half DayShelby Palmersheim
Technical Marketing Manager | CEH & CISSP
Tired of password chaos? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore best practices for secure password management and take a deep dive into Bitwarden’s features. Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned pro, you’ll get expert guidance—and live help from a Bitwarden technical marketing manager—to get your vault organized, secure, and ship shape.
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Ransomware Rampage: Gamifying Your Incident Response Playbook
Half DayAnushree Vaidya
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst – Purple Team
With the alarming rate of ransomware proliferation and triple extortion becoming the new norm, there is a stark disparity in the percentage of cyber professionals with hands-on experience in ransomware incident response. This workshop addresses this gap through a gamified ransomware playbook creation experience, offering a unique immersive experience designed to elevate participants’ skills in crafting standardized procedures enhanced by research to combat ransomware.
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Building ‘Digital Twin’ ICS Labs for Dirt Cheap
AM & PM SessionsDanielle McGuire
SecOps Observability Engineer
What’s scarier than the state of ICS/OT security? How much it would cost to build an ICS/OT lab using production-ready equipment! Fortunately, high-quality ICS/OT gear is expensive, but high-quality ICS/OT labs don’t have to be. In this workshop, participants will use Docker and OpenPLC to create ‘digital twin’ ICS labs which behave identically to production ICS systems at the network level.
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Stop Reacting, Start Predicting: Threat Modeling
Half DayMudassir Syed
Learn what threat modeling is (and what it’s not) through real-time application. Move from reactive security to proactive threat prediction. This workshop will transform how you think about security architecture and risk assessment.
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