Before submitting a proposal, please familiarize yourself with the deadlines and guidelines.

BSides Vilnius 2026 will take place on June 3–4, with workshops on the 3rd and all main talks on the 4th.

This year's conference theme is Security Theater.

We’re looking for proposals on a variety of information security topics. Below are just a few examples of potential areas of interest:
• Cybersecurity across different domains (infrastructure, applications, user devices, hardware, machine learning, industrial systems, etc.)
• New or evolving attack and defense research, tools or techniques
• The impact of cybersecurity on individual or collective well-being
• Human factors and social engineering
• Real incidents and lessons learned
• Online fraud
• Cyber threat intelligence
• Cyber warfare and conflicts
• Penetration testing
• Any security-related projects you’ve built and would like to share

Feel free to propose additional information security topics beyond these examples.

We kindly ask you to exclude any commercial or promotional materials from the presentation.

Please make sure you have provided a detailed description of the proposal. This is the only information available for the reviewers when rating proposals. A detailed and well structured description increases chances of approval.

Limitations

• We are not able to offer visa sponsorships. Please ensure you are able to travel to Lithuania before submitting a proposal.

How to improve your submission?

Abstract

Your abstract will be used for the website. Summarize what your presentation will cover. Attendees will read this to get an idea of what they should know before your presentation, and what they will learn after.

Speaker Bio

This text will be used for the website and should be written in the third person. Cover any professional or hacker history that is relevant to you and the presentation, you may include past jobs, tools that you have written, etc. Let people know who you are and why you are qualified to speak on your topic. If you prefer, you may write your bio under a pseudonym. If there is a co-speaker, please include their information.

Presentation description

Besides the general description, the detailed presentation outline greatly improves your chances to be admitted.

Good outlines are discussed here:
• https://writingprocess.mit.edu/process/step-2-plan-and-organize/creating-detailed-outline
• https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-speakerscorner.html#nikita-cfp
• https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-speakerscorner.html#leah-cfp-process

BAD outlines look like these:
i. intro
ii. something
iii. something else
iv. conclusion
v. q&a

Notes

Please list any other requirements to have a smooth presentation. The internet connection and sound are not guaranteed if not requested.

Presentation length

We strongly suggest that the presentation would be of standard length – 30 minutes. That shows that you know the topic and can articulate the important parts of it.

Submissions close on 2026-03-22 11:59 (Europe/Vilnius), 1 month, 3 weeks from now.