Security BSides Dehradun returns for its third edition, 0x03 — on 6-7 February 2027 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
BSides Dehradun is an independent, volunteer-led, non-profit cybersecurity conference and part of the global Security BSides movement. We started in 2024 with the first BSides ever held in Uttarakhand (200+ attendees), grew to 250+ attendees and 13+ speakers in our second edition, and are now coming home to a university campus for our third.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Original research, hands-on technique, war stories, and hard-won lessons. We want talks with substance: novel findings, real-world attacks and defences, tooling you have built, and research nobody has heard yet. We are not looking for vendor pitches or recycled conference-circuit slides.
We are equally a launchpad for first-time speakers and a stage for seasoned researchers. If this would be your first talk, submit anyway. We mean it, and we will work with you.
TRACKS
Offensive security, penetration testing, and red teaming. Blue team, threat detection, and incident response. Application security and DevSecOps. Cloud security. IoT and hardware hacking. Reverse engineering and malware analysis. Threat intelligence. Digital forensics. Cryptography. Bug bounty and vulnerability research. AI security. OSINT. Privacy and data protection.
FORMATS
Talks (30-45 minutes), workshops (2-3 hours), panels, and lightning talks (10-15 minutes).
THE AUDIENCE
Around 400 attendees: security researchers, red and blue teamers, students and aspiring hackers, developers, and security leaders. Two days of talks, workshops, villages, panels, and two Capture The Flag competitions (an open online qualifier and an onsite finals).
TRAVEL AND SUPPORT
We are a community conference with a community budget. Limited travel support is available on a case-by-case basis, with priority to speakers who cannot secure company funding. Please tell us in your submission if you need support.
Security, above sea level.
WHAT WE WANT
Original research, hands-on technique, war stories, and hard-won lessons. Novel findings, real-world attacks and defences, tooling you have built, and research nobody has heard yet.
We are equally a launchpad for first-time speakers and a stage for seasoned researchers. If this would be your first talk, submit anyway. We mean it, and we will work with you to get you stage-ready.
WHAT WE DO NOT WANT
Vendor pitches, product demos, and sales presentations. Recycled conference-circuit slides. Talks with no technical substance. These will be rejected regardless of who submits them.
WHAT MAKES A STRONG SUBMISSION
Be specific. Tell us exactly what you found, built, or broke, and what the audience will walk away knowing. A clear outline beats a vague promise. If your talk includes a live demo, tell us. If your research is unpublished, say so, we like being first.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
A clear title, a public-facing abstract (around 150 words), a detailed outline for our reviewers, your preferred format and duration, your bio, and links to any previous talks or research. Tell us if you need travel support.
HOW WE REVIEW
Every submission is read and scored by our Review Board on technical depth, originality, relevance to our audience, and clarity of delivery. We review on substance, not on names.
TIMELINE
CFP opens 1 September 2026. CFP closes 15 November 2026. Speakers notified by 10 December 2026. Schedule published early January 2027.
CODE OF CONDUCT
All speakers are expected to read and abide by our Code of Conduct. BSides Dehradun is an open, inclusive, and respectful space.
WHAT YOU GET
A stage in front of around 350 engaged attendees: security researchers, red and blue teamers, students, developers, and security leaders.
Your talk recorded and published, so it lives on as a portfolio asset.
A free conference pass, speaker hospitality, and a place at our speaker dinner.
A unique discount code in your name to share with your community.
Meaningful mentorship if this is your first talk. Our team and Review Board will help you shape and rehearse it.
The BSides community. Honest, technical, non-corporate, and genuinely welcoming.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
We are a community conference with a community budget. Limited travel and accommodation support is available on a case-by-case basis, with priority to speakers who cannot secure company funding. Please tell us in your submission if you need support, and we will be straight with you about what we can do.
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Understanding our evaluation criteria helps you craft a better proposal
Does the talk have real substance? Is there genuine technical content, original research, or hard-won practical insight, rather than surface-level overview?
Is this new? Novel research, an unpublished finding, a tool they built, or a fresh angle, rather than recycled conference-circuit material.
Will our audience (researchers, red and blue teamers, students, developers) find this useful and engaging?
Is the submission clear and well-structured? Does the speaker seem able to deliver it well? Note: a first-time speaker with a strong idea should not be penalised here, we will help them prepare.
Is the chosen format and length appropriate? Does it fit the programme we are building?
Each submission will receive at least 3 reviews from our review team
Saturday, February 6, 2027
to Sunday, February 7, 2027
Asia/Kolkata
To be announced, Dehradun
in-personAccepted presentation types
A full-length technical talk, including Q&A.
A hands-on session. Attendees bring laptops and leave having done something.
A moderated discussion between multiple speakers on a shared theme.
A short, punchy talk. Great for a first-time speaker or a single sharp idea.
