BSides Bangalore 2025: South India’s top cybersecurity conference returns on July 11 in Whitefield

The BSides Bangalore Annual Cybersecurity Conference 2025, one of South India’s most anticipated and community-driven cybersecurity events, is set to take place on Friday, July 11, at the Sheraton Grand, Whitefield. Backed by Google and hosted in partnership with World Wide Women in Cyber Security (W3-CS), this year's edition revolves around the theme: “Fortifying Digital: Defence, Resilience, and Compliance.”

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The event will be inaugurated by distinguished Chief Guests His Highness Sri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Member of Parliament (Mysuru-Kodagu), and Her Highness Smt. Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, Chairperson of Cyberverse Foundation. As founders of the foundation, the royal couple plays an active role in promoting cyber awareness and excellence across Karnataka.

The day-long conference offers deep-dive sessions, hands-on workshops, and technical keynotes on topics such as red teaming, threat modeling, cyber defense, and ransomware response. High-level CXO roundtables, fireside chats, and compliance strategy panels will be led by industry leaders and top executives.

Attendees can explore interactive villages including:

• Lock Picking Village
• Car Hacking Village
• AI Security Workshop
• EKS Security Workshop
• CISO War Room Simulation

A Live Hacking Event (LHE) sponsored by Groww on July 10 allows ethical hackers to win up to $7,500 per valid bug, with top winners honored at the conference. A Capture The Flag (CTF) contest will challenge cybersecurity professionals.

The event will also feature:

• Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2025
• Panel on “Combating Cyber Crimes Using AI”, chaired by Dr. Subramaneswara Rao, IPS, DGP
• EmergeX Showcase for startups
• Women Professional Connect celebrating women in cyber

Participants can network with hiring partners at booths, enjoy a networking dinner, and even stand a chance to win a TVS Jupiter 110 CC scooter.