About Elbsides

Elbsides is North Germany’s annual computer security conference organized by the community for the community.

The next Elbsides conference will be held in 2026 on June 5th..

Elbsides is a computer security community conference that is held in Hamburg, Germany. This year, we will be at the Hotel Hafen Hamburg overlooking the harbor on June 5th, 2026. We will also have a workshop day on June 4th, 2026.

Last year, we were keynoted by Mikko Hyppönen, computer security industry expert, now at drone defense company, Sensofusion. Our closing keynote was given by Axelle Apvrille, a well-known expert in the field of embedded systems security.

Previous Keynote speakers have included: Paul Vixie, Thomas Fricke, Jenn Jennesko, Simone Fischer-Hübner, Katharine Jarmul and Marit Hansen.

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• Mastodon: @elbsides@infosec.exchange
• Bluesky: @elbsides.bsky.social
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/elbsides

Security BSides events are organized by local computer security experts for the benefit of the local community. It is a way of bringing in speakers who may not ordinarily visit our community and it’s a way of bringing the community together.

Elbsides is derived from the successful HH.Security Meetup and some of the organizers of BSidesMunich. The first event in 2019 was successful with 150 participants, several talks, workshops and the legendary Paul Vixie as keynote speaker.

To find out more about what BSides events mean to participants, see Security BSides’ What does BSides mean to me page. Other BSides events are listed at the Security Bsides’ Front Page.

You can also join our LinkedIn group to connect with us.