Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Annual information security conference in Charleston, SC, featuring hands-on workshops and technical training
- Covers OSINT, network traffic analysis, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and cloud asset discovery
- Practical sessions using tools including BBOT, Wireshark, and Nuclei
- Designed for security analysts, penetration testers, bug bounty hunters, SOC analysts, students, and IT professionals
About BSides Charleston
BSides Charleston brings together security professionals, students, and enthusiasts at the Beatty Center, College of Charleston. The conference emphasizes practical skill development through workshops, demos, and training sessions rather than purely theoretical content. Attendees can expect hands-on technical exercises alongside traditional talks and networking opportunities.
Technical Focus Areas
The conference covers a range of offensive and defensive security disciplines. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) features prominently, with sessions addressing subdomain enumeration, cloud asset discovery, email harvesting, and web spidering. Network security content includes traffic analysis using Wireshark and incident response techniques. Vulnerability scanning with tools like Nuclei and reconnaissance automation using BBOT (Bighuge BLS OSINT Tool) provide attendees with practical tooling knowledge applicable to penetration testing and bug bounty hunting.
Who Should Attend
The event serves a broad spectrum of the security community. Junior analysts and students benefit from accessible introductions to security concepts and tools, while senior security engineers and penetration testers can deepen their technical expertise. SOC analysts gain exposure to network analysis and incident response workflows. Bug bounty hunters will find relevant content on reconnaissance and vulnerability discovery techniques. The conference also provides networking opportunities with industry professionals and sponsors including Google, Black Lantern Security, Simply Cyber, and HackSmarter.