Blue Team Con

Surprise! Blue Team Con CFT and CFP open next week! Are you ready?

The first Blue Team Con Online events of 2026 have been listed! Get a chance to see talks you missed, or just refresh your memory from last summer.

See them here: blueteamcon.com/blue-team-co...

(...and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Twitch!)

Feeling inspired by last year's talks and training? Hoping to give one of your own at this year's con? The wait is nearly over - just one more week until CFP and CFT open up!

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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨
Blue Team Con Online is now on YouTube and Twitch!

We’ll be announcing upcoming topics and dates soon - stay tuned. In the meantime, make sure to subscribe on YouTube and follow us on Twitch!

YouTube: btcon.link/youtube

Twitch: btcon.link/twitch

🚨 Blue Team Con 2026🚨

We're moving! Join us at Swissotel Chicago on September 10-13, 2026.

We have many new things for all of you going into our SIXTH year. A conference for anyone working in information security - GRC, SOC, TI, Audit, Engineers, Architects, CISOs, and more!

Blue Team Con 2025 Financial Disclosure - Blue Team Con Read the Blue Team Con 2025 Financial Disclosure and see how we're working to achieve our mission in supporting cybersecurity defense.

Blue Team Con values community – and in doing so, that translates to transparency. While we are not a 501(c)(3), we do want to publicly disclose our high-level financial information.

Below, you will find our Blue Team Con 2025 Financial Disclosure.

blueteamcon.com/btc-news/blu...

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Thanks to the many speakers who have shared their presentation decks from Blue Team Con 2025. They've been added to the individual talk pages on our site - check it out!
blueteamcon.com/talks-blue-t...

You know it was a good weekend when you really tear up once the train pulls away from station to head back home from Chicago after @blueteamcon.com. Aside from the event, what I loved most of all was the full tables and great convos with dear friends. 💚

We won the @blueteamcon.com CTF!!

GitHub - InfosecGoon/tingling: Materials for "My Cyber Sense Is Tingling! Detection Engineering Using Free Tools." Materials for "My Cyber Sense Is Tingling! Detection Engineering Using Free Tools." - InfosecGoon/tingling

Huge thank you to everyone who came to my @blueteamcon.com talk this afternoon, I hope you enjoyed it! As promised, the updated slide deck has been uploaded to my Github -- get it here, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

github.com/InfosecGoon/...

Scoreboard of the Blue Team Con CTF scoreboard. Our team, 42go, is in first place with 3383 points. The second place team has 2763 points and the third place team has 2673 points

We won the @blueteamcon.com CTF!!!!

Victorious at @blueteamcon.com

What an incredible weekend! Thank you to everyone who came together to make our fifth Blue Team Con an overwhelming success. We can't wait to see you next year!

That's a wrap for talks this year… but wait, there's more! Please join us for the closing ceremonies at 3:30PM CT in Talk Track 1.

It's midday - we know you're hungry… why not grab some Girl Scout cookies for a quick boost? Find them on the 3rd floor outside of the Wellness Village from 1:30 - 2:30 PM CT.

Seriously, go grab some cookies!

[Last Minute] CTF closes in just 30 minutes!! We hope you documented your work, or you'll be missing out on half of the possible points to be earned.

Opening in 15 minutes, and the only lab occurring today, Hack The Box will be demonstrating Threat Range - a gamified simulation that takes you through the full incident response cycle in one high-intensity exercise.

Today's Blue Team Con 2025 Talks have officially begun! If you're reading this from the hallway, you're late! 😛

This year's shirts, hats, and other swag is moving fast! Swag is officially open for today, so don’t miss your chance to take home a piece of Blue Team Con 2025.

Our annual Networking Event and Party starts at 9PM CT - don't miss this chance to catch up with friends, meet your next boss, or even do a little dancing to music played by DJ cillic.

Kicking off at 9PM CT is our Board and Card Games event sponsored by Sober in Cyber and hosted by Stellar Cyber.

This is a sober event **no alcohol allowed** but we will have mocktails and food to enjoy during some friendly competition.

Join Blue Team Con Speaker and talented pianist, Gary Rimar, for PianoBar Con at 8:30PM CT in the 3rd Floor Foyer. There might even be a sing-along…

The slides from my @blueteamcon.com keynote this morning are posted here. It's unfortunately not recorded, but if this is the sort of thing your org would benefit from privately, reach out and we'll talk.
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Looking forward to seeing all you hackers in meatspace! I'm bouncing between tracks and sharing slides (Unconference today + Track 2 tomorrow) on the Discord. If you're at @blueteamcon.com this weekend, please say hi, I look like this:

"Web applications are not designed for DFIR use cases. Tell a vendor you're having trouble downloading ten thousand records and they'll ask why you would ever want to do that."

We hope you'll join MHH Chief Wellness Officer, Matthew Abahazi, on tomorrow's inaugural 4.5 mile, 9 bridge challenge run! Meet near the parking roundabout at 7:45am CT, and don't forget to carbo load tonight with some fettuccini alfredo*!

* please don't do this

More info: buff.ly/rGmTmc7

Blue Team Con Speaker giving a talk from behind a podium with their laptop, beside them is a projector with their presentation.

Blue Team Con Speaker presenting to audience from behind a podium.

Blue Team Con Speaker raising her hand on stage while delivering a talk.

Blue Team Con Speaker giving a talk, beside them is a projector with their presentation.

That concludes the talks for Blue Team Con 2025 Day 1. We hope you'll join us for tonight's piano, networking, and board game festivities!