Security BSides Dublin is a place where experts from many different areas of information security come together. Take advantage of their knowledge and expertise, play around with technologies, tools and equipment you mightn’t normally have access to, and maybe find a new hobby!

For Security BSides Dublin 2025 we are bringing you not one, but two hacking villages as well as information on how to combat child grooming in todays ever connected world! Drop by and learn about use and misuse techniques on physical, radio, and automobile security!

Lock Picking

Want to tinker with locks and tools the likes of which you’ve only seen in movies featuring cat burglars, spies, and secret agents? Then come on by the Lockpicking Village, run by Dublin’s very own TOG Hackerspace! Take the opportunity to learn how the fundamental hardware of physical security operates and how it can be compromised. Want a challenge? Handcuff yourself and see are you the next Houdini!

RF Hacking & Battle Bots

New to radio communications? Been playing around with it for a while? Either way, pop by our RF Hacking Village hosted by Grant Colgan (@brains933) and learn about jammers, man-in-the-middle attacks, replay attacks, side channel attacks, and all sorts of cool radio stuff! Battle your friends or a complete stranger with remote controlled battle bots, first person to damage or push the opponent out of the arena wins!

GroSafe

Child grooming profoundly affects the well-being of children and young people, who must be protected from it. The lack of reporting on child grooming hampers our understanding of its true extent and impedes effective resource allocation. We can prevent manipulation, exploitation, and abuse, by actively combatting grooming through increasing awareness and encouraging reporting, thereby safeguarding children and empowering them to recognise and resist grooming tactics. Addressing grooming fosters a safer environment for children's growth and education. (www.grosafe.eu)