BSidesKerala 2026

Security BSides Kerala Hacking and Cyber Security Community Conference

7-9 May 2026, Kochi Marriot Hotel, Kerala.

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# Conference Recon Report

location: "Kochi, Kerala" [CONFIRMED]

year: "2026"

duration: "Thursday → Saturday"

tickets: OPEN # Register Now

lunch: "Free" [INCLUDED]

snacks: "Free" [INCLUDED]

tracks: ["offensive", "defensive", "ctf", "training"]

vibe: "hacker + enterprise"

Location

Kochi Marriot Hotel

Kerala, India

Schedule

7-9 May 2026

Thursday to Saturday

Registration

Tickets Open.

Go ahead and register.

Perks

Free Lunch & Snacks

Don't miss it

Keynote Speakers

BSides Kerala 2026 Keynotes

Keynote Speaker

Manoj Abraham IPS

Director General of Police, Kerala Police
Director of Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau

Manoj Abraham IPS is currently the Director General of Police, Thiruvanthapuram and the Head of Cyber Security, in Kerala State. He has won numerous national and international awards in areas of cyber security, social policing and traffic schemes. He is the architect of Kerala police Cyberdome - a PPP initiative in Cyber security and also the Man behind c0c0n - International Cyber Security Conference.

The keynote will cover the emerging attack vectors, and the role of community-driven defense in shaping the future of cyber security.

Featured Speaker

A message from Jack Daniel,
Co-founder of Security BSides!

Jack Daniel

Co-founder, Security BSides

Jack Daniel is a storyteller, blacksmith, luthier, woodcarver, comic, bartender, and motorcyclist. In other words, Jack is retired. Jack is also a community builder and historian, he is a co-founder of Security BSides and the creator of the Shoulders of InfoSec Project.

In a past life, he added things like technologist, security professional, admin, podcaster, and blogger to his bio, but no longer. Jack also used to list things like jobs, such as the many he held at Tenable before retiring.

Jack was kind enough to agree to deliver his message virtually for BSides Kerala!

Location

Event Venue

Kochi Marriot Hotel

Kochi Marriot Hotel, Kerala.

7-9 May 2026 - Thursday to Saturday

Tickets are open - Go ahead and register.

Free Lunch & Snacks - Don't miss it

BSides Kerala 2026

Security BSides Kerala Hacking and Cyber Security Community Conference.
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BSidesKerala 2026