Halifax BSides

Who Are We?

Halifax BSides is a non-profit organization run by members of the Halifax Technology and Information Security industry with a goal of running a yearly conference for experts, students, the curious and the confused not only to hear from others but also to provide them their chance to speak on topics that interest them. This years conference will be November 14th and we look forward to sharing more with you as soon as possible.

When and Where

November 14th, Dalhousie University Faculty of Computer Science

Tickets

Schedule

Comming Soon!

Directors

Brad Call
Brad is a seasoned Security Professional with over 15 years of experience working in the information security industry. He has been an active member of various IT & security communities over the decades and loves talking shop with his peers. When not working (is there such a thing as that in security?), Brad enjoys spending time with his family and kicking A$ as a Black Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and instructor.
Jeff Hann
Jeff has over six years of experience in Information Security as an Application Security Engineer. He is the Engineering Lead of a Security Engagement program for a Fortune 1000 medical device manufacturer. Before entering security, Jeff worked as a developer for a decade.
Mary MacDonald
I am currently with the Province of Nova Scotia as an IT Procurement Specialist within the Cyber Security & Digital Solutions team. I have graduated from NSCC I.T. Campus specializing in the Database Administration (DBA) Stream in June 2018. My passion lies in Cyber Security, Configuration and in Database Development using Oracle and MySQL Programming and Database Management Systems (DBMS). I am married and live in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Jonathan Elliott
Cybersecurity student and former kindergarten teacher who loves learning new things and sharing along the way. Love of tech first established as a youngster enthralled by the mind-blowing speed of Sonic being used as a very effective distraction by my parents. Excited to meet fellow tech-heads and learn from all the awesome things people in the community are doing.
Meaghan Shubaly
Meaghan has been working in Halifax for many years at various software companies but got into the security space a few years ago and has since become an avid security champion!
Mark Leblanc
Haligonian infosec nerd - let's talk DevSecOps, AppSec, bug bounties, CTFs, and anything Apple.

Previously an IT student at NSCC.

Slinging fancy cocktails in what seems like another lifetime ago.

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