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Learn to pick locks at LayerOne 2025!

Posted on 30 March 2025 (0)

Looking to learn something new? Come to LayerOne 2025 and visit our Lockpicking Village! The lockpicking village is fun for all ages and all skill levels. If you’ve never picked a lock before this is the place to learn how! The Lockpicking Village is open from 10:00 – 17:00 Saturday and Sunday.

Registration for this year’s event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

The Call for Papers is online! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Hope to see you in May!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Capture the Flag returns for 2025!

Posted on 22 March 2025 (0)

Capture the Flag is back! This year’s contest is graciously hosted by the folks over at Qualcomm. The game will use a Jeopardy style board with challenges. This contest is for both beginners and experienced CTFers. Challenges will span many domains including web hacking, system hacking, forensics, reverse engineering, crypto, and more! Registration is open to all, no qualifications necessary.

You can follow the CTF team on social media via @LayerOneCTF or for clues and additional information. You can also find friends and ask questions in the #ctf channel on The LayerOne Discord Server.

If you missed it, registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

The Call for Papers is online! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Hope to see you in May!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

2025 Call for Papers, Registration, and Hotel Discount!

Posted on 04 March 2025 (0)

The LayerOne 2025 Information Security Conference will take place on May 24-25, 2025 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel!

Registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

The Call for Papers is online! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s event, hosting a vendor booth in our main hall, or contributing an awesome contest or event to this year’s conference? Reach out to us now at contact@layerone.org and tell us what you’re interested in!

And finally, come hang out with us on Discord! Make some new friends at https://discord.gg/layeroneconference.

More announcements to come over the following days and weeks! Hope to see you all in May!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Save the dates – LayerOne 2025!

Posted on 01 February 2025 (0)

Mark your calendars! LayerOne 2025 will be held on May 24-25, 2025 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel.

More details, Call for Papers, hotel discount codes, and online pre-registration coming soon!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

LayerOne 2024 has begun!

Posted on 25 May 2024 (0)

LayerOne 2024 is going on NOW! Come hang out, hack, learn, and make new friends! Join our Discord! https://www.discord.gg/layeroneconference

Just about all contests and events are going on now! Check out the Schedule page or the digital program PDF to learn more about the goings on this year.

You can download and hack the software for this year’s badge at https://github.com/charlie-x/LayerOne_2024.

If you have any questions, come ask for help at the Registration desk where you checked in!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff