BSides Manchester: Ground Truth
About this Event
BSides Manchester is back.
After returning this year with a sold-out Preview Night, we're running our autumn community event , an evening built for the people who actually do the work.
Ground Truth: how things really get built, broken, and fixed.
This is a practitioner panel with engineers, testers, and security practitioners talking honestly about what actually happens when code meets reality, where systems really break, and what it takes to fix them.
Then the conversation keeps going. We close with a live Capture The Flag, sponsored and run by Equixly, alongside food, drinks, and networking. Play as much or as little as you like, it's a hands-on layer to the evening, not a mandatory contest.
Who it's for
Software engineers, QA and testers, AppSec and DevSecOps, offensive security, cloud and platform engineers, and anyone who lives in the overlap between building and securing software. Early career and students very welcome.
The details
- Free to attend
- Capped numbers, so grab a ticket to secure your place
- Panel starts promptly at 18:30
- Doors from 18:00, event ends at 21:00
A note on tickets
This event is free and capacity is limited. If you grab a ticket and then find you can't make it, please release it so someone on the waitlist can take your place. It genuinely helps us get the room right.
Brought to you by the BSides Manchester community. CTF sponsored by Equixly.
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Doors open
Info: Arrive, grab a drink, and settle in. Come early to network before we begin.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Panel: Ground Truth
Info: Our practitioner panel on how things really get built, broken, and fixed. A guided, honest conversation across engineering, testing, and security — no slides, just the real stuff.
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:50 PM
Capture The Flag kicks off
Host: Equixly
Info: Equixly introduce the challenge and the CTF goes live. Pizza and drinks arrive.
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:50 PM
CTF, food & networking
Info: Play the CTF, grab food, and talk to people. As hands-on or as social as you like.
🕑: 08:50 PM
Wrap-up & close
Info: Closing words, CTF round-up, and final networking before we clear the space.
🕑: 09:00 PM
Event ends
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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