About
Villages are open spaces divided up by topic that host hands-on activities, demos, and workshops throughout the conference. They are generally less formal than the standard tracks and offer an alternative learning environment from the straight talk/lecture structure. They're also a great place to socialize and make contacts in the community!
Villages, including recruitment partners, are located on the sixth floor. Come visit!
Villages
NYC Resistor
Hands On
We Learn, Share, and Make things. NYC Resistor is a hacker collective with a shared space located in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. We meet regularly to share knowledge, hack on projects together, and build community.
Industrial Control System (ICS) Village
Hands On
We bring you real components such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces (HMI), remote telemetry units (RTU), and actuators to simulate a realistic environment by using commonly used components throughout different industrial sectors. You will be able to connect your machine to the different industrial components and networks and try to assess these ICS devices with common security scanners to sniff the industrial traffic, and more!
Aerospace Village
Hands On
The Aerospace Village is a diverse community of hackers, engineers, pilots, policy leaders and more from across both the public and private sectors. We believe the flying public deserves safe, reliable, and trustworthy air travel, which is highly dependent on secure aviation and space operations.
Blacks In Cybersecurity™
Blacks In Cybersecurity™ is a meetup group and conference series to help highlight and elevate the Black community in Cybersecurity. The official mission of Blacks In Cybersecurity™ (BIC) is to encourage the participation of the Black community in Cybersecurity.
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) is a National 501(c)3 non-profit community, focused on empowering women to succeed in the cybersecurity industry. WSC’s mission is to advance women in cybersecurity careers by providing programs and partnerships that promote hands-on training, networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing and other professional opportunities.
The Diana Initiative
The Diana Initiative is a diversity-driven conference committed to helping all underrepresented people in Information Security. The Diana Initiative features multiple speaker tracks, capture-the-flag competitions, villages with hands-on activities, and workshops.
Raíces Cyber
Raíces Cyber's Mission is to Encourage and Support the Hispanic and Latino Cyber and Technology Community to Achieve Greater Representation in the World. We are doing that with our four main pillars. Continued Support and Encouragement to and from the Community, Education for all career levels, Access to valuable resources, Constructive Networking and the forming of STRONG bonds (“Roots”).
WiCys NY Metro Affiliate
WiCys is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gender gap and fostering a diverse, highly talented cybersecurity workforce. For more than a decade, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) has stood at the forefront of a crucial movement, dedicated to providing recruitment, retention and advancement for women in the field and cultivating a more inclusive, equitable industry landscape.
Host a Village!
If you're interested in hosting a village, Contact Us!
Villages are expected to run throughout the conference and need to be staffed appropriately (let us know if you need help with this). They should generally include hands-on events and activities, workshops, demos, etc., and should not be just another speaking track. Space is limited - use it wisely