Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest in the world, serving over 93 million passengers to and from this international destination last year. There are many reasons to visit Atlanta, such as seeing the home of Coca-Cola, visiting the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or taking in a Braves game. But none of those reasons were why over 500 security professionals gathered at the Kennesaw State University Center. They gathered to share their knowledge and experiences defending their organizations and teams at BSides ATL 2023.
In the opening remarks, we learned this was the largest free BSides in the south, welcoming just over 500 attendees, vendors, speakers, and volunteers. Folks had a lot of programming options, including four speaking tracks, a lock pick village, and a network hacking ‘king of the hill’ capture the flag.