LayerOne 2026

Break it or secure it. Your move.

New for 2026! A hands-on cybersecurity event built to give participants experience with both attacking and defending systems through intentionally vulnerable virtual machines. Players can take the red team route by finding weaknesses, exploiting services, and moving through the environment, or take the blue team route by identifying vulnerabilities, securing systems, investigating suspicious activity, and fixing compromises while keeping systems operational. The event is built around practical learning and collaboration between red team, blue team, and infrastructure-focused participants to create a more realistic and engaging cybersecurity experience. Come meet the folks from OSS and participate in Hack My VM in a friends, hands-on environment at LayerOne 2026 on May 23-24 in the Hacking Village!

Hack My VM is kindly hosted by the folks at Cal State Fullerton’s Offensive Security Society (OSS), check them out at https://www.osscsuf.org/

Thanks to everyone who got the Early Bird registration for LayerOne! You can still register for the conference via https://www.layerone.org/registration/! Get your tickets now and join us for an excellent weekend of learning and community in a few weeks!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Last call for Early Bird registration! Discounts end in under 48 hours on Friday, May 1st @ 23:59 Pacific! Don’t wait, book now!

• Registration: https://www.layerone.org/registration/
• Hotel room rate: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pasphhf-90w-1d547a5f-c39a-43f2-831c-5cf74d7490a3/

If you missed it, we announced our speaker list and the speaking schedule for 2026! We’ve posted the majority of events to the site, too! Check out the events page for more info!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

New for 2026! Interested in web application security? Are you looking to get the freshest byte-sized fruits and vegetables? If so, get ready for: the FAST Farm Store! The FAST Cybersecurity Research Team is proud to present their project where you’ll have the opportunity to learn about some of the most common web app vulnerabilities and attacks while shopping for a delectable assortment of cyber produce! This will be a fun, hands-on demonstration led by university student researchers and is geared towards beginners and the AppSec curious.

The FAST Farm Store opens on Saturday at 10:00 in the Hacking Village (the same room as CTF!) Thanks to our friends at https://www.cppfast.org/ for hosting this event!

In other news, time is running out to save on registration for the conference! Early bird pricing and hotel room discounts are ending soon, both on May 1st. Don’t wait, book now!

• Registration: https://www.layerone.org/registration/
• Hotel room rate: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pasphhf-90w-1d547a5f-c39a-43f2-831c-5cf74d7490a3/

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Discounts for LayerOne 2026 registration and hotel rooms end in ONE WEEK, both on May 1st! Book your tickets and rooms now to save $$$!

• Registration: https://www.layerone.org/registration/
• Hotel room rate: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pasphhf-90w-1d547a5f-c39a-43f2-831c-5cf74d7490a3/

If you missed it, we announced our speaker list and the speaking schedule for 2026!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

The LayerOne 2026 schedule is online at https://www.layerone.org/schedule/! Check out when your favorite speakers are scheduled for the main stage and check out the various events and villages happening throughout this year’s event.

In other news, time is running out to save on registration for the conference! Early bird pricing and hotel room discounts are ending in ONE WEEK, both on May 1st. Don’t wait, book now!

• Registration: https://www.layerone.org/registration/
• Hotel room rate: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/pasphhf-90w-1d547a5f-c39a-43f2-831c-5cf74d7490a3/

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff