LayerOne 2026 was a blast! We’d like to thank the many folks who created amazing contests, events, workshops, presentations, and more at this year’s event! Speakers Thanks to all of this year’s speakers for giving fantastic talks! We’ll be posting videos of the talks soon. Adrian Novoa – RedTeam 2026: Initial Access in Modern Environments […]
LayerOne 2026 starts tomorrow! We hope you’re all ready for a full weekend of fun, friends, and hacks! For those onsite later this afternoon, come by the bar in the lobby to see old friends and make some new ones. For you last minute folks, you can still register online with the door price at […]
This year’s Saturday Banquet and Party will be a gigantic Game Night! We specifically tasked the board game sommeliers of Los Angeles to give us their best-of list. They didn’t disappoint – we have an amazing selection of over 100 games to play! From classic favorites to the newest and craziest, come eat great food […]
This year’s Hardware Hacking Village contains a huge amount of content for all your electronics and blinky needs! Which events are you most looking forward to? Soldering Olympics Our friends at Pendula Labs are one again hosting the beloved Soldering Olympics contest! Challenge yourself to solder an immaculate board and ratchet up the difficult as […]
LayerOne 2026 is coming up next weekend! The Martian fleet is on their way and ready to make contact with the brave hackers of Los Angeles. Join us for this year’s awesome Mars Attacks themed conference! We hope you’re excited for all the awesome talks, villages, contests, and events the weekend has to offer! Check […]
With LayerOne 2026 coming up next weekend, we hope you’re hard at work on your entries for this year’s Demo Party! Categories include ANSI art, L1 Demo Board, and Wildcard for everything else! Full details here https://www.layerone.org/events/demo-party/ For those of you submitting ANSI art entries, especially remote submissions, please make sure to submit before the […]
Bricks In The Air is composed of LEGO aircraft with powered propellers and movable control surfaces. Participants attempt to “hack” into the aircraft control systems to take over each LEGO aircraft. This activity is accessible to all skill levels, and we provide a walk through guide for beginners. Bricks In The Air runs throughout LayerOne […]
LayerOne 2026 is just two short weeks away! If you didn’t get tickets yet, you still can on the Registration page! There’s a tons of awesome contests and events, including two full days of great presentations, a Lockpicking Village where you can learn the intricacies of how locks work and how they can be opened […]
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 […]
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 […]
