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Closing remarks from BSides London 2025, featuring organizer announcements, sponsor recognition, and raffle prize giveaways. The event organizer reflects on record attendance (3,071 people), thanks sponsors including Push Security, Endor Labs, and others, and distributes prizes valued at approximately half a million dollars from the security community.
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I'm the only thing between you and beer. I have a beer. Church, thank you very much. >> Has anyone lost the glass? Can you see these glasses? Anyone? >> Probably not the person who's lost them. Anyone?£5.

We also have a disc drive we found on the floor downstairs.

Does anyone have a laptop we can borrow? >> Okay, that's lost property taken care of. Okay. Uh, thank you very much for your patience, your time and everything this evening. Um, I know why you're hanging around cuz you want stuff, free stuff. You're money grabbing, right? Um, we had 271 3,071 people through the door today and probably a few more cuz they probably sneaked in. I did. Um, so this is the biggest B-side London there has been to date. And

there was three and a half thousand tickets available.

We did >> talk among yourselves.

Heat. Heat.

We may have lost the raffle tickets. Um, next year bring a mate, but we had 37 35,000 tickets gone out. Sorry, sorry 5,000 3,500 tickets gone out and so yeah, 271 thank you, but still a lot of wasted tickets. Um, so got to say thanks to all the sponsors again. We'll start with this again. So obviously Push Security, thanks much. We'll hear from them in a minute. Um, obviously Endor here from them in a minute. Adobe Jane Street JP Morgan Chase and Whiz Bless. >> Yes, I was expecting to see that and that's good. It's definitely in I I've got past level one.

I'm stopping short turned off on again. >> Oh yeah. Hey,

that's my mind.

>> Why is it always the last one of the day? Why is it with me?

>> I only have one desktop.

That worked. Thanks. >> Please make sure he doesn't win. Right. >> Four hours are really interrupted. Um, yeah. 2021. Bring mate. There you go. Um, so yeah, thank you very much to push again. There we go. I mentioned these five race for contractor. I don't have to do it and and endor Labs and Jane Street and JP Morgan Chase and Colonel Whiz. Bless them. Fantastic people. and hopefully back next year. Um, our gold sponsors, we'll hear from some of these again in a second. So, we'll rush through Makoropic, Black Hills, Czech, Hunt place, Flare, Reverse, Root Shell, Run, Reveal, Halo, Halo, I think it's propos, isn't it? They're here, right? Trump, Prism, Shinobi, Socket, Sublime, 10 of all

times, and Trace Bit and the silver ones who were there and you don't want to hear that. I'll do that. and also the uh the villages which I hope you all went to. Um now at this point here I would really like to pull out a raffle ticket or two. The problem is >> lost is such an ambiguous term between here and downstairs. Again, there's no definitive life. Only the SIF work in in in defaults. Um, no, we uh we've sent someone off to them. And uh in the meantime, I've got a great song.

>> Ready?

The next slide's you, so I'll be careful. >> Are you sure no one wants this USB stick? >> I've just got this thing working. Really?

>> You should. >> [ __ ] Yes, I know you lot. >> The USB. >> It's 16 gig. helps.

>> All the wrong people. >> Talk among yourselves and and the villages. Well, they great.

Oh, there's movement. There's movement. There's movement. >> These are either the raffle tickets or they're coming to tell me bad news.

I just like the attention.

>> We'll edit out. It'll be fine. This is it. >> We've had no death today. Meadow. Don't. By the way, someone lost the glasses. So, if someone lost their glasses, they're here. >> They can't see them. Free USB stick with glasses. Fiverr awkward. >> How about I give you tenner? Right. Okay. Here we go. Um, >> Jesus. Uh, Cooper the AV stud muffin.

>> Uh, so the raffle is a copy of Freick, what is it? 72, the Y 2025 edition. So, >> oh, I have to pick a number. >> I'm not responsible enough there. >> No, you're not. Is it 80 or 80? 80. >> So 80. >> Blue 80. >> Blue 80. >> Oh, you're quiet now, aren't you? Yeah. >> Uh, blue >> 80. >> 80. YEAH.

CREEPER. CREEPER. PHOTO. PHOTO. >> PHOTO. >> All about promotion, mate. You don't get out of it that easy. Come on. Fantastic.

>> I have no idea.

>> Uh the coin. We had some fantastic um you know obviously we've got a raffle ticket, we got a bingo card and also we had a silent auction. Let's start with the silent auction. Let's get the raffle together way first. Let's pick up Nikki

>> Green 69. Green 689.

>> At least look a little bit happy. >> I'm going to make all the way up here now cuz Hang on.

Matthew. >> Oops.

>> I really apologize if I've just mispronounced this, but Ashita P. >> Yep. Oh, there you go. Hey,

>> there was furious bidding among this. We had 17 p from Troy Hunt which was we had a bit of R and uh some several other bits but one person um yeah clearly wanted that coin very much and uh Mr. Scott Helm who the [ __ ] I've never heard him before. Who the [ __ ] he

stairs that way? >> Oh tell me afterwards. Thank you. >> So thanks Mr. Scott H. We've established that a B-side London Challenge is worth £501.

If that's on eBay later, I'll be up to um Pete. Um Peter, do you mind? Sorry. This is Peter from Push Security. our main sponsor. Please be nice to him cuz he's come back twice. Very nice to come back next week. Really? Come on. There you go.

>> Thanks for having us back. Um absolute privilege to be returning diamond sponsor at Bides. Brilliant sponsor community. And we have today a Lego Lamborghini counter which

which is going to go to blue 107.

Will the real blue 107 please stand up?

Green. Green. 437.

>> Green. Ah, here we go.

Endor Labs. Where are you hiding? >> Oh, bloody hell. Stairs around that way if you >> do you want a bingo card or >> Oh, I get to choose. >> Yeah.

Take that off. >> Hi, thank you so much for having us. We're going to start with a cute little Grou Lego kit and our pick one at random. Dar G. Hey. Ah.

I was just saying I need to win this. >> Well, you do.

>> And for our second prize, we have R2-D2. >> No. No. >> Oh, I have two. >> There we go. >> Blue 106.

>> Going going. >> Blue 106. >> Nope. Okay. Plus 200 lb. It's blue again. Blue 133.

>> It's easy when you take a step. >> Yeah. Yeah.

He paid £50 worth of raffle tickets. Black Hills in the house. Where are they? Come in. Oh, they're here. Oh, they're at the back. We didn't tell them we were doing this, apparently. Right. It's well, right? What you wanting >> a stage with a microphone and you don't expect me to run up here? >> So, we are giving out a uh full catalog subscription to anti-ciphon security training, which is a $1,500 value at anti-ciphon. And in other training organizations and institutes, I think that translates to about $158,000 value. So, we're going to pull these cards out here. >> We ready? You ready? I can just reach in and just grab whatever I want, right? All right. Oh, that's three of them.

Screw that. >> You can give out three if you want. >> Okay. Give me another two. >> All right. We're going to give out three. How's that?

I said three, but I pulled four. So, all right. And by the way, this is going to be hard. To get your prize, you have to go back and talk to the white dudes in the back, which sorry, that's not specific. Um, he's waving his head his hat back there. You can see him. His name is John Bevers. Come on up. All right, we ready? First one, blue 135. >> Oh, right up front. >> I've got to verify. This is a hacking con. >> What the hell? You have them all. >> They're contiguous. >> No, it's not. It's not >> in that list. >> Okay. Very, very good. All right. Very good. So, go on back and talk to Bever.

The next winner >> is going to be because I want to give out half a million dollars of value. That's what I'm shooting for here. The next winner is blue 173. Blue 173. All right. All right. Congratulations. >> All right. All right. Now, here's the two other lucky ones that I pulled out of the bag. White 387. 387 right there. Come on up.

There we go. There we go. Awesome. And while you're coming up, the other winner that was stuck to white 387. >> What are you doing here? just go back and get it. >> You got to She has it, right? >> Okay. I'm confused. Like >> 387. >> Yeah. >> All right. That's 378. >> Yes. >> Well, run on back there and get it. >> Go, Charlie. Go. >> Right. There's the real 387. would please stand up. Well done. Well done. Well done. Now, can you stay up here for a second? Because attached to yours was White 382. That is only coming up to the stage because they were attached to your ticket. So, White 382.

>> There you go.

That's your friend. Wow. There we go. So, you owe her a beer. >> So, like we said, please go back in the back and give your information to John Bevers and Jeremiah Fowler. They're back there. And that's it. We gave away a half a million dollars of value today. Thank you very much, everybody.

If you want to do another couple, >> uh, reverse sec.

>> Would you want to do a raffle or do you want to do a card? >> Oh, one one card raffle.

Uh, Gre manif

Yeah, grease. Grease. >> Oh, he's either had enough or it's him. >> I guess it's another one. between them up here. >> James Mirs.

Oh, got two. Don't you start. Uh, blue 310.

Yeah. Small, medium, and extra large. >> Um, medium, please. And you got to have a photo look.

>> Green for 644. green. >> Uh, you got small or extra large? I'm running out of options. >> There you go.

And last one. White pre64. Ah,

>> you got the option of small. >> It's okay. I can give you. Thank you.

>> Romerville.

Oh, I'll do that one then. >> So, it's been an absolute pleasure. You all are lovely. This is my first time out here and this is probably the best bides. I just wanted you all to know. SO

>> Ben M Ben, >> this is uh some Bose headphones so you can focus in uh any environment. Congratulations. >> You want this back? Oh, >> sure. >> Cheers.

Clear. Proof. The check cleared. Uh, Sublime, >> which is the best name for security company. Come on.

Testing. Testing. All right. Hi everyone. I'm William from Spime Security. We've got a mystery box to give out today. >> No, I'm joking. It's trainers.

>> These are limited edition. Actually, these are the only ones that exist. Um, Sublime Green Jordans. I know, right? Come on. Get Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right. So, the lucky number is 38. >> Do we What color? Oh, sorry. Uh, blue. Like a light blue. 38. >> Yeah.

Uh, socket. I'm not too sure socket here. Um, so I going to pull it for them. Um, it's got a bingo card with you. Is this for those should clarify what they're for? >> Okay, so we got some Apple iPod and we're looking for Bohana.

Uh, Shinobi, Dave, you around or? >> Yes. No. Okay. Shinobi, uh, I've offering a£50 Amazon voucher, which is very nice of them. I've got an email address. You'll have to email in order to get that and and a free USB stick. In fact, there's a web link on here. You just click that and it'll take you safe. Um, I thought that right. So, we have Oh, Rebecca Dory. >> Okay.

Did you say

that?

Um, Fallout New York. Anyone? >> Ideal for London Underground. Uh, guaranteed seat. Uh you >> we got 614 green, please. Adam. >> No. No. >> Come on. >> You can wear it. >> No. >> 822 B.

you bastards. Um, we got that from Adobe. Okay. >> Damn, I didn't put our losers up there. Um, okay. Uh, Adobe, are you here? >> No. Good. Put their logo up, so it's good. Um, we have London Lego. We were impressed with this. Time. >> Careful.

>> I got David Messel.

say this is for >> this is forun.

Um, >> can I have a white one, please? >> Why is it >> 734? >> Okay, what we g away? >> Okay, Teddy, let's go. >> Yeah, white 734.

Um, jumpse, who's also I forgot to put up there. I've got a rubbery slipper. Not raspberry flipper. >> It's been a long day. Right. Thank you. It's my turn.

>> So that that looks like blue and that's 237.

Uh thank you. Yes.

Okay. This one. Sure. >> Um, >> Melissa Broton. Melissa Broton. Don't ring her.

>> Need a welding mask. >> Dippo. The IPO, >> is that you? >> Hey. HEY.

Just let's just just go. >> Right. We're very conscious. We're holding

We got free free prizes here which been given to us by hacking up. They're all for courses on their thing. I'll give you the details when you get them. But um we'll just whis through these with raffle tickets now and that lot cuz we know we holding up from beer and to some of you are starting to look quite angry. >> 218 blue. >> 5 seconds. No. No. USB stick. >> 238 blue >> six. >> 236 blues. It's a long day. 236. >> 5 seconds. >> 236.

>> No, no, no. I got a I'm going to need his email address. Um

>> Could you just Uh 775 green. >> Once twice dry. >> No. >> Okay. Gone. >> Oh, >> rejects behind us.

>> Yeah.

Uh, that's 504. >> 504. Green. >> Hey, that's Linux for hackers. I'm going to need um >> Hang on. [ __ ] Calm down. I got prizes to give out here. >> He was supposed to win that. Okay. >> That's [ __ ] cool. >> Okay. >> Are you giving those out? Do you want would you prefer a course or would you prefer that? >> Cuz I don't know why he's giving out stuff, but I'm giving out calls to you. >> We need a decision. They're getting angry. >> Three, two, one. >> Of course. Excellent. >> And did you want the calls or did you want that? >> Well, you're going to have rejects for

hackers and I don't know. Maka went on a frenzy stuff coming out. But you keep eating that. Fine. No worries. In which case, need one more for this. I need you.

>> First one is on there called >> Yes. >> White 755.

>> That's [ __ ] cool. That is [ __ ] cool. I love it. >> Let me give you some money. >> What are we giving away? Wait, >> blue 299.

>> Hey. Oh, you I know you from somewhere. I've seen you before. Okay. >> I know, right?

>> That is [ __ ] amazing. White 393. No no no no no. >> Pizza and beer. Let's do it. White 476. Woo!

Yeah! >> Blue 204.

One more cause. No, no, no, no, no. There's one more cause to give out and one more cause. Those two. >> Yeah. I know. Alcohol. Yes, I know. Blue 284.

>> Brian will sort you out because he has the writing skills of us.

>> Holy [ __ ] those prices are [ __ ] amazing. White 378. Three two one.

>> What's the color? Green. Thank you. Green. 870.

>> Five. >> You're lying. 4 3 2 and 1/2 ONE

>> white 516 3 2 1 >> white 53 39. >> Oh, PERFECT.

And the next one is actually like I like this sweater. That's tenable sweater, isn't it? >> Yeah. Yeah. Huh? It's pretty [ __ ] cool. What's that? Bloody blue 136. No, no, no. The tenable sweater. I said, "Yeah, yeah." 136. YEAH.

YES. YEAH.

Green 905.

That's a good one. >> Does he have it? Yeah. >> Five, 4, 3, 2, 1. He does. OKAY.

A blue 278.

What? What? What? What you clapping for? Okay. No. Okay. >> Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

And now we have white 585.

3 2 1. And now we have blue 293. 293.

>> 21 green 81807. >> There we go. No, >> stop moving. >> White 610. >> NO ONE. HEY, THERE YOU GO. Catch £20, please. >> Yes. Cash, please. Cash. Green. 795. 795.

>> HEY,

and blue one nine. Blue one nine 2 1 0 minus one gone. Okay. Blue 21. >> Oh my god. Like there's no one here. Ah, >> there we go.

Brian, help me to the microphone. Uh, Melanie Papifo. Melanie. Is there anyone called Melanie? >> Here you go.

Still a raffle. Oh, [ __ ] it. >> That's okay. >> Green 510.

Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. Pizza downstairs. White 392.

Yeah. Yeah. One of us can read. >> Not me. Yeah. >> Alexandra, >> you can read. I don't know. >> Alexandra.

>> I'm way better with numbers. Uh, green 640. >> I'm starting I'm starting to doubt that number of 271 people. Oh,

>> are you reading again? There's an opportunity here. Steven Punt. Hey,

>> has anyone lost a tag for a cloak room? By the way, >> would anyone like a tag for a cloak room? >> Comes with a free USB stick >> and a pair of glasses >> so you can find the place. >> Hang it up. >> Last one of 2025. >> No. We've only got one. Don't do John Strand things. Okay. [ __ ] it. >> Blue. Shut up. Green. Thank you. Green. 885. >> 885. >> Oh, come on. Oh, seriously. OKAY. YOU ON? YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YES. YES. WOO.

APOLOGIZE. TOOK LONGER THAN WE actually thought but >> holy [ __ ] >> In our defense, it did raise over £8,000.

So, it was worth doing. Thank you very much for your patience. Um, going to rush through the last couple, which is a CTF. Basically, these are the top three for CTF. No one got,000%. Um, there was one flag that no one else got, but that was pretty good. 47 people took part in that. And with that, that is the official end of B size London 545.

>> Would anyone like a USB stick? >> I WANT IT. It's mine. >> Now, [ __ ] off. See you in 2026. And bring a friend.