Security Onion Conference (SOC) 2025

What is Security Onion?

Security Onion is a free and open platform built by defenders for defenders. It includes network visibility, host visibility, intrusion detection honeypots, log management, and case management. Security Onion has been downloaded over 2.5 million times and is being used by security teams around the world to monitor and defend their enterprises. Our easy-to-use Setup wizard allows you to build an army of distributed sensors for your enterprise in minutes!

For more about Security Onion, please see https://securityonion.net

Why should I attend the Security Onion Conference?

We will have several prominent members of the community giving talks about tools and techniques (see speaker lineup below). This is your chance to meet with other members of the community, enjoy presentations about Security Onion and other blue team topics, and learn something valuable!

Reserve your seat today!

Please note that no tickets will be sold at the door. All attendees must pre-purchase their tickets.

Save the day after Security Onion Con for BSidesAugusta, another great Augusta conference. It's also the 11th BSidesAugusta and you definitely should attend both! Tickets for BSidesAugusta or associated training classes can be purchased here.

NOTE: If you already have a ticket to ANY of the TRAINING events at BSidesAugusta 2025, October 20 - 23, then you already have a ticket for Security Onion Conference 2025! Watch your email for more details.

For more details about the Security Onion Conference, including past conference recordings, please see the Conference page on our website.

Where is the conference being held?

This year's conference is being held at the beautiful Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (aka Georgia Cyber Center).

The address is:

Hull-McKnight Building Plug ‘n’ Play Room (Auditorium) 100 Grace Hopper Lane Augusta, Georgia Google Maps of Georgia Cyber Center: https://goo.gl/maps/tvtuC2myTMM2

Park in the adjacent parking deck. Parking at that deck (and only that deck) is free for attendees. Attendees will be provided one validated parking pass for that deck.

Is there a preferred hotel?

Security Onion Conference uses the same preferred hotels as the BSidesAugusta conference. You can find those here.

What if I'm attending any of the training events 10/20-10/23 associated with BSidesAugusta?

Security Onion Conference will be held in the same building as the BSidesAugusta training classes, so just come back after the last day of your class! ALL BSidesAugusta training classes include admission to Security Onion Conference on 10/24 and BSidesAugusta on 10/25. If you registered for any BSidesAugusta training classes, watch your e-mail for more details closer to the date of the conference. Please note that BSidesAugusta general admission tickets are not valid for Security Onion Conference.

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F or the full schedule, including speaker bios and talk abstracts, click here.

8:00 AM - Doors open; Chick-fil-A breakfast

9:00 - Opening Remarks

9:15 - Dr. Kelley Misata - Beyond Code Commits: Sustaining Open Source For Security at Scale

10:15 - Morning Break

10:30 - Matt Gracie - Security Onion as a Teaching Platform

11:30 - Wes Lambert - From Bytes to Insights: Furnishing Context from Files within Security Onion

12:30 PM - Southern BBQ Lunch

1:30 - Dr. Chris Sanders & Josh Brower - Investigation Playbooks for Humans

2:30 - Afternoon Break

2:45 - Raffle Winners Announced

3:00 - Doug Burks - State of the Onion

For the full schedule, including speaker bios and talk abstracts, click here.

Light Breakfast (Subject to change)

Chick-fil-A

• Chicken Biscuit
• Sausage Biscuit
• Buttered Biscuit
• Fruit
• Lemonade
• Orange Juice

Lunch Menu (Subject to change)

Shane's Rib Shack

• Chopped Pork and Chopped Chicken
• Baked Beans
• Green Beans
• Peach Cobbler
• Banana Pudding (provided by Security Onion Solutions' own Mike Byrd!)
• Sweet/Unsweet Tea

What is the registration deadline?

The last day to register for a General Admission ticket is Friday, October 17.

Please note that NO tickets will be sold at the door. All attendees must pre-purchase their tickets.

Will there be Security Onion training before the Conference this year?

Yes! We are offering Security Onion Fundamentals for Analysts and Administrators, from October 20-23, during BSidesAugusta's Training Week. This year, we are offering a FREE voucher for the Security Onion Certified Professional (SOCP) exam with the class! For more information and a link to register, click here.

What's the refund policy?

You may log into your Eventbrite account and request a refund up until the last day of general ticket sales. Please use the "Request a Refund" button as shown here: https://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/How_To/can-i-get-a-refund?lg=en_US

Is there a discount for students or employees of non-profit companies?

Yes, please contact us using the "Contact Security Onion Solutions LLC" link below, provide the details of your situation, and request the appropriate discount code.

Can I use multiple discount codes?

Sorry, discounts cannot be combined.

Does my Security Onion Conference ticket admit me to BSidesAugusta (or vice versa)?

No. They must be purchased separately unless you are purchasing a training class during BSidesAugusta's training week. Only BSidesAugusta training classes include a ticket to both Security Onion Conference and BSidesAugusta.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (aka Georgia Cyber Center), Hull-McKnight Building, Plug ‘n’ Play Room (Auditorium), Augusta, United States