Meet the humans behind BSides312: Dave “Heal” Schwartzberg (CFO) 💸🛡️

Dave is a key part of making BSides312 happen.

28 years in infosec. Regular speaker (THOTCON, DEF CON, Black Hat Arsenal, GrrCON + more). Wrote a Network+ CramSession guide in 1999. Legend.

⚠️ FOMO warning: your feed will be full of “so glad I came” posts. Don’t be the odd one out liking them from home. 👀

✅ https://bsides312.org/

🎤 CFP closes Feb 28, 2026

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Missing #THOTCON this year but still want to hang out with the coolest nerds in Chicago?

👀 BSides312 is back at the Irish American Heritage Center
📅 Sat, May 16, 2026

Hallway Con! Networking, friends, reunions, and niche nerd bonding with your local wizard 🧙

Board spotlight: Kourtney Lowe (CEO) — GRC/TPRM, community volunteer, BurbSec regular, cyber ✕ psychology enthusiast.

✅ https://bsides312.org/

🎤 CFP closes Feb 28, 2026

#BSides312 #InfoSec #CyberSecurityCommunity #Chicago

#thotcon Exploring Human-Tech Augmentation Myths slides are now available! https://tr.ee/V073CiJaG2

Comprehensive YouTube video coming soon, but in the meantime, if you're interested, I recommend Biohackers Digital https://discord.gg/qtnE8T3, where I post project updates!