Communities are where SAINTCON gets amazing. Each community is a dedicated space on the conference floor run by volunteers who love a specific corner of the security world: lockpicking, ham radio, hardware hacking, badge-life, and more. They’re running all week, open to anyone, and they’re where a lot of first-timers find their people.
2026 communities
TBD. The 2026 community list will be published once organizers confirm. The 2025 lineup is a reasonable preview.
2025 lineup (for reference)
A representative sample of communities that ran in 2025. 2026’s mix will be similar with some additions and changes.
- AI
- AppSec
- BadgeLife
- Bit Stream Hackers
- Briefs
- Education Security
- Eiffel65 (Blue Team)
- Ham Radio
- Hardware Hacking
- Health Care Hacking
- Home Labs
- ID/IOT
- Info-Booth
- Lockpick
- Malware
- MiniBadge (see the dedicated MiniBadges page)
- RFID-NFC
- Tamper Evident
- The Keep
- Women in Cyber
Individual community pages existed in 2025, (check out the archives); the 2026 pages will land here as communities confirm.
How communities work
- Drop in anytime. Communities run continuously during conference hours. Some sign-up may be required for certain events hosted by communities.
- Hands on. Every community has something to do: pick a lock, solder a minibadge, capture a signal, break a container, learn a new skill.
- Bring questions. Community leads are there because they love explaining their corner of the craft.
- Trade minibadges. Many communities have custom minibadges you can earn by participating. See MiniBadges.
Questions
Questions about a specific community, reach out via Discord. Questions about running one, the communities manager on the Planning Committee page is your contact.
