RVAsec 14 will be held on June 3-4, 2025.
Block your schedules now as this will be the conference to attend!
Location:
Downtown Richmond Marriott
500 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, USA, 23219
Ticket sales and the CFP should both open in a couple weeks.
Sponsorships are already underway, if you are interested please contact us.
If you haven’t been able to attend RVAsec in the past, check out what to expect on our YouTube channel.
Looking for the RVAsec 13 schedule? Want to know the room layout? Want to engage with fellow attendees or speakers?
Download the RVAsec Mobile App!
You can easily download the Sched app for iOS or Android (search Sched in the app store). After downloading, you can log into Sched (should be synced with your ticket purchase). You can set your own agenda so you won’t miss a thing, as well as provide speaker feedback as soon as the talk is over. You can find maps, a directory and even engage with speakers, sponsors and attendees.
If you don’t want to install the application, the RVAsec (m.rvasec.com) is available also for mobile.
Personal Agendas
Plan out your own schedule in advance to get the most out of RVAsec.
Breaks and Menus
Find details on the breaks, and the menu options
Personalized Profile
Add a photo, bio, and connect your social media profiles, you can decide if you want to be listed in the attendee directory.
Announcements
Stay in the know if there are any updates or schedule changes
Chat
Engage with attendees, speakers and sponsors that have opt-in
Sponsor Directory
Find a listing of all sponsors that are supporting and exhibiting at RVAsec
Speaker Directory
Easily review speakers and their background.
Join us at the RVAsec Lockpick Village!
Test your skills on a range of locks, including mini-doors, from easy to challenging, with a variety of picks at your disposal.
Never picked a lock? Fret not! We have very beginner-friendly options available, as well as instructors to assist in your lockpicking education and adventures.
Think you’re a top-notch picker or want to challenge yourself? Then plan to enter our timed contest! Race through a series of locks and compete for the fastest time to win a prize.
To ensure everyone’s safety, we’ll provide hand sanitizer for use while you explore the ancient art of lockpicking.
Come by and have a blast with the team!
Rotas Security provides focused offensive cybersecurity solutions fortifying the security posture of organizations. We are experts in adversarial simulation, advanced persistent threat emulation, penetration testing, red teaming, attack surface analysis, and threat hunting.
The RVAsec Capture the Flag (CTF) competition is once again run by MetaCTF and sponsored by Corelight!
Capture the Flag is a hands-on security competition where participants are tasked with solving a variety of challenges covering a range of topics and difficulties with the goal of finding “flags.” Like last year, the competition will include both a jeopardy-style and an attack & defense component.
This CTF is beginner friendly. If you’ve never participated in one before, this is the perfect opportunity to start! We’ll host platform walkthroughs and provide a practice environment on Day 1 of the conference to help participants prepare. The actual competition will take place on Day 2. Among others, challenge categories will include web exploitation, reverse engineering, OSINT, cryptography, forensics, and binary exploitation.
This year the CTF is being held in the middle of the Expo hall. The action and energy is going to be the highlight of the conference this year!
Tuesday: 1 PM to 4 PM – CTF prep, stop by the CTF area anytime
Wednesday: 10 AM to 3 PM – CTF
You’ll need a laptop to participate. You may compete as an individual or in a team of up to 4. We have over $2,000 in prizes, plus free training and 2025 RVAsec conference tickets.
Check out https://metactf.com/prep for additional preparation instructions.
MetaCTF is a cyber skills platform that helps companies assess, recruit, retain, and upskill cyber talent. We specialize in competition-based exercises, such as on-demand labs, traditional jeopardy-style CTFs, and attack & defense CTFs that can be used for tool/skill training, secure coding, security awareness, and more. If you’re interested in hands-on exercises or labs for your team, reach out to us at contact@metactf.com or learn more at https://metactf.com/
We typically like to rotate our after party events, but back by popular demand we will again have our exhilarating Casino Night! This spectacular event begins immediately after the last talk on Tuesday (day 1), running from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. Step into a lively atmosphere reminiscent of Las Vegas, right here in Richmond.
The RVAsec 13 after party, brought to you by RVAsec (still looking for a sponsor to make it even more epic!), will be at in the main ballroom on Tuesday, June 4th right after the conference ends!
We’ve curated an array of classic casino games for your enjoyment. Roll the dice at the Craps table, or give our Roulette wheel a spin. If cards are more your speed, try a hand at our Black Jack table, or go all-in with Texas Hold ‘Em Poker. We also offer the exciting Texas Hold ‘Em Bonus Poker Table for a thrilling twist.
But it’s not all dice and cards – test your accuracy with our Golf Shot game, or back a winner with River City Horse Racing. And the best part? There will be food, beverages, music, and fabulous prizes for the top players!
So whether you’re a gaming veteran or a novice, this is your chance to relax, have fun, network, and possibly win big! As the day’s talks wrap up, prepare to immerse yourself in an unforgettable evening at the RVAsec after party!
Let the best players win!
This is an exclusive event, so you must be registered to attend or you will not be allowed entrance–no exceptions!
Important Notes:
Even if you have a ticket for RVAsec and said that you wanted to attend during the signup process, you MUST now registered for the party!
If you haven’t bought a ticket for the RVAsec conference yet, now is the time…. click this link, you know you want to!
Or if you know better, don’t click that link, copy and paste this (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-13-security-conference-tickets-776407274057) in and get that ticket!
We’re thrilled to reveal a fresh new look for RVAsec as we gear up for another year of top-notch security insights, networking, and community engagement. The new logo reflects both our ongoing evolution and the vibrant spirit of the security community in Richmond.
A Lucky or Unlucky Number? You Decide!
This year, we’re playing with the enigma of ’13’—a number steeped in mystery and superstition. Is it lucky? Unlucky? We’re embracing this ambiguity as a nod to the unpredictable and ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity.
We Want to Hear From You!
Do you have thoughts on the number 13? Ideas for how we can weave this theme into our conference experience? We’re open to suggestions and would love to incorporate your creative ideas into RVAsec 2024.
How to Share Your Ideas:
We’re excited to see your interpretations and integrate them into what promises to be the most memorable RVAsec yet. Let’s make the ‘unlucky’ number 13 a symbol of innovation and community strength this year!
We are pleased to announce the first batch of speakers for RVAsec 13! Secure your ticket as prices increase on May 1.
While there are still more speakers to announce and the exact schedule is still coming, head over to https://rvasec13.sched.com/directory/speakers to read more about each speaker and talk abstracts!
Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements coming soon! We will have a new layout this year with multiple tracks.
And if you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, the time to do so is now as prices go up on May 1st!
Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-13-security-conference-tickets-776407274057
Tickets for RVAsec 2024 are now on sale!
Registration for the RVAsec 13 security conference, located in Richmond, Virginia, is currently $375 (will increase) for two full days of talks, meals, snacks, drinks, reception, after party, prizes, a capture the flag contest, t-shirt & swag!
A great way to get the maximum value from the conference is to purchase the RVAsec Marriott Hotel Package which is available until 5/10! The conference + Marriott hotel package is $650 and includes:
This is an amazing value, allows you to ensure maximum safe attendance at the conference and guarantees you an electronic badge from HackRVA! It also is an extremely impactful way to support the growth of the conference.
Once again there will be no tickets sold at the door–and RVAsec has sold out every year–don’t wait! We are unable to provide refunds due to processing fees. You can, however, easily transfer your ticket to another person.
We are pleased to announce that Caleb Sima will be keynoting RVAsec 13!
Caleb serves as the Chair of CSA AI Security Initiative. Caleb served as Chief Security Officer at Robinhood where he focused on keeping customers safe. Prior to Robinhood he was Security CTO at Databricks a leading data analytics and machine learning company where he built the security team from the ground up. Previously he was a Managing VP at Capital One, where he spearheaded many of their security initiatives. Prior to Capital One, Caleb was CEO of Armorize which was acquired by Proofpoint. He also founded SPI Dynamics and BlueBox security, which were acquired by HP and Lookout. He is attributed as one of the pioneers of application security and holds multiple patents in the space and is also the author of Web Hacking Exposed. He serves as an advisor, investor, and board member for security companies.
Tickets are on sale now for RVAsec 13!
We are pleased to announce that Kymberlee Price will be keynoting RVAsec!
Kymberlee is co-founder and CEO of Zatik Security, a fractional product security consulting company whose mission is to make world-class cybersecurity expertise available to companies of all sizes. A dynamic engineering leader and public speaker known for developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams, Kymberlee is a recognized expert in the information security industry with extensive experience in product security incident response operations and bug bounties, Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL), and Open Source Security strategy.
Ms. Price speaks regularly at conferences around the world and is on the content review board for Black Hat USA where she has served the security community since 2016.
