What Offensivecon does

OffensiveCon is an annual international cybersecurity conference organized by Binary Gecko GmbH, a private limited company registered in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2018, the event is positioned as a highly technical forum dedicated exclusively to offensive security — covering vulnerability discovery, advanced exploitation techniques, and reverse engineering — and is distinguished by a single-track, two-day format combined with multi-day technical training sessions held in the days immediately preceding the conference. The conference runs annually in Berlin (with 2026 set for May 15–16 at the Hilton Berlin) and has expanded to a Tokyo edition via a dedicated regional site (offensivecon.jp).

The core product is the annual conference, anchored by approximately 18 deep-technical talks featuring researchers from Google Project Zero, Google TAG, the UK NCSC, ETH Zürich, DEVCORE, Sonar, Raelize, and other prominent offensive security firms. The complementary training program offers roughly seven research-grade workshops per year — covering Linux kernel exploitation, iOS reverse engineering, AI-assisted bughunting, EDR analysis, embedded device hacking, advanced fuzzing, and baseband exploitation — with capped seating (e.g., 24 seats per course) and non-refundable, non-upgradable tickets priced at 4,800 EUR per attendee for premium offerings. Bundles combine training and conference access at a tiered price point. Conference-only tickets are released in a separate, later sale phase.

Monetization rests on three streams: conference and training ticket sales, bundled packages, and a tiered corporate sponsorship program (Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, plus party and DEI sponsors). The 2026 edition lists approximately 19 recurring sponsors, including Zero Day Initiative, Google, Trail of Bits, Hex-Rays, Synacktiv, Corellium, and Dataflow Security. Distribution is direct via offensivecon.org and a dedicated third-party ticketing platform (tickets.offensivecon.org), with marketing driven organically through speaker reputation, the curated Call for Papers, and community word-of-mouth on X, YouTube, LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Mastodon. Pricing is deliberately affordable per the organizer's stated mission, and there is no parent company, no external funding, and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Offensivecon

Legal name

Binary Gecko GmbH

Website

https://offensivecon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OffensiveCon is a Berlin-based annual international cybersecurity conference organized by Binary Gecko GmbH, focused exclusively on offensive security research. It delivers a single-track, two-day program of deep technical talks and pre-conference research-grade training sessions for elite vulnerability researchers, security practitioners, and sponsoring vendors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Conference & Training Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Phishing, Social Engineering & Business Email Compromise (BEC) Training (EDABAGAB)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity conference
• Offensive security training
• Vulnerability research
• Exploitation techniques
• Security research events

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Conference Tickets: Conference-only tickets sold at standard pricing with limited seat availability. Ticket sales open in phases — training and bundle tickets first, conference-only tickets at a later date.
2. Training Sessions: Separate paid training sessions held in the days before the main conference. Each training has a limited number of seats. Training tickets cannot be upgraded to bundles after purchase.
3. Bundles (Training + Conference): Combined ticket bundles offering both training sessions and conference attendance at a bundled price point.
4. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors (e.g., Zero Day Initiative, Dataflow Security, Epsilon, Trail of Bits, Google, Hex-Rays, Synacktiv, and others) pay for visibility at the conference. Sponsorship tiers include Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Welcome Party Sponsor, Closing Party Sponsor, Diversity Equity Inclusion, and Whiskey Cocktail Sponsor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OffensiveCon is a highly technical international security conference focused exclusively on offensive security, featuring a single track of deep technical talks over two full days covering vulnerability discovery, advanced exploitation techniques, and reverse engineering. The conference is complemented by multi-day pre-conference technical training workshops led by world-renowned researchers on topics such as Linux kernel exploitation, iOS reverse engineering, AI-powered bug hunting, EDR analysis, embedded device hacking, baseband exploitation, and advanced fuzzing. Tickets (conference-only, training-only, and bundles) are sold via a dedicated ticketing platform with limited seat capacity to create exclusivity.

Product overview

OffensiveCon is a single unified offering consisting of an annual international offensive security conference (the core product) combined with pre-conference technical training sessions. The conference features a single track of deep technical talks on offensive security topics, while the training sessions offer hands-on workshops led by security researchers. An archive section provides access to materials from past conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OffensiveCon Tokyo Edition: Tokyo edition of the offensive security conference held in Japan
• OffensiveCon Berlin

Products and services

• OffensiveCon Conference (Berlin Edition) A two-day single-track international security conference focused exclusively on offensive security, covering vulnerability discovery, advanced exploitation techniques, and reverse engineering. Targeted at professional security researchers, vulnerability analysts, penetration testers, red teamers, and security vendors. The 2026 Berlin edition takes place May 15-16, 2026.
• OffensiveCon Training Sessions Multi-day hands-on technical training workshops held in the days before the main OffensiveCon conference, covering Linux kernel exploitation, iOS reverse engineering, AI-powered bug hunting, EDR analysis, embedded device hacking, baseband exploitation, and advanced fuzzing. Targeted at working security professionals, with limited seating capacity (e.g., 24 seats per training). The 2026 trainings run May 11-14, 2026.
• OffensiveCon Tokyo Edition A regional edition of the OffensiveCon offensive security conference held in Tokyo, Japan, representing geographic expansion of the conference brand to serve the Asian security research community.
• OffensiveCon Archive

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 consecutive annual editions (2018–2026) demonstrating sustained event viability and community trust
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Binary Gecko GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBinary Gecko GmbH is the parent company that organizes OffensiveCon. The company is registered in Berlin (Rosenstraße 2) and operates the conference, CFP, sponsorships, and venue coordination. It also maintains a relationship with the conference through direct involvement in operations.
• Hilton BerlincoreOthersHilton Berlin is the exclusive venue partner for OffensiveCon Berlin, located at Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße 30 in Berlin's Mitte district near Gendarmenmarkt. Special hotel rates are negotiated for conference attendees using the keyword 'Yankee Doodle' or a dedicated booking link.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Black Hat: Black Hat is a large, established global security conference series (Las Vegas, Europe, Asia) covering offensive and defensive security. It overlaps with OffensiveCon in offensive-security talks and trainings but operates at much greater scale across broader security topics.
• Chaos Communication Congress (CCC): CCC is Europe's largest hacker conference (held annually in Germany), touching on offensive security, hacking culture, and broader tech policy. OffensiveCon shares geographic proximity (Berlin/Germany) and the offensive-security research niche.
• DEF CON: DEF CON is one of the largest and longest-running hacker conferences, featuring offensive security research, villages, and contests. It overlaps with OffensiveCon's offensive-security research focus but is far broader in scope and attendance.
• RSA Conference: RSA Conference is the largest enterprise cybersecurity event with a much broader defensive/operational focus; some overlap in cybersecurity practitioner audience but very different tone, scale, and content depth versus OffensiveCon.

Direct peers

• REcon: REcon is a Montreal-based highly technical security conference focused on reverse engineering and offensive security, with a similar single-track, deep-technical format. It is the closest direct peer to OffensiveCon in terms of audience, content depth, and curation style.
• Insomnihack: Insomnihack is a Swiss offensive-security conference featuring hands-on trainings and CTF competitions. It competes for similar elite offensive-security attendees and trainers across Europe.
• Hack In The Box (HITB): HITB is a deep-technical security conference series (Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai) focused on cutting-edge offensive security research and trainings. It directly overlaps with OffensiveCon's audience and curriculum-style training offerings.

Regional players

• NULLCON: NULLCON is an India-based offensive and defensive security conference covering vulnerability research, exploits, and hacking. It is a regional alternative for offensive-security content in South Asia.
• Power of Community (POC) Security Conference: POC is a Seoul-based offensive-security conference focused on vulnerability research and exploitation; sponsor cross-pollination with OffensiveCon (POC Security is a sponsor) indicates overlapping community.

Emerging players

• Canary Security Conference: Canary is a smaller, single-track offensive-security conference organized by Thinkst, focused on offensive talks and curated technical content. It targets a similar elite-researcher niche with a more boutique format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/offensive_con
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/offensivecon
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/offensivecon

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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