BLACK ALPS
Black Alps is a non-profit organization founded in 2017 whose main event will be the organization of Black Alps conferences. The current committee is composed of Sylvain Pasini (president), Yohan Martini (treasurer), and Maude Schneider (secretary).
We did our best to maintain Black Alps 2020 as a minimal physical event. Regarding the evolution of the actual situation, we thought that it is no longer reasonable to maintain such a physical event. Indeed, it is more safe for everyone to cancel it.
So, with sadness, we decided to cancel the physical event of Black Alps 2020.
For 2020, we switched on another format: online pre-recorded contributions published during the first months of 2021. We will post a Call for Proposal.
BlackAlps 2020 is an event enabling to discuss the latest threats, mitigations and advances in cyber security. The event features cyber security experts from Switzerland and abroad. It is addressed to anyone with an interest in cyber security or connected to the internet, e.g., CEOs, CIOs, CISO, CTOs, developers, and researchers.
Black Alps 2021 will be held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th of November 2021 at Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
By then the new conference center at Y-PARC will be completed. So, it will be a special edition with conferences, workshops, a rump session, and side-events (CTF, dinners, etc.).
BlackAlps 2021 will be an event enabling to discuss the latest threats, mitigations and advances in cyber security. The event features cyber security experts from Switzerland and abroad. It is addressed to anyone with an interest in cyber security or connected to the internet, e.g., CEOs, CIOs, CISO, CTOs, developers, and researchers.
This great event was held on 7-8 November 2019 in Yverdon-les-Bains. It attracted more than 550 participants! (around 800 tickets sold in total)
Take a look on this webpage to get more about Black Alps 2019!
This great event was held on 8-9 November 2018 in Yverdon-les-Bains. It attracted more than 400 participants!
Take a look on this webpage to get more about Black Alps 2018!
This event was held on 29.05.2018 in Yverdon-les-Bains. Cybersecurity for SME is a serie of events that aims to address different topics related to information security. These events are adressed to all people with security needs, including SMEs in our region. This includes executives as well as technical employees.
This great event was held on 15-16 November 2017 in Yverdon-les-Bains. With Y-Security event, it attracted more than 500 participants!
Take a look on this webpage to see more about Black Alps 2017!
Black Alps is supported by the HEIG-VD, Y-PARC, and staff involved in the previous cyber security events in Yverdon:
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | HEIG-VD, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2012 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2013 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2014 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2015 | CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC15) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2016 | CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC16) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2017 | Black Alps 2017 (#BLACKALPS17) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2018 | Black Alps - Cybersecurity for SME - 2018 | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2018 | Black Alps 2018 (#BLACKALPS18) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2019 | Black Alps 2019 (#BLACKALPS19) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2020 | Black Alps 2020 (#BLACKALPS19) | Online content |
| 2021 | Black Alps 2021 (#BLACKALPS19) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |