BSidesCharm – BSidesCharm is a Baltimore, MD region Security BSides event

BSidesCharm is a regional Security BSides held in the Baltimore region of Maryland. It operates under the umbrella principles of Security BSides as a larger community project within information security. BSides aims to offer small, intimate events where all participants can engage each other to help develop connections, friendships, and network with different industry professionals.

We recognize the value of engaging a smaller audience and being the big fish in a small pond. Every organization will have different goals and priorities, so we offer different levels of participation for every individual, group, or organization. We specifically designed several different options for any sized organization to participate in and support this event.

SPEAKERS

DAYS OF CONTENT

TRAINING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

ATTENDEES

Opening Keynote

Harry Coker

Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce

Former United States National Cyber Director

Harry Coker was appointed by MD. Governor Wes Moore as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce in January 2025. Prior to this appointment, Coker served as the United States National Cyber Director from 2023-2025, serving as principal advisor to the President of the United States on cybersecurity strategy and policy.

Coker is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Georgetown University Law Center. After serving nearly 20 years as a naval officer, retiring in 2000 with the rank of commander, Coker joined the United States Central Intelligence Agency, spending 17 years in leadership posts in the agency’s Directorate for Digital Innovation and Directorate of Science and Technology. In addition, he served as the agency’s director of the Open Source Enterprise and deputy director of the CIA’s Office of Public Affairs. From 2017-2019, Coker served as executive director of the United States National Security Agency—the agency’s third-highest ranking post—and was responsible for supporting the strategic and day-to-day leadership of the NSA.

Coker’s distinguished service and leadership within the national intelligence community has earned him a number of awards, including the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the NSA Director’s Distinguished Service Medal, the Presidential Rank Award, and the CIA’s prestigious Don Cryer Award.