I'm thrilled to share the news that B-Sides Boston is back. The last one was in 2010, and I covered the event with my kids in tow. It was a great day of talks, and the vibe and venue was perfect for a healthy discussion on the challenges our community must face.

This year's event is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the same place we met in 2010: the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD), near Kendall/MIT in Cambridge. Registration and donation info is in the link above.

The morning keynote will be given by one of infosec's most revered luminaries, Dan Geer, CISO for In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit venture capital firm that invests in technology to support the CIA. Don't bother looking for a keynote description. Dan just shows up with whatever he has written in longhand on a few pieces of paper. Not knowing what he'll discuss is usually part of the fun for me -- and he always delivers. For an example, see my coverage of a talk he gave at SOURCE Boston last year.

Also see: "Dan Geer: International man of mystery" and "It's lonely in the middle -- but it doesn't have to be"

The afternoon keynote will be given by a good friend of mine, Josh Corman, director of security intelligence for Akamai and writer of the Cognitive Dissidents blog.

Here's the agenda (Note: Lockpick Village and Capture the Flag will be happening all day):