BSides Bergen 2026

Evgen Blohm

Incident Responder, InforGuard AG

Evgen Blohm is an experienced DFIR expert who has been involved in responding to a large number of cyber incidents. He is based in Hamburg, Germany and is currently working for InfoGuard AG, where he is also supporting customers with compromise assessments and dark web monitoring.

Raymond Strandheim

Principal Penetration Tester, River Security

Principal Penetration tester @ River Security. 10 years' experience within Offensive Security and Incident Response. Started my career as a network consultant working with satellite communications worldwide with weird protocols and huge latency in 2004. Transitioned into security products and hacking. 42 years old, outside of the IT world my hobbies include FPV drones, photography, and videography.

Chris Traynor

Founder & Pentester

Chris Traynor is a Penetration Tester at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS), where he conducts security assessments of web applications, mobile apps, APIs, and networks for clients across multiple industries. As the founder of Ridgeback InfoSec, Chris has authored two comprehensive offensive security courses—Offensive Tooling Foundations and Offensive Tooling for Operators—which he teaches through Antisyphon Training and at security conferences nationwide.

Dave Lewis

Global Advisory CISO, 1Password

Dave has 30+ years of industry experience. He has extensive experience in IT security operations and management. Dave is the Global Advisory CISO for 1Password. He is the founder of the security site Liquidmatrix Security Digest & podcast. Dave also hosts the Chasing Entropy Podcast. He was a member of the board of directors for BSides Las Vegas for 8 years. He currently serves on the advisory boards of Byos.io and Knostic.ai. Dave has previously worked in critical infrastructure for 9 years as well as for companies such as Duo Security, Akamai, Cisco, AMD and IBM. Previously he served on the board of directors for (ISC)2 as well as being a founder of the BSides Toronto conference. For fun he is a curator of small mammals (his kids) plays bass guitar, grills, is part owner of a whisky distillery and a soccer team.

Filip Fog

Filip Fog is an analyst with 7+ years of experience in the cybersecurity field, specializing in incident analysis and threat and risk simulations. His unique approach focuses on the human element of security - understanding how to convey the right information to the right person at the right time, recognizing that information drives action and that emotional aspects are important in effective security communication. As a former technical lead, Filip built a SOC service from the ground up, implementing XSOAR and threat intelligence capabilities. His work served customers across both private and public sectors, including major global players in the shipping industry. This role involved also monitoring critical infrastructure (ICS), giving him hands-on experience with the unique challenges of securing operational technology, and interesting stories of service technicians. Filip holds multiple advanced certifications, reflecting his deep expertise in incident handling, forensic analysis, and threat detection. Beyond the technical aspects of cybersecurity, he brings a nuanced understanding of how information flows through organizations and how to effectively communicate security insights to drive meaningful action, combining aspects of business intelligence and process management - concepts found in Salesforce and other CRM systems.

Zoya Shah

CISO, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences

Zoya Shah is a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with extensive experience leading cybersecurity across multiple organisations. She brings real-world insight from incidence response, security awareness and competence building initiatives, as well as holistic governance, risk and control. Zoya is deeply passionate about making cybersecurity accessible to everyone and burns for clear, engaging communication. She strongly believes the human factor is decisive - effective security is built through people, culture, and understanding, not technology alone. A strong advocate for inclusion and diversity, Zoya challenges tradition ways of thinking about cybersecurity and encourages leaders to approach security with curiosity, courage and a human-first mindset. Through her talks, she inspires audience to see cybersecurity not as a barrier, but as an enabler for trust and innovation.