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Nullcon Berlin is the European edition of Nullcon, a research-led and community-driven security conference series that originated in India. It positions itself as a hacker's playground for security research, hands-on exploitation and real-world defence, and it attracts a mixed audience of researchers, red and blue teams, application and cloud security engineers, developers, security leaders and students. The fifth Berlin edition is held at the Maritim proArte Hotel in central Berlin. Hands-on trainings run from 2 to 4 November 2026, followed by the main conference on 5 and 6 November. Topics range across AI and agent security, cloud and identity attack paths, application and product security, software supply chain risk, hardware and firmware, OT and ICS, malware and exploit development, and detection and response. Beyond the technical talks, attendees can join the HackIM and WINJA capture-the-flag competitions, explore villages for hardware, embedded systems and lock picking, and hear bug bounty stories. A separate executive track focuses on enterprise risk and regulation. As a cybersecurity conference in 2026 in Berlin, Nullcon connects offensive and defensive practitioners with the research community that shapes how security work is done.
Nullcon Berlin 2026 takes place November 2–6, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
Nullcon Berlin 2026 is an in-person event.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
Nullcon puts a security research audience in Berlin for five days in early November, and few cities suit that better. This is a place with a documented institutional memory of surveillance, where the archives of a collapsed secret police force are a public museum and the hacker scene has been continuous since the 1980s. November is dark by half past four and cold, which concentrates everything into interiors: Kreuzberg bars, Mitte galleries, and long conversations that outlast the schedule.
Berlin Brandenburg (BER) is south-east of the city; the FEX express, RE7 and RB14 regional trains and the S9 all serve it, reaching the Hauptbahnhof in about 30 to 40 minutes. The journey crosses into fare zone C, so an ABC ticket is required. Long-distance trains connect Hamburg in under two hours and Munich in about four.
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Mobile coverage in Berlin is adequate rather than exceptional, and older buildings with thick walls are notorious dead spots. An eSIM with a local data allowance is a sensible redundancy for a week-long stay. Set up an eSIM with Airalo before you board and you're online the moment you land.
Stasi Museum. The former Ministry for State Security headquarters in Lichtenberg preserves the minister's office suite and displays the bugging equipment, disguises and file systems of a surveillance state. For anyone working in security it is the most relevant museum in Europe. Allow two hours; the U5 stops nearby.
East Side Gallery. The longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall runs 1.3 kilometres along the Spree in Friedrichshain, painted by artists in 1990 and repeatedly restored since. Walking it takes about forty minutes, and the Oberbaumbrücke at the eastern end crosses into Kreuzberg for dinner afterwards.
Museum Island. Five state museums share an island in the Spree, holding antiquities, Egyptian collections including the Nefertiti bust, and nineteenth-century European painting. A day pass covers all of them, which is better value than single entry. Pick two rather than attempting the lot in an afternoon. Tickets on Tiqets →
Tempelhofer Feld. A closed inner-city airport left as open ground, with runways now used by cyclists, kite-buggies and urban gardeners. The scale of it is the point, and November wind across the apron is genuinely bracing. The U6 and U8 both reach its edges; an hour is enough.
Which transport ticket is needed from the airport?
An AB ticket covers the city itself, but BER lies in zone C, so an ABC ticket is required for the airport journey. Day and weekly passes exist in both variants.
How cold and dark does it get?
Highs around 6 to 8°C, sunset shortly after half past four, and frequent grey drizzle. Layers and a warm coat matter, as does accepting that outdoor sightseeing ends early.
Is cash still needed?
More than in most European capitals. Card acceptance has improved but many bars, imbiss stands and small restaurants remain cash-only, so carrying notes avoids problems.
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