Despite the fact that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, you shouldn’t neglect security throughout the year. A list of noteworthy annual cybersecurity conferences and events has been compiled. We’ve grouped the events by season because the dates don’t always coincide. In the never-ending, never-stale world of cybersecurity, these events provide IT professionals with opportunities for professional development, networking, and learning.
Fall Cybersecurity Conferences and Events ISC2 Security Congress Thousands of cybersecurity professionals attend the ISC2 Security Congress to acquire resources to advance their careers, learn new skills, and acquire the most recent security strategies. AI in cybersecurity, protecting critical infrastructure, data privacy, and other topics will be covered in approximately one hundred sessions.
For six days of cybersecurity talks, training sessions, seminars, and briefings, over 15,000 information security enthusiasts attend the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas each year. In order to hear briefings on the most recent security topics, trends, and research, attendees come from all walks of life, including academia, the government, and the private sector.
DEF CON One of the largest and most well-liked events for computer enthusiasts is DEF CON. Since its inception in 1983, the annual conference has attracted approximately 30,000 attendees. Presenters frequently include current and former government employees, Big Tech security teams, and hackers who prefer to keep their identities a secret and use their handles.
Security professionals gather at the annual Mandiant Worldwide Information Security Exchange (mWISE) Conference to discuss the most recent cyber threats, solutions, and trends. It is hosted by Mandiant, and the organizers put in a lot of effort to keep the environment vendor-neutral. Over fifty sessions, including keynotes, breakout sessions, and expert panels, attract approximately 1,500 attendees.
GoSec For two decades, the GoSec conference has been one of the most popular cybersecurity events in Canada. For two days of research, education, and training, 1400 people come to Montreal. Over thirty speakers and three dozen sessions discuss the most recent trends and upcoming challenges in IT security.
Security professionals gather at InfoSecWorld to discuss real-world solutions and share their experiences in the industry. Security is a big business. The event has developers, CISOs, CTOs, and CIOs in attendance. Workshops, sessions on the expo floor, and conference sessions are where more than 100 expert speakers share the most recent information.
Winter Cybersecurity Conferences and Events Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit With its Magic QuadrantTM benchmark rating system, Gartner’s summit events are a popular destination for cutting-edge research and useful guidance. From a business perspective, the most recent best practices for protecting digital identities are presented at the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Summit. Over the course of three days, 1800 attendees will have the opportunity to interact with over 90 exhibitors and hear from over two dozen experts.
Black Hat Europe The European portion of the Black Hat conference lasts for four days, two of which are devoted to cybersecurity talks. Additionally, it provides exclusive training sessions on both offensive and defensive cybersecurity tactics.
The annual Forrester Security & Risk Summit is attended by IT professionals who are interested in learning about the most recent developments in risk management and cybersecurity. Through workshops, one-on-one meetings with analysts, and sessions, attendees discuss security operations, rethink security awareness training, and envision solutions for today’s ever-changing cyber risks.
SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit This conference is for professionals who specialize in cyber threat detection. Two days of technical content on cyber threat analysis and threat intelligence will be presented to attendees. Attendees can choose from 10 SANS multi-day certification training sessions for an additional fee.
Spring Cybersecurity Events and Conferences The RSA Conference’s 2025 theme is “Many Voices.” One Society.” Over the past three decades, the annual conference has been known as “where the world talks security.” The annual event, which features over 400 sessions and 650 speakers, attracts professionals working in cybersecurity from 140 nations.
Summer Cybersecurity Conferences and Events FIRST Conference The non-profit Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), which promotes collaboration in incident prevention, has held its annual conference for nearly four decades. Training, keynote speeches, networking opportunities, and even a Capture the Flag team event are all part of the gathering.
Gartner analysts, chief information security officers (CISOs), IT security leaders, and other executives will be present for three days at the Security and Risk Management Summit. Attendees will have the chance to collaborate on solutions to real-world business issues through roundtable discussions, small group discussions, and social engagements.
AWS re: Reiterate Amazon Web Services’ stance on: In the world of conferences, the Inforce cloud security conference is relatively new. Since its inception in 2018, it has only been held five times. Over 250 sessions offer attendees technical, hands-on, and expert learning opportunities that focus primarily on securing the Amazon cloud platform.
Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) The three-day Hackers on Planet Earth event is family-friendly and encourages attendees of all ages, in contrast to the other conferences on this list. Workshops on lockpicking, talks on personal security, and themed “villages” where attendees can meet other security enthusiasts were all part of the security conference.
Symposia and Academic Conferences Academic security conferences and events frequently include the word “Symposium” in their names. These events differ slightly from the typical conference for the industry. These conferences typically discuss research, scientific papers, or academic theories rather than providing a venue for industry experts and businesses to share best practices, network, and showcase their latest offerings to customers. The majority of the audience consists of academic publishing houses, industry organizations, and professors, educators, graduate and PhD students. Numerous keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops are common at these events. Talks or poster sessions are how researchers present their research. Presenters are required to submit their topics far in advance of the event and complete their final papers three to six months prior to their presentation.
The International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, now in its 20th year, gives practitioners, researchers, and academics a chance to talk about the most recent developments in cyber warfare and security. The conference proceedings contain the accepted papers. They might be discussed in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, the International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, or the Journal of Information Warfare.
Researchers and practitioners in the field of security gather at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy to discuss recent academic developments in electronic privacy and computer security. Cryptography, human security factors, managing the software supply chain, and other topics are among the topics covered.
