Best Cybersecurity Conferences

Annual international cybersecurity week at Tel Aviv University bringing together government, industry, startups, investors and academia for panels, workshops and competitions.

Japan's largest international security research conference, with technical talks, contests and workshops; training runs the preceding week at Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand.

Black Hat's Middle East and Africa edition, a three-day cybersecurity conference and exhibition in Riyadh combining technical briefings, training, and a large vendor exhibition. Organized in partnership with the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones.

Black Hat's European edition with specialized cybersecurity trainings and a two-day conference featuring the latest research, Arsenal demos, and a Business Hall.

Gartner's research-led summit for identity and access management and security leaders. The 2026 US summit covers identity governance, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), privileged access, and securing machine and AI agent identities.

21st edition of India's flagship industry-led cybersecurity summit by the Data Security Council of India, gathering CISOs, regulators, policymakers and startups.

One of SANS Institute's largest annual training events, offering 30+ hands-on cybersecurity courses in Washington, DC, plus a Core NetWars tournament. Available in person and online.

14th edition of one of the largest cybersecurity conferences and exhibitions outside the US, combining a multi-day conference with a startup and vendor expo.

Annual SANS summit on cyber threat intelligence research, tools and tradecraft, with an in-person summit (Feb 1-2) followed by SANS training courses (Feb 3-8).

Swiss cybersecurity conference with three days of workshops followed by two days of technical talks and a CTF contest.

ThreatLocker's annual hands-on cybersecurity conference for IT and security practitioners and MSPs, focused on zero trust, with hacking labs and certification exams.

Asia edition of Black Hat, with two days of technical trainings followed by a two-day main conference with Briefings and Business Hall.

Gartner's EMEA conference for IAM leaders covering identity governance, privileged access, identity verification and machine identities, with analyst sessions and a vendor exhibit.

Gartner's India summit for CISOs and security and risk leaders, covering AI in security, identity impersonation and post-quantum cryptography.

Major European cybersecurity and digital trust forum (formerly FIC), combining a conference program with a large exhibition; the 2027 theme is securing autonomous and agentic systems.

Gartner's Australia/APAC conference for security and risk leaders, with tracks on AI security and governance, identity security and cyber resilience.

Community-run security conference in San Francisco, one of the largest BSides events, featuring talks, villages and CTF.

The world's largest cybersecurity conference returns to Moscone. 44,000+ attendees, Innovation Sandbox startup competition, CISO bootcamps, and the largest cybersecurity expo floor globally.

The UK government's flagship cybersecurity conference hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre, bringing together government, industry and academia.

20th edition of KuppingerCole's European conference on digital identity, IAM, cloud security and decentralized identity, held on-site and online.

Cisco's flagship US conference for networking, security, and observability professionals. Cisco Live draws 20,000+ IT and network engineers for hands-on training, certification, and sessions on AI-powered networking, secure infrastructure, and NetOps.

Europe's most respected cybersecurity event. 13,000+ professionals, 300+ exhibitors, and 200+ hours of conference content including CISO keynotes and CPE credits.

Gartner's flagship North American conference for CISOs and security and risk leaders (formerly the Security & Risk Management Summit), with analyst sessions and a large vendor exhibit.

Large European identity event covering digital identity, biometrics, identity verification and access management, with a conference and exhibition.

OWASP Foundation's flagship European application security conference, with training days followed by talks on appsec, DevSecOps and AI security.

Major identity security conference for IAM architects, practitioners and leaders, covering workforce, customer and machine identity.

The premier cybersecurity event for security engineers, developers, and ethical hackers returns to Mandalay Bay. 6-day program with immersive trainings, Briefings, Arsenal tool demos, and Pwnie Awards.

The world's largest hacker convention returns for its 35th year. Live hacking contests, AI/IoT/Crypto Privacy villages, hands-on workshops, and Capture the Flag, part of Hacker Summer Camp week with Black Hat and BSides.

Black Hat's European edition with specialized cybersecurity trainings and a two-day conference featuring the latest research, Arsenal demos, and Business Hall. Official 2027 dates pending, typically early December.