There is nothing like attending a face-to-face event for career networking and knowledge gathering, and we don’t have to tell you how helpful it can be to get a hands-on demo of a new tool or to have your questions answered by experts.
Fortunately, plenty of great conferences are coming up in the months ahead.
If keeping abreast of security trends and evolving threats is critical to your job — and we know it is — then attending some top-notch security conferences is on your must-do list for 2019.
From major events to those that are more narrowly focused, this list from the editors of CSO, will help you find the security conferences that matter the most to you.
We’ll keep it updated with registration deadlines and new conferences so check back often. While we don’t expect this calendar to be comprehensive, we do aim to have it be highly relevant. If there’s something we’ve missed, let us know. You can email your additions, corrections and updates to Michael Nadeau (michael_nadeau@idg.com).
May 2019
HackMiami Con 7, Miami Beach, Florida: May 17 - 19
SANS New Orleans 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana: May 19 - 24
SANS Northern VA Spring- Reston 2019, Reston, Virginia: May 19 - 24
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, San Francisco, California: May 20 - 22
Minneapolis CISO Executive Summit, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 21
IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2019, Toronto, Ontario: May 21 - 22
Vancouver CISO Executive Summit, Vancouver, British Columbia: May 22
Washington, DC CISO Executive Summit Q2, Washington, DC: May 22
Infosecurity Mexico, Mexico City: May 22 - 23
RVAsec, Richmond, Virginia: May 22 - 23
2019 Central Ohio InfoSec Summit, Columbus, Ohio: May 23 - 24
SANS Atlanta 2019, Atlanta, Georgia: May 28 - June 2
SANS San Antonio 2019, San Antonio, Texas: May 28 - June 2
SecureWorld Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia: May 29 - 30
Louisville Cyber Security Conference, Louisville, Kentucky: May 30
CircleCityCon 6.0, Indianapolis, Indiana: May 31 - June 2
June 2019
Objective by the Sea 2.0, Monte Carlo, Monaco: June 1 - 2
GRC Summit, Baltimore, Maryland: June 2 - 5
Ignite '19, Austin, Texas: June 3 - 6
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: June 4
Southern California CISO Executive Summit Q2, Los Angeles, California: June 4
National Cyber Summit, Huntsville, Alabama: June 4 - 6
Angelbeat, Tucson, Arizona: June 5
Detroit CISO Executive Summit Q2, Detroit, Michigan: June 5
Angelbeat, Phoenix, Arizona: June 6
Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit, Indianapolis, Indiana: June 6
Seattle Cyber Security Conference, Seattle, Washington: June 6
SecureCISO Boston, Boston, Massachusetts: June 6
SecureCISO Cologne, Cologne, Germany: June 6
Angelbeat, St. Louis, Missouri: June 7
SANS Kansas City 2019, Kansas City, Missouri: June 10 - 15
Denver CISO Executive Summit, Denver, Colorado: June 11
* SecurIT, Melbourne, Australia: June 11
Annual Privacy Forum 2019, Rome, Italy: June 13
Baltimore Cyber Security Conference, Baltimore, Maryland: June 13
SecureWorld Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: June 13
SANSFIRE 2019, Washington, DC: June 15 - 22
European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P), Stockholm, Sweden: June 17 - 19
Gartner Security and Risk Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 17 - 20
UK CISO Executive Summit, TBD: June 18
Boston Cyber Security Conference, Boston, Massachusetts: June 20
* SecurIT, New York, NY: June 20
Atlanta CISO Executive Summit, Atlanta, Georgia: June 24
Dallas CISO Executive Summit Q2, Dallas, Texas: June 24
Security Operations Summit & Training 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana: June 24 - July 1
Florida CISO Executive Summit Q2, Coconut Grove, Florida: June 25
New York CISO Executive Summit Q2, New York, New York: June 25
Ohio CISO Executive Summit, Columbus, Ohio: June 25
Identiverse, Washington, DC: June 25 - 28
Houston CISO Executive Summit Q2, Houston, Texas: June 26
Seattle CISO Executive Summit Q2, Seattle, Washington: June 26
Tampa Cyber Security Conference, Tampa, Florida: June 27
July 2019
Angelbeat, Las Vegas, Nevada: July 8
Angelbeat, San Diego, California: July 9
Angelbeat, Anaheim, California: July 10
Angelbeat, Los Angeles, California: July 11
Minneapolis Cyber Security Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: July 11
Angelbeat, Denver, Colorado: July 12
BSidesSpfd 2019, Springfield, Missouri: July 13
Angelbeat, Atlanta, Georgia: July 15
IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2019, Singapore: July 15 - 16
Angelbeat, Indianapolis, Indiana: July 16
RSA Conference 2019 Asia Pacific & Japan, Singapore: July 16 - 18
Angelbeat, Louisville, Kentucky: July 17
Angelbeat, Cincinnati, Ohio: July 18
Raleigh Cyber Security Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina: July 18
Angelbeat, Columbus, Ohio: July 19
Angelbeat, Chicago, Illinois: July 22
Angelbeat, Grand Rapids, Michigan: July 23
Angelbeat, Detroit, Michigan: July 24
Angelbeat, Cleveland, Ohio: July 25
Vancouver Cyber Security Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia: July 25
DFIR Summit & Training 2019, Austin, Texas: July 25 - August 1
Angelbeat, Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania: July 26
Cyber: Secured Forum 2019, Dallas, Texas: July 29 - 31
August 2019
New York City Cyber Security Conference, New York, New York: August 1
SecureCISO Dallas, Dallas, Texas: August 1
Black Hat USA 2019, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 3 - 8
BSides Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 6 - 7
Sacramento Cyber Security Conference, Sacramento, California: August 8
Def Con 27, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 8 - 11
Fifteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, Santa Clara, California: August 11 - 13
Angelbeat, Wilmington, Delaware: August 12
Angelbeat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: August 13
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sao Paulo, Brazil: August 13 - 14
AcceleRISE, Minneapolis, Minnesota: August 14 - 16
28th USENIX Security Symposium, Santa Clara, California: August 14 - 16
Austin Cyber Security Conference, Austin, Texas: August 15
Angelbeat, Honolulu, Hawaii: August 16
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, Australia: August 19 - 20
InfoSec Healthcare Connect 2019, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: August 19 - 21
TechNet Augusta 2019, Augusta, Georgia: August 19 - 23
ISE West Executive Forum and Awards, San Francisco, California: August 22
Pittsburgh Cyber Security Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: August 22
SecureCISO Toronto, Toronto, Ontario: August 22
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Mumbai, India: August 26 - 27
Richmond Cyber Security Conference, Richmond, Virginia: August 29
September 2019
Montreal Cyber Security Conference, Montreal, Quebec: September 5
Global Security Exchange (GSX), Chicago, Illinois: September 8 - 12
Angelbeat, Birmingham, Alabama: September 9
Global CISO Executive Summit, Westlake Village, California: September 9
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, London, UK: September 9 - 10
Angelbeat, Memphis, Tennessee: September 10
Melbourne CISO Executive Summit, Melbourne, Australia: September 10
Angelbeat, Nashville, Tennessee: September 11
Angelbeat, Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 12
Atlanta Cyber Security Conference, Atlanta, Georgia: September 12
Angelbeat, Knoxville, Tennessee: September 13
* SecurIT, Washington DC: September 18
Cyber Security for Critical Assets (CS4CA) APAC, Singapore: September 18 - 19
Phoenix Cyber Security Conference, Phoenix, Arizona: September 19
Privacy. Security. Risk., Las Vegas, Nevada: September 22 - 23
Angelbeat, Wichita, Kansas: September 23
Angelbeat, Kansas City, Missouri: September 24
Sydney CISO Executive Summit, Sydney, Australia: September 24
Angelbeat, Omaha, Nebraska: September 25
Angelbeat, Des Moines, Iowa: September 26
Little Rock Cyber Security Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas: September 26
Angelbeat, Jackson, Mississippi: September 27
Security of Things World 2019, San Diego, California: September 30 - October 1
October 2019
Phoenix CISO Executive Summit Q4, Phoenix, Arizona: TBD
Benelux CISO Executive Summit, Amsterdam, Netherlands: October 1
Cyber Security for Critical Assets (CS4CA) Europe, London, UK: October 1 - 2
Angelbeat, Charlotte, North Carolina: October 2
Angelbeat, Raleigh, North Carolina: October 3
Kansas City Cyber Security Conference, Kansas City, Missouri: October 3
Angelbeat, Richmond, Virginia: October 4
MANUSEC USA, Chicago, Illinois: October 8 - 9
it-sa, Nuremberg, Germany: October 8 - 10
Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit Q4, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: October 9
CyberNext Summit 2019, Washington, DC: October 9 - 10
Jacksonville Cyber Security Conference, Jacksonville, Florida: October 10
BruCON, Belgium: October 10 - 11
Hacker Halted, Atlanta, Georgia: October 10 - 11
Angelbeat, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: October 15
2019 EWF National Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona: October 15 - 17
Angelbeat, New Orleans, Louisiana: October 16
CACS, Geneva, Switzerland: October 16 - 18
Angelbeat, El Paso, Texas: October 17
Toronto Cyber Security Conference, Toronto, Ontario: October 17
Angelbeat, Albuquerque, New Mexico: October 18
Angelbeat, Washington, DC: October 21
13ENISE, the International Meeting on Information Security, Leon, Spain: October 22 - 23
Angelbeat, Princeton, New Jersey: October 22
Angelbeat, Jersey City, New Jersey: October 23
Angelbeat, Brooklyn, New York: October 24
Omaha Cyber Security Conference, Omaha, Nebraska: October 24
Angelbeat, New York, New York: October 25
ISF’s 30th Annual World Congress, Dublin, Ireland: October 26 - 29
Cyber Security Summit, TBD: October 28 - 30
Angelbeat, White Plains, New York: October 29
Cybersec Forum, Krakow, Poland: October 29 - 30
Angelbeat, Long Island, New York: October 30
New Jersey CISO Executive Summit Q4, New Brunswick, New Jersay: October 30
November 2019
Chicago CISO Executive Summit, Chicago, Illinois: November 5
Dallas CISO Executive Summit, Dallas, Texas: November 5
Chicago Suburbs Cyber Security Conference, TBD, November 6
* SecurIT, Chicago IL: November 6
ACSC 2019: Collaborate, Boston, Massachusetts: November 7
San Diego Cyber Security Conference, San Diego, California: November 7
Cyber Access Summit, Berlin, Germany: November 12 - 14
Orlando Cyber Security Conference, Orlando, Florida: November 14
Blockshow Asia 2019, Singapore: November 14 - 15
Angelbeat, Boston, Massachusetts: November 18
IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress, Brussels, Belgium: November 18 - 19
NICE Conference & Expo 2019, Phoenix, Arizona: November 18 - 20
Angelbeat, Portland, Maine: November 19
Charlotte CISO Executive Summit, Charlotte, North Carolina: November 19
Washington, DC CISO Executive Summit Q4, Washington, DC: November 19
Angelbeat, Nashua, New Hampshire: November 20
Boston CISO Executive Summit Q4, Boston, Massachusetts: November 20
Cyber Security for Critical Assets (CS4CA) LATAM, Sao Paulo, Brazil: November 20 - 21
Angelbeat, Albany, New York: November 21
Nashville Cyber Security Conference, Nashville, Tennessee: November 21
Angelbeat, Buffalo, New York: November 22
December 2019
Atlanta CISO Executive Summit, Atlanta, Georgia: TBD
Calgary CISO Executive Summit, Calgary, Alberta: December 4
Dallas Cyber Security Conference, Dallas, Texas: December 4
St. Louis Cyber Security Conference, St. Louis, Missouri: December 5
Angelbeat, Minneapolis, Minnesota: December 9
Angelbeat, Fargo, North Dakota: December 10
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 10 - 12
Anaheim Cyber Security Conference, Anaheim, California: December 11
Angelbeat, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: December 11
Angelbeat, Boise, Idaho: December 12
Cincinnati Cyber Security Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio: December 12
Angelbeat, Spokane, Washington: December 13
Angelbeat, Columbia, South Carolina: December 17
Angelbeat, Charleston, South Carolina: December 18
* This event is presented by IDG Communications, the parent company of CSO.