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 2022 and 2023.
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).
December 2022
BSidesCapeTown, Cape Town, South Africa: December 3
Black Hat Europe 2022, TBD: December 5 - 8
SANS San Francisco Winter, Virtual and San Francisco, California: December 5 - 10
*CSO30 Conference UK, Virtual: December 6
France Summit, Virtual and TBD: December 6 - 7
Western-December CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual (Western U.S.): December 7
Atlanta CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Atlanta, Georgia: December 8
SecureWorld West Coast, Virtual: December 8
Connected Devices Summit, Virtual: December 8 - 9
BSidesLondon, London, UK: December 9 - 10
Ignite '22, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 12 - 15
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2022, Virtual and Washington, DC: December 12 - 17
Cybersecurity Outlook 2023, Virtual: December 13
Central America and Caribbean Cybersecurity Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica: December 14 - 15
* This event is presented by Foundry, the parent company of CSO.
January 2023
SANS Stay Sharp Winter 2023, Virtual: January 9 - 14
Eastern-January CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual: January 12
Dallas CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Dallas, Texas: January 19
SANS Security East 2023, Virtual and New Orlean, Louisiana: January 16 - 21
Los Angeles CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Los Angeles, California: January 26
February 2023
Chicago CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Chicago, Illinois: February 8
SANS Cyber Security Leadership NOVA, Virtual and Tysons Corner, Virginia: February 6 - 11
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Mumbai, India: February 13 - 14
S4X23, Miami South Beach, Florida: February 13 - 16
SANS Cyber Security East, Virtual: February 13 - 18
SANS San Diego 2023, Virtual and La Jolla, California: February 13 - 18
SANS Cloud Defender Dallas 2023, Virtual and Dallas, Texas: February 20 - 25
Washington CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Washington, DC: February 23
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Dubai, UAE: February 27 - 28
SANS Tysons Corner--NOVA 2023, Virtual and Tysons Corner, Virginia: February 27 - March 4
March 2023
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, London, UK: March 6 - 7
SANS Las Vegas Winter 2023, Virtual and Las Vegas, Nevada: March 6 - 11
Detroit CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Detroit, Michigan: March 9
SANS Baltimore Spring 2023, Virtual and Baltimore, Maryland: March 13 - 18
SANS Stay Sharp Spring 2023, Virtual: March 20 - 30
Seattle CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Seattle, Washington: March 22
BSidesCaymanIslands, Cayman Islands: March 22-24
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, Australia: March 28 - 29
ISC West, Las Vegas, Nevada: March 28 - 31
April 2023
SANS 2023, Virtual and Orlando, Florida: April 2 - 7
ItaliaSec, Rome, Italy: April 4 - 5
Central-April CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual: April 5
BSidesOK, Glenpool, Oklahoma: April 5 - 7
Montreal CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Montreal, Quebec Canada: April 6
Omaha CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Omaha, Nebraska: April 19
RSA Conference 2023, San Francisco, California: April 24 - 27
SANS ICS Security Summit & Training, Orlando, Florida: April 30 - May 8
May 2023
Philadelphia CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 4
Black Hat Asia, Singapore: May 9 - 12
SIA GovSummit, Washington, DC: May 16 - 17
Minneapolis CyberSecurity Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 17
BSidesDublin, Dublin, Ireland: May 27
Identiverse, Las Vegas, Nevada: May 30 - June 2
June 2023
Denver CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Denver, Colorado: June 1
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 5 - 7
Kansas City CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Kansas City, Kansas: June 8
AWS re:Inforce, Anaheim, California: June 13 - 14
Infosecurity Europe, London, UK: June 20 - 22
St. Louis CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and St. Louis, Missouri: June 21
July 2023
Orange County CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and TBD: July 12
Tampa CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Tampa, Florida: July 27
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Tokyo, Japan: July 27 - 28
August 2023
Black Hat USA 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 5 - 10
BSidesLV, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 8 - 9
Indianapolis CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Indianapolis, Indiana: August 10
Salt Lake City CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Salt Lake City, Utah: August 23
September 2023
Charlotte CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Charlotte, North Carolina: September 7
Des Moines CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Des Moines, Iowa: September 21
BSidesCanberra, Canberra, Australia: September 28-30
October 2023
Columbus CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Columbus, Ohio: October 5
San Diego CyberSecurity Conference, San Diego, California: October 18
November 2023
Phoenix CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Phoenix, Arizona: November 2
Nashville CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Nashville, Tennessee: November 15
Boston CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Boston, Massachusetts: November 30
December 2023
Atlanta CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Atlanta, Georgia: December 6
Houston CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Houston, Texas: December 13