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 2020.
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).
January 2020
BSidesTLH, Tallahassee, Florida: January 11
SANS Miami 2020, Miami, Florida: January 13 - 18
CPX 360 Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand: January 14 - 16
Columbus Cybersecurity Conference, Columbus, Ohio: January 16
SANS Anaheim 2020, Anaheim, California: January 20 - 25
Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit & Training 2020, Arlington, Virginia: January 20 - 27
FS-ISAC Zurich Member Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland: January 22
MGT521 Beta Two 2020, San Diego, California: January 22 - 23
Houston Cybersecurity Conference, Houston, Texas: January 23
CPX 360 New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana: January 27 - 29
SANS Las Vegas 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada: January 27 - February 1
SANS San Francisco East Bay 2020, Emeryville, California: January 27 - February 1
Salt Lake City Cybersecurity Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah: January 29
Student360, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota: January 31
ShmooCon, Washington, DC: January 31 - February 2
February 2020
SANS Security East 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana: February 1 - 8
CPX 360 Vienna, Vienna, Austria: February 4 - 6
Charlotte Cybersecurity Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina: February 6
Suits & Spooks, Washington, DC: February 6 - 7
BSidesTampa, Tampa, Florida: February 8
SANS New York City Winter 2020, New York City, New York: February 10 - 15
SANS Northern VA, Fairfax, Virginia: February 10 - 15
Indianapolis Cybersecurity Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana: February 13
SANS San Diego 2020, San Diego, California: February 17 - 22
SANS Scottsdale 2020, Scottsdale, Arizona: February 17 - 22
Open-Source Intelligence Summit & Training, Alexandria, Virginia: February 18 - 24
Memphis Cybersecurity Conference, Memphis, Tennessee: February 19
Denver Cybersecurity Conference, Denver, Colorado: February 20
BSidesSF, San Francisco, California: February 23 - 24
SANS Training at RSA Conference 2020, San Francisco, California: February 23 - 24
2020 Global Insider Threat Summit, San Francisco, California: February 24
SANS Jacksonville 2020, Jacksonville, Florida: February 24 - 29
Houston Cyber Summit, Houston, Texas: February 27
March 2020
SANS Northern VA--Reston Spring 2020, Reston, Virginia: March 2 - 7
Blue Team Summit & Training 2020, Louisville, Kentucky: March 2 - 9
ICS Security Summit & Training 2020, Orlando, Florida: March 2 - 9
Atlanta Cybersecurity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia: March 5
SANS St. Louis 2020, St. Louis, Missouri: March 8 - 13
SANS Dallas 2020, Dallas, Texas: March 9 - 14
Wild West Hackin Fest 2020, San Diego, California: March 10 - 11
Cleveland Cybersecurity Conference, Cleveland, Ohio: March 11
Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, London, UK: March 11 - 12
Toronto Cybersecurity Conference, Toronto, Ontario: March 12
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, London, UK: March 12 - 13
SANS Norfolk 2020, Norfolk, Virginia: March 16 - 21
SANS San Francisco Spring 2020, San Francisco, California: March 16 - 27
2020 Fraud Summit, New York, New York: March 18, 2020
Detroit Cybersecurity Conference, Detroit, Michigan: March 19
SANS Seattle Spring 2020, Seattle, Washington: March 23 - 28
Des Moines Cybersecurity Conference, Des Moines, Iowa: March 26
SANS Philadelphia 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 30 - April 4
Nordic CISO Executive Summit, Stockholm, Sweden: March 31
Black Hat Asia, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore: March 31 - April 3
April 2020
Los Angeles Cybersecurity Conference, Los Angeles, California: April 2
SANS 2020, Orlando, Florida: April 3 - 10
Hartford Cybersecurity Conference, Hartford, Connecticut: April 9
SANS Bethesda 2020, Bethesda, Maryland: April 14 - 19
SANS Minneapolis 2020, Minneapolis, Minnesota: April 14 - 19
Portland Cybersecurity Conference, Portland, Oregon: April 16
OffZone, Moscow, Russia: April 16 - 17
SANS Boston Spring 2020, Boston, Massachusetts: April 20 - 25
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Chicago, Illinois: April 21
Louisville Cybersecurity Conference, Louisville, Kentucky: April 23
*CSO50 Conference+Awards, Scottsdale, Arizona: April 27 - 29
SANS Baltimore 2020, Baltimore, Maryland: April 27 - May 2
SANS Pen Test Austin 2020, Austin, Texas: April 27 - May 2
Chicago Cybersecurity Conference, Chicago, IllinoisL April 30
May 2020
BSidesCanberra, Canberra, Australia: May 1 - 2
Secure360, Prior Lake, Minnesota: May 5 - 6
RuhrSec 2020, Bochum, Germany: May 5 - 8
Ottawa Cybersecurity Conference, Ottawa, Ontario: May 6
SANS Security West 2020, San Diego, California: May 6 - 13
Denver CISO Executive Summit Q2, Denver, Colorado: May 7
Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit, Indianapolis, Indiana: May 7
Philadelphia Cybersecurity Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 7
THOTCON, Chicago, Illinois: May 8 - 9
2020 Cybersecurity Summit, Bengaluru, India: May 12
Tampa Cybersecurity Conference, Tampa, Florida: May 13
Minneapolis Cybersecurity Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 14
BSidesGibralter, Gibralter: May 14 - 15
SANS Norther Virginia--Alexandria 2020, Alexandria, Virginia: May 17 - 22
SANS San Antonio 2020, San Antonio, Texas: May 17 - 22
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit Q2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 18
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Munich, Germany: May 18 - 19
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Seattle, Washington: May 19
SANS Atlanta Spring 2020, Atlanta, Georgia: May 26 - 31
SANS Nashville Spring 2020, Nashville, Tennessee: May 26 - 31
Dallas CISO Executive Summit Q2, Dallas, Texas: May 27
Cloud Security Summit & Training 2020, Frisco, Texas: May 27 - June 3
June 2020
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 1 - 4
SANS Chicago Spring 2020, Chicago, Illinois: June 1 - 6
Rocky Mountain Hackfest Summit & Training 2020, Denver, Colorado: June 1 - 8
Seattle Cybersecurity Conference, Seattle, Washington: June 4
Identiverse, Denver, Colorado: June 8 - 11
SANS Las Vegas Summer 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada: June 8 - 13
SANS New Orleans 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana: June 8 - 13
San Francisco CISO Executive Summit Q2, San Francisco, California: June 9
Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference (RMISC), Denver, Colorado: June 9 - 11
Atlanta CISO Executive Summit Q2, Atlanta, Georgia: June 10
Boston Cybersecurity Conference, Boston, Massachusetts: June 11
SANSFIRE 2020, Washington, DC: June 13 - 20
Florida CISO Executive Summit Q2, Coconut Grove, Florida: June 16
Houston CISO Executive Summit Q2, Houston, Texas: June 16
Sacramento Cybersecurity Conference, Sacramento, California: June 18
SANS Pittsburgh 2020, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: June 22 - 27
SANS Silicon Valley--Cupertino 2020, Cupertino, California: June 22 - 27
New York CISO Executive Summit Q2, New York City, New York: June 23
Boston CISO Executive Summit Q2, Boston, Massachusetts: June 24
Buffalo Cybersecurity Conference, Buffalo, New York: June 25
Identiverse, Washington, DC: June 25 - 28
July 2020
SANS Louisville 2020, Louisville, Kentucky: July 6 - 11
SANS Northern VA--Arlington 2020, Arlington, Virginia: July 6 - 11
Raleigh Cybersecurity Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina: July 9
Vancouver Cybersecurity Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia: July 16
SANS Columbia 2020, Columbia, Maryland: July 20 - 25
SANS Rocky Mountain Summer 2020, Denver, Colorado: July 20 - 25
2020 Cybersecurity Summit, Brazil: July 23
Washington DC Cybersecurity Conference, Washington, DC: July 23
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, Australia: July 27 - 28
SANS Charlotte 2020, Charlotte, North Carolina: July 27 - August 1
2020 Healthcare Security Summit, New York, New York: July 30
Little Rock Cybersecurity Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas: July 30
August 2020
Black Hat USA, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 1 - 6
SANS Boston Summer 2020, Boston, Massachusetts: August 3 - 8
SANS Los Angeles 2020, Los Angeles, California: August 3 - 8
Security Awareness Summit & Training 2020, Austin, Texas: August 3 - 12
Pittsburgh Cybersecurity Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: August 6
SANS Crystal City 2020, Arlington, Virginia: August 10 - 15
SANS Seattle Summer 2020, Seattle, Washington: August 10 - 15
Kansas City Cybersecurity Conference, Kansas City, Missouri: August 13
SANS Capital City 2020, Washington, DC: August 17 - 22
SANS Chicago 2020, Chicago, Illinois: August 17 - 22
2020 Cybersecurity Summit, New York, New York: August 18
New York City Cybersecurity Conference, New York, New York: August 20
SANS San Francisco Summer 2020, San Francisco, California: August 24 - 29
SANS Virginia Beach 2020, Virginia Beach, Virginia: August 24 - September 4
Ft. Lauderdale Cybersecurity Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: August 27
SANS New York City Summer 2020, New York City, New York: August 30 - September 4
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Tokyo, Japan: August 31 - September 2
September 2020
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, London, UK: September 14 - 16
Oklahoma City Cybersecurity Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: September 17
Global CISO Executive Summit, Marana, Arizona: September 21 - 23
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Toronto, Ontario: September 22
New Orleans Cybersecurity Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana: September 23
Omaha Cybersecurity Conference, Omaha, Nebraska: September 24
Baltimore Cybersecurity Conference, Baltimore, Maryland: September 30
October 2020
Toronto Cybersecurity Conference, Toronto, Ontario: October 1
San Antonio Cybersecurity Conference, San Antonio, Texas: October 8
Benelux CISO Executive Summit Q4, Amsterdam, Netherlands: October 14
Anaheim Cybersecurity Conference, Anaheim, California: October 15
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, London, UK: October 20
Jacksonville Cybersecurity Conference, Jacksonville, Florida: October 22
Milwaukee CISO Executive Summit Q4, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: October 28
St. Louis Cybersecurity Conference, St. Louis, Missouri: October 29
November 2020
Columbia Cybersecurity Conference, Columbia, Maryland: November 4
Cincinnati Cybersecurity Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio: November 5
Black Hat Europe. London, UK: November 9 - 12
Dallas Cybersecurity Conference, Dallas, Texas: November 12
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Washington, DC: November 17
Dallas CISO Executive Summit Q4, Dallas, Texas: November 18
Atlanta Cybersecurity Conference, Atlanta, Georgia: November 19
December 2020
Minneapolis CISO Executive Summit Q4, Minneapolis, Minnesota: December 2
San Diego Cybersecurity Conference, San Diego, California: December 2
Chicago Cybersecurity Conference, Chicago, Illinois: December 3
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 8 - 10
Phoenix Cybersecurity Conference, Phoenix, Arizona: December 9
Nashville Cybersecurity Conference, Nashville, Tennessee: December 10
* This event is presented by IDG Communications, the parent company of CSO.