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).
March 2020
CANCELLED BSides Munich, Munich, Germany: March 26 - 27
BSides Atlanta, Kennesaw, Georgia: March 28
BSidesDublin, Dublin, Ireland: March 28
Oktane20 Live, Virtual: March 30 - April 2
SANS Philadelphia 2020, Virtual: March 30 - April 4
April 2020
Virtual Los Angeles Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 2
SANS 2020, Virtual: April 3 - 10
CANCELLED BSides Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia: April 4
Virtual Hartford Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 9
SANS Bethesda 2020, Virtual: April 13 - 18
SANS Minneapolis 2020, Virtual: April 13 - 18
Virtual Portland Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 16
POSTPONED OffZone, Moscow, Russia: April 16 - 17
POSTPONED BSides Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida: April 18
SANS Boston Spring 2020, Virtual: April 20 - 25
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Chicago, Illinois: April 21
BSides Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands: April 21
Des Moines Virtual Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 21
2020 Chicago Cybersecurity Best Practice Exchange, Chicago, Illinois: April 23
Virtual Louisville Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 23
BSides Liverpool, Liverpool, UK: April 25
POSTPONED *CSO50 Conference+Awards, Scottsdale, Arizona: April 27 - 29
SANS Baltimore 2020, Virtual: April 27 - May 2
SANS Pen Test Austin 2020, Virtual: April 27 - May 2
Chicago Virtual Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual: April 30
May 2020
BSidesCanberra, Canberra, Australia: May 1 - 2
BSides RGV, McAllen, Texas: May 2
CANCELLED Secure360, Prior Lake, Minnesota: May 5 - 6
CANCELLED RuhrSec 2020, Bochum, Germany: May 5 - 8
Ottawa Cybersecurity Conference, Ottawa, Ontario: May 6
Denver CISO Executive Summit Q2, Denver, Colorado: May 7
Philadelphia Cybersecurity Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 7
BSides Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: May 8
SANS Security West 2020, Virtual: May 11 - 16
Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit, Indianapolis, Indiana: 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, Virtual: May 17 - 22
SANS San Antonio 2020, Virtual: May 17 - 22
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit Q2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 18
POSTPONED 2020 CSO Summit, Washington, DC: May 18 - 19
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Munich, Germany: May 18 - 19
BSides Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany: May 18 - 20
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, Seattle, Washington: May 19
POSTPONED BSides Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia: May 22
SANS Atlanta Spring 2020, Virtual: May 26 - 31
SANS Nashville Spring 2020, Virtual: May 26 - 31
Dallas CISO Executive Summit Q2, Dallas, Texas: May 27
Cloud Security Summit & Training 2020, Virtual: May 27 - June 3
BSides Brussels, Brussels, Belgium: May 28
BSidesBUD, Budapest, Hungary: May 28
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, Virtual: June 1 - 8
Authenticate, Seattle, Washington: June 2 - 3
BSides London, London, UK: June 2 - 3
Seattle Cybersecurity Conference, Seattle, Washington: June 4
Identiverse, Virtual: June 8 - 11
SANS Las Vegas Summer 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada: June 8 - 13
SANS New Orleans 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana: June 8 - 13
2020 Portland Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, Portland, Oregon: June 9
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
2020 Salt Lake City Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, Salt Lake City, Utah: June 11
Boston Cybersecurity Conference, Boston, Massachusetts: June 11
BSides Prague, Prague, Czech Republic: June 13
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
2020 San Antonio Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, San Antonio, Texas: June 18
Sacramento Cybersecurity Conference, Sacramento, California: June 18
BSides Athens, Athens, Greece: June 20
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
2020 Nashville Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, Nashville, Tennessee: June 25
Buffalo Cybersecurity Conference, Buffalo, New York: June 25
BSides Asheville, Asheville, South Carolina: June 27
2020 Cleveland Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, Cleveland, Ohio: June 30
2020 St. Louis Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, St. Louis, Missouri: June 30
CyberCon 2020, Washington, DC: June 30 - July 1
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
BSides Springfield, Springfield, Missouri: July 11
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
AcceleRISE, Austin, Texas: July 29 - 31
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
BSides Columbus, Columbus, Ohio: August 19 - 21
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
BSidesCharm, Towson, Maryland: September 5 - 6
THOTCON, Chicago, Illinois: September 11 -12
BSides Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio: September 12
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
Black Hat Asia, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore: September 29 - October 2
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
BSides MSP, Stillwater, Minnesota: October 8 - 9
Florida Cyber Conference 2020, Orlando, Florida: October 8 - 9
Benelux CISO Executive Summit Q4, Amsterdam, Netherlands: October 14
Anaheim Cybersecurity Conference, Anaheim, California: October 15
2020 Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit, London, UK: October 20
CyberCon 2020, Austin, Texas: October 20 - 22
Nordic CISO Executive Summit, Stockholm, Sweden: October 21
Jacksonville Cybersecurity Conference, Jacksonville, Florida: October 22
Bsides Seattle, Seattle, Washington: October 24
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
2020 Cybersecurity Summit, Bengaluru, India: November 26
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
BSidesPhilly, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: December 4
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
Bsides Austin, Austin, Texas: December 10 - 11
January 2021
Cyber Security for Critical Assets MENA, Dubai: January 25 - 26
February 2021
ManuSec Europe, TBA: February 9 - 10
* This event is presented by IDG Communications, the parent company of CSO.