Tracking postponements, cancellations, and conferences gone virtual — CSO Online’s calendar of upcoming security conferences makes it easy to find the events that matter the most to you. Credit: Django / Getty Images 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 2023 and 2024. 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. December 2023 BSidesOdisha, Odisha, India: December 2 Black Hat Europe, London, UK: December 4 – 7 SANS London, Virtual and London, UK: December 4 – 9 SANS Phoenix-Tempe 2023, Virtual and Tempe, Arizona: December 4 – 9 SANS Tokyo Winter 2023, Virtual and Tokyo, Japan: December 4 – 9 Atlanta CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Atlanta, Georgia: December 6 CISO/CIO Forum, La Jolla, California: December 6 *CSO’s Future of Cybersecurity Summit, Virtual: December 7 Dallas Cybersecurity Conference, Dallas, Texas: December 7 BSidesLondon, London, UK: December 9 SANS Jeddah Defence 2023, Virtual and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: December 9 – 14 SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2023, Virtual and Washington, DC: December 11 – 16 SANS Frankfurt, Virtual and Frankfurt, Germany: December 11 – 16 Houston CyberSecurity Conference, Virtual and Houston, Texas: December 13 * This event is presented by Foundry, the parent company of CSO. January 2024 SANS London, Virtual and London, UK: January 8 – 13 SANS Brussels, Virtual and Brussels, Belgium: January 15 – 20 SANS Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark: January 15 – 20 SANS Amsterdam, Virtual and Amsterdam, Netherlands: January 22 – 27 SANS Paris, Virtual and Paris, France: January 29 – February 3 February 2024 SANS Offensive Operations London 2024, Virtual and London, UK: February 5 – 10 Planet Cyber Sec Conference, Orange County, California: February 7 SANS Amsterdam, Virtual and Amsterdam, Netherlands: February 12 – 17 SANS Munich, Virtual and Munich, Germany: February 19 – 24 SANS Security East New Orleans 2024, Virtual and New Orleans, Louisiana: February 19 – 24 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Mumbai, India: February 26 – 27 SANS Madrid, Madrid, Spain: February 26 – March 2 March 2024 Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, London, UK: March 4 – 5 Enterprise Cyber Security (ECS) UK, London, UK: March 13 Identity Management (IDM) Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands: March 24 SANS Orlando 2024, Virtual and Orlando, Florida: March 24 – 29 CISO Forum, Redondo Beach, California: March 26 Identity Management (IDM) Dach, Frankfurt, Germany: March 28 April 2024 BSidesMilwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: April 3 ISC West, Las Vegas, Nevada: April 9 – 12 GISEC Global, Dubai, UAE: April 23 – 25 May 2024 RSA Conference, San Francisco, California: May 6 – 9 Identity Management (IDM) Nordics, Stockholm, Sweden: May 7 SANS Security West San Diego 2024, Virtual and San Diego, California: May 9 – 14 BSidesVitoria, Vitoria, Brasil: May 18 Government IT Security Conference (GovSec) UK, London, UK: May 23 Identiverse, Las Vegas, Nevada: May 28 – 31 June 2024 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 3 – 5 Identity Management (IDM) UK, London, UK: June 18 Security LeadHER, Phoenix, Arizona: June 24 – 25 September 2024 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, London, UK: September 23 – 25 October 2024 Identity Management (IDM) Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands: October 2 National Cyber Security Strategy Confex (CyberGov), London, UK: October 15 November 2024 Identity Management (IDM) UK, London, UK: November 5 Identity Management (IDM) Nordics, Stockholm, Sweden: November 19 Enterprise Security & Risk Management (ESRM) UK, London, UK: November 28 December 2024 Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit, Grapevine, Texas: December 9 – 11 Related content news Google expands minimum security guidelines for third-party vendors Google's updated Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) program offer advice for working with researchers and warns against vendors charging extra for basic security features. 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