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 2018.
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 2018
SANS San Francisco Spring 2018, San Francisco, California: March 12 – 17
Infosecurity Belgium, Brussels, Belgium: March 14 – 15
Secure360 Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: March 14 – 15
SecureWorld Boston, Boston, Massachusetts: March 14 – 15
CanSecWest Vancouver 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia: March 14 – 16
2018 GDPR Summit, Atlanta, Georgia: March 15
New Jersey Cyber Security Conference, Somerset, New Jersey: March 15
BSidesSLC, Salt Lake City, Utah: March 16
SANS Northern VA Spring – Tysons 2018, McLean, Virginia: March 17 – 24
IANS 2018 New York Information Security Forum, New York, New York: March 19 – 20
InfoSecWorld, Lake Buena Vista, Florida: March 19 – 21
SANS Pen Test Austin 2018, Austin, Texas: March 19 – 24
ICS Security Summit & Training 2018, Orlando, Florida: March 19 – 26
Black Hat Asia, Singapore: March 20 – 22
Cyber Security Summit: Denver, Denver, Colorado: March 22
Los Angeles Cyber Security Conference, Los Angeles, California: March 22
Women in Cybersecurity, Chicago, Illinois: March 23 – 24
BSides Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee: March 24
IAPP Global Privacy Summit, Washington, DC: March 25 – 28
SANS Boston Spring 2018, Boston, Massachusetts: March 25 – 30
KNOW Identity Conference 2018, Washington, DC: March 26 – 28
IANS 2018 Toronto Information Security Forum, Toronto, Ontario: March 27 – 28
SecureWorld Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 28 – 29
Toronto Cyber Security Conference, Toronto, Ontario: March 29
April 2018
SANS 2018, Orlando, Florida: April 3 – 10
Dallas Cyber Security Conference, Dallas, Texas: April 4
SEC Academic Conference, Auburn, Alabama, April 8 – 10
BSides Munich, Munich, Germany: April 8 – 9
PAS OptICS 2018, Houston, TexasL April 9 – 11
HITBSecConf Amsterdam, Netherlands: April 9 – 13
BSides Oklahoma, Glenpool, Oklahoma: April 11 – 13
InfoSec Southwest, Austin, Texas: April 11 – 13
Pre-RSA® Conference Training, San Francisco, California: April 11 – 16
Detroit Cyber Security Conference, Detroit, Michigan: April 12
SecureCISO New York, New York, New York: April 12
BSides Canberra, Canberra, Australia: April 13-14
BSides Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee: April 14
BSides SF, San Francisco, California: April 15 – 16
IAPP Europe Data Protection Intensive 2018, London, UK: April 16 – 19
RSA Conference 2018, San Francisco, California: April 16 – 20
BSidesKC, Kansas City, Missouri: April 20-21
SANS Baltimore Spring 2018, Baltimore, Maryland: April 21 – 28
Blue Team Summit & Training 2018, Louisville, Kentucky: April 23 – 30
SANS Seattle Spring 2018, Seattle, Washington: April 23 – 28
Nordics CISO Executive Summit, Stockholm, Sweden: April 24
2018 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy, London, UK: April 24 – 26
Baltimore Cyber Security Conference, Baltimore, Maryland: April 26
Atlantic Security Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia: April 26 – 27
INFILTRATE, Miami Beach, Florida: April 26 – 27
BSides Charm City, Towson, Maryland: April 28 – 29
2018 North America CACS, Chicago, Illinois: April 30 – May 2
SANS SEC460: Enterprise Threat Beta Two, Crystal City, Virginia: April 30 – May 5
May 2018
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: TBD
Automotive Cybersecurity Summit & Training 2018, Chicago, Illinois: May 1 – 8
Infosecurity Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark: May 2 – 3
Tenth Annual ISSA-LA Information Security Summit — Summit X, Los Angeles, California: May 2 – 4
Chicago Cyber Security Conference, Chicago, Illinois: May 3
THOTCON 0x9, Chicago, Illinois: May 4 – 5
(ISC)² Secure Summit DC , Washington, DC: May 7 – 8
SOURCE Boston, Boston, Massachusetts: May 7 – 10
New Orleans Cyber Security Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana: May 9
Seattle CISO Executive Summit, Seattle, Washington: May 9
SecureWorld Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas: May 9
SecureCISO Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: May 10
SANS Security West 2018, San Diego, California: May 11 – 18
Central Ohio InfoSec Summit, Columbus, Ohio: May 14 – 15
NorthSec 2018, Montreal, Quebec: May 14 – 20
Secure360 Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 15 – 16
Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland: May 15 – 17
ISE Central Executive Forum and Awards, Dallas, Texas: May 16
Philadelphia Cyber Security Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 17
SecureCISO San Francisco, San Francisco, California: May 17
SecureWorld Houston, Houston, Texas: May 17
HACKMIAMI, Miami Beach, Florida: May 18 – 20
SANS Northern VA Reston Spring 2018, Reston, Virginia: May 20 – 25
Minneapolis CISO Executive Summit, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 21
2018 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, San Francisco, California: May 21 – 23
ignite 18, Anaheim, California: May 21 – 24
NITEC18, Berlin, Germany: May 22 – 24
IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2018, Toronto, Ontario: May 22 – 25
Infosecurity Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico: May 23 – 24
2018 Euro CACS, Edinburgh, Scotland: May 28 – 30
SANS Atlanta 2018, Atlanta, Georgia: May 29 – June 3
Dallas CISO Executive Summit, Dallas, Texas: May 30
The Financial Cybersecurity Project (FinCyberSec), Hoboken, New Jersey: May 30
SecureWorld Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia: May 30 – 31
Washington, DC, CISO Executive Summit, Washington, DC: May 31
RiskSec, New York, New York: May 31
San Antonio Cyber Security Conference, San Antonio, Texas: May 31
June 2018
Chicago CISO Executive Summit, Chicago, Illinois: TBD
San Francisco CISO Executive Summit Q2, San Francisco, California: TBD
CircleCityCon 5.0, Indianapolis, Indiana: June 1 – 3
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, National Harbor, Maryland: June 4 – 7
SANS Rocky Mountain 2018, Denver, Colorado: June 4 – 9
Ohio CISO Executive Summit, Cincinnati, Ohio: June 5
Southern California CISO Executive Summit, Los Angeles, California: June 5
SecureWorld Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: June 5
9th Annual Cyber/Electronic Warfare Convergence Conference, Charleston, South Carolina: June 5 – 7
Infosecurity Europe, London, UK: June 5 – 7
Cincinnati CISO Executive Summit, Cincinnati, Ohio: June 6
Classified Cyber Forum, Chantilly, Virginia: June 7
Seattle Cyber Security Conference, Seattle, Washington: June 7
SecureCISO Toronto, Toronto, Ontario: June 7
DFIR Summit & Training 2018, Austin, Texas: June 7 – 14
Vancouver CISO Executive Summit, Vancouver, BC: June 13
Boston Cyber Security Conference, Boston, Massachusetts: June 14
Indianapolis CISO Executive Summit, Indianapolis, Indiana: June 14
SOURCE Dublin, Dublin, Ireland: June 18 – 21
SANS Crystal City 2018, Arlington, Virginia: June 18 – 23
Atlanta CISO Executive Summit, Atlanta, Georgia: June 19
Minneapolis Cyber Security Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: June 21
UK CISO Executive Summit, London, UK: June 21
BSides Asheville 2018, Asheville, North Carolina: June 22
30th Annual First Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: June 24 – 29
Houston CISO Executive Summit, Houston, Texas: June 25
SANS Minneapolis 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota: June 25 – 30
SANS Vancouver 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia: June 25 – 30
Denver CISO Executive Summit, Denver, Colorado: June 27
New York CISO Executive Summit, New York, New York: June 27
Portland Cyber Security Conference, Portland, Oregon: June 28
July 2018
2018 IEEE Symposium on Computer Security Foundations, Oxford, UK: July 9 – 12
SANS Charlotte 2018, Charlotte, North Carolina: July 9 – 14
San Jose Cyber Security Conference, San Jose, California: July 12
SecureCISO Denver, Denver, Colorado: July 12
BSidesSPFD, Springfield, Missouri: July 14
SANSFIRE 2018, Washington, DC: July 14 – 21
Hartford Cyber Security Conference, Hartford, Connecticut: July 19
IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2018, Singapore: July 23 – 24
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Tokyo, Japan: July 24-26
Raleigh Cyber Security Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina: July 26
Security Operations Summit & Training 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana: July 30 – August 6
SANS Pittsburgh 2018, Pittsburh, Pennsylvania: July 30 – August 4
August 2018
Cincinnati Cyber Security Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio: August 2
Black Hat USA, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 4 – 9
BSidesLV, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 7 – 8
Security Awareness Summit & Training 2018, Charleston, South Carolina: August 6 – 15
SANS Boston Summer 2018, Boston, Massachusetts: August 6 – 11
SANS San Antonio 2018, San Antonio, Texas: August 6 – 11
Sacramento Cyber Security Conference, Sacramento, California: August 9
SecureCISO Detroit, Detroit, Michigan: August 9
DEF CON 26, Las Vegas, Nevada: August 9 – 12
Fourteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, Baltimore, Maryland: August 12 – 14
2018 USENIX Workshop on Advances in Security Education, Baltimore, Maryland: August 13
12th USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies, Baltimore, Maryland: August 13 – 14
SANS New York City Summer 2018, New York, New York: August 13 – 18
SANS Northern Virginia- Alexandria 2018, Alexandria, Virginia: August 13 – 18
2018 USENIX Summit on Hot Topics in Security, Baltimore, Maryland: August 14
8th USENIX Workshop on Free and Open Communications on the Internet, Baltimore, Maryland: August 14
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sao Paulo, Brazil: August 14 – 15
27th USENIX Security Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland: August 15 – 17
ISE West Executive Forum and Awards, San Francisco, California: August 16
Pittsburgh Cyber Security Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: August 16
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Sydney, Australia: August 20 – 21
Global CISO Executive Summit, Hilton Head, South Carolina: August 20 – 22
TechNet Augusta, Augusta, Georgia: August 20 – 24
SANS Virginia Beach 2018, Virginia Beach, Virginia: August 20 – 31
New York City Cyber Security Conference, New York, New York: August 23
SecureCISO Houston, Houston, Texas: August 23
SANS San Francisco Summer 2018, San Francisco, California: August 26 – 31
Denver Cyber Security Conference, Denver, Colorado: August 30
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Mumbai, India: August 30 – 31
September 2018
Montreal Cyber Security Conference, Montreal, Quebec: September 6
Threat Hunting & Incident Response Summit & Training 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana: September 6 – 13
San Francisco Bay Area Cyber Security Conference, TBD: September 13
Hacker Halted, Atlanta, Georgia: September 13 – 14
Security of Things World USA, San Diego, California: September 16 – 18
ICMCP 2018 National Conference “The Diversity Game: Changing the Cybersecurity Workforce Landscape,” Atlanta, Georgia: September 17 – 19
Benelux CISO Executive Summit, Amsterdam, Netherlands: September 19
Infosecurity Russia, Moscow, Russia: September 19 – 21
Atlanta Cyber Security Conference, Atlanta, Georgia: September 20
Federal Identity Forum 2018, Tampa, Florida: September 25 – 27
Austin Cyber Security Conference, Austin, Texas: Septemer 27
SecureCISO LA, Los Angeles, California: September 27
2018 IEEE Secure Development Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts: September 30 – October 2
October 2018
Toronto CISO Executive Summit, Toronto, Ontario: TBD
SOURCE Seattle, Seattle, Washington: October 1 – 4
ISE Northeast Executive Forum and Awards, New York, New York: October 3
Infosecurity North America, Boston, Massachusetts: October 3 – 4
BruCON, Gent, Belgium: October 3 – 5
SecureCISO Munich, Munich, Germany: October 4
St. Louis Cyber Security Conference, St. Louis, Missouri: October 4
ignite 18 Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands: October 8 – 10
it-sa 2018 (IT Security Expo and Congress), Nuremberg, Germany: October 9 – 11
Anaheim Cyber Security Conference, Anaheim, California: October 11
Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) 2018 North America, Las Vegas, Nevada: October 15 – 17
Privacy. Security. Risk. 2018, Austin, Texas: October 16 – 19
Vancouver Cyber Security Conference, Vancouver, Washington: October 18
BSidesRDU 2018, TBD: October 19
ignite 18 Federal, Washington, DC: October 22 – 23
Milwaukee Cyber Security Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: October 25
Information Security Forum 29th Annual World Congress: Las Vegas, Nevada: October 27 – 30
Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) 2018 Europe, London, UK: October 29 – 31
Infosecurity Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands: October 31 – November 1
November 2018
ISA North America Leadership Summit and Awards, Chicago, Illinois: TBD
Boston CISO Executive Summit, Boston, Massachusetts: TBD
Detroit CISO Executive Summit, Detroit, Michigan: TBD
Milwaukee CISO Executive Summit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: TBD
Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: TBD
Kansas City Cyber Security Conference, Kansas City, Missouri: November 1
Orlando Cyber Security Conference, Orlando, Florida: November 8
TechNet Asia-Pacific 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii: November 13 – 15
Nashville Cyber Security Conference, Nashville, Tennessee: November 15
IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2018, Brussels, Belgium: November 26 – 29
Miami CISO Executive Summit, Miami, Florida: November 28
DACH CISO Executive Summit, Frankfurt, Germany: November 29
Phoenix Cyber Security Conference, Phoenix, Arizona: November 29
December 2018
Charlotte CISO Executive Summit, Charlotte, North Carolina: TBD
Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada: December 3 – 5
SOURCE Austin, Austin, Texas: December 3 – 6
Black Hat Europe, London, UK: December 3 – 6
St. Louis CISO Executive Summit, St. Louis, Missouri: December 4
Calgary CISO Executive Summit, Calgary, Alberta: December 5
Dallas Cyber Security Conference, Dallas, Texas: December 5
Washington, DC, Cyber Security Conference, Washington, DC: December 6
Chicago Suburbs Cyber Security Conference, TBD: December 12
Ft. Lauderdale Cyber Security Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: December 13
