2023 has started off with an incredible bang. If you’re in the cybersecurity industry, you might be looking to learn more about the upcoming trends in cybersecurity, connect with like-minded peers, and expand your network.
This article will provide you with a list of 19 top cybersecurity summits all over the world for you to mark your calendars, get set and go!
Upcoming Cybersecurity Summits of 2023
Here’s a list of the major cybersecurity events for 2023:
- RSA Conference 2023
- Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit
- DEF CON 31
- BlackHat USA
- Cloud Expo Asia
- FuzzCon Europe
- Conf42: DevSecOps
- Cybersecurity and Data Protection Summit
- Cybersecurity Expo 2023
- HackMiami X
- TECHSPO
- Security IT Summit
- SANS Cybersecurity Training Event
- CactusCon
- IT Defense 2023
- Cysec Qatar Summit 2023
- GISEC Global 2023
- LeHack 2023
- Convergence India Expo
1. RSA Conference 2023
Event Details:
- Name: RSAC 2023
- Location: San Francisco, Moscone Center
- Date: April 24-27, 2023.
- Price: $50 – $2045 (Full Conference Price)
Topic and Theme:
- Topics: Compliance, cloud security, mobile security, and risk management.
- Theme: “Stronger Together”
One of the best-known cybersecurity conferences in the world, RSA Conference is where the world comes to talk about all things cybersecurity!
Annually held RSA conferences attract over 40,000 attendees from all over the world.
Speakers: Abhav Bhargav, Abhilasha Bhargav, Steve Black, and more.
2. Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit
Event Details:
- Location: London, U.K.
- Date: 6 – 7 March 2023
- Price: 2,550 Euro + VAT – 3,225 Euro + VAT
- Location: Dubai, U.A.E.
- Date: 27 – 28 February 2023
- Price: $2,700+VAT – $3,225+ VAT
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Date: 28 – 29 March 2023
- Price: AU 3000+GST – AU 3,650+GST
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Date: 13 – 14 February 2023
- Price: INR 70,500+GST – INR 86,500+GST
Topics:
The summit focuses on sharing and building risk management strategies, and security solutions for organizations.
Core attendees: Security professionals, IT experts, and other professionals who to learn the latest trends and network among other professionals.
3. DEF CON 31
Event Details:
- Name: DEF CON 31
- Location: Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
- Date: 10 – 13 August 2023
- Price: $ 360 (cash upfront)
Takeaways:
It provides an intelligent and unique arena for leaders in the field to share their insights, and for attendees to learn from the best and expand their knowledge and networks, in a whimsical, engaging atmosphere.
Largest and oldest series of cybersecurity conferences to be held in the world.
DEF CON is an annual hacker convention that is held in Las Vegas.
Topics and Activities:
The event consists of several talks on hacking and cybersecurity.
Contests and competitions for lock-picking, social engineering, capture the flags, scavenger hunts, and more.
4. BlackHat USA
Event Details:
- Name: BlackHat U.S.A.
- Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
- Date: 5 – 10 August 2023
- Price: $ 2,895
Topics and Takeaways:
Focuses on enterprise security, and vulnerability research.
Provides you with the opportunity to learn more about the latest developments in the field of offensive security.
Perfect for everyone in the hacker industry owing to the high-quality presentations, keynote speeches, and lively discussions that take place with venerated personalities in the field.
Activities: Other activities include hands-on training and even workshops for the attendees.
5. Cloud Expo Asia
Event Details:
- Name: Cloud Expo Asia
- Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
- Date: 20 April 2023
- Price: Invite Only
Topics:
Impact and latest trends in cloud computing and technology on organizations, and the general public.
The conference is tailor-made for senior decision-makers and also end-user professionals.
Activities: Panel discussions, keynote speeches, and workshops held by experts.
6. FuzzCon Europe
Event Details:
- Name: FuzzCon Europe – DevSecOps
- Location: Virtual
- Date: 9 March 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Topics:
The best possible ways to implement the latest DevSecOp practices, tools, and techniques in organizations of all sizes.
Perfect for security enthusiasts and developers to discuss all things related to security in CI/CD.
This DevSecOps conference brings together experts and practitioners.
7. Conf42: DevSecOps
Event Details:
- Name: Conf42: DevSecOps
- Location: Virtual
- Date: 26 January 2023
- Price: Free
Topics:
Focusing on DevSecOps, all things related to security, coding, tools, and lessons learned.
Keynote Speakers: The keynote speakers for this event are Kenneth Dumez of Teleport and Gaston Cacheffo of Globant.
8. Cybersecurity and Data Protection Summit
Event Details:
- Name: Cybersecurity and Data Protection Summit
- Location: QEII Centre London
- Date: 15 November 2023
- Price: 699 Euro + VAT
Topics:
Building infrastructure resilience for securing the U.K.’s cyber capabilities to combat domestic and foreign threats.
Experts from the fields of cyber security, data protection, businesses within the government, and other regulated industries come together to give keynote speeches.
9. Cybersecurity Expo 2023
Event Details:
- Name: Cybersecurity Expo 2023
- Location: Aerospace, Bristol
- Date: 20 April 2023
- Price: Free
- Name: Cybersecurity Expo 2023
- Location: QEII Centre, London
- Date: 2 November 2023
- Price: Free
- Name: Cybersecurity Expo 2023
- Location: Convention Complex, Manchester
- Date: 13 July 2023
- Price: Free
Organizers:
This event is organized by SATOS Media.
Core Attendees: Active cyber security analyst job seekers or organizations looking to hire cyber security professionals.
10. HackMiami X
Event Details:
- Name: HackMiami X
- Location: Marenas Beach Resort, Florida, Miami, U.S.A
- Date: 19 – 20 May 2023
- Price: $ 159 – $1600
Topics:
The topic for this event is offensive security.
Different tracks to choose based on your proficiency in the field.
Both the novice and advanced tracks come with options to present the latest findings, and in the case of the advanced track, this includes code drops, vulnerability disclosure, and attack methodologies.
11. TECHSPO
Event Details:
1. Name: TECHSPO
- Location: The Westin Gurgaon Hotel, Delhi NCR, India
- Date: 4-5 October 2023
- Price: INR 599 – INR 11,999
2. Name: TECHSPO
- Location: Four Seasons Hotel, Seattle, U.S.A.
- Date: 11- 12 May 2023
- Price: $ 17 – $ 297
3. Name: TECHSPO
- Location: Westin Cape Town Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
- Date: 25 – 26 October 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
4. Name: TECHSPO
- Location: Johan Cruijff Arena Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: 14 – 15 September 2023
- Price: 18.93 Euro – 525.33 Euro
Topics:
Individuals and organizations have the arena to show off the latest advancements made by them in the fields of Mobile, IoT, 3D printing, and other emerging technologies.
This event aims to bring together developers, businesses, marketers, innovators, and evangelists, TECHSPO aims to set a pace for the technologically evolved society.
12. Security IT Summit
Event Details:
- Name: Security IT Summit
- Location: Hilton London Canary Wharf, London, U.K.
- Date: 27 June 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
- Name: Security IT Summit
- Location: Raddison Blu Hotel Manchester Airport
- Date: 9 November 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Individuals and organizations from the IT field for concentrated one-on-one meetings that take place virtually based on an arranged itinerary of meetings.
13. SANS Cybersecurity Training Event
Event Details:
- Name: SANS Secure India 2023
- Location: Bengaluru
- Date: 13 – 25 March 2023
- Price: $ 8,395
- Name: SANS Secure Japan 2023
- Location: Virtual, Tokyo, Japan
- Date: 27 February – 11 March 2023
- Price: $8,395
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Date: 13 – 18 March 2023
- Price: $8,395
- Name: SANS Indonesia 2023
- Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Date: 18 – 23 September 2023
- Price: $ 8,395
- Location: Virtual
- Date: 26 June – 8 July 2023
- Price: $8,395
- Location: Virtual
- Date: 15 – 27 May 2023
- Price: $8,395
Takeaways:
Attendees get an in-depth understanding of the workings of major cybersecurity concepts, and skills, and the whole experience comes with a unique opportunity to gain practical knowledge.
Activities: Week-long training events and workshops on various cybersecurity-related topics.
14. CactusCon
Event Details:
- Name: CactusCon 2023
- Location: Mesa Convention Centre, Arizona
- Date: 27 January 2023
- Price: Free
Started in 2012 with the aim of bringing together top-tier individuals in the cybersecurity field to share and disseminate their knowledge.
CactusCon is one of the largest hacker conferences held in the U.S.A. and the largest in Arizona.
Core Attendees: The conference presents the perfect forum for people to educate themselves regarding the field of cybersecurity, and to expand their social and business networks vastly.
15. IT Defense 2023
Event Details:
- Name: IT Defense 2023
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Date: 8 February 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Activities:
The IT Defense conference comes with a series of relevant interesting presentations.
Being held for the past 19 years, IT Defense is a conference that stands out among others breaking the paradigm.
Core Attendees: This series of presentations is recommended for individuals and organizations in the networking field, developers, IT security auditors, hackers, and testers alike.
16. Cysec Qatar Summit 2023
Event Details:
- Name: Cysec Qatar Summit 2023
- Location: Doha, Qatar
- Date: 28 February 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Theme:
“Deploying a Cyber-Resilient Framework in Digitized Qatar”
In line with their national vision for 2030 for the newly launched smart city program TASMU, Qatar plans on holding the 5th edition of the Cysec Qatar Summit to build a cyber-secure dawn of digitalization.
This event targets organizations in the public and private sectors.
Activities: Dialogue and discussions.
17. GISEC Global 2023
Event Details:
- Name: GISEC Global 2023
- Location: Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, U.A.E.
- Date: 14 – 16 March 2023
- Price: Visitor – Free/ Conference – AED 1000/ Workshop – AED 300
Cybersecurity organizations from different regions like the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
GISEC Global 2023, is widely regarded as one of the most important meeting places for this community.
Core Attendees: Dignitaries, cyber leaders, innovators, and experts come together to lead a decisive cybersecurity forum focusing on cyber security transformation.
18. LeHack 2023
Event Details:
- Name: LeHack 2023
- Location: Paris, France
- Date: 30 June 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Organizers:
Hackerz Voice, founded in 2003, is an organization that aims to exchange ideas and knowledge related to cybersecurity and hacking.
They organize monthly meetings as well as a yearly conference called LeHack.
Core Attendees: The conference brings together a veritable array of professionals and amateurs with different levels of expertise and skillsets for a series of challenges and lectures.
19. Convergence India Expo
Event Details:
- Name: Convergence India Expo 2023
- Location: Pragati Maidan, Delhi, India
- Date: 27 – 29 March 2023
- Price: Not Mentioned
Activities:
Holding cutting-edge displays, and conferences.
The expo seeks to combine and present the latest advancements in the fields of mobile and telecom applications along with other emerging technologies all in one platform.
Regarded as India’s foremost technology-based conference, Convergence was initiated in 1992.
Parting Thoughts
With over 19 must-attend cybersecurity conferences mentioned in this series of summits, you can now decide which ones are better suited for the needs of yourself and your organization in terms of learning new techniques, imparting knowledge, and growing your cybersecurity network.
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