The Summit of Cybersecurity: Conference Calendar for 2025 & 2026

Metaverse Planet April 19, 2024Last Updated: August 23, 2025

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In today’s digital world, where cyber threats constantly evolve, it is vital for information security professionals to keep up with the latest trends, techniques, and strategies. Cybersecurity conferences, which bring together the industry’s brightest minds, researchers, and leading companies, are the most important platforms for this exchange of knowledge.

Here are the most prestigious cybersecurity events to add to your agenda for the rest of 2025 and for the full year of 2026.

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Top Cybersecurity Conferences for the Remainder of 2025

The final months of 2025 will host critical events where the year’s most important findings and next year’s trends will be discussed.

Conference Name	Dates	Location	Key Focus Areas
(ISC)² Security Congress	October 27-29	Orlando, USA	Certification, career development, best practices, and a wide range of security domains.
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI)	December 16-21	Washington, D.C., USA	Deeply technical training, hands-on workshops, and cyber defense techniques.
Black Hat Europe 2025	December 8-11	London, UK	The latest cybersecurity research, vulnerabilities, penetration testing, and defensive strategies.
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit	December (Expected)	Las Vegas, USA	Identity and Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust, cloud identity security, and governance.
Cybertech Global Tel Aviv	December (Expected)	Tel Aviv, Israel	A global event bringing together the cybersecurity industry, startups, investors, and government officials.

Cybersecurity Conference Calendar for 2026

2026 is poised to be a year where topics like AI-driven cyberattacks, post-quantum cryptography, and OT/ICS security will take center stage. Here are the most significant confirmed and anticipated events for 2026.

Conference Name	Estimated Dates	Likely Location	Expected Focus Areas
SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit	January/February	Washington, D.C., USA	Focuses on gathering, analyzing, and operationalizing threat intelligence.
RSA Conference (RSAC) 2026	April/May	San Francisco, USA	The industry’s largest and most comprehensive event, covering cryptography, policy, cloud security, and more.
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit	June	National Harbor, MD, USA	Strategy, risk management, governance, and compliance for CISOs and security leaders.
InfoSecurity Europe	June	London, UK	Europe’s largest information security exhibition and conference.
Black Hat USA 2026	August	Las Vegas, USA	A highly technical conference where security researchers share their latest and most impactful findings.
DEF CON 34	August	Las Vegas, USA	Held immediately after Black Hat, a more informal and creative event at the heart of hacker culture.
(ISC)² Security Congress	October	(Typically USA)	An event for cybersecurity professionals focused on certification, professional development, and best practices.
Black Hat Europe 2026	November/December	London, UK	The most important end-of-year meeting point for security experts in Europe.

Please Note: The dates listed, especially for 2026, are estimates based on previous years’ schedules and are subject to change. It is highly recommended to check the official conference websites for up-to-date information on dates and locations before making any travel arrangements.