Cybersecurity Events

The largest commercial information security conference. Four days of hands-on technical training followed by two days of briefings, a vendor expo and the Black Hat Arsenal open-source tools track.

Community-organized infosec un-conference held the days before DEF CON. Single-track talks, a packed Pros vs. Joes CTF and a famously social hallway track.

The world's largest hacker convention. Multiple talk tracks, dozens of villages (Car Hacking, ICS, Bio-Hacking, AI, …), the DEF CON CTF Finals, badge hacking and an irreverent culture you have to experience to understand.

Hacks In Taiwan Community — Taiwan's largest hacker conference. Two days of talks in English and Mandarin covering offensive research, hardware reversing and APT analysis.

Small, technical European conference organized by CIRCL. Four days of talks, hands-on workshops and a MISP threat-intel summit.

Latin America's largest security conference. Spanish/English program, an extensive village floor and a wildly fun social scene in Buenos Aires.

Berlin's chapter of the global BSides movement. Single-day community conference with a strong European researcher lineup.

Black Hat's European stop. Two days of training plus two days of briefings, with a particular focus on operational security, ICS and EU policy.

The Chaos Computer Club's annual congress. Four days of talks, art, hardware, lockpicking and politics in Hamburg. Tickets go fast.