Cybersecurity & Infosec Conferences: News and Reviews
Conferences are an important part of any industry; you can network with your peers in a less formal environment (well, depending on the conference), learn new skills, listen to thought-provoking and innovative ideas and lectures, promote your business with customers and vendors, and stay on top of all the latest trends and technologies.
Cybersecurity is no different in that regard — maybe offering even more in some respects.. While the industry can feel like an “exclusive” group to outsiders, those who gather find it’s quite the opposite. Many conferences around the globe and throughout the year prove just how well our industry is connected, and filled with amazing people who want to share their knowledge, insights, or just a laugh and a beer with their peers. SecurityTrails has been present at the world’s leading industry conferences for many years now, and our love for cybersecurity conferences warranted its own section of our blog.
While a newer category (with the current situation in 2020 making attending conferences impossible), we offer insights on the best talks from DEFCON, BlackHat and Chaos Communication Congress; the candid experience of our writer who visited 36c3; and one of our audience favorites: a list of all cybersecurity conferences currently held in 2020, which is constantly updated and shaping up to make way for its 2021 successor.
Top 5 Talks from the 36th Chaos Communication Congress
With topics ranging from security, hardware and science to ethics, art and culture, the 36th Chaos Communication Congress delivered a lot of outstanding lectures, and we wanted to share our favorite five.
Hacker Hunks and Nerd Punks: 36th Chaos Communication Congress
In the days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve when holiday markets close their stands and put away their decorations, and the smell of mulled wine begins to fade, the vibrant German city of Leipzig becomes a hot spot for tens of thousands of hackers, enthusiasts, artists and like-minded individuals.
List of All Cybersecurity Conferences to Attend in 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the way we live our lives. Consequently, it has led to the cancelling, postponement, or rescheduling of many events — including industry conferences — we were all so excited to attend. Many of them, however, transitioned to a fully virtual format, resulting in numerous successful events in 2020. This is why we have updated our list of the best cybersecurity conferences of the year, to share whether events expected in 2021 will take place, have been postponed or moved online. Additionally, our downloadable spreadsheet has also been revised to share whether, and when, the events will take place. You can download the updated spreadsheet here. Conferences are an important part of any industry: they allow you to meet with your peers in a less formal environment, expand your professional network and stay on top of all the latest trends and concepts in your industry.
Top 5 talks at DEF CON and Black Hat
This year we saw record-breaking visitor numbers at both DEF CON and Black Hat. Both conferences have been around for over 20 years (DEF CON was founded in 1993 and Black Hat in 1997) and each year they continue to deliver the latest information — and sometimes alarming talks — about the infosec world.