Cybersecurity Conferences 2026 - 2027

CactusCon 2026 continues its legacy as Arizona’s largest annual hacker and security conference, uniting professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts who share a deep passion for cybersecurity and information protection. Since its founding in 2012, the event has built a strong reputation for its exceptional blend of education and community. It has become a trusted platform for sharing knowledge across critical domains such as malware analysis, network reconnaissance, cloud security, and social engineering.

This conference stands out for its combination of technical depth and collaborative spirit. Attendees gain access to a range of workshops, breakout sessions, and presentations led by respected figures in the cybersecurity field. CactusCon’s atmosphere fosters open dialogue and learning, creating an environment where both seasoned experts and new professionals can connect and exchange insights. Over the years, it has solidified its role as a cornerstone of the InfoSec calendar, driving innovation and community engagement across Arizona and beyond.

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The Official Cybersecurity Summits 2026 is a nationwide conference series designed for senior-level cybersecurity, IT, and business leaders across multiple US markets and virtual audiences. The series includes both in-person and virtual events such as Ransomware Resilience, Healthcare Security, and city-based summits in Tampa, Seattle or Bellevue, San Diego, Atlanta, Silicon Valley, New York, and Chicago. Each summit is curated to address real-world security challenges faced by enterprises, government organizations, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Across all locations, the summits focus on practical cybersecurity strategies, emerging threats, compliance pressures, and executive-level decision making. Attendees gain insights through expert-led sessions that emphasize actionable solutions rather than theoretical discussions. By combining regional networking with nationally recognized speakers, the 2026 series creates consistent value for security leaders looking to stay informed, connected, and prepared in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

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CruiseCon 2026 offers a distinctive experience that blends professional cybersecurity education with an immersive networking environment aboard a cruise. Designed to give cybersecurity professionals the same level of insight and executive training often reserved for Fortune 200 security leaders, the event focuses on both career development and personal growth. Its carefully curated agenda covers timely security challenges, leadership insights, and strategic perspectives that help professionals strengthen their impact in the cybersecurity field. The event’s all-inclusive model ensures that participants can focus entirely on learning and networking without worrying about logistical details.

Beyond the formal sessions, CruiseCon 2026 stands out for its unique social environment, allowing attendees to build relationships that extend beyond the conference itself. The program features presentations from leading experts, panel discussions, and informal networking activities across the cruise itinerary. This innovative approach turns the traditional cybersecurity conference into a memorable professional retreat, fostering collaboration, thought leadership, and long-term industry connections among participants.

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AI and automation are redefining how security operations centers operate as organizations prepare for 2026. This webinar focuses on the real trends shaping SOC strategies, cutting through vendor hype to examine how attackers are using AI and how defenders must adapt. The discussion looks at the growing role of autonomous agents, the increasing accessibility of advanced attacks, and the pressure these shifts place on modern security teams.

The session also addresses how data sovereignty is influencing SOC tooling and AI workflows, especially for global organizations. Attendees will gain practical guidance on which capabilities matter most, how to evaluate AI claims from vendors, and what questions security leaders should be asking as they plan for the future.

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Centralize and automate API management workflows using Gravitee’s automation toolkit, with a clear look at how teams can move beyond manual console based operations. This webinar introduces the core automation options available in the Gravitee ecosystem and explains how they support scalable, controlled, and secure API environments.

The session covers the role of the Gravitee Kubernetes Operator, Terraform, the Management API, automation scripts, and the MCP server, with guidance on what each tool is designed for and how they can be combined effectively. It is suited for teams starting with API automation as well as those reviewing their current approach and looking to improve consistency, efficiency, and operational control across API lifecycles.

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A 4 day interactive class all about the foundations of understanding human behavior. This course has been used by law enforcement around the globe, as well as sales organizations and communication organizations. If you want to improve your abilities to use human behavior and expert communications this class is for you.

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Remote access security is breaking down as traditional VPNs become a common entry point for attackers. This webinar examines why SSL VPNs are increasingly exploited and how they enable credential theft, lateral movement, and data exposure in modern networks.

WatchGuard experts explain how a zero trust access model removes these risks while improving performance and simplicity for hybrid environments. Attendees will gain insight into the true cost of maintaining VPNs and learn how MSPs are replacing them with faster, safer zero trust access services that better protect users and infrastructure.

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Insights from the 2025 GigaOm Radar reveal how container networking and security are evolving in modern Kubernetes environments. This webinar breaks down why Calico was recognized as a leader and what the report’s findings mean for organizations running hybrid and multi cloud infrastructure.

The session covers how unified networking, network security, and observability reduce operational complexity and strengthen security posture. Attendees will also hear about emerging trends in container networking and learn how consistent controls across environments help teams lower risk, simplify operations, and support faster innovation.

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This session focuses on how identity security must evolve as human, machine and AI identities expand and attackers increasingly use AI to amplify identity based attacks. The discussion explains why traditional IAM, PAM and IGA tools operating in isolation can no longer keep pace with the scale and speed of modern threats, and why many organizations are reaching a breaking point in their current approach.

The webinar looks at how a unified identity security platform improves visibility across environments, speeds up breach response through shared intelligence and enables more proactive threat detection using AI. It also covers how consistent privilege controls across all identity types help reduce risk and support CISO and SOC priorities. The goal is to show how moving away from fragmented tools creates stronger trust, control and resilience in an AI driven threat landscape.

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This SASIG forum focuses on the human side of cybersecurity and how organizations can build security-aware cultures that last. The session examines why user behavior continues to be one of the biggest challenges in security and how awareness programs can move beyond basic training to create meaningful engagement. Attendees will gain insight into how leading organizations approach human risk management in practical and measurable ways.

Speakers will share real-world examples of awareness campaigns, behavior change strategies, and methods for sustaining engagement over time. The discussion also explores how different audiences require different approaches and how success can be measured beyond surface-level metrics. This event is designed for security leaders and practitioners looking to strengthen resilience by influencing behavior and embedding security into everyday organizational practices.

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This webinar focuses on how modern engineering teams can reduce friction across DevOps, security, and AI as software development accelerates. GitLab leaders and technology executives discuss how disconnected tools and manual workflows create security gaps, and how unified platforms help teams modernize without slowing delivery. The session highlights real perspectives from large enterprises on where software development is headed next.

The discussion also features live demonstrations of agentic AI use cases that automate tasks across the software lifecycle, along with an early look at GitLab’s upcoming product roadmap. Attendees will gain insight into practical modernization strategies, peer experiences, and how tighter integration across development and security workflows can improve efficiency, reduce risk, and support scalable innovation.

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OT Security Sydney 2026 brings together a powerful mix of cybersecurity professionals, operational technology leaders, and decision-makers focused on securing critical infrastructure. The event is designed to bridge the gap between IT and OT security, highlighting how resilience can be built across legacy systems and modern digital frameworks. Attendees can expect to gain actionable insights from industry pioneers on how to integrate security protocols seamlessly into industrial operations while improving asset visibility and compliance.

This conference serves as a vital forum for those responsible for safeguarding energy, transport, utilities, and manufacturing systems. With its 2026 edition hosted alongside CISO Sydney at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, the event offers an expanded platform for learning and collaboration. Participants will leave equipped with the strategies and partnerships needed to strengthen their organizations against evolving cyber threats while driving innovation within their operational environments.

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A focused threat intelligence briefing covering the latest attacker activity, critical vulnerabilities, and emerging risks shaping the global cybersecurity landscape. This webinar presents research-driven insights from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit, highlighting how threat actors are weaponizing AI and large language models, abusing authentication and single sign-on flaws, and exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities across major enterprise platforms.

The session also examines recent malware activity and provides an update on cyber threats influenced by ongoing geopolitical tensions. Designed to keep security teams informed and prepared, the briefing delivers timely analysis and practical context to help organizations better understand current attack methods and strengthen their defensive posture.

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Quantum computing and its impact on modern encryption take center stage in this webinar focused on emerging security risks and practical preparation. The discussion looks at how the threat of harvest now, decrypt later is already influencing attacker behavior and why existing RSA and ECC based protections will not be sufficient in a post quantum world. Speakers break down the real security implications without diving into heavy theory.

The session explains what post quantum cryptography is, why crypto agility matters, and how organizations can begin preparing today. Attendees will hear clear guidance on assessing current encryption exposure, understanding vendor readiness, and taking realistic first steps toward quantum resistant security. Designed for SMB leaders, this webinar delivers a practical roadmap for protecting sensitive data against next generation threats.

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ERTL-YANG Leader Summit 2026 in Lisbon emphasizes the role of leadership in navigating cybersecurity risk and digital trust. The summit is tailored for executives responsible for steering organizations through complex security, compliance, and technology landscapes.

Key discussions explore cybersecurity governance, emerging threats, and strategic responses to digital disruption. By engaging with peers from diverse industries, attendees gain practical insight into building resilient security strategies that support sustainable growth and protect critical assets.

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Real AWS privilege escalation attacks are demonstrated live in this webinar, showing how common cloud environments remain vulnerable even without zero day exploits or unusual misconfigurations. Independent security researchers execute multiple real world attack paths, including IAM escalation chains, service based lateral movement across AWS services and AI driven abuse of Bedrock and AgentCore. The session makes it clear why these attacks continue to succeed in typical AWS setups.

The discussion then shifts to what actually works. Attendees see the same attacks fail once effective preventative controls are applied, highlighting practical defenses rather than theory. This webinar is designed for cloud security, IAM, and platform teams who need clear visibility into real attack behavior and proven controls that reduce risk in AWS environments.

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Partners supporting multicloud and hybrid environments need stronger security, clearer governance, and better cost control without increasing operational complexity. This webinar focuses on how AvePoint is expanding its platform to help partners deliver secure, compliant, and scalable services while protecting margins and strengthening customer trust.

The session highlights new capabilities around cyber resiliency, including broader multi cloud protection, faster recovery, and centralized control for SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS data. It also covers simplified compliance through consistent governance baselines, automated alerts, and improved audit readiness, along with cloud optimization features that provide visibility into costs, licenses, and performance. The discussion is designed for partners looking to streamline operations, differentiate their services, and support long term growth.

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From Cloud to Crowd, to another location here we go — Meet OFFENSAI, the autonomous and continuous adversarial exposure validation solution redefining how security teams test and harden their cloud environments.

​Join Karen Nguyen, CEO at OFFENSAI, and Ray Espinoza, VP of Information Security at Elite Technology, to discuss practical approaches to reducing alert fatigue and prioritizing what’s truly exploitable. See firsthand how AI-driven validation builds actionable kill chains that strengthen real-world cloud security.

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EspañaSec Cyber Summit 2026 returns to Madrid with a strong focus on digital resilience and the future of Spain’s cybersecurity ecosystem. The summit connects senior security professionals, policy leaders, and innovators who are shaping Spain’s ‘España Digital 2026’ strategy. This year’s theme, “Forging the Future: Building Digital Resilience and Capability in Spain,” reflects how the country’s cybersecurity community is aligning technology, policy, and talent to meet new challenges.

Across two days, the agenda features deep discussions on regulatory change, operational resilience, and the role of leadership in modern security strategy. Sessions explore AI’s growing influence on defense, compliance with NIS2 and DORA, and how CISOs are redefining governance models to adapt to a shifting threat landscape. EspañaSec offers a practical environment where strategic planning meets peer insight, positioning it as one of Spain’s most important cybersecurity gatherings of the year.

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Hands-on labs, workshops, speakers, pre-con training, and lots of fun and entertainment in between! Red team, blue team, and purple teams welcome. Connect with the community, learn something new, and leave excited to try new things!

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Security operations teams are facing growing alert volumes while analyst time stays limited, making automation essential. This webinar focuses on how Proofpoint Satori introduces AI agents into existing security stacks to help teams work faster and more efficiently. The session explains how AI can reduce false positives, automate repetitive workflows and speed up threat response without disrupting current operations.

The discussion highlights how Proofpoint Satori agents support day to day security tasks, including faster handling of abuse mailbox submissions and more efficient DLP investigations. Attendees will also gain insight into how AI driven automation can act as a force multiplier for security teams and help scale operations as threats continue to grow. A live Q and A will wrap up the session.

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The Cybersecurity Fundamentals training and certification event offers a comprehensive introduction to key cybersecurity concepts. Participants gain valuable insights into risk management, network security, and threat detection. The course is well-structured, with engaging instructors who provide practical examples and hands-on exercises. Attendees appreciate the balance between theory and application, making it suitable for beginners and those seeking to refresh their knowledge. Overall, it is a highly recommended foundational program.

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CS4CA ANZ 2026 returns to Perth with a sharp focus on the growing urgency of securing operational technology across critical sectors. The summit connects cybersecurity and OT professionals from Australia and New Zealand’s key industries: energy, mining, utilities, maritime, and healthcare to exchange strategies that strengthen cyber resilience. With the theme “Managed Defence for OT: Putting into Practice a Cyber-Resilient Future,” the event goes beyond theory by emphasizing actionable practices that safeguard connected systems.

Attendees can expect a practical environment built around collaboration and insight sharing. Industry leaders and experts will explore how managed defense models are being applied to protect real-world infrastructure from persistent threats. The conversations aim to help organizations strengthen their response readiness, integrate resilience into operations, and stay aligned with evolving regulatory and technical standards across the ANZ region.

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The Official Cybersecurity Summits 2026 is a nationwide conference series designed for senior-level cybersecurity, IT, and business leaders across multiple US markets and virtual audiences. The series includes both in-person and virtual events such as Ransomware Resilience, Healthcare Security, and city-based summits in Tampa, Seattle or Bellevue, San Diego, Atlanta, Silicon Valley, New York, and Chicago. Each summit is curated to address real-world security challenges faced by enterprises, government organizations, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Across all locations, the summits focus on practical cybersecurity strategies, emerging threats, compliance pressures, and executive-level decision making. Attendees gain insights through expert-led sessions that emphasize actionable solutions rather than theoretical discussions. By combining regional networking with nationally recognized speakers, the 2026 series creates consistent value for security leaders looking to stay informed, connected, and prepared in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

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Passkeys and phishing-resistant authentication are no longer experimental, but deploying them across real enterprise environments is still a hard architectural problem.

Large organizations rarely start from a greenfield. They operate a mix of legacy applications, modern web platforms, on-prem and cloud identity systems, and multiple authentication protocols. Choosing how to deploy passwordless authentication often matters more than choosing which standard to use.

In this session, Bartosz Cieszewski will provide a clear, practical comparison of the main enterprise architectures used to deploy passwordless authentication at scale.

What this webinar covers:

• The most common passwordless deployment architectures used in large organizations
• Native vs mediated approaches (application-level, identity-layer, and access-layer models)
• How different architectures impact legacy applications, IAM complexity, and operational risk
• Trade-offs between security guarantees, rollout speed, and long-term maintainability
• How to select an architecture that fits your existing systems, not an idealized future state

This is a technical, vendor-agnostic discussion focused on decision-making - not product demos.

Who should attend:

• IAM and security architects
• Enterprise platform and identity engineers
• CISOs and security leaders responsible for authentication strategy
• Teams planning or evaluating passkey adoption in complex environments

Please note: a company (business) email address is required to confirm registration. Registrations submitted with personal or non-business email domains will be declined.

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Attackers are increasingly targeting Entra ID data to disrupt access, compromise identities, and cripple business operations. This webinar focuses on how corruption or deletion of Entra ID data can weaken an organization’s ability to operate and why many IT teams underestimate this risk. The discussion outlines current threat activity aimed specifically at identity data and the impact these attacks can have across cloud environments.

The session explains why stronger network security combined with modern, cloud based backup for Entra ID is critical for cyber resilience. Attendees will gain clear insight into how these attacks work and what practical steps organizations can take to protect critical identity data before damage occurs.

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AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney 2026 brings together some of New South Wales’ most senior developers, security engineers, and technology leaders to explore the evolving intersection of software development and cybersecurity. The event emphasizes how security can be transformed from a reactive safeguard into a forward-looking business enabler. Attendees can expect hands-on sessions, real-world case studies, and expert-led discussions designed to strengthen their technical capabilities and strategic understanding of embedded application and program security.

The 2026 edition will be co-located with CISO Sydney, Cloud Security Sydney, and OT Security Sydney at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, creating a powerful cross-disciplinary environment for collaboration. Participants will have a unique opportunity to connect with senior professionals across cloud, infrastructure, and operational technology sectors, ensuring every conversation contributes to stronger, more resilient security architectures.

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Cloud Security Sydney 2026 will unite cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation leaders to explore the next phase of secure cloud infrastructure. The event focuses on emerging technologies and strategies designed to counter evolving cloud threats, including AI-driven security frameworks and advanced risk mitigation for third-party integrations. Attendees will gain access to in-depth discussions and technical case studies that uncover how leading organizations are modernizing their cloud security posture.

As part of the co-located series with CISO Sydney, AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney, and OT Security Sydney, this event offers a uniquely connected experience for security leaders. It provides the perfect platform for meaningful collaboration across the cloud and cybersecurity communities, ensuring participants leave with both actionable insights and valuable professional connections to shape their 2026 security strategies.

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This webinar focuses on why traditional patient zero detection no longer works in an AI driven threat landscape and what security teams must do instead. The discussion explains how attackers now use automation and AI to rapidly change techniques, making incident based defenses ineffective almost immediately. As a result, organizations can no longer rely on learning from the first victim and must assume they are a primary target from the start.

The session takes a technical look at how AI enabled adversaries launch large scale, polymorphic attacks and why proactive, behavior based defense models are becoming essential. Attendees will gain insight into modern research, defensive frameworks and strategies designed to improve resilience against fast evolving threats. The content is aimed at security teams looking to adapt their cyber defense approach for the AI era.

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Many organizations rely on threat intelligence feeds but still struggle to identify and respond to real threats. This webinar examines why threat intelligence programs often fail despite significant investment and explains what is missing when intelligence is treated as a tool rather than a capability.

The discussion focuses on common mistakes in how threat intelligence is built and used, including over reliance on technology and misaligned processes. Group IB shares practical insight into why intelligence efforts fall short and how organizations can develop intelligence that supports clearer understanding, better decision making, and more effective threat response.

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