Hacker Conferences In 2023 - 2024

This resoure contains conferences & events within the Hacker niche

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Hacker Events

We list a ton of Cybersecurity Conferences – and they are labeled accordingly.

Many of the events that we list we’ve categorized as being “Hacker Cons”.

Quick Background

In the year 1993, Las Vegas, Nevada hosted the first-ever globally recognized hacker conference. DEF CON (also known as DEFCON, Defcon, or DC) is a big and well-known hacker event held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A hacker conference, commonly referred to as a hacker convention, is a gathering of hackers. These are gathering spots for phreakers, hackers, and security experts.

The actual events, time spans, and specifics of numerous convention themes are determined not only by the convention attended but also by its perceived reputation. Due to the legality of some panels, as well as the willingness of participants to explain themselves to law authorities and less computer-savvy persons, the real contents of any particular conference are usually shrouded in mild obscurity.

Wardriving, lockpicking, corporate and network security, personal rights and liberties, new technology, and general ‘geek’ themes are all popular topics. Contests and general collaborative activities, like hackathons, may be held by some.

The development of the conference badge is one aspect of hacker conferences that tends to distinguish many “HackerCons” from regular computer security conferences. While many conferences use a fairly standard paper/plastic badge to identify attendees by name, many hacker cons have evolved to use more non-traditional badges, such as electronic PCBs with LEDs, LCD screens, and advanced, often hidden functionality, such as games, that do not identify the individual, sometimes promoting a group identity or regional/local group affiliation.

June 2023

BSides Buffalo 2023
United States | New York, Buffalo
June 3, 2023
Mexico Cybersecurity Summit 2023
Mexico | Mexico City
June 7, 2023
ElevateIT: DFW Technology Summit 2023
United States | Texas, Irving
June 7, 2023
Grassr00tz 2023
United States | Wisconsin, Appleton
June 8, 2023
Conf42 Observability 2023
United Kingdom | London
June 8, 2023
BSides Bangalore 2023
India | Bangalore
June 8, 2023
REcon 2023
Canada | Montreal
June 9, 2023
HackInBo Business Edition Spring 2023
Italy | Bologna
June 9, 2023
HackInBo Classic Edition Spring 2023
Italy | Bologna
June 10, 2023
BSides San Antonio 2023
United States | Texas, San Antonio
June 10, 2023
TyphoonCon 2023
South Korea | Seoul
June 12, 2023
TyphoonCon 2023
South Korea | Seoul
June 12, 2023
RVAsec 2023
United States | Virginia, Richmond
June 13, 2023
MAK Conferences: CYSEC Saudi 2023
Saudi Arabia | Dammam
June 13, 2023
European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference (EICC) 2023
Norway | Stavanger
June 14, 2023
Planet Cyber Sec Conference (Santa Monica)
United States | California, Santa Monica
June 14, 2023
BSides Ljubljana 2023
Slovenia | Ljubljana
June 16, 2023
PowerShell Conference Europe (PSConfEU) 2023
Czechia | Prague
June 19, 2023
CircleCityCon 10.0
United States | Indiana, Indianapolis
June 23, 2023
BSides Armenia
Armenia | Yerevan
June 23, 2023
EuskalHack Security Congress VI
Spain | San Sebastian
June 23, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Leeds 2023
United Kingdom | Leeds
June 24, 2023
BSides Athens 2023
Greece | Athens
June 24, 2023
Snowflake Summit 2023
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
June 26, 2023
Recommended Event
TROOPERS 23
Germany | Heidelberg
June 26, 2023
Recommended Event
Conf42 Quantum Computing 2023
United Kingdom | London
June 29, 2023
LeHack 2023
France | Paris
June 30, 2023
Recommended Event

July 2023

Pass the SALT 2023
France | Lille
July 3, 2023
Ever wondered what it looks like to hack an organisation?
United Kingdom | Manchester
July 6, 2023
BSides Milan 2023
Italy | Milan
July 8, 2023
BSides Brisbane 2023
Australia | Brisbane
July 15, 2023
Recommended Event
The Cyber Strategy Retreat 2023
United States | Georgia, Atlanta
July 19, 2023
The Cyber Strategy Retreat 2023
United States | Georgia, Atlanta
July 19, 2023
BSides Jaipur
India | Jaipur
July 22, 2023
International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust (HCI-CPT) 2023
Denmark | Copenhagen
July 23, 2023
Digital Transformation Indonesia (DTI-CX) 2023
Indonesia | Jakarta
July 26, 2023

August 2023

Black Hat USA 2023
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 5, 2023
Recommended Event
The Diana Initiative 2023
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 7, 2023
Recommended Event
Bytes and Brews: IT Happy Hour Des Moines 2023
United States | Iowa, Des Moines
August 8, 2023
SquadCon / Girls Hack Village
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 10, 2023
Skytalks @ DEF CON 31
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 10, 2023
Cloud Village @ DEF CON 2023
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 10, 2023
Blacks In Cyber Village @ DEF CON (2023)
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 10, 2023
DEF CON 31 (2023)
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 10, 2023
Recommended Event
Adversary Village @ DEF CON 31
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 11, 2023
AppSec Village @ DEF CON 2023
United States | Nevada, Las Vegas
August 11, 2023
Bytes and Brews: IT Networking Event Omaha 2023
United States | California, Omaha
August 15, 2023
HITB Security Conference Phuket 2023
Thailand | Phuket
August 21, 2023
Recommended Event
TechTalk BBQ Summit Kansas City 2023
United States | Kansas, Kansas City
August 24, 2023
OFFZONE 2023 International Conference on Practical Cybersecurity
Russia | Moscow
August 24, 2023
Blue Team Con 2023
United States | Illinois, Chicago
August 25, 2023
Recommended Event
BarbHack 2023
France | Toulon
August 26, 2023

September 2023

BSides Kraków 2023
Poland | Kraków
September 2, 2023
Recommended Event
INFOSEK Conference 2023
Slovenia | Nova Gorica
September 4, 2023
Cybersphere Philippines 2023
Philippines | Manila
September 6, 2023
DragonJAR Security Conference 2023
Colombia | Bogotá
September 7, 2023
Conf42 Rustlang 2023
United Kingdom | London
September 7, 2023
Hack Red Con (HackRedCon) 2023
United States | Kentucky, Louisville
September 8, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Albuquerque 2023
United States | New Mexico, Albuquerque
September 8, 2023
BSides Melbourne 2023
Australia | Melbourne
September 8, 2023
BSides Zurich 2023
Switzerland | Zurich
September 9, 2023
44CON 2023
United Kingdom | London
September 13, 2023
Recommended Event
THREAT CON 2023
Nepal | Kathmandu
September 13, 2023
AppSec SoCal Cybersecurity Conference 2023
United States | California, Santa Monica
September 13, 2023
Chillisoft CybersecCon 2023
New Zealand | Auckland
September 14, 2023
SEC-T 2023
Sweden | Sweden
September 14, 2023
Mobility Innovation Summit 2023
Turkey | İstanbul
September 14, 2023
BSides Frankfurt 2023
Germany | Frankfurt
September 15, 2023
BSides Montreal 2023
Canada | Montreal
September 16, 2023
Arab Security Conference 2023
Egypt | Cairo
September 17, 2023
Hack the Hospital 2023
United States | Maryland, Columbia
September 18, 2023
Recommended Event
CYSEC UAE 2023 - Abu Dhabi (7th Global Edition)
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi
September 20, 2023
Applied Intelligence Live! Austin 2023
United States | Texas, Austin
September 20, 2023
Recommended Event
Seasides Information Security Conference 2023
India | Goa
September 21, 2023
BSides Pittsburgh 2023
United States | Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
September 21, 2023
BSides Oslo 2023
Norway | Oslo
September 21, 2023
BSides Tallinn 2023
Estonia | Tallinn
September 21, 2023
BSides Tirana 2023
Albania | Tirana
September 21, 2023
Retr3at Cybersecurity Conference
United States | North Carolina, Montreat
September 22, 2023
BSides Singapore 2023
Singapore | Singapore City
September 22, 2023
NULLCON GOA 2023
India | Goa
September 23, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Joao Pessoa 2023
Brazil | Joao Pessoa
September 23, 2023
BSides Charlotte 2023
United States | North Carolina, Charlotte
September 24, 2023
BSides Edmonton 2023
Canada | Edmonton
September 25, 2023
Texas Cyber Training
United States | Texas, Austin
September 25, 2023
Arizona Technology Summit 2023
United States | Arizona, Phoenix
September 27, 2023
Workshop on Attacks and Software Protection (WASP) 2023
Netherlands | The Hague
September 28, 2023
GrrCON 2023
United States | Michigan, Grand Rapids
September 28, 2023
Hack in Paris 2023
France | Paris
September 28, 2023
Conf42 Kube Native 2023
United Kingdom | London
September 28, 2023
Texas Cyber Summit 2023
United States | Texas, Austin
September 28, 2023
9Inspiration Conference 2023
Serbia | Belgrade
September 29, 2023
HackYeah! 2023
Poland | Kraków
September 30, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Newcastle 2023
United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne
September 30, 2023

October 2023

Devoxx Belgium 2023
Belgium | Antwerp
October 2, 2023
MSSN CTRL: Security Engineering and Automation Conference 2023
United States | Virginia, Arlington
October 5, 2023
8.8 Computer Security Conference: Chile 2023
Chile | Santiago
October 5, 2023
Hacktivity 2023
Hungary | Budapest
October 5, 2023
Recommended Event
Hacks & Hops 2023
United States | Minnesota, Minneapolis
October 5, 2023
RaicesCon 2023
United States | Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
October 6, 2023
CornCon 9 - Cybersecurity Conference Hacker Event
United States | Iowa, Davenport
October 6, 2023
BSides Ahmedabad 2023
India | Ahmedabad
October 6, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Portland 2023
United States | Oregon, Portland
October 6, 2023
BSidesAugusta0xA 2023
United States | Georgia, Augusta
October 7, 2023
Recommended Event
HouSecCon
United States | Texas, Houston
October 12, 2023
Objective By The Sea v6.0
Spain | Barcelona
October 12, 2023
Government ICT Conference 2023
Turkey | Gebze
October 12, 2023
Recommended Event
Hackvens France 2023
France | Lyon
October 13, 2023
South Coast Summit 2023
United Kingdom | Farnborough
October 13, 2023
BSides Bloomington 2023
United States | Indiana, Bloomington
October 13, 2023
BSides Bloomington 2023
United States | Indiana, Bloomington
October 13, 2023
BSides Vancouver Island
Canada | Victoria
October 13, 2023
G-CIDA 2023
Canada | Waterloo
October 14, 2023
BSides Jacksonville 2023
United States | Florida, Jacksonville
October 14, 2023
BSides St. Louis 2023
United States | Missouri, St. Louis
October 14, 2023
BSides Munich 2023
Germany | Munich
October 15, 2023
BSides Orlando 2023
United States | Florida, Orlando
October 16, 2023
BSides Cyprus 2023
Cyprus | Limassol
October 17, 2023
Conf42 Incident Management 2023
United Kingdom | London
October 19, 2023
BSides Toronto 2023
Canada | Toronto
October 21, 2023
EyesOpen Cybersecurity Conference (EOCON) 2023
Cameroon | Yaounde
October 23, 2023
Black Hat Training @ SECTOR 2023
Canada | Toronto
October 23, 2023
DEEP Conference 2023
Croatia | Petrcane
October 24, 2023
Recommended Event
SaintCon 2023
United States | Utah, Provo
October 24, 2023
Recommended Event
CyberCommando Meetup 2023
Latvia | Riga
October 26, 2023
BSides Ottawa 2023
Canada | Ottawa
October 26, 2023

November 2023

SecretCon 2023
United States | Minnesota, St Paul
November 2, 2023
HackSydney [HCKSYD] 2023
Australia | Sydney
November 2, 2023
Planet Cyber Sec Conference (Long Beach)
United States | California, Long Beach
November 8, 2023
Low Code - NO CODE Summit 2023 - UAE Edition
United Arab Emirates | Dubai
November 9, 2023
Recommended Event
CYBERTACOS DC 2023
United States | Maryland, Washington
November 14, 2023
Black Hat Middle East and Africa
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
November 14, 2023
Recommended Event
DeepINTEL 2023 (Sister Event)
Austria | Vienna
November 15, 2023
Recommended Event
4th Annual Florida Technology Summit
United States | Florida, Tampa
November 15, 2023
DeepSec 2023
Austria | Vienna
November 16, 2023
Recommended Event
Conf42 JavaScript 2023
United Kingdom | London
November 16, 2023
Elbsides 2023
Germany | Hamburg
November 17, 2023
HackInBo Business Edition
Italy | Bologna
November 17, 2023
Nullbyte Security Conference
Brazil | Salvador
November 18, 2023
HackInBo Classic Edition 21st Edition
Italy | Bologna
November 18, 2023
BSides Berlin 2023
Germany | Berlin
November 18, 2023
Christchurch Hacker Conference
New Zealand | Christchurch
November 20, 2023
Recommended Event
AVAR 2023 - 26th International Cybersecurity Conference
United Arab Emirates | Dubai
November 28, 2023
Conf42 DevSecOps 2023
United Kingdom | London
November 30, 2023

December 2023

Bsides Cape Town 2023
South Africa | Cape Town
December 2, 2023
Recommended Event
BSides Odisha 2023
India | Bhubaneswar
December 2, 2023
Recommended Event
SecuritySocial UNWIND
United States | Arizona, Scottsdale
December 6, 2023
Conf42 Internet of Things (IoT) 2023
United Kingdom | London
December 14, 2023

January 2024

IT-Defense 2024
Germany | Stuttgart
January 31, 2024

April 2024

ComfyCon AU 2024 Winter Edition
Australia | Sydney
April 6, 2024
T2.FI 2023 (t2 InfoSec Conference 2024)
Finland | Helsinki
April 18, 2024
Recommended Event

May 2024

SINCON 2024
Singapore | Singapore
May 23, 2024
BSides Knoxville 2023
United States | Tennessee, Knoxville
May 24, 2024

June 2024

BSides Leeds 2024
United Kingdom | Leeds
June 15, 2024