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21st March 2026 | BSides San Francisco 2026
BSides San Francisco 2026 continues its tradition of providing a community driven platform for information security professionals to share knowledge and discuss emerging threats. This two day conference serves as a grassroots alternative to larger corporate security events, focusing on technical depth and collaborative learning. The program features various tracks covering topics such as penetration testing, incident response, and social engineering. Participants can engage in hands-on workshops and networking opportunities designed to bridge the gap between entry level enthusiasts and industry veterans.
The 2026 event takes place at the Metreon and includes a wide array of activities beyond traditional presentations. Attendees can explore various villages dedicated to specific niches like lock picking, hardware hacking, and career development. The organizers emphasize an open space format that encourages the continuation of conversations after formal sessions have ended. By fostering an inclusive environment, the conference helps strengthen the local cybersecurity ecosystem and promotes the dissemination of advanced security research. This year's gathering maintains a focus on current security challenges while looking toward future technological innovations.
Physical • Paid • Part of BSides
21st March 2026 | The Diana Initiative @ BSides San Francisco
The Diana Initiative is teaming up with our friends at BSides San Francisco to host a track on Saturday, March 21st 2026. This will be happening along side of BSides and on the weekend before RSA. Whether you are in the area, in town for RSA, or are coming just for BSidesSF we would love to host your content. We love first time speakers!
Physical • Paid • Part of The Diana Initiative
23rd March 2026 | Chief Privacy Officer Forum March 2026
The Chief Privacy Officer Forum is an exclusive, in person event designed for senior leaders responsible for protecting employee and consumer data. The forum addresses the growing pressure on privacy and security executives as data protection becomes a critical business and risk management priority. With cyber threats increasing in scale and sophistication, the event focuses on how organizations can strengthen governance, resilience, and accountability around sensitive data.
The forum combines executive level panel discussions with small, closed door breakout sessions that encourage open and practical conversation. Topics center on privacy strategy, regulatory pressure, breach response, and the intersection of privacy leadership and cybersecurity. Hosted at premium destinations, the setting supports meaningful peer exchange, relationship building, and focused discussion away from daily operational noise, making it highly relevant for privacy leaders working closely with security and risk teams.
Physical • Paid • Part of Consero
Autharva | CISOevents Present: AI Agents, Identity & Accountability - The New CISO Playbook
Food Served & Bar is Open
23 March 2026 at 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm PT
AWS Builder Loft 525 Market Street, SF, California, 94105, USA
Description The rise of AI agents is fundamentally reshaping the cloud landscape, challenging established security architectures, creating new compliance demands, and redefining accountability within the enterprise. Join Autharva and CISOevents for a high-impact, four-part panel discussion that cuts through the hype to deliver a pragmatic, actionable "New CISO Playbook" for the age of agentic AI.
This exclusive session brings together top minds from Security Architecture, Legal, GRC, and the CISO community to explore the new reality where AI agents are becoming autonomous actors within your infrastructure. You will gain critical insights on how to build, govern, and secure an AI-driven environment.
Why Attend?
Strategic Architecture: Understand why the conventional cloud cost and security model is being broken by AI and how to build a resilient, agent-aware infrastructure that delivers tangible value.
Legal Clarity: Navigate the critical "Do's and Don'ts" for CISOs operating in a world where AI actions carry legal and ethical weight.
Governance and Audit Readiness: Learn the newly introduced compliance requirements and ensure your organization is audit-ready tomorrow for an AI-enabled environment. Autharva will demonstrate how its platform enables seamless governance and audit readiness for AI agents.
Ultimate Accountability: Engage in a high-level CISO discussion to determine who truly benefits from autonomous agentic actions and where ultimate accountability must reside.
Autharva's Relevance: Autharva provides the essential framework for CISO success in the AI era. Our platform helps organizations:
Discover and Catalog AI Agents: Establish clear human ownership and full visibility over every agent within your infrastructure.
Address New Infrastructure Components: Securely manage new components introduced by AI, adapting your architecture for optimized cost and security.
Enable Governance & Audit: Proactively meet new GRC requirements, ensuring you pass any audit of AI agent activity with confidence.
Don't just adapt to the New CISO Playbook—write it. Secure your spot to gain the insights necessary to lead your organization's security posture into the future of AI.
Panel Flow & Topics:
Architecture: Why AI Broke the Cloud Cost Model
Understand new infrastructure components and how Autharva addresses these changes.
Legal: Do's and Don'ts for a CISO in the World of AI Discover and catalog AI agents along with their human ownership.
GRC: If AI Is Audited Tomorrow, Would You Pass? Newly introduced compliance requirements and how Autharva enables governance and audit readiness.
CISO: Who Is the Ultimate Beneficiary of Agentic Actions? Establishing accountability and ownership in the AI agent lifecycle.
Agenda / Time Schedule 5 PM to 7:30 PM Panels. 7:30 to 8:30 PM Networking hour.
Physical • Free • Part of CISOevents
23rd March 2026 | RSA Conference USA 2026
RSA Conference USA 2026 is one of the world’s largest and most influential cybersecurity events, bringing together professionals from across the global security community. Hosted in San Francisco, the conference focuses on collaboration, shared knowledge, and collective problem solving under its central theme of community driven innovation. Attendees gain exposure to emerging threats, evolving technologies, and practical strategies shaping the future of cybersecurity.
The conference is designed for both first time attendees and experienced security leaders, offering a wide range of expert led sessions, keynotes, and interactive discussions. RSAC 2026 provides a platform where ideas turn into actionable insights and connections lead to meaningful progress. By uniting practitioners, researchers, and decision makers, the event reinforces the importance of working together to address today’s most critical cybersecurity challenges.
Physical • Paid • Part of RSA Conference