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Cybersecurity conferences and events 2025
Get up-to-date information about the best cybersecurity conferences around the world. Learn more about events like the DEF CON hacking convention and many other cybersecurity events thousands of people will be attending in 2025.
Benefits of attending cybersecurity conferences
You should attend cybersecurity conferences for a variety of reasons:
Cybersecurity summits and meetups are a unique opportunity to meet your peers and make long-lasting connections.
Conferences are often filled with workshops and hands-on training opportunities.
Visit booths and listen to keynotes — you’ll be among the first people to get your hands on the latest technology advancements and hear about the latest industry trends.
If you’re interested in a particular field, conferences are a great way to meet prospective employers, showcase your knowledge, and even get hired.
With dozens of presentations, workshops, and opinions, conferences are a melting pot of ideas.
Our recommended cybersecurity events of 2025
Every year, we look at all of the upcoming cybersecurity events and pick the ones worth attending. The main criteria for these events are their popularity, attendance, cost, and accessibility. Here are our picks for the best cybersecurity conferences of 2025:
RSA Conference 2025
April 28-May 1, 2025
The RSA Conference is one of the oldest and largest annual cybersecurity events each year attracting over 45,000 people. It’s full of interesting keynotes, networking opportunities, and interactive sessions.
Black Hat Spring Trainings 2025
March 25-28, 2025
Black Hat Trainings are a subset of the Black Hat security conferences, focusing on providing certifiable courses for cybersecurity professionals. All courses are led by expert instructors, with many certifications unavailable anywhere else in the world.
#OMR25: OMR Festival
May 6-7, 2025
OMR25 (the Online Marketing Rockstars Festival 2025) is one of the largest B2B digital marketing and tech events in the world. This unique combination of trade show and cybersecurity conference will be attended by all leading tech brands in 2025 — including Nord Security.
BSides Knoxville
May 9, 2025
BSides Knoxville 2025 is part of BSides, a series of loosely affiliated information security conferences held around the world. The eleventh annual BSides Knoxville event will feature discussions on a wide variety of cybersecurity topics.
DEF CON 33
August 7-10, 2025
DEF CON 33 is one of the largest hacker conferences in the world. What started as a party for underground hackers has evolved into a sprawling cybersecurity event that brings IT professionals and hacking amateurs together to discuss cutting-edge security problems
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit
December 8-10, 2025
The Gartner IAM Summit is one of the many world-class cybersecurity conferences organized by Gartner, Inc., a renowned US-based tech consulting firm. This cybersecurity summit explores the changing role of identity and access management in modern cybersecurity.
Types of cybersecurity conferences
Cybersecurity conferences come in many shapes and sizes, from small informal hacker conferences to week-long summits. Most events fall into one of the following categories.
Many cybersecurity conferences deal with a wide range of issues rather than focusing on a specific aspect of security. This catch-all category includes infosec conferences on general trends in the industry, privacy summits, and training events for professionals.
Prominent events:
BSides conference series (BSides Knoxville, BSides Tampa)
Black Hat conference series (Black Hat Spring Trainings, Black Hat USA)
Gartner conference series (Gartner IAM Summit)
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