While there are many more cybersecurity tradeshows events and gatherings these are my seven favorites for 2022 in that they all have a unique atmosphere and always great content. Here they are in alphabetic order:
Blackhat USA 2022
Location: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
Dates: August 6-11, 2022
Format: In-Person and Virtual
Link: https://www.blackhat.com/us-22/
Gary’s take: This is the INFOSEC “big top”, must attend, comprehensive and sometimes overwhelming in a good way (“that went by too fast…”)
CISO Conferences 2022
Location: Orlando, FL
Dates: October 27-28, 2022
Format: Exclusively In-Person
Link: https://www.cisoconferences.com/
Gary’s take: Where the Top 100 CISOs in the World gather to polish their skills each year and meet the most innovative infosec solution providers.
Defcon 2022
Location: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
Dates: August 11-14, 2022
Format: In-Person and Online
Link: https://defcon.org/
Gary’s take: This is the ‘break all things on the TCP/IP stack’ conference of the year. Burner devices, lock picking gear and aluminum foil actually come in handy here. Assume you’re being exploited at all times a this amazing hacker gathering.
Infosecurity Europe 2022
Location: London, UK
Dates: June 21 – 23, 2022
Format: Hybrid Event
Link: https://www.infosecurityeurope.com/
Gary’s take: One of the largest, most comprehensive UK/EU infosec conferences in the world. Very enjoyable – great speakers and a significantly large expo event.
KB4Con 2022
Location: Orlando, FL | Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Dates: April 20-22, 2022
Format: In-Person
Link: https://www.knowbe4.com/kb4-con
Gary’s take: Brilliant speakers, great networking
RSA Conference 2022
Location: San Francisco, USA
Dates: June 6– 9, 2022
Format: In-Person and Digital Pass
Link: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa
Gary’s take: This is the INFOSEC “big top”, must attend, comprehensive and sometimes overwhelming in a good way (“that went by too fast…”)
Security BSides 2022
Location: All over the world
Dates: Too many to list
Format: In-Person and Virtual
Link: http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/12194156/FrontPage
Gary’s take: Fantastic gatherings around the globe. So far, there have been 715 BSides events around the world, hosted in 197 cities spanning 55 countries.
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Gary Miliefsky is an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert, bestselling author and keynote speaker. He is a Founding Member of the US Department of Homeland Security, served on the National Information Security Group and served on the OVAL advisory board of MITRE responsible for the CVE Program. He also assisted the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), which operates within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in their development of The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace as well as the Center for the Study of Counter-Terrorism and Cyber Crime at Norwich University. Gary has been founder and/or inventor for technologies and corporations sold and licensed to Hexis Cyber, WatchGuard, Intel/McAfee, IBM, Computer Associates and BlackBox Corporation. Gary is a member of ISC2.org and is a CISSP®. He also helped enhance the original FTP protocol (RFC959) under DARPA funded research among many prolific projects. He has been a keynote speaker in over 40 countries. Gary is a non-partisan inclusive executive running a carbon-negative media company.
He is a frequent invited guest on national and international media commenting on breaches, cyber crime, internet of things, cloud computing, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, privacy, cyber security, and cyber terrorism. He has also been covered in Forbes, Fortune and Inc. Magazines.
He is also an expert on Cryptocurrencies and related fraud as well as most issues pertaining to ICOs, Bitcoins, Blockchain technology and Ransomware. His recent bestselling book being update for a 2nd edition 2022 release rated nearly 5.0 stars, is entitled Cryptoconomy – Bitcoins, Blockchains and Badguys, available here: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptoconomy-Bitcoins-Blockchains-Bad-Guys-ebook/dp/B07KPNS9NH/
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