We take a look at what the status is of some of the main planned events, in date order, that were due to take place in 2020:
SANSFIRE 2020
Converted to a live online event June 13-20, 2020. General attendee registration at reduced rates is now open.
Cyber Science 2020
Changed to a virtual event from June 15-19, 2020. General attendee registration at reduced rates is now open.
CyNam 20.2
The changing scene of cyber is now a virtual event on June 18, 2020. Cost is Free!
Blue Team Con
Originally scheduled for June 20-21, 2020, but have now been postponed to August 28-29, 2021.
InfoSec World
Being held virtually on June 22-24, 2020.
acceleRISE
This year’s event will be a virtual experience on July 27-21, 2020.
Black Hat USA 2020
This will be entirely virtual this year, held over the same dates, August 1-6, 2020.
BSides Las Vegas
This event was originally to be held on August 3-4, 2020, but has been cancelled.
Def Con 28
Changed to an online ‘Safe Mode’ event to be held on August 7-9, 2020. Cost is Free!
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
Scheduled to be held on September 1-3, 2020.
AUSCERT2020
The 19th Annual AusCERT Cyber Security Conference is now being held virtually from September 15-18, 2020.
Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020
Scheduled for October 19-21, 2020.
GrrCON Cyber Security Summit & Hacker Conference
Due to be held on October 22-23, 2020.
Virtual Cybersecurity & Fraud Summit: Washington D.C.
Due to be held on November 17, 2020.
Security Awareness Summit & Training 2020
The 7th annual SANS Security Awareness Summit is from December 1-4, 2020.
The general approach seems to be that where possible most events have been converted to online virtual experiences and in many cases Free-of-Charge!
Those events planned for later in the year but may well change as the current pandemic plays out so be sure to check the organizer’s sites.
Are there any must participate Cyber Security related events missing from the above 2020 list? If so please comment below.