A security leader gets maybe two conference trips a year, and each one has to justify itself to finance. The talks, the vendor floor and the private meetings rarely sit on the same ticket. A free expo pass and a four-figure sessions pass can look alike on the registration page.
This page covers the large industry shows where buyers, vendors and analysts meet in 2027. For each one you get dates, the city and the cheapest published ticket that gets you into the talks. If the organizer has not published a 2027 price, the table says Not announced. Practitioner and research events are on our InfoSec conferences page.
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Black Hat Asia
Black Hat Asia opens the 2027 security calendar. February 28 to March 3, 2027, at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Trainings come first, then Briefings and a Business Hall. In-person.
Best for: Security teams in Asia-Pacific who want Black Hat research talks without flying to Las Vegas. Vendors selling into the region.
Dates and city: February 28 to March 3, 2027. Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. In-person. Official Black Hat upcoming events page.
What you actually get: The Briefings Pass is the ticket to the research talks. An AI Security Summit Pass is sold separately. A Business Pass is free and covers the Business Hall, not the Briefings.
Notable limitations:
- Prices are in Singapore dollars and exclude GST. GST at 9% is added where applicable.
- The early registration rate ends Friday, January 15, 2027. The listed full Briefings price is S$2,500.
- Trainings are priced on their own. Check the course list before you budget.
Tickets: Briefings Pass S$2,050 until January 15, 2027 (listed full price S$2,500). AI Security Summit Pass S$699. Business Pass free. All excl. GST.
Is the free Business Pass enough?
Only if you came to meet vendors. It covers the Business Hall. The research talks need a Briefings Pass.
RSAC 2027 Conference
RSAC 2027 Conference is the April week when security leaders, vendors and investors meet in San Francisco. April 5-8, 2027. The Moscone calendar lists Moscone North, South and West. In-person.
Best for: CISOs and security leaders who want sessions and many vendors in one week. Vendor product and sales teams. Security startups booking buyer and investor meetings around the conference.
Dates and city: April 5-8, 2027. Moscone Center (North, South and West), San Francisco. In-person. RSAC register-interest page and the Moscone event listing.
What you actually get: Three pass tiers: Premium, Core and Basic. Prices move through four windows: Early Bird (October 19 to December 18), Discount (December 19 to March 5), Standard (March 6 to April 2) and Onsite (April 3 to 8). The Basic Pass goes on sale December 19, 2026.
Notable limitations:
- The $800 early-bird saving on Premium and Core ends December 18, 2026.
- Prices for the later windows are not shown yet.
- The Basic Pass price is not published yet, so it is not in the table.
Tickets: Core Pass $1,695 early bird (full price $2,495). Premium Pass $2,595 early bird (full price $3,395). The pricing table also lists LoyaltyPlus, Government, 1-Day and Student/Faculty rates. Check the official table for your category. Basic Pass: on sale from December 19, 2026.
Which RSAC pass should I buy?
Core if you want the sessions and the expo. Premium only if you need what the top tier adds. Buy before December 18 to keep the early-bird rate.
Infosecurity Europe
Infosecurity Europe is London's summer security show. Three days at ExCeL London in June 2027. The official site has a register-interest form for now, not tickets.
Best for: UK and European security buyers who want a large expo and talks without a long-haul flight. Vendors that sell into the UK market.
Dates and city: June 8-10, 2027. ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL. In-person. Official event page.
What you actually get: A three-day exhibition and conference. The 2027 program and pass list are not published yet. You can register interest and get notified when registration opens.
Notable limitations:
- No 2027 ticket price is published yet.
- The 2027 program is not announced, so judge it once the agenda is out.
- Same venue as Black Hat Europe. Check which event a colleague means before you book.
Tickets: Not announced. The official page shows a register-interest link only.
Gartner Cybersecurity & Risk Management Summit
Gartner Cybersecurity & Risk Management Summit is the analyst-led event for security and risk leaders. June 14-16, 2027, in National Harbor, Maryland. The registration page title still uses the older Security & Risk Management Summit name. In-person.
Best for: CISOs, risk leaders and security program owners who want Gartner analyst sessions and peer conversations. Teams that already use Gartner research.
Dates and city: June 14-16, 2027. National Harbor, MD. The 2027 registration page does not list a venue yet. In-person.
What you actually get: One conference price, plus a group rate: one free registration for every 3 paid, 2 for 5, 3 for 7 and 4 for 10. A public-sector price exists for national, state and local government.
Notable limitations:
- At $4,650 early bird, it costs much more than the other passes on this page.
- The early-bird price expires April 16, 2027.
- The public-sector rate needs proof of status and cannot be applied after you pay.
Tickets: Early-bird $4,650 (expires April 16, 2027). Standard $5,125. Public sector $4,175 with proof of status. Group discounts as listed above.
Black Hat USA
Black Hat USA is the summer research and vendor week in Las Vegas. July 31 to August 5, 2027, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center. In-person.
Best for: Security teams that want new research, multi-day trainings and the US vendor floor in one trip. Teams that also plan to stay for DEF CON.
Dates and city: July 31 to August 5, 2027. Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. In-person. Official Black Hat upcoming events page.
What you actually get: Black Hat sells Training, Briefings, Summit and Business Hall access as separate passes, as its Asia and Europe registration pages show. The 2027 USA registration page is not live yet.
Notable limitations:
- No 2027 USA prices yet.
- Six days including trainings. Many attendees only need the Briefings days.
- The Briefings agenda for 2027 is not published yet.
Tickets: Not announced. Watch the official event page for the registration launch.
Still to come in 2026
Black Hat Europe runs December 7-10, 2026 at ExCeL London. The Briefings Pass is £1,899 excl. VAT until Friday, November 20 (listed full price £2,149). A Business Pass for the Business Hall, keynotes and Arsenal is free until November 20, then £50. It does not include the Briefings.
Black Hat Middle East & Africa runs December 1-3, 2026 at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center in Malham, Saudi Arabia. Prices were not checked for this page. Use the official registration page.
Other cybersecurity conferences worth considering
MindTheSec is listed by Black Hat as a Black Hat event. September 14-16, 2027, Transamerica Expo Center, São Paulo, Brazil. A fit if Latin America is your market. Prices were not checked for this page.
SecTor is listed for 2027 at MTCC in Toronto. The official page shows the dates as TBA. This page will not guess them.
How we picked these conferences
We shortlisted the large industry security shows whose 2027 edition has exact dates on the organizer's own site. A missing price did not exclude an event. Dates and prices were checked on the organizers' sites on 5 Nov 2026. In the table, "From" is the cheapest published ticket that includes the talks. "Not announced" means the organizer has not published a 2027 price yet.
FAQs
RSAC or Black Hat USA: which one should a security buyer pick?
RSAC if you want a wide mix of sessions, leaders and vendors in one April week. Black Hat USA if your team cares most about research Briefings and trainings. RSAC has 2027 prices today. Black Hat USA does not yet.
Is there a free way to walk the expo?
Black Hat Asia lists a free Business Pass. It covers the Business Hall, not the Briefings. RSAC says its Basic Pass goes on sale December 19, 2026, with no price shown yet.
Are there student or government discounts?
RSAC lists Student/Faculty, Government and LoyaltyPlus rates in its pricing table. Gartner lists a public-sector price of $4,175 with proof of status.
Can I combine Black Hat USA with DEF CON?
Yes. Black Hat USA runs July 31 to August 5, 2027. DEF CON 35 runs August 5-8, 2027 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. They overlap on August 5. DEF CON is covered on our InfoSec page.
Where are the OWASP and developer security events?
On a separate page. See our AppSec conferences guide for Global AppSec, LASCON and other application security events.
Bottom line
Pick by the job the trip has to do. For a broad mix of sessions and vendors, start with RSAC and buy before December 18. For research talks, pick a Black Hat: Singapore in February or Las Vegas in the summer, once US prices are out. For analyst-led planning with a large budget, look at Gartner in June. For a UK show, wait for Infosecurity Europe to publish its 2027 terms.
