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Cons & Conferences

Where the community gathers. Some of the best CTI knowledge transfer happens in hallway conversations at these events.

14 conferences

The Circuit

$ = under $100 | $$ = $100–500 | $$$ = $500–1,500 | $$$$ = $1,500+

DEF CONMajor / Hacker
Las Vegas, NV
$

Legendary hacker con. Huge variety of CTI-relevant talks, CTFs, and villages. Very informal.

My most favoritest con ❤️

Black Hat USAMajor / Corporate
Las Vegas, NV
$$$–$$$$

Professional training and vendor-heavy con with CTI, malware, and red/blue track overlap.

RSA ConferenceMajor / Enterprise
San Francisco, CA
$$$$

Huge enterprise security conference. High-level CTI briefings and leadership networking.

FIRST ConferenceCTI / Global IR
Rotates globally
$$$

One of the most respected IR/CTI conferences. Strong technical and operational CTI content.

Hybrid
$$–$$$

Top-tier intel conference with practitioner-level CTI workflows, tooling, and case studies.

My other most favorite. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

ATT&CKconCTI-Focused
Free / Virtual
$

MITRE's con for adversary behavior mapping and detection engineering. Very technical and free.

Virus BulletinMalware / CTI
Rotates globally
$$–$$$

Research-heavy with a mix of CTI, malware analysis, and international threat sharing.

BSides (various)Community / Local
Nationwide / Global
$–$$

Local, low-cost conferences often with high-quality talks. Check your city's chapter.

GrrCONCommunity / Hacker
Grand Rapids, MI
$$

Midwest hacker conference with a fun, laid-back vibe. Great CTI and DFIR content.

Love for my Michiganders 🏒

THOTCONCommunity / Hacker
Chicago, IL
$$

Chicago-based infosec con with a heavy red/blue team focus. Great CTI and OSINT talks.

The Diana InitiativeDiversity / Hybrid
Las Vegas + Virtual
$–$$

Diversity-focused con with a wide range of security talks including OSINT and CTI tracks.

Red Hat SummitVendor / DevSecOps
Various + Virtual
$$–$$$

More on open-source and infrastructure security than raw CTI, but still relevant.

CCTX EventsCTI / Collaboration
Canada + Virtual
$

Focused on Canadian cyber threat sharing and CTI workshops. Great for North American pros.

Virtual / Various
$

Not a formal conference but has excellent CTI-centric events and briefings.

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