BY INVITATION ONLY AT THE RITZ CARLTON, ORLANDO, FL. ON OCTOBER 20-21, 2026. CLOSED TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC. NOT RECORDED.
CyberDefenseCon 2026, also known as the CISO Conference, brings together an elite community of leading Chief Information Security Officers, cybersecurity innovators, and industry visionaries for two highly focused days of strategy, intelligence, and meaningful connection. Taking place October 20–21, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, this invitation-only event is closed to the press and public, creating a trusted environment where CISOs can speak candidly about the threats, technologies, and decisions shaping the future of cyber defense. With executive roundtables, high-impact discussions, and a curated Innovator Showcase, CyberDefenseCon is built for serious leaders looking to discover what is next before the rest of the market catches up.
BY INVITATION ONLY: 300+ TOP GLOBAL AWARD WINNING CISOs INVITED FOR 2026 WITH ~150 EXPECTED TO ATTEND
This Year’s CISO Themes…Cutting Edge Yet Grounded in Reality:
• AI Mythos vs. AI Reality
• Autonomous SOCs and AI-Driven Threat Response
• AI Safety, Model Security and Emerging Regulations
• Quantum Resilience and Post-Quantum Cryptography
• Back to Basics: Cyber Hygiene That Still Fails
• Board-Level Cyber Resilience and CISO Accountability
• Cloud, Multi-Cloud and Infrastructure Resilience
• Deepfakes, Synthetic Identity and AI-Enhanced Fraud
• Third-Party, Fourth-Party and Nth-Party Risk
• Cyber Workforce, Budget and Operating Model Transformation
…and much more…
ONLY 25 TOP INFOSEC INNOVATORS ALLOWED TO SPONSOR
CISOs PROTECTING MORE THAN $6.5 TRILLION ARE ATTENDING THIS YEAR.
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