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List of cyber security conferences ranging from hacker to policy, all hosted in The Netherlands.

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Happening now: eth0 Autumn.

November 2026

  1. 6–8fri–sun

    eth0 Autumn De Hoof, Someren

    Low-cost Dutch hacker weekend running since 2007, with talks and hacking on security, networks, privacy and open tech.

    sign up
    sold out

    #camp #cheap #community #dutch #hacker

  2. 6fri

    Het Nationale Privacy Congres Naturalis (Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum), Leiden

    One-day Dutch privacy-law congress by Leiden Law Academy (Leiden University).

    sign up
    €785 excl. VAT

    #business #dutch #privacy

  3. 9–14mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam November Amsterdam

    SANS hands-on cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  4. 10–11tue–wed

    Conference on International Cyber Security Den Haag

    Annual academic conference of The Hague Program on International Cyber Security (Leiden University), 2026 theme "A digital State of Nature?".

    sign up
    academic; attendance details via conference@thehagueprogram.nl
    cfp
    until 17 may

    #academic #government

  5. 11wed

    CIP Najaarsconferentie

    Autumn conference of the Dutch government Centrum Informatiebeveiliging en Privacybescherming (theme: from compliance to real resilience).

    sign up
    members only

    #dutch #government #privacy

  6. 11–12wed–thu

    European Defence Innovation Forum (EDIF) World Forum, The Hague

    Defence & security innovation forum and expo with Security Delta (HSD) as strategic partner.

    sign up
    see website

    #expo #government

  7. 11wed

    ISACA Risk Event Spant!, Dr. A. Kuyperlaan 3, Bussum

    Annual risk-management congress of ISACA Netherlands Chapter with IIA, NOREA and PvIB.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso #dutch

  8. 12thu

    Next IT Security Benelux Felix Meritis, Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam

    Invitation-only, vendor-pitch-free one-day gathering for ~150 CISOs and heads of security.

    sign up
    invite only, free for approved CISOs

    #business #ciso #free

  9. 12thu

    NFIR event: Cybersecurity in het AI-tijdperk Van der Valk Nootdorp, Gildeweg 1, Nootdorp

    Free afternoon event by NFIR, Intermax and Cyberveilig Nederland on cyber resilience in the AI era.

    sign up
    free

    #business #dutch #free

  10. 15–19sun–thu

    ACM CCS World Forum, The Hague

    Top-tier ACM academic security conference with co-located workshops (AISec, WPES, PLAS, SURE, etc.).

    sign up
    early registration closed 28 sep

    #academic

  11. 16–20mon–fri

    Hardwear.io Netherlands Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Stadhouderskade 12, Amsterdam

    Hardware security conference with deep technical talks, hands-on trainings, a CTF and HardPwn.

    sign up
    conference full (waitlist); some training seats left

    #ctf #hardware #offensive #technical #training

  12. 19thu

    BSides Amsterdam KIT (Royal Tropical Institute), Mauritskade 63, Amsterdam

    Non-profit community infosec conference for about 450 people, with talks, a CTF and a pre-party.

    sign up
    final tickets, €30

    #cheap #community #ctf #hacker #technical

  13. 24–25tue–wed

    Benelux Cyber Summit Leonardo Royal Hotel Amsterdam, Paul van Vlissingenstraat 24, Amsterdam

    Two-day summit for senior IT security leaders in the Benelux (Cyber Series / QG Media, endorsed by HSD).

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso

  14. 25wed

    Heliview Cyber Security Experience DeFabrique, Utrecht

    Heliview's 16th annual cybersecurity event for CISOs, security and ICT managers.

    sign up
    free for qualifying end users

    #business #ciso #dutch #free

  15. 25–26wed–thu

    NBIP NEXT Kasteel De Hooge Vuursche, Baarn

    Annual event of NBIP (the Dutch providers' foundation behind NaWas DDoS scrubbing), on digital resilience with a DDoS-mitigation track (day 1) and digital sovereignty (day 2).

    sign up
    register per day on the event page; morning participants' meeting is NBIP members only

    #community #network

  16. 26–27thu–fri

    OWASP BeNeLux Days Jaarbeurs Utrecht (SuperNova), Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht

    Regional OWASP application-security conference run by the Dutch and Belgian chapters.

    sign up
    free, registration required; training day €50

    #appsec #community #free #technical #training

December 2026

  1. 1tue

    CSyLL 7: Co-creating the Cyber Security of the Future Dutch Innovation Factory, Bleiswijkseweg 37E, Zoetermeer

    Afternoon cyber-resilience session with panel and learning community by Dutch Innovation Park.

    sign up
    see website

    #academic #business

  2. 14–19mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam December Amsterdam

    SANS cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

January 2027

  1. 19tue

    Yellowhat Marcfait, Schrijverstraat 2, Almere

    Community-run, deeply technical (level 400+) Microsoft security conference with a CTF and a free livestream.

    sign up
    €149 ex VAT

    #community #ctf #technical

  2. 25–30mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam January Amsterdam

    SANS cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  3. 25–26mon–tue

    uASC — Microarchitecture Security Conference Amsterdam

    Academic conference on microarchitectural attacks and defenses, hosted by VU Amsterdam (VUSec).

    sign up
    see website
    cfp
    until 6 nov 2026today

    #academic

  4. 28thu

    Nationale Privacy Conferentie Sociaal-Economische Raad (SER), The Hague

    ECP and Privacy First's national privacy conference (with the Dutch DPA), incl. Dutch Privacy Awards; theme children's privacy.

    sign up
    limited seats, max 2 per organisation

    #dutch #government #privacy

February 2027

  1. 1–6mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam February Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Stadhouderskade 12, Amsterdam

    SANS cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  2. 19–21fri–sun

    Hackerhotel Hotel Zuiderduin, Zeeweg 52, Egmond aan Zee

    Non-profit, volunteer-run hacker weekend in a seaside hotel, with talks, workshops and an electronic badge.

    sign up
    room tickets from €452, refundable until 18 jan

    #community #dutch #hacker #hardware #technical

  3. 24wed

    re_B00TCMP XL HSD Campus, Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104, Den Haag

    Hacking-challenge day for young hacker talent, aimed at keeping them on the right side of the line.

    sign up
    ages 12–25, qualify via online challenge

    #ctf #dutch #free #hacker

March 2027

  1. 2–4tue–thu

    FIRST Technical Colloquium Amsterdam MEERVAART, Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

    FIRST incident-response technical colloquium (1 training day + 2 days of talks), theme AI in attack and defense.

    sign up
    free, fills quickly

    #free #training

  2. 9–10tue–wed

    TLC Connect Benelux CISO Summit Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam

    Two-day Technology Leaders Club (Rela8 Group) summit for Benelux security and risk leaders.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso

  3. 15–20mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam March Amsterdam

    SANS cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  4. 16tue

    Heliview Security Leadership Supernova (Jaarbeurs), Utrecht

    Heliview's annual event for CISOs and security leaders.

    sign up
    free for qualifying end users

    #business #ciso #dutch

  5. 17wed

    CyberSec Benelux Amsterdam

    One-day conference 'Assume Breach. Shield your Core.' with 500+ participants, plus afterwork strategy talk.

    sign up
    €890–1,290

    #business #ciso

April 2027

  1. 9fri

    BSides Groningen Kinepolis Groningen (Euroborg), Boumaboulevard 53, Groningen

    Community BSides conference in the north of the Netherlands with technical, governance, AI and workshop tracks.

    sign up
    tickets expected ~feb 2027
    cfp
    until 1 febin 87 days

    #cheap #community #dutch #technical

  2. 11–15sun–thu

    Eurocrypt Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven

    IACR flagship cryptography conference, back in the Netherlands after 25 years.

    sign up
    see website
    cfp
    until 17 sep 2026

    #academic

  3. 15thu

    Next IT Security Benelux Amsterdam

    Invitation-only one-day gathering for ~150 CISOs and heads of security.

    sign up
    invite only, free for approved CISOs

    #business #ciso #free

  4. 17sat

    Challenge the Cyber CTF

    Dutch national youth CTF, which qualifies players for the Cyberbootcamp and the national ECSC team.

    sign up
    ages 13–25

    #community #ctf #dutch #free

  5. 19–24mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam April Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Stadhouderskade 12, Amsterdam

    SANS cybersecurity training week (8 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  6. 21–22wed–thu

    ICT.OPEN De Doelen, Rotterdam

    Annual Dutch ICT research conference (NWO/IPN) that traditionally includes a cyber security track.

    sign up
    see website

    #academic

  7. 21–23wed–fri

    Third Party & Supply Chain Cyber Security Summit Hotel Novotel Amsterdam City, Amsterdam

    GIA Global Group summit on third-party risk and software supply chain security.

    sign up
    see website

    #business

  8. 29thu

    Operational & Organisational Resilience in Financial Services Europe Amsterdam

    One-day financial-services conference on post-DORA operational, cyber and third-party resilience.

    sign up
    see website

    #business

May 2027

  1. 4–5tue–wed

    European Transformational CISO Assembly Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin, Amsterdam (Noordwijk)

    Millennium Alliance's vetted CISO assembly, with co-located BENELUX & DACH CISO assembly.

    sign up
    invite / application only

    #business #ciso

  2. 10–22mon–sat

    SANS Amsterdam May Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Stadhouderskade 12, Amsterdam

    SANS' largest Amsterdam training event (17 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200; early bird until 9 apr

    #training

  3. 20thu

    Heliview Identity & Access Management Maaspoort, Den Bosch

    Heliview's annual IAM conference for identity and security professionals.

    sign up
    free for qualifying end users

    #business #dutch #identity

  4. 24–28mon–fri

    FSE — Fast Software Encryption Maastricht

    IACR conference on symmetric cryptography (papers via IACR ToSC).

    sign up
    see website
    cfp
    until 1 dec 2026in 25 days

    #academic

  5. 25tue

    Evanta Benelux CISO Executive Summit Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Amsterdam

    Gartner Evanta peer summit for Benelux CISOs (same day as CIO summit).

    sign up
    vetted CISOs only

    #business #ciso

June 2027

  1. 2wed

    Heliview Cyberweerbare Overheid Madurodam (per Heliview calendar), The Hague

    New (1st edition) Heliview event on cyber resilience for government organisations.

    sign up
    free for government professionals

    #dutch #free #government

  2. 14–19mon–sat

    SANS AI Amsterdam June Amsterdam

    SANS AI-security focused training week (7 courses), in person and virtual.

    sign up
    courses ~€7,200–8,200

    #training

  3. 15–16tue–wed

    Identity Week Europe RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam

    Large digital-identity conference & expo (Terrapinn), with new co-located Tech in Gov forum.

    sign up
    free pass for identity buyers

    #expo #government #identity

  4. 25fri

    OrangeCon Meervaart Theatre, Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

    Community-driven, non-profit Dutch hacker/security conference with multiple tracks, villages and workshops.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #hacker #technical #training

  5. 30 jun–2 julwed–fri

    DIMVA University of Twente, Enschede

    Academic conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment.

    sign up
    registration opens ~mid-apr
    cfp
    until 18 febin 104 days

    #academic

July 2027

  1. 19–24mon–sat

    PETS — Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium Delft

    Premier privacy-technology symposium, incl. HotPETs and FOCI, hosted by TU Delft.

    sign up
    see website
    cfp
    until 28 febin 114 days

    #academic #privacy

September 2027

  1. 15–16wed–thu

    Cybersec Netherlands Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Utrecht

    Largest Dutch cybersecurity trade fair (formerly Infosecurity.nl), with Security Delta (HSD) as key partner.

    sign up
    usually free for trade visitors

    #business #dutch #expo

October 2027

  1. 4–8mon–fri

    Cybersecurity Week The Hague Various venues (HSD Campus, City Hall, World Forum, etc.), The Hague

    City-wide week of cybersecurity events around the ONE Conference, by Municipality of The Hague, NCSC and partners.

    sign up
    most events free, register per event

    #business #government

  2. 5–6tue–wed

    ONE Conference The Hague

    NCSC-NL's flagship non-commercial cybersecurity conference with plenary and breakout sessions.

    sign up
    invitation-based: request an invite, selection jul–sep

    #business #government

  3. 5–7tue–thu

    PCI SSC Europe Community Meeting Amsterdam

    PCI Security Standards Council's annual European community meeting on payment security.

    sign up
    see website

    #business

  4. 7–8thu–fri

    Dataprotectie & Privacy Congres Van der Valk Exclusief, Utrecht

    Outvie's 14th two-day data protection & privacy update congress (AI, sovereignty, breaches).

    sign up
    from €999

    #dutch #privacy

  5. 19–20tue–wed

    Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe (TechEx Europe) RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam

    Cybersecurity & cloud conference/expo co-located with 7 other TechEx Europe shows (8,000+ attendees).

    sign up
    free expo pass; gold pass €1,399

    #business #cloud #expo

November 2027

  1. 25thu

    Heliview Cyber Security Experience DeFabrique, Utrecht

    Heliview's annual cybersecurity event for CISOs, security and ICT managers.

    sign up
    free for qualifying end users

    #business #ciso #dutch #free

Dates to be announced

  1. ~2027

    Cyber Security Visie Hotel Woudschoten (recent editions), Zeist (likely)

    Free annual vendor/expert vision event on IT security (it2grow & Protinus IT), with CISO townhall.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso #dutch #free

  2. ~feb2027

    Big Brother Awards Amsterdam

    Bits of Freedom's annual evening ceremony 'awarding' the worst privacy offenders, plus the Felipe Rodriquez Award.

    sign up
    usually sells out

    #community #dutch #privacy

  3. ~mar2027

    BSides Den Haag HSD Campus / Security Delta (2026 venue), Den Haag

    Volunteer-run community BSides with offensive, defensive, threat intel and malware talks and an all-day CTF.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #ctf #technical

  4. ~mar2027

    CIO & CISO Benelux Summit (CDM Media) Amsterdam (likely)

    CDM Media's one-day executive summit for Benelux CIOs and CISOs.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso

  5. ~mar2027

    Open Hackerspace Day Dutch hackerspaces (e.g. Hack42 Arnhem, RevSpace Den Haag, TkkrLab Enschede, Bitlair, TechInc, NURDspace)

    Annual open day when Dutch hackerspaces open their doors with tours, demos and sometimes small CTFs.

    sign up
    free walk-in

    #community #dutch #free #hacker

  6. ~may2027

    CIP Voorjaarsconferentie

    Spring conference of the government Centrum Informatiebeveiliging en Privacybescherming.

    sign up
    members only

    #dutch #government #privacy

  7. ~jun2027

    FS-ISAC EMEA Summit The Hague (unverified)

    FS-ISAC's European summit for financial-sector cybersecurity professionals.

    sign up
    see website

    #business

  8. ~jun2027

    Hague TIX — The Hague Threat Intelligence Exchange Leiden University Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99 (2026 venue), Den Haag

    One-day threat-intelligence conference bringing together private-sector CTI, government and academia; in person only, no recordings.

    sign up
    limited in-person tickets, first come first served

    #academic #government #technical

  9. ~jun2027

    PublicSpaces Conference Pakhuis de Zwijger (main day in recent editions), Amsterdam

    Annual conference by PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab on digital autonomy and a public, non-commercial internet.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #privacy

  10. ~jun2027

    SURF Security & Privacy Conference

    Annual security & privacy conference for Dutch education and research institutions (SURF/SURFcert).

    sign up
    see website

    #academic #dutch #privacy

  11. ~jun2027

    Z-CERT live!

    Annual event of Z-CERT (healthcare CSIRT) for the Dutch healthcare sector.

    sign up
    see website

    #dutch #government

  12. ~aug2027

    International Cyber Security Summer School (ICSSS) HSD Campus (recent editions), The Hague

    Week-long HSD summer school with Europol and NCI Agency for students and young professionals.

    sign up
    see website

    #academic #training

  13. ~sep2027

    Europol Cybercrime Conference Europol HQ, The Hague

    Europol EC3's annual cybercrime conference for law enforcement, industry and academia.

    sign up
    by invitation

    #government

  14. ~sep2027

    NLNOG Day Gooiland (2026 venue; 2027 not confirmed), Hilversum

    Free annual one-day conference of the Dutch network operators' group, with operational and network security talks.

    sign up
    free

    #community #free #network #technical

  15. ~oct2027

    HackFest Enschede Sickhouse, Oldenzaalsestraat 128 (2026 venue), Enschede

    Hacker/maker festival with hackerspaces (TkkrLab, Pixelbar and others), talks, a lockpicking workshop and soldering.

    sign up
    ~€10

    #cheap #community #dutch #hacker #hardware

  16. ~oct2027

    PvIB Security-Congres Gooiland (2026 venue), Hilversum

    Annual congress of the Dutch security professional associations PvIB, ISACA NL and NOREA.

    sign up
    paid, member discounts

    #community #dutch

  17. ~oct2027

    WICCON De Lichtfabriek (2026 venue), Haarlem

    Women in Cybersecurity Community Association's conference with an all-women technical speaker line-up.

    sign up
    see website

    #community #technical

  18. ~nov2027

    Benelux Cyber Summit Amsterdam (likely)

    Annual two-day Benelux summit for senior IT security leaders.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #ciso

  19. ~nov2027

    BSides Amsterdam Amsterdam

    Non-profit community infosec conference.

    sign up
    tickets from mid-sep, ~€30

    #cheap #community #ctf #hacker #technical

  20. ~nov2027

    Hardwear.io Netherlands Amsterdam

    Hardware security trainings and conference.

    sign up
    usually sells out; early bird ends ~jul

    #ctf #hardware #offensive #technical #training

  21. ~nov2027

    ISACA Risk Event

    Annual joint risk-management congress of ISACA NL, IIA, NOREA and PvIB.

    sign up
    see website

    #business #dutch

Built 6 nov 2026. Dates change — always check the conference website.