This is the annual summit of the Data Security Council of India, now in its 21st edition. It runs three days of keynotes, tracks, workshops and invite-only sessions, and speaks to policy makers and enterprise leaders as much as practitioners. A separate quantum sub-summit runs on 9 December.
- Organiser
- Data Security Council of India (DSCI) (Professional body)
- Who attends
- C-level executives, Policy makers, Security and privacy professionals, Academia and research, Government, Startups
- Topics
- AI and security, National security, Multi-domain attacks, Quantum, Geopolitics, Privacy
- Price
- Regular pass ₹15,930 including taxes (offer price, list ₹21,240); DSCI members ₹10,620; Quantum Edge pass ₹25,000 plus taxes source ↗
Good fit: You lead security or privacy in an Indian enterprise and want policy, regulators and peers in one place.
Look elsewhere if: You want deep exploit research; the published focus areas lean towards strategy, national security and governance.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
India's annual cryptology research conference, held under the Cryptology Research Society of India and now in its 27th year. It is narrower and more mathematical than anything else here, and it runs in the same city and week as SPACE 2026, so researchers can combine the two.
- Organiser
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Bangalore, under the Cryptology Research Society of India (Professional body)
- Who attends
- Cryptographers, Security researchers
- Topics
- Cryptology
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work on cryptography and want the research itself.
Look elsewhere if: You want general security or compliance content; the programme is cryptology only.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A peer-reviewed academic conference, now in its 22nd edition, with double-blind review and Springer as proceedings partner. Beyond papers it has demos, tutorials and a PhD forum, so it suits people tracking research rather than products.
- Organiser
- Chennai Mathematical Institute (host), with IIT Bombay as co-organiser (Academic)
- Who attends
- Security researchers, PhD and research master's students, Practitioners
- Topics
- Information systems security research, Privacy, Tutorials and demos
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are a researcher or research-minded engineer who wants peer-reviewed security work from Indian and international groups.
Look elsewhere if: You are a CISO after vendor or peer networking; this is a paper-led academic meeting.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
An academic conference series running since 2011, with proceedings in Springer LNCS. It sits on the engineering side of cryptography, where Indocrypt is more theoretical, and it follows Indocrypt directly in Bengaluru this year.
- Organiser
- SPACE organising committee (General Co-Chair and Organising Chair from CDAC Bangalore) (Academic)
- First held
- 2011
- Who attends
- Security researchers, Cryptographic engineers
- Topics
- Applied cryptographic engineering, Security and privacy
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You build or test cryptographic implementations and want applied research.
Look elsewhere if: You do not read research papers for work; this is a research conference with Springer proceedings.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A one-day summit in Delhi Cantonment whose 2027 theme is humanising the digital future. It treats security as a question of trust and safety, covering AI, scams and deepfakes more than defensive engineering. A quantum threat alliance was launched at the previous edition.
- Organiser
- CyberPeace Foundation (Non-profit)
- Topics
- AI trust and safety, Digital harms, Quantum-era security
- Size
- 100+ speakers, 1,300+ global delegates and 10+ partner countries (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work on trust and safety, digital policy or civil-society cyber issues.
Look elsewhere if: You want hands-on technical sessions; the published theme is about people, trust and policy.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
27–28 February 2027 (trainings 24–26 February, Day Zero 26 February)
Nullcon Goa 2027
Urja Bharat Convention Center (UBCC), ONGC Goa, Goa, Goa, India · In person
Nullcon grew out of null, a registered not-for-profit security community, and has run since 2010. The Goa edition pairs three days of paid training with a two-day conference built around original vulnerability and exploit research, which makes it one of the more technical events on this list.
- Organiser
- null – The Open Security Community (Non-profit)
- First held
- 2010
- Who attends
- Vulnerability researchers, Exploit developers, Product security engineers, Security defenders
- Topics
- Vulnerability research, Exploit development, Product security, Hands-on training
- Price
- Individual conference pass ₹8,499 super early bird (to 12 November 2026), ₹9,999 early bird, ₹11,999 regular; student ₹5,000; 3-day training from ₹44,999. All excluding taxes and gateway charges. source ↗
Good fit: You are a security engineer or researcher who wants technical talks and paid hands-on training in one trip.
Look elsewhere if: You want a policy or boardroom programme; the 2027 event is pitched at people who research, build and defend.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
Gartner's India edition of its summit for security leaders, a two-day event at Grand Hyatt Mumbai. Like the US event, it is built around Gartner's analysts and research, which sets it apart from the community and association events here. Its web address still uses the older name, Security & Risk Management Summit.
- Organiser
- Gartner (Analyst firm)
- Who attends
- Security leaders, Risk leaders
- Topics
- Security strategy, Risk management
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are a security leader who wants analyst guidance on strategy and purchasing decisions, without travelling abroad.
Look elsewhere if: You want hands-on technical content: the programme is built around analysts rather than independent researchers.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
Cybertech is an international conference and exhibition brand founded in 2014, with events from Tel Aviv to Tokyo. The Mumbai event was announced by Maharashtra's Chief Minister in October 2026 as its first time in India, so it has no Indian track record yet.
- Organiser
- Cybertech Global Events (Commercial events company)
- Who attends
- Global leaders, Cybersecurity experts, Industry innovators, Startups
- Topics
- Cybersecurity industry networking, Exhibition
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You sell or buy security products and want a large business-networking show with international exhibitors.
Look elsewhere if: You want to judge an event on past Indian editions; this is a debut and no programme was on the site as of 2 November 2026.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A volunteer-run BSides that publishes its real check-in numbers, which is rare on this list. The first conference day holds the CTF final and the second holds talks and villages, with paid trainings before.
- Organiser
- Security BSides Dehradun (Community)
- First held
- 2024
- Who attends
- Security practitioners, Students
- Topics
- CTF, Talks, Villages, Trainings
- Size
- 187 checked in at 0x01 (2024) and 255 at 0x02 (2026); 400+ is the target for 0x03 (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Individual pass ₹2,399 early bird, ₹3,399 regular, ₹4,399 last call; student from ₹999; corporate from ₹5,299 source ↗
Good fit: You want a small, low-cost community event with a CTF.
Look elsewhere if: You need a confirmed venue to plan travel; it had not been announced as of 2 November 2026.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A volunteer-run community conference in Kochi, now on its third edition at the same hotel. One conference day plus two training days is a smaller commitment than c0c0n, whose 2026 schedule ran eight days.
- Organiser
- BSides Kerala (volunteer organisers) (Community)
- First held
- 2025
- Who attends
- Security practitioners, Hacking community
- Topics
- Talks, Trainings, CTF
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are in south India and want a small community conference with training.
Look elsewhere if: You need prices now; tickets and the call for papers had not been announced.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A trade show first, with a conference and awards alongside it, now heading into its third edition in Mumbai. Its exhibition floor is the main draw, which sets it apart from the research-led and policy-led events here. The organiser also ran a one-day Cybersec Delhi Conference on OT and critical infrastructure in October 2026.
- Organiser
- Media Fusion, in partnership with heise medien (Commercial events company)
- First held
- 2025
- Who attends
- Cyber leaders, Innovators, Decision-makers, Exhibitors
- Topics
- Network and endpoint security, Cloud and application security, OT and ICS security, Privacy and compliance, Training
- Size
- 6,948+ attendees, 135+ exhibitors and 105+ speakers across the two previous editions (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are shortlisting vendors or exhibiting and want a large commercial floor in Mumbai.
Look elsewhere if: You are looking for peer-reviewed or research content; the site sells it on exhibitors and business opportunities.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
c0c0n is a police-hosted hacking and security conference in Kerala, with the Kerala Police as host and ISRA behind the site. Its mix is unusual: open security research sits alongside dedicated law-enforcement tracks such as a call for papers and a CTF for police officers.
- Organiser
- Kerala Police with the Information Security Research Association (Government)
- First held
- 2009
- Who attends
- Law enforcement, Security researchers
- Topics
- Hacking and security research, Cybercrime and law enforcement
- Size
- 200+ speakers, 20+ technical trainings, 6+ parallel tracks and 10+ villages at the 2026 edition; no attendee count given (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work in cybercrime investigation or security research and want a programme where police and hackers share a floor.
Look elsewhere if: You need a 2027 venue or prices today; the organiser has published dates only and registration has not opened.
Dates read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
The global Black Hat format debuted in India at the Sheraton Grand, Brigade Gateway, Bengaluru, in October 2026. It ran as a four-day programme of trainings, a summit day and two days of briefings, with open-source tool demos in Arsenal and a business hall.
- Organiser
- Informa (Informa Festivals Division) (Commercial events company)
- First held
- 2026
- Who attends
- Security practitioners, Security leaders, Researchers
- Topics
- Briefings, Trainings, Arsenal tool demos, Business Hall
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You want the Black Hat mix of research briefings and paid training without travelling abroad.
Look elsewhere if: You need a 2027 date; only one Indian edition has run and no next edition appears on the site.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
Founded in 2019 and on its seventh edition in 2026, this community-run event has a hotel venue and a two-day conference after two days of training. It is the most established of the BSides listed here.
- Organiser
- BSides Ahmedabad (community team) (Community)
- First held
- 2019
- Who attends
- Hackers, CISOs, Security practitioners
- Topics
- Talks, Workshops, Exhibitions
- Size
- 5,000+ participants and 300+ speakers cumulatively since 2019 (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You want a community conference with more scale than a typical BSides.
Look elsewhere if: You need a date; nothing is announced after the September 2026 edition.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
An annual community conference backed by quarterly summits through the year, one of them run with Worldwide Women in Cyber Security. That year-round rhythm is what sets it apart from other BSides.
- Organiser
- BSides Bangalore (community organisers) (Community)
- Who attends
- Security practitioners
- Topics
- New research, Talks
- Size
- More than 1,200 attendees across past conferences (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are based in Bengaluru and want a community event outside the commercial circuit.
Look elsewhere if: You want a guaranteed 2027 date; none is published.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A third-edition community conference co-hosted on a college campus, the Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology. The campus setting makes it a student-friendly option compared with the hotel-based BSides.
- Organiser
- BSides Jaipur chapter (Community)
- Who attends
- Security practitioners, Students
- Topics
- Talks, CTF
- Size
- 1,000+ attendees, 50+ speakers and 20+ sessions shown; the site does not say whether these are results or targets (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are a student or early-career practitioner in north-west India.
Look elsewhere if: You want a senior audience or a confirmed next date.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A third-edition community conference held at Deloitte Knowledge Center, Parel, in 2026, with 45+ talks plus arsenal demos, workshops, villages and a CXO panel in a single day. It packs a lot into one day, and its 2026 agenda leaned heavily towards AI agent security.
- Organiser
- BSides Mumbai core team (Community)
- Who attends
- Working professionals, Students, Decision-makers
- Topics
- AI and agent security, Identity, Application security, Arsenal demos, Villages
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are in Mumbai and want a dense one-day technical event.
Look elsewhere if: You want a multi-day event with paid training; 2026 ran for one day plus an online CTF.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
The national annual conference for organisations empanelled by CERT-In to carry out security audits, held at the BITS Pilani Goa campus in 2026. It is the closest thing here to a regulator's own audit forum, and its 2026 edition launched a blockchain-enabled audit platform called AMBAK.
- Organiser
- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) (Government)
- Who attends
- CERT-In empanelled auditing organisations, Policy makers, CISOs from industry and regulators
- Topics
- Security audit frameworks, Audit benchmarking
- Size
- Over 500 delegates in 2026 (third-party figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work at, or commission work from, a CERT-In empanelled auditor.
Look elsewhere if: You are not in the audit ecosystem; it is built around empanelled auditing organisations and may not be open to all.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A four-day AI and cybersecurity event from a Cloud Security Alliance chapter, held at Graphic Era University in Dehradun in 2026 with two training days, a conference day and awards. A 2027 edition is named but has no date or venue.
- Organiser
- CSA Uttarakhand Chapter, Cloud Security Alliance India (Professional body)
- Topics
- AI security, Cloud security, Training
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work in cloud or AI security and want a chapter-run event with training.
Look elsewhere if: You need something you can schedule now; 2027 details are not out.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
DSCI's one-day Bengaluru gathering, last listed at the JW Marriott in August 2025. DSCI's 2026 calendar shows a Bengaluru summit for global capability centres in September but no Best Practices Meet, so check with DSCI whether the series continues.
- Organiser
- Data Security Council of India (DSCI) (Professional body)
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are in Bengaluru and follow DSCI's community events.
Look elsewhere if: You need a confirmed date; no 2026 edition is listed and none is announced.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
DSCI's two-day conclave for financial-sector security, which reached its eighth edition in 2026 at The Westin Powai Lake, Mumbai. It is the only event here built wholly around banks, insurers and fintechs, so the talks follow the sector's fraud and supplier-risk problems.
- Organiser
- Data Security Council of India (DSCI) (Professional body)
- Who attends
- Banks and neo-banks, Insurers, Securities firms, Fintech companies, CISOs
- Topics
- Financial fraud defence, Third-party risk, Ransomware readiness, Post-quantum cryptography, DPDPA readiness
- Size
- 1,000+ delegates, 45% C-level participation, in the prior year (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Regular pass ₹11,800 including taxes at the 2026 edition; DSCI members ₹5,900 source ↗
Good fit: You run security or risk at a bank, insurer or fintech.
Look elsewhere if: You are outside financial services; the agenda is sector-specific.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
An annual summit on technology-enabled crime run by FCRF, a non-profit incubated at IIT Kanpur. Its focus is fraud, cybercrime and forensics rather than enterprise defence, and its ₹2,999 pass sits well below the DSCI and ISMG events here.
- Organiser
- Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) (Non-profit)
- Who attends
- Security professionals, Cyber experts
- Topics
- Cybercrime, AI and digital security, Digital forensics
- Size
- 1,800+ delegates, 120+ speakers, 50+ organisations (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Regular pass ₹2,999 at the 2026 edition source ↗
Good fit: You work on fraud, cybercrime investigation or digital forensics.
Look elsewhere if: You want enterprise security architecture; the content centres on crime and investigation.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A two-day summit from the analyst firm IDC, held at The Leela Hyderabad in 2026, with a CISO awards dinner attached. With Gartner's Mumbai summit it is one of two analyst-run events on this list.
- Organiser
- IDC (Analyst firm)
- Who attends
- CISOs, Security directors, Security architects, GRC leads, SOC engineers
- Topics
- Enterprise security leadership
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You are a security leader who values analyst input alongside peer sessions.
Look elsewhere if: You want an open, low-cost community event; the published audience is enterprise security staff and the price is not public.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
A one-day leadership summit repeated across three cities in one fortnight, run by the media group behind BankInfoSecurity. The city format means a security leader can attend close to home. It is the only event in this list with a stated CPE allowance.
- Organiser
- Information Security Media Group (ISMG) (Media company)
- Who attends
- CISOs, CROs, CCOs, DPOs, Security and risk leaders
- Topics
- Panels, Fireside chats, Workshops, Roundtables
- Price
- Individual pass ₹11,775 excluding GST at the 2026 edition source ↗
- CPE credits
- 7 hours on individual and team passes at the 2026 edition source ↗
Good fit: You are a security or risk leader who wants a one-day event near you, with CPE hours.
Look elsewhere if: You work in sales or marketing; those roles are routed to pricier corporate or vendor passes.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.
Telangana's annual state cybersecurity conclave, run by the police force's cyber bureau with the Society for Cyberabad Security Council. It pairs the conclave with CipherSprint, a national challenge for deployable prototypes, which gives it a stronger startup angle than most government events.
- Organiser
- Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), Telangana Police (Government)
- Who attends
- Law enforcement, Government officials, Technology leaders, Academic institutions, Startups
- Topics
- Cybercrime, Policing technology, Cyber resilience
- Size
- Over 900 delegates in 2025, including law enforcement officers from 14 states (organiser’s figure) source ↗
- Price
- Not published
Good fit: You work with police or public-sector cyber teams, or build tools for them.
Look elsewhere if: You want a private-sector practitioner event; this one is run by a police bureau.
Last edition read on the organiser’s page on 2 November 2026.