Blue Team Con 2026
The conference is designed to center on practical information sharing among people responsible for defending organizations. Content spans a wide range of roles, including SOC analysts, CISOs, auditors, compliance professionals, and application developers with a focus on security. Given the volume and pace of change in cybersecurity, many professionals struggle to keep up.
The audience includes students, practitioners, executives, and sales professionals from around the world. The intent is to help organize and contextualize this information in a collaborative setting, while giving experienced practitioners a platform to share what they have learned.
The event brings together an in-person community of defensive security professionals focused on real-world challenges. Sessions and activities emphasize defense-oriented thinking, knowledge exchange, and professional development, with opportunities to connect across experience levels and job functions.
Programming is focused on cybersecurity defense, with talks and discussions aimed at proactive protection rather than post-incident response. Attendees can expect content that addresses current threats, defensive techniques, and operational realities faced by security teams. Industry sponsors are present, and their practitioners are available for technical discussion and questions.
Networking is informal and built around shared interests rather than formal corporate structures. Opportunities include hands-on villages, after-hours gatherings, and a capture-the-flag competition, all intended to encourage meaningful professional connections.
The agenda features talks led by experienced security leaders from large technology companies, government organizations, and other major institutions, covering the threats they encounter and the defensive approaches they apply in practice.
In addition to talks, optional full-day training courses are offered on site. These sessions are taught by industry practitioners and focus on detailed threat scenarios and defensive strategies. The training is open to a broad audience, including those who may not attend the main conference programming.