About
August 6–9, 2026 Las Vegas, USLas Vegas Convention Center
annual
The hacker conference. Vendor-free by design; villages outnumber main tracks; the steepest single-week security learning curve in the calendar.
Who goesResearchers, hackers, security press
Official siteEditorial review
Hacker-culture conference whose anti-vendor stance is structurally preserved by the cash-only ticketing model. Villages format produces the densest single-week security learning curve available.
What works
- +Lowest spam score in the security genre by structural design
- +Villages format spans 30+ specialized tracks
- +Cash-at-door pricing keeps it accessible
What doesn't
- −Back-to-back timing with Black Hat is exhausting for attendees doing both
- −Cash-only ticketing is logistically friction-heavy
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