Information Security, I.T. Conferences & Certs

CERTS

I know some of these aren't exactly I.T./Security certs but they can be useful

Name	Program/System/Tool	Cost	Prerequisite
Solarwinds SCP	SolarWinds Certified Professional Program	$0 ??
Six Sigma White Belt	Six Sigma	$0
Google Analytics Cert	Google	$0
Fundementals of Digital Marketing	Google	$0
Salesforce Trailhead	Salesforce	$0
Microsoft Office Certifications	Microsoft	$0 ??
Exam MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals	Microsoft	$99
Exam MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration	Microsoft	$165	MS-900
First Aid: BFA / CPR	First Aid	$0 (cert download might cost $$)
GOVT: FEMA Training's	FEMA	$0
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, jQuery, SQL, PHP, Bootstrap, XML	w3schools	$95 (Each)
Varonis Certified Administrator: DatAdvantage	Varonis	$0
Free Code Camp: Learn to code for free	P/S/T	$0
Free resource to learn Programming Languages by top geeks.	Scaler	$0

U.S. based IT security conferences

This list is derived from infosec-conferences, usenix, and other sources.

Name	Last Known Location
ACM CCS	Dallas, TX
AppSec California	Santa Monica, CA
AppSec USA	Washington, D.C.
Black Hat USA	Las Vegas, NV
BSides Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV
CactusCon	Mesa, AZ
Cybersecurity Summit	Minneapolis, MN
DakotaCon	Madison, SD
Def Con	Las Vegas, NV
Enigma	Burlingame, CA
Infiltrate	Miami Beach, Fl
Interop19	Las Vegas, NV
(ISC)² Security Congress	Orlando, FL
Metricon	Jersey City, NJ
Norcon	Chico, CA
OSCON	Portland, OR
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit	National Harbor, MD
RSA Conference USA	San Francisco, CA
Secure 360	Prior Lake, MN
Shakacon	Honolulu, HI
ShmooCon	California
SIRAcon (Society of Information Risk Analysts' Annual conference)	Cincinnati, Ohio
SyScan360	Seattle, WA
USENIX Enigma	Burlingame, CA
USENIX WOOT	Santa Clara, CA
USENIX HotSec	Santa Clara, CA
USENIX Security Symposium	Santa Clara, CA
vBSDcon	Reston, Virginia

Semi-Security Related Conferences

Name	Last Known Location
SCALE	Pasadena, CA
RustConf	Portland, OR

Linux Fest

Name	Location	Date
Ohio Linux Fest ~ Twitter Account	Hyatt Regency Columbus, OH	Nov 1-2, 2019
Texas Linux Fest	Austin, TX	May 31 - June 1

Security BSides USA Conferences

Name	Location	Date	Notes
BSidesLI	Glen Head, Long Island, NY	January 26 2019
BSidesPhilly	Philadelphia, PA	February 01 2019
BSidesTampa	Tampa, FL	February 02 2019
BSidesSeattle	Seattle, WA	February 09 2019
BSidesHuntsville	Huntsville, AL	February 15 to 16, 2019
BSidesSLC	Salt Lake City, WA	February 21 to 22, 2019
BSidesCMH	Columbus, OH	March 01 2019
BSidesNoVA	Alexandria, VA	March 02 2019
BSidesTLH	Tallahassee, FL	March 02 2019
BSidesSF	San Francisco, CA	March 3 to 4, 2019
BSidesROC	Rochester, NY	March 23 2019
BSidesAustin	Austin, TX	March 28 to 29, 2019
BSidesGreenville	Greenville, SC	March 30 2019
BSidesOrlando	Orlando, FL	March 30 2019
BSidesOK	Tulsa, OK	April 10 to 12, 2019
BSidesNashville	Nashville, TN	April 13 2019
BSidesIowa	Des Moines, IA	April 13 2019
BSidesJohnstown	Johnstown, PA	April 18 2019
BSidesKC	Kansas City, MO	April 26 to 27, 2019
BSidesCharm	Towson, Maryland	April 27 to 28, 2019
BSidesKnoxville	Knoxville, TN	May 03 2019
BSidesATL	KSU Center, Kennesaw (Atlanta, GA)	March 27 to 28, 2020
BSidesRGV	Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX	May 11 2019
BSidesDetroit	Detroit, MI	May 18 2019
BSidesNH	Manchester, NH	May 18 2019
BSidesSATX	San Antonio, TX	June 08 2019
BSidesCLE	Cleveland, OH	June 22 2019
BSidesPGH	Pittsburgh, PA	June 26 2019
BSidesChicago	Chicago, IL	July 12 to 13, 2019
BSidesSPFD	Springfield, MO	July 13 2019
BSidesLV	Las Vegas, NV	August 6 to 7, 2019	BSides Tenth Anniversary Party
BSidesSTL	St. Louis, MO	September 21 2019
BSidesMSP	Minneapolis, MN	September 26 to 28, 2019
BSidesAugusta	Augusta, GA	October 05 2019
BSidesSacramento	Sacramento, CA	October 05 2019
BSidesNOLA	New Orleans, LA	October 26 2019
BSidesTampa	Tampa, FL	February 08 2020
BSides Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	September 28 2019

SANS Conferences // Training

SANS Official: SANS information security courses

Title	Location	Dates
SANS Network Security 2019	Las Vegas, NV, US	Sep 09, 2019 - Sep 16, 2019
Oil & Gas Cybersecurity Summit & Training 2019	Houston, TX, US	Sep 16, 2019 - Sep 22, 2019
SANS Raleigh 2019	Raleigh, NC, US	Sep 16, 2019 - Sep 21, 2019
SANS Dallas Fall 2019	Dallas, TX, US	Sep 23, 2019 - Sep 28, 2019
SANS San Francisco Fall 2019	San Francisco, CA, US	Sep 23, 2019 - Sep 28, 2019
SANS Northern VA Fall- Reston 2019	Reston, VA, US	Sep 30, 2019 - Oct 05, 2019
Threat Hunting & Incident Response Summit & Training 2019	New Orleans, LA, US	Sep 30, 2019 - Oct 07, 2019
SIEM Summit & Training 2019	Chicago, IL, US	Oct 07, 2019 - Oct 14, 2019
SANS Baltimore Fall 2019	Baltimore, MD, US	Oct 07, 2019 - Oct 12, 2019
SANS San Diego 2019	San Diego, CA, US	Oct 07, 2019 - Oct 12, 2019
SANS Denver 2019	Denver, CO, US	Oct 14, 2019 - Oct 19, 2019
SANS Seattle Fall 2019	Seattle, WA, US	Oct 14, 2019 - Oct 19, 2019
Purple Team Summit & Training 2019	Las Colinas, TX, US	Oct 21, 2019 - Oct 28, 2019
SANS Santa Monica 2019	Santa Monica, CA, US	Oct 21, 2019 - Oct 26, 2019
SANS Training at Wild West Hackin Fest	Deadwood, SD, US	Oct 22, 2019 - Oct 23, 2019
SANS Orlando 2019	Orlando, FL, US	Oct 28, 2019 - Nov 02, 2019
SANS Houston 2019	Houston, TX, US	Oct 28, 2019 - Nov 02, 2019
SANS DFIRCON 2019	Coral Gables, FL, US	Nov 04, 2019 - Nov 09, 2019
Cloud & DevOps Security Summit & Training 2019	Denver, CO, US	Nov 04, 2019 - Nov 11, 2019
SANS Atlanta Fall 2019	Atlanta, GA, US	Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 23, 2019
Pen Test HackFest Summit & Training 2019	Bethesda, MD, US	Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 25, 2019
SANS Austin 2019	Austin, TX, US	Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 23, 2019
SANS Nashville 2019	Nashville, TN, US	Dec 02, 2019 - Dec 07, 2019
SANS San Francisco Winter 2019	San Francisco, CA, US	Dec 02, 2019 - Dec 07, 2019
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative2019	Washington, DC, US	Dec 10, 2019 - Dec 17, 2019
SANS Austin Winter 2020	Austin, TX, US	Jan 06, 2020 - Jan 11, 2020
SANS Miami 2020	Miami, FL, US	Jan 13, 2020 - Jan 18, 2020
Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit & Training 2020	Arlington, VA, US	Jan 20, 2020 - Jan 27, 2020
SANS Anaheim 2020	Anaheim, CA, US	Jan 20, 2020 - Jan 25, 2020
SANS Las Vegas 2020	Las Vegas, NV, US	Jan 27, 2020 - Feb 01, 2020
SANS San Francisco East Bay 2020	Emeryville, CA, US	Jan 27, 2020 - Feb 01, 2020
SANS Security East 2020	New Orleans, LA, US	Feb 01, 2020 - Feb 08, 2020
SANS Northern VA - Fairfax 2020	Fairfax, VA, US	Feb 10, 2020 - Feb 15, 2020
SANS New York City Winter 2020	New York City, NY, US	Feb 10, 2020 - Feb 15, 2020
SANS Scottsdale 2020	Scottsdale, AZ, US	Feb 17, 2020 - Feb 22, 2020
SANS San Diego 2020	San Diego, CA, US	Feb 17, 2020 - Feb 22, 2020
Open-Source Intelligence Summit & Training 2020	Alexandria, VA, US	Feb 18, 2020 - Feb 24, 2020
SANS Jacksonville 2020	Jacksonville, FL, US	Feb 24, 2020 - Feb 29, 2020
Blue Team Summit & Training 2020	Louisville, KY, US	Mar 02, 2020 - Mar 09, 2020
SANS Northern VA - Reston Spring 2020	Reston, VA, US	Mar 02, 2020 - Mar 07, 2020
ICS Security Summit & Training 2020	Orlando, FL, US	Mar 02, 2020 - Mar 09, 2020
SANS St. Louis 2020	St. Louis, MO, US	Mar 08, 2020 - Mar 13, 2020
SANS Dallas 2020	Dallas, TX, US	Mar 09, 2020 - Mar 14, 2020
SANS Norfolk 2020	Norfolk, VA, US	Mar 16, 2020 - Mar 21, 2020
SANS San Francisco Spring 2020	San Francisco, CA, US	Mar 16, 2020 - Mar 27, 2020
SANS Seattle Spring 2020	Seattle, WA, US	Mar 23, 2020 - Mar 28, 2020
SANS Philadelphia 2020	Philadelphia, PA, US	Mar 30, 2020 - Apr 04, 2020
SANS 2020	Orlando, FL, US	Apr 03, 2020 - Apr 10, 2020
SANS Bethesda 2020	Bethesda, MD, US	Apr 14, 2020 - Apr 19, 2020
SANS Minneapolis 2020	Minneapolis, MN, US	Apr 14, 2020 - Apr 19, 2020
SANS Boston Spring 2020	Boston, MA, US	Apr 20, 2020 - Apr 25, 2020
SANS Baltimore Spring 2020	Baltimore, MD, US	Apr 27, 2020 - May 02, 2020
SANS Pen Test Austin 2020	Austin, TX, US	Apr 27, 2020 - May 02, 2020
SANS Security West 2020	San Diego, CA, US	May 06, 2020 - May 13, 2020
SANS Northern Virginia- Alexandria 2020	Alexandria, VA, US	May 17, 2020 - May 22, 2020
SANS San Antonio 2020	San Antonio, TX, US	May 17, 2020 - May 22, 2020
SANS Northern VA - Arlington, Ballston 2020	Alexandria, VA, US	May 17, 2020 - May 22, 2020
SANS Atlanta Spring 2020	Atlanta, GA, US	May 26, 2020 - May 31, 2020
SANS Nashville Spring 2020	Nashville, TN, US	May 26, 2020 - May 31, 2020
Cloud Security Summit & Training 2020	Frisco, TX, US	May 27, 2020 - Jun 03, 2020
SANS Chicago Spring 2020	Chicago, IL, US	Jun 01, 2020 - Jun 06, 2020
SANS New Orleans 2020	New Orleans, LA, US	Jun 08, 2020 - Jun 13, 2020
SANS Las Vegas Spring 2020	Las Vegas, NV, US	Jun 08, 2020 - Jun 13, 2020
SANSFIRE 2020	Washington, DC, US	Jun 13, 2020 - Jun 20, 2020
SANS Pittsburgh 2020	Pittsburgh, PA, US	Jun 22, 2020 - Jun 27, 2020
Security Operations Summit and Training 2020	New Orleans, LA, US	Jun 23, 2020 - Jun 30, 2020
SANS Louisville 2020	Louisville, KY, US	Jul 06, 2020 - Jul 11, 2020
SANS Columbia 2020	Columbia, MD, US	Jul 20, 2020 - Jul 25, 2020
SANS Rocky Mountain 2020	Denver, CO, US	Jul 20, 2020 - Jul 25, 2020
SANS Los Angeles 2020	Los Angeles, CA, US	Aug 03, 2020 - Aug 08, 2020
SANS Crystal City 2020	Arlington, VA, US	Aug 10, 2020 - Aug 15, 2020
SANS Capital City 2020	Washington, DC, DC, US	Aug 17, 2020 - Aug 22, 2020
SANS Virginia Beach 2020	Virginia Beach, VA, US	Aug 24, 2020 - Sep 04, 2020
SANS San Francisco Summer 2020	San Francisco, CA, US	Aug 24, 2020 - Aug 29, 2020