Cyber Security Summit | cybersecuritysummit.org

Name

Cyber Security Summit | cybersecuritysummit.org

Legal name

Event Shows, LLC.

Website

https://cybersecuritysummit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Conferences and Professional Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Computer Training (61142), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Programs (BPAEANAF), Functional Summits (HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, Procurement, Legal) (THAHAMAJ), Cybersecurity (General) (EDAOAIAB)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity conferences
• Security education events
• Professional networking events
• Industry awards programs
• Cybersecurity training seminars

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from attendee registrations for the annual summit, seminars, and workshops. Different pass types available including VIP All-Access passes and specialized seminar tickets.
2. Sponsorship & Exhibition: Corporate sponsors and partners pay for year-round and event-specific visibility including booth space, branding, speaking slots, and networking opportunities at the summit.
3. Student Scholarships: Complimentary registrations provided to selected students; scholarship program supported by corporate partnerships rather than direct revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Cyber Security Summit is an annual multi-day cybersecurity conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, bringing together business, government, military, and academic leaders to collaborate on critical infrastructure protection. The core offering is the flagship annual summit with general sessions, specialized full-day seminars (MedTech, Public Sector, Cyber101), a regional Cyber Sports CTF competition, and associated awards ceremonies, supported by year-round programming including a Think Tank, podcast, and webinar series.

Product overview

The Cyber Security Summit operates as an event-based organization offering a platform of interconnected programs centered around its flagship annual conference. The core product is the two-day Annual Cyber Security Summit (CSS), which serves as the anchor for a year-round ecosystem of supplementary programs. These include the Think Tank (a collaborative member group), Visionary Leadership Awards (eleven award categories recognizing cybersecurity excellence), Student Summit Scholarship and Student Internship Program (educational pathways), Cyber Pro Podcast and Webinar Series (ongoing content), specialized seminars (MedTech for healthcare, Public Sector for government), Cyber101 Workshop (beginner training), Cyber Sports CTF Competition (competitive gaming), and Military Awards. The programs are designed to serve the cybersecurity community across the career continuum from students through senior executives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSS Think Tank: Year-round advisory group of cybersecurity leaders who guide summit programming and initiatives.
• Visionary Leadership Awards (VLA)
• CSS Student Internship Program
• CSS Student Summit Scholarship
• Cyber Pro Podcast
• CSS Cyber Sports
• MedTech Seminar
• Public Sector Seminar
• Cyber101 Workshop
• Public Sector Village

Products and services

• Cyber Security Summit (Annual Conference) The flagship annual two-day cybersecurity conference bringing together business, government, military, and academic leaders to collaborate, troubleshoot, showcase, and celebrate solutions for critical cybersecurity challenges across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors.
• MedTech Seminar Full-day healthcare and medical device cybersecurity seminar covering topics including IoMT security, medical device patching, AI in healthcare, global compliance, red team operations, and embedded medical device security. Pricing is $299 per registration.
• Public Sector Seminar Full-day seminar for township, city, county, tribal, state, and federal professionals covering identity protection, CJIS compliance, cyber insurance, AI impacts, and social media risks.
• Cyber101 Workshop Beginner-level workshop for K-12 school employees and SLTT public sector employees covering strategic frameworks, practical preparedness, and incident response planning.
• Cyber Sports Regional CTF Competition Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition bringing together high school, college, and professional teams in gaming-style security challenges, organized in partnership with Cyber Sports Limited nonprofit.
• Corporate Sponsorship Packages Multi-tier sponsorship packages providing year-round and event-specific visibility at the annual summit, including booth space, branding, speaking opportunities, and networking access for cybersecurity vendors and solution providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 VLA honorees recognized since 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Cyber Sports LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization dedicated to bridging education and industry through competitive esports competitions that teach essential cybersecurity skills. Their Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions are featured at the Cyber Security Summit, bringing high school, college, and professional teams to compete in cybersecurity challenges. Founded by leading national cybersecurity executives and educators.
• CrowdStrikemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic Sector Seminar Host for CSS15. Provides thought leadership content and visibility at the annual summit through sponsorship and session presentations on threat intelligence and modern security.
• Health-ISACcoreTechnology or IntegrationHealthcare Information Sharing and Analysis Center supporting MedTech Seminar. Provides healthcare cybersecurity expertise, facilitates information sharing, and supports session programming on medical device security and healthcare compliance.
• AsimilyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternet of Medical Things (IoMT) security company and MedTech Seminar supporter. Provides expertise on medical device vulnerability management and risk-based remediation strategies.
• MNIT (Minnesota IT Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinnesota state government's IT agency. Training partner for Cyber101 Workshop, hosts Public Sector Village, and provides speakers on government cybersecurity topics. Key collaborator for state and local government engagement.
• Minnesota National GuardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Public Sector Village with MNIT. Provides cybersecurity resources and demonstrations for state and local government entities. Supports military awards program at the summit.
• ID DatawebminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIdentity assurance and verification solutions provider. Public Sector Seminar supporter providing education on IAL2 identity levels and digital trust frameworks.
• InfraGard Minnesota Members AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBI-affiliated partnership providing a platform for public-private collaboration on critical infrastructure protection. Co-hosts breakfast events and participates in summit programming.
• MN ISSA (Minnesota Chapter of ISSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformation Systems Security Association chapter supporting cybersecurity professional community. Think Tank participant representation and summit programming support.
• ISC2 Twin CitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional certification body for cybersecurity professionals. Supports professional development and workforce development initiatives within the summit community.
• WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization supporting women in cybersecurity careers. Participates in summit programming including breakfast events and inclusion initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SecureWorld: SecureWorld runs a portfolio of regional cybersecurity conferences across multiple US cities with similar attendance tiers, sponsor packages, and educational tracks — the closest structural analogue to CSS's regional model.
• Black Hat: Black Hat USA is a premier annual cybersecurity event combining technical briefings with a large business hall, directly comparable to CSS in target audience (security leaders, vendors, researchers) and sponsor-driven revenue model.
• DEF CON: DEF CON is one of the largest annual hacker/cybersecurity gatherings; while more community/research oriented, it competes for sponsor mindshare and the same security professional audience as CSS.
• RSA Conference: RSA Conference is the largest global cybersecurity conference (San Francisco), attracting the same enterprise CISOs, security vendors, and government attendees that CSS targets; it is the dominant benchmark for cybersecurity event scale and sponsorship economics.
• SANS Institute: SANS runs cybersecurity training events, summits, and conferences worldwide targeting security practitioners and CISOs with a deeply comparable training-and-community value proposition to CSS.
• (ISC)² Security Congress: (ISC)² Security Congress is the annual gathering of (ISC)²-certified cybersecurity professionals with educational sessions and an expo hall; CSS lists ISC2 Twin Cities as a partner and competes for the same professional audience.
• Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit: Gartner's annual security summit targets enterprise CISOs and security leaders with research-driven content and heavy enterprise sponsorship — a comparable model to CSS but at national scale with much larger sponsor spends.
• ISACA Conference (North America): ISACA's annual North America conference targets GRC, audit, and security leaders with educational sessions and an expo — highly comparable to CSS in audience and content focus, particularly the GRC and IT Audit VLA categories.

Emerging players

• BSides: Security BSides is a global network of community-driven, smaller cybersecurity events; BSides events overlap with CSS on community ethos and audience but operate at much smaller, volunteer-led scale.
• WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity): WiCyS runs an annual conference and year-round community programs focused on women in cybersecurity; CSS lists WiCyS as a partner and the two compete for sponsorship dollars from diversity-focused security programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/showcase/7413472
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyber-security-summit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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