Parallel Pulse 2026

Parallel Pulse 2026

Parallel Pulse @Nanosec is back with the first of its kind defensive security conference in Malaysia.
Organised by NanoSec Asia, a cybersecurity based community, Parallel Pulse @NanoSec aims to bring researchers and practitioners who stand on the front-lines of cybersecurity.

Important Dates
CFP Open - 8th April 2026
CFP Closes - 2nd September 2026
Conference Date - 28th September 2026

Session Format
Presentation will be for 45 minutes (including Q & A), in the English language

Topics of interest:
We are interested in original content, including demos covering the 4 areas of defensive security, i.e. prevent, detect, respond and recover.

Areas include (but not limited to):
* Threat Detection & Hunting
* Incident Response & Forensics
* Security Operations (SOC) and AI technology
* Cloud & Infrastructure Defense
* Open Source Tools for Defenders
* Cyber insurance
* Cyber law
* Real-life lessons/deep-dives from ransomware, phishing, or insider threats
* Defensive architecture for enterprise environments
* Risk quantification models for defenders
* Defensive honeypots and deception tools

Have something fresh, experimental, or unconventional? We want that too.

Speakers Benefit:
* For overseas speakers, an economy round-trip ticket of up to RM2,500
* 2 nights stay at the conference hotel or nearby
* Speakers social events

Submissions close on 2026-09-02 00:01 (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur), 1 month, 1 week from now.