The intersection of security leadership & poker culture
Where the most security-minded people in the world sit across from each other — and play cards.
What is CISO.POKER
CISO.POKER is a curated community and events brand built at the intersection of
cybersecurity and poker culture.
We bring together CISOs, security executives, researchers, and serious
practitioners — and we sit them across from poker professionals in invite-only
tournament settings around the world's major security conferences.
No vendor pitches. No conference badges required. No pay-to-play. Just honest reads, real conversations, and relationships built away from the main floor.
Produced by CyberAdX Network (security marketing and distribution
engine) and CISO Marketplace (parent cybersecurity ecosystem) —
purpose-built infrastructure for the security executive audience.
"The most candid conversations in cybersecurity don't happen in keynotes. They happen when the cards are dealt and everyone has something on the line."
Events
Inaugural event · Wed, Aug 5, 2026 · Las Vegas Strip
◆ Now Open — Waitlist
DEF CON / Black Hat Week — Las Vegas, NV
○ Coming Soon
Moscone Center — San Francisco, CA
○ Coming Soon
Austin, TX
○ Interest Stage
We travel where the community is.
Powered by FeltIQ
FeltIQ debuts at HSC 2026 — our anonymous, real-time
intelligence platform built for the felt, designed to run at every CISO.POKER
event going forward.
Tablet kiosks at check-in, poker tables, food stations, and break areas capture
structured responses from attendees throughout the event. No surveys. No forms. Just
fast, frictionless questions between hands.
The result: a live pulse on what 80+ security leaders are actually thinking
— on AI risk, budget priorities, vendor trust, hiring pressure, and the emerging threats
keeping CISOs up at night.
Per event design · Debuts HSC 2026 · Las Vegas Strip
◆ FeltIQ Intelligence
Which AI risk concern is most likely to drive your security budget in the next 12 months?
Who's At The Table
The featured table. Vetted, invite-only. If you're running security for an organization, this is your room.
Mixed into the tournament tables. They're here to play — not to pitch. The dynamic changes everything.
The community tier. hacker.poker is our community rolodex — for the broader cybersecurity + poker scene, launching alongside HSC 2026. No invite required.
Security vendors who want genuine access to security leadership — not a 3-day booth with badge scanners.
Hacker Summer Camp 2026 — Wed, Aug 5, Las Vegas Strip. Seats are limited and filled from a curated waitlist. Apply before the room fills.
Apply for HSC 2026 ◆Invite-only Texas Hold'em for 75–100 CISOs and senior security leaders. Free entry. No badge scans. No pitches. Real conversations across the table.
75–100 seats · Applications reviewed manually
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