OWASP Italy Day 2026

📅 OWASP Italy Day 2026 – Cagliari, 18 June 2026

OWASP Italy Day 2026 will take place on June 18th, 2026, in Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) — returning to one of the most inspiring locations for cybersecurity innovation and collaboration.
This will be a free, one-day, in-person event focused on application security, AI security, DevSecOps, and secure software development, bringing together researchers, professionals, and students to exchange ideas, share experiences, and strengthen the AppSec community.

The main conference will start on June 18th at 3:30 PM, following a day of training sessions and workshops on June 17th (and optionally the morning of June 18th).

🎓 Call for Trainers (CfT)

The Call for Trainers (CfT) opens on October 27, 2025, and closes on December 22, 2025 (11:59 PM EST).

We are looking for 1-day and 1.5-day hands-on trainings on topics such as:

• Secure development, frameworks, SDLC
• DevSecOps and SRE integration
• Vulnerability analysis and code review
• Threat modeling
• Mobile, Cloud, and Container Security
• OWASP tools in practice
• AI Security and Trustworthy AI

Trainers are encouraged to submit courses that are practical, skill-oriented, and include real exercises and labs.
All details are available in the official Call for Trainers:
👉 OWASP Italy Day 2026 – CfT Details

Call for Trainers – Key Dates

📝 Call for Papers (CfP)

The Call for Papers (CfP) opens on November 14, 2025, and closes on January 12, 2026 (11:59 PM EST).

We invite practitioners, researchers, engineers, and leaders to submit high-quality talks that offer practical insights, case studies, and real-world solutions in the fields of Application Security, AI Security, and Trustworthy AI.

We welcome proposals covering (but not limited to):

• Secure development practices and modern SDLC
• AI threat modeling, attack surfaces, and testing
• Secure AI development lifecycle (AI-SDLC)
• AppSec
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Security for mobile, cloud and serverless applications
• Blockchain and Internet of Things for security-related uses
• Penetration testing and application-level attacks
• Threat modeling, application and systems architecture
• DevSecOps
• Planning and implementation of an application security program
• Creation of a team and culture dedicated to application security (AppSec)

All submissions should aim to deliver actionable insights, demos, or technical depth—keeping OWASP’s mission of open knowledge and community value at the core.

Full details are available in the official Call for Papers form: 👉 **OWASP Italy Day 2026 – CfP Details

Call for Papers – Key Dates

🏖️ Location

Venue: TBD

🧭 Organizers

• Davide Ariu, OWASP Italy Chair & Pluribus One
• Matteo Meucci, OWASP Italy Chair & Synapsed.ai
• Laura Ariu, OWASP Italy & Pluribus One
• Luca Piras, OWASP Italy & Pluribus One

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