it-sa Expo&Congress 2026

it-sa Expo&Congress, run by NürnbergMesse, is Europe's largest trade fair dedicated to IT security. For three days, security vendors, distributors and start-ups present solutions for protecting data, processes and IT infrastructure to an audience from the cybersecurity sector, while the accompanying Congress@it-sa programme starts a day earlier with in-depth technical sessions.

Who attends

The fair is designed exclusively for exhibition visitors from the cybersecurity sector, although visitors don't have to prove industry affiliation. As at other trade fairs, there are no sales to end consumers. Typical visitors are IT security managers, CISOs, IT leaders, consultants and solution buyers.

Programme

Open forums on the show floor and a separate congress in the NCC Ost centre make up the knowledge programme.

• it-sa insights: product-neutral lectures on industries, trends, legal and special topics
• Special Keynote on the last day of the fair
• Congress@it-sa in NCC Ost from Monday 26 October, largely free topic blocks from associations and exhibitors
• Start-up special area and the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa
• eco Internet Security Days @ it-sa 2026

Key figures

The 2025 edition set records with 993 exhibitors in 5 halls and 28,267 trade visitors from 64 countries; 98% of 2025 visitors said they were satisfied with their visit overall.

Tickets & passes

• 1-day ticket — EUR 72: Incl. VAT and public transport KombiTicket
• Permanent ticket — EUR 120: All three days; incl. VAT
• Parking ticket — EUR 14