AM & PM — REPEATED
A Paradigm Shift, for the Post-Mythos Era
A new CVE drops, and somewhere an attacker already has a working exploit for it. Your scan window, your ticket queue, and your patch cycle weren't built for that pace — most weren't built for any pace at all.
ROCon is built around an operational framework: the AI-Powered Risk Operations Center, or AI ROC. AI ROC operationalizes AI-speed detection, Hyper-prioritization, and Zero-day Remediation with agentic AI to achieve autonomous remediation with operational resiliency. Enabling you to address risks faster than these can be exploited, while meeting compliance obligations.
This is the forum where you see that program built, session by session, by the people building it, taking with you new learnings and ideas on how to enable this for your organization.
Transform Your Security Posture
A powerful suite of capabilities awaits. It is time to translate complex cyber risk strategy into scalable, customer-ready solutions. Empower your teams to prioritize, remediate, and eliminate risks effectively. Your journey to de-risk your cloud, Al, and business continues here. Do not miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and take control of your organization's security posture.
Ready to launch your ROC?
Three Ideas, Three Days
Every session at ROCon Americas ties back to one of these.
AI-Speed Detection
The gap between disclosed and detected is where you lose
Qualys's new InstaScan correlates a new advisory against your existing asset inventory the moment it's published — no new scan required. At ROCon, you'll see how that speed gets built into a working program, not demoed on a booth screen.
Hyper-Prioritization
Less than 1% of your findings are actually exploitable
TruConfirm runs safe, real-world validation against your own assets instead of scoring everything the same way and hoping the top of the list is right. Sessions cover turning that validated data into a plan your team can work through in a day.
Autonomous Remediation
Finding risk is easy. Closing it is where programs stall.
A full track covers wave-based remediation, AI-driven reliability scoring that tells you how much to trust a patch before you deploy it, and patchless options for when a gap needs closing faster than a patch cycle allows.
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Book Two Things: Your Conference Pass and Your Training Seat
Training day is a full day of hands-on technical training, taught by Qualys engineers, split across morning and afternoon sessions. It maps almost exactly to the three ideas above — and it's booked separately from your conference pass.
Sessions run in parallel, so you can only attend one course per slot, and the popular ones fill up first.
Outpace the Attacker: Exposure Reduction with Qualys ETM
AM
Getting Clean Data: Troubleshooting for Scanning and Agents
AM
Total Insight: Cloud, Container, and AI Risk
PM
RemOps: A New Path for Optimized Risk Reduction
PM
Maturing Risk Communication: From Practitioners Through Executives
De-risk Your Business
Cybersecurity leaders face a familiar challenge at an unprecedented scale. Al-driven systems are rapidly accelerating vulnerability discovery, compressing exploit timelines to mere hours, and expanding attack surfaces faster than ever before. Traditional approaches and a complex maze of fragmented security tools simply can no longer keep pace.
The future of cybersecurity requires a unified view of risk. It demands an approach that enables organizations to move faster, prioritize with precision, and respond decisively.
Join us in Austin for ROCon Americas 2026. Connect with an exclusive community of CISOs, security leaders, and practitioners dedicated to redefining the future of risk management. Stop navigating disconnected security data and start eliminating critical threats with clarity and confidence.
Launch your Risk Operations Center (ROC) and transform how your organization measures, communicates, and eliminates cyber risk at machine speed.
Keynote Speakers
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Built for the people living this problem
CISOs and Risk Leaders
Come for the board-ready framing — a strategic thesis, evidence you can bring to your insurer and auditor, and direct access to the people setting Qualys's roadmap.
Practitioners and Engineers
Come for the hands-on time — live demos, a bring-your-own-tenant workshop, a full training…
IT Ops and Remediation Owners
Come for the track built around closing the loop — wave-based deployment, reliability scoring, and remediation reframed as a shared discipline instead of a queue that lands on your desk.
Compliance, Audit, and GRC Teams
Come for the sessions on turning the same evidence that powers security into continuous audit readiness, and what BOD 26-04 actually changes for your program.
Fairmont Austin
Conference Pricing
Attendance at ROCon is complimentary. This includes access to all general sessions, breakfast*, lunch and breaks. Travel and hotel accommodations are not included with ROCon or pre-conference training.
FAQs
When & Where is ROCON Americas?
This year’s ROCON will be on October 13-16, 2026 at the Fairmont Austin – 101 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78701.
Will Training be offered at ROCON Americas?
Yes, we will have the training on Tuesday, October 13th. This year’s ROCON and training are live events.
Will any of the sessions be recorded?
Yes, we will be recording some sessions and they will be available on-demand on our ROCON website after the event.
How can I stay informed about the latest ROCON Americas updates?
Be sure to check back here regularly for the latest on breakout sessions, speakers, and activities. You can also sign up to receive regular email updates.
What is the dress code for the conference?
The attire for ROCON is business casual. The meeting space can get cold, so please bring a jacket or sweater for your comfort.
How much do conference tickets cost?
Attendance to the training and ROCON is free.
If the conference is free, what do I have to pay for?
Qualys does not include the cost of flights, hotels, or transportation, but we do have some tools to help you plan your trip. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks during breaks are included during the event.
What is the discounted room rate at the Fairmont Austin?
We are happy to announce that we’ve negotiated a special ROCON Americas rate of $339 per night.
I need a travel invitation letter to attend ROCON Americas, how can I get one?
Please send your request to [email protected]
How are my CPE credits recorded by (ISC)2?
You can earn CPE credits by attending the training and/or ROCON. If you included your (ISC)2 membership number when registering, Qualys will forward your attendance hours to (ISC)2 after the conference. If you didn’t provide us with your (ISC)2 number during registration, email [email protected] using the email address you used to register, and we will add it for you. Please note that it often takes several weeks before CPE credits appear on your member account.
What is the Q&A Bar?
Got questions about one of our products or want a demo? Come to our Q&A; Bar, where you’ll be able to schedule a 1:1 meeting with a Qualys product expert. For all other questions or concerns not covered on this FAQ, please reach out to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you in Austin!
Qualys is committed to providing a safe and healthy experience for all ROCon participants
As part of our efforts to make ROCon Americas a successful and productive event, Qualys is committed to providing a safe, professional and welcoming environment for all participants. To that end, we require everyone to follow our Code of Conduct.
Register Today
Join us to learn how to effectively secure your hybrid IT environment, streamline your security and compliance initiatives and enable digital transformation. There is no cost to attend this event.
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