Educating Houston on cybersecurity, one business and one student at a time.
We research and share knowledge so businesses and individuals across the Greater Houston region can carry out their daily work in a safe, secure, and private way.
01 — Our mission
Public education is the most direct path to a more secure region.
Cyber Houston researches and shares knowledge in the field of cybersecurity so that businesses and individuals across the Greater Houston region can carry out their daily work in a safe, secure, and private way. We do that through public education: a flagship conference, regular sessions, free research, and scholarships for the next generation.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recognizes Cyber Houston as an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO), reflecting our role in helping the region share and act on cybersecurity knowledge.
02 — Our story
From a task force to an independent nonprofit.
Cyber Houston grew out of a cybersecurity task force convened by the Greater Houston Partnership. For six years the programming, including the annual Cyber Summit, ran as a program of Blue Lance, a local cybersecurity company.
As demand for the work outgrew that arrangement, Cyber Houston became an independent nonprofit so the education could belong to the whole region and reach a wider public.
03 — What we believe
Cybersecurity touches every business in Houston.
It is no longer a specialty that lives in one department, from the energy companies on the ship channel to the small firms that keep the city running.
Education is the most direct way to make the region more secure, and it should be open to the people who need it, not locked behind a price tag or a job title.
04 — How we are organized
A Texas nonprofit, run for the public good.
501(c)(3) public charity
A Texas nonprofit corporation and a federally recognized public charity.
Board-governed
Governed by a board of directors and run with the help of officers and volunteers.
Funded by the community
Corporate sponsorships, Summit ticket sales, and donations keep the work free.
Be part of the mission.
Whether you sponsor, volunteer, or simply show up to learn, you help keep the Greater Houston region ready.