Cyber@UCI: Cybersecurity Puzzles: Flash CTF Event
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner capture-the-flag session.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
> anaheim, ca · verified oct 22, 2026
California
Most Anaheim-area security meetings happen elsewhere in Orange County: a first-Friday 2600 social at a Fullerton hackerspace, second-Friday Irvine Underground nights, a second-Wednesday DEF CON group in Garden Grove, and monthly CSA and ISSA meetings in Irvine. ISSA Orange County and the SoCalSec happy hours hold socials in Anaheim breweries, and the resort district hosts ChannelPro DEFEND on November 9 and 10, 2026 and the EnergySec Summit on August 16 to 18, 2027.
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner capture-the-flag session.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific
Online · Metro area
Free three-hour online summit on AI security and governance with live Q&A and CPE credit, run by Layer 8 Masters, the company behind the Orange County Planet Cyber Sec conference. The organizer says it is open to English-speaking professionals outside the EU.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 5, 2026
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego · Regional
One-day hybrid vendor conference. Pricing is not shown on the organizer page; paid is assumed.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Tryouts for the CCDC team.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Mon, Nov 9 to Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Starts 1:30 p.m. on November 9
Hotel Fera Anaheim, Anaheim
Security event for MSPs, MSSPs and IT channel partners; the page says free for qualified channel partners.
ConfirmedConferenceFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Guest talk by a speaker from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Registration opens 8:00 a.m.
Hilton Long Beach, 701 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach · Regional
Run by Government Technology (e.Republic) for state and local government staff; the registration page says Registration - Free.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego · Regional
Community conference with two tracks, a workshop and up to 9 CPE; tickets are sold on Zeffy and the price was not read. The WSC SoCal chapter is a community partner.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Bruery Tasting Room, Placentia · Metro area
Happy hour for cybercrime, DFIR, security, legal and public-safety professionals, presented by SoCalSec with the HTCIA chapter. No presentations; free Luma registration.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner workshop.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Club social.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
End-of-quarter showcase of the club's work.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
University of Southern California Hotel, 3540 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles · Regional
Run by ISC2; open to members and non-members, with optional add-on workshops. The price was not read.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Raymond Ave Brewing Company, Anaheim
Happy hour for cybercrime, DFIR, security, legal and public-safety professionals, presented by SoCalSec with the HTCIA chapter. No presentations or sales pitches; free Luma registration.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027
Orange County (venue not posted) · Metro area
The organizer schedule lists Planet Cyber Sec AI Conference, Orange County, CA on March 3, 2027 without a venue or time. Run by Layer 8 Masters; the 2026 edition was on 2026-02-11 at the Hilton Orange County, Costa Mesa. Pricing is not shown.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Mar 25, 2027
Irvine · Metro area
One-day conference run by GuidePoint Security with vendor sessions; the page offers Request to Register. The venue is given only as Irvine.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Mar 31, 2027
Hilton Los Angeles Culver City, Culver City · Regional
One-day hybrid vendor conference. Pricing is not shown on the organizer page; paid is assumed.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, May 10 to Sat, May 15, 2027
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd, San Diego · Regional
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute; in person and virtual (Pacific Time).
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Jun 9, 2027
Los Angeles (venue not posted) · Regional
The organizer schedule lists Planet Cyber Sec AI - AppSec, Los Angeles, CA on June 9, 2027 without a venue or time. Pricing is not shown; paid is assumed.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Jul 28, 2027
Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim-South, 11767 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove · Metro area
One-day hybrid vendor conference; the 2026 edition was at the same hotel on 2026-07-23. Pricing is not shown on the organizer page; paid is assumed.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Mon, Aug 16 to Wed, Aug 18, 2027
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
22nd summit for utility cybersecurity and compliance professionals; the 2026 edition ran 2026-08-17 to 08-19 in Anaheim. Pricing and eligibility were not shown on the pages read; paid is assumed. A call for contributors is open without a posted closing date.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, 1855 S. Harbor Blvd, Anaheim
Date TBAConferenceFreePaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Held on June 2 in 2026; 2027 date not yet announced
Tustin Ranch Golf Club, Tustin (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaid
Usually held in late May; 2027 dates not yet announced
Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena (2026 venue) · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held October 18, 2025; no 2026 edition found, so the next date is not announced
Titan Student Union, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton (2025 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
Usually held in March or April; 2027 date not yet announced
Mt. SAC Student Center, Walnut (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
5271 California Ave, Suite 100, Irvine · Metro area
Monthly Wednesday evening meetings, 5:30 p.m., usually late in the month
Many meetings are sponsored by a vendor and include a product talk or hands-on workshop. The 2026-10-28 meeting is described by the organizer as the last monthly meeting of 2026; RSVP is required.
Free
Southern California; joins Orange County socials · Metro area
Monthly SoCalSec happy hours (6:00 to 8:00 p.m., third week of the month, rotating Orange County breweries) plus occasional chapter meetings
High Technology Cyber Investigation Association (digital forensics and cyber investigations). SoCalSec socials are free, open to cybercrime, DFIR, security, legal and public-safety professionals, and are posted on the HTCIA calendar. last_activity is the SoCalSec social held 2026-10-19 at Bootlegger's Brewery in Fullerton (Luma shows it as past, 33 attended). Chapter meetings are listed as members-only by default.
FreeMembers only
Orange County · Metro area
Occasional in-person happy hours and joint virtual KnowledgeNet sessions
Privacy-focused. KnowledgeNets are free for IAPP members. The 2026-08-12 in-person SoCal Chapters Summer Happy Hour appeared on the chapter page before it was held; the page now lists only a virtual joint session on 2026-09-25.
Members only
Irvine, Tustin and Fountain Valley (varies) · Metro area
Monthly events (mix of virtual lunch talks and in-person workshops), certification review courses and an annual GRC summit
isacaoc.com is a beta site whose footer says it is not an official ISACA page; its events link to the chapter's Cvent registration, so it is treated as the chapter's organizer site. The latest event is the joint Beyond Boundaries: Future of GRC session with IIA OC on 2026-10-15 in Fountain Valley (8 CPE). The events page lists no later events. Most meetings are aimed at members.
Paid
Orange County; August 17 and September 21, 2026 socials in Anaheim · In the city
Roughly monthly evening security socials (6:00 to 8:00 p.m.) at rotating breweries, plus occasional roundtables and lunch talks
Socials on 2026-08-17 (Raymond Ave Brewing) and 2026-09-21 (Golden Road Brewing) were in Anaheim; others have been in Placentia, Pomona and Long Beach. The Cyber Industry Career Night at Fullerton College on 2026-09-24 is the most recent event on its past-events list. The socials invite guests; chapter membership is paid. Only the 2026-10-27 chapter lunch is posted ahead; no later social is listed.
Free
Irvine · Metro area
Evening meetings, often a Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; some meetings are joint with CSA Orange County
The chapter moved its 2026 listings from Meetup to Eventbrite (monthly meetings on 2026-01-29 and 2026-02-26). The latest meeting found was the joint CSA and OWASP meeting on 2026-06-24 in Irvine; no later OWASP OC meeting was found. A search-result snippet mentioned an October 2026 monthly meeting on Eventbrite, but no page for it could be opened, so no 2026 meeting after 2026-06-24 is recorded.
Free
Coastline College Garden Grove Center, 12901 S. Euclid St., Room 251, Garden Grove · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., except January and August
Beginner-friendly. The speakers page marks the 2026-06-10 talk as recapped and lists a DEF CON recap for 2026-09-09 without marking it held, so last_activity stays 2026-06-10. The calendar page states the 2nd Wednesday rule (not January or August), 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Free
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Second Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
The long-time venue, Gulliver's Restaurant, closed; meetings moved in July 2026 and the location may change month to month. The group's site lists 2026-11-13 as the next meeting at Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen (7:00 p.m.); its list of past meetings ends at 2026-09-18, so whether an October meeting was held is not confirmed.
Free
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Open to all ages and skill levels.
Free
Los Angeles and Long Beach (workshops rotate) · Metro area
Roughly monthly workshops, in person or online
In-person workshops have been in Beverly Hills and at Long Beach City College; several 2026 sessions were online.
Free
Coastline College Garden Grove Center, Garden Grove · Metro area
Club competitions during the school year; free community workshops and symposia a few times a year
Coastline College is an NSA CAE school. The Xploit Club is open to Coastline students; the STORM CyberAI Research Symposium (2026-01-31) and CyberTech Girls events are open to the community. The STORM Cyber & AI Research Symposium and a SentinelOne CTF were scheduled for 2026-10-03 at Coastline College (stormcyber.org); no post-event record was found, so last_activity stays 2026-01-31.
Quiet: last activity Jan 2026Free
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UC Irvine, HackerLab, ISEB 1550, Irvine · Metro area
During the academic year: Wednesday evening workshops (6:00 p.m.) and CCDC team training on Mondays and Thursdays (7:10 p.m., ISEB 1310)
UC Irvine's cybersecurity club and competition teams (CCDC, CPTC, CTFs). Its fall 2026 events (2026-10-24 to 2026-12-02) are listed as events; the twice-weekly CCDC training sessions are not listed one by one. last_activity is the OSINT Scavenger Hunt dated 2026-10-14 on the club's own calendar; that calendar is the only evidence it took place. Dates on the calendar are in Pacific time.
Students only
Fullerton College, 321 E. Chapman Ave, Fullerton · Metro area
Occasional public events (Cybersecurity Awareness Fair in October, career night)
Fullerton College is an NSA CAE school. The Cyber Industry Career Night on 2026-09-24, co-hosted with ISACA OC, ISSA OC, ASIS OC and HTCIA SoCal, now appears on the center's past-events list. No further event is posted.
Free
Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton · Metro area
Workshops and competition teams during the academic year; schedule on the club calendar
Non-CSUF students may attend workshops; competition teams are CSUF students only. The public calendar shows a recurring Saturday Weekly Infrastructure Meeting but no other dated entries after 2026-02-28, so last_activity stays 2026-02-28.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
College of Business Administration, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona · Metro area
General meetings Tuesdays 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and workshops Fridays 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. during the semester
Cal Poly Pomona is an NSA CAE school. The club's public calendar ends in May 2025; the last dated activity found is its Tech Symposium on 2026-03-14.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free
418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton · Metro area
Open house ("Shopluck") on some Friday evenings; weekly online hacker happy hour on Thursdays
Adjacent: a general hackerspace (electronics, machining, computers) rather than a security group. It hosts the OC2600 meetings.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: OC2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Orange County events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Orange County |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Southern California Chapter (no dated activity found) |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC714 (DEF CON Group Orange County) |
| HTCIA | Local chapter: HTCIA Southern California Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Orange County |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: InfraGard Los Angeles Members Alliance (2026 events are webinars) |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Orange County Chapter |
| ISC2 | Nearest: ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Orange County |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Fullerton College Hornet Security Education Center |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Orange County |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Security West 2027 (San Diego, May 10 to 15, 2027; listed under events) |
| SecureWorld | No chapter found |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides San Diego |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Nearest: WiCyS Los Angeles |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu SoCal |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.