2600 Boston
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Massachusetts
Boston, MA cybersecurity events & groups
Boston's free community meetings run most months: the Boston Security Meetup holds lightning talks on the third Thursday of each month, OWASP Boston meets at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge, Boston Hackers meets every other month in Brookline, and 2600 Boston gathers on first Fridays in Harvard Square. ISC2 Eastern Massachusetts, ISSA New England and ISACA New England run chapter programs for credential holders. BSides CambridgeMA is on October 25, 2026 in Somerville, SANS runs a training week in March 2027, and OWASP's Boston Application Security Conference follows on April 3, 2027.
Start here
- Boston Security Meetup: Free monthly lightning talks with a strict no-sales rule; RSVP early because seats fill within two days.
- OWASP Boston: Free monthly application security talks in Cambridge with pizza, open to anyone.
- BSides CambridgeMA 2026: Free one-day community hacker conference in Somerville on October 25, 2026; the site says registration is closed.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
IAPP Boston: No Reasonable Expectation? Privacy in Public Places
Mon, Nov 9, 2026
Boston; venue and time not shown on the chapter page
Listed on the chapter page as an in-person meeting. Time, venue and fees are not shown without signing in to IAPP.
ConfirmedMeetupMembers only
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
AI Security Night Boston
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Snyk, 100 Summer St, Boston
Sponsored by Snyk; talks on AI and security, with a call for speakers. Food and drinks are provided. The event page states no fee.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CISO Boston Summit
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston
Run by the events company Corinium Global Intelligence for senior security leaders; CPD credits are offered. Registration is paid, every registration is subject to approval, and vendor and consultancy staff pay a higher vendor rate. Prices are not shown in the pages read.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Boston Cybersecurity Conference 2026
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · From 8:00 a.m.
Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington · Metro area
Commercial one-day conference with sponsor sessions and a vendor hall; hybrid (in person and online), up to 10 CPE credits. Every registration is subject to approval: students, recruiters, marketing and sales staff, independent consultants and outside vendors are not admitted. The pages read do not show a ticket price; the FAQ refers to refunds for denied passes.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Hackers December Meetup: OSINT talk
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; talk from 7:30 p.m.
K logix, 1319 Beacon St, Brookline · Metro area
Talk on OSINT, then time to hang out and hack on projects; pizza and drinks provided. The event page states no fee. Reachable from the Coolidge Corner stop on the Green Line.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISC2 Eastern Massachusetts December Chapter Event
Thu, Dec 3, 2026
Venue not yet announced · Metro area
The chapter lists the date as 'Topic TBD' with details to follow; venue, time and topic are not yet posted. Free for chapter members; non-members paid a small fee at the September 2026 event.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
2600 Boston
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Dec 29, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
2600 Boston
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
2600 Boston
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
SANS Boston 2027
Mon, Mar 1 to Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · Monday to Saturday
Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston (in person or live online)
Commercial multi-day training by the SANS Institute; students in an in-person course may switch to the live online format during the week. Course prices are not shown in the page text read.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
2600 Boston
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
2600 Boston
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Application Security Conference (BASC) 2027
Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ticketing page)
Boston Marriott Cambridge, 50 Broadway, Cambridge · Metro area
OWASP Boston's annual one-day AppSec conference. The ticketing page listed early-bird tickets until September 30, 2026; tickets bought at that rate are refunded, minus 10 percent processing fees, when you check in at the event. Current ticket prices are not shown in the text read. The conference site's page data gives 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Boston Security Meetup
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cambridge Hackspace
Tue, Apr 27, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
SecureWorld Boston 2027
Wed, Apr 28 to Thu, Apr 29, 2027
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
SecureWorld's own events list gives April 28 to 29, 2027 at the Hynes Convention Center. The event page text read shows no ticket price. The site's 'already passed' banner is a template message.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Boston (spring 2027)
Thu, Apr 29, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Boston; venue not yet announced
Run by CyberRisk Alliance; listed on its events calendar and on the summit site, which gives the time and a standard admission of $350 (the fall 2027 page lists $325). Attendance is reviewed and reserved for working security and IT practitioners. Venue not yet announced.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
MinuteCon 2027
Fri, Apr 30 to Sat, May 1, 2027
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Cambridge · Metro area
New independent two-day, two-track hacker conference (first edition). The site shows round 1 tickets completed, round 2 tickets not yet on sale, and the call for papers and call for sponsors in progress; it gives no ticket prices.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
June 2027
HealthSec USA Summit 2027
Tue, Jun 1 to Wed, Jun 2, 2027
Boston; venue not yet announced
Early-bird pricing ends: Thu, Apr 1, 2027
Two-day summit on cybersecurity for healthcare and life sciences, run by the events company QG Media; fifth edition. Early-bird passes are $749 for end users, government and academia and $2,499 for vendors. The venue page says venue details are still to be posted.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
BSides Maine 2027
Sat, Jun 5, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hannaford Hall, Portland, Maine · Regional
Maine's community hacker conference, about two hours north of Boston. The site invites visitors to join the mailing list for ticket news and gives no price yet; a call for papers is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
October 2027
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Boston (fall 2027)
Thu, Oct 14, 2027
Boston; venue not yet announced
Run by CyberRisk Alliance; the 14th Boston edition. Standard admission is listed at $325; admission is reserved for active security and IT practitioners and every registration is reviewed.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Boston Conference on Cybersecurity 2027
The 10th annual conference was held October 14, 2026 (8:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.); 2027 date not yet announced
Boston College Law School, 885 Centre St, Newton Centre · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
Layer 8 Conference 2027
Held June 5 to 6, 2026 at Boston University's George Sherman Union; 2027 dates not yet announced
Boston
ExpectedConferencePaid
Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit 2027
Held May 8, 2025 and May 13, 2026 at the DCU Center in Worcester; 2027 date not yet announced
DCU Center, 50 Foster St, Worcester · Regional
ExpectedSummitFree
Towerwall Cybersecurity Summit at MassBay
Held June 11, 2026 on MassBay's Wellesley campus; 2027 date not yet announced
MassBay Community College, Wellesley · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
Cloud Security Alliance, Boston Chapter
Venues in Boston · In the city
Occasional evening talks and networking events
The chapter's own 2026 events were a multi-cloud security talk on January 22 and a networking event during SecureWorld Boston on April 8. It also lists regional conferences on its Meetup page.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Free
HTCIA New England Chapter
Meeting sites vary around New England · Metro area
Chapter meetings and seminars through the year
Digital forensics and cyber investigation association. The chapter lists 2026 officers and is confirmed active; the most recent dated public event found was the in-person Spring '25 Seminar on April 8, 2025. Check the HTCIA members calendar for current meetings.
Members only
IAPP KnowledgeNet Boston
Venues in Boston · In the city
Roughly monthly meetings and socials for privacy professionals
Privacy and data protection focus. KnowledgeNet chapters are open to IAPP members only. The chapter page lists three in-person meetings from October 28 to November 9, 2026 without venues or times. last_activity comes from the scheduled June 20, 2026 hike; the chapter page no longer lists the September 29 and October 13 meetings, and the page does not show whether they took place.
Members only
ISACA New England Chapter
Events around New England (2026 AGM: Foxborough) · Metro area
Annual conference and security expo each September plus regional conferences and online webinars
The 50th Annual General Meeting and security expo was September 10, 2026 in Foxborough. The chapter's listed events for November and December 2026 are online partner webinars (November 4 and December 10). Its home page also lists a Vermont SumIT in May 2027 and a New Hampshire SumIT in June 2027 without dates.
Paid
ISC2 Eastern Massachusetts Chapter
Host offices in Greater Boston (September 2026: Akamai, 145 Broadway, Cambridge) · Metro area
Afternoon-into-evening chapter events a few times a year
Free for paid chapter members; non-members pay $10 in advance or $20 at the door.
Paid
ISSA New England Chapter
Chapter meetings on Zoom; occasional in-person events in Greater Boston · Metro area
Roughly monthly virtual chapter meetings; in-person member events a few times a year
All 2026 chapter meetings found were virtual (the September 24, 2026 meeting was a free webinar for members). An in-person Sponsor Showcase Meeting is scheduled for October 30, 2026 in Stow; a similar sponsor showcase was held at Boston College's Connors Center in Dover on December 9, 2025.
Members only
OWASP Boston
Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge · Metro area
Monthly on a Wednesday evening; doors 6:30 p.m., talk at 7:00 p.m.
Chapter meetings resumed in June 2026 after a gap; the chapter also runs the Boston Application Security Conference (BASC). In person only, with pizza and soda. The event pages state no fee, and the host requires a photo ID matching the name on your registration.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
2600 Boston
The Garage (2nd floor, Trinket Planet), Harvard Square, Cambridge · Metro area
First Friday of the month, about 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Face masks are required at meetings. The group posts a reminder on Mastodon on meeting days and occasionally moves a date (July 2026 met on the 10th).
Free
Boston Hackers
K logix, 1319 Beacon St, Brookline · Metro area
Every other month on a Thursday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (2026 meetings: February, April, June, August, October, December)
Bimonthly talk and networking night. RSVP on Meetup. The event pages state no fee; pizza and drinks are provided and a security company sponsors the venue.
Free
Boston Security Meetup
Rotating host offices in Boston and Cambridge (October 2026: Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge) · In the city
Third Thursday of the month; doors 6:30 p.m., talks from 7:00 p.m.
Lightning-talk format; no sales or recruiting at meetings. RSVPs are required, the group removes members after three unexcused no-shows, and building security checks a photo ID against the name on your RSVP. The event pages state no fee. Meetings fall on the third Thursday; check Meetup for each month's host office.
Free
DC617 (Boston DEF CON Group)
Boston; exact location shared with Meetup members · In the city
Irregular workshops and meetups; location visible to Meetup group members
The Meetup group is private; join it to see venues and details. The DEF CON forum listing still says first Mondays, but recent meetings were on other weekdays (most recent visible: Wednesday, April 29, 2026). The group's old site, dc617.org, no longer resolves; it also posts as @defcon617 on X.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Massachusetts Affiliate
Boston area · In the city
No regular schedule published; the affiliate's calendar is not public
WiCyS lists current affiliate officers, the affiliate posts on LinkedIn, and it is confirmed active. The most recent dated public event found was its booth at SecureWorld Boston in March 2025; its events calendar is private, so follow its LinkedIn page for meeting details.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard Boston Members Alliance
Boston; events across Massachusetts and online · In the city
Member meetings and briefings through the year; some events open to non-members
FBI-affiliated partnership; membership requires vetting and is free. last_activity is the SANS executive tabletop exercise at NETSCOUT in Westford on Thursday, September 10, which an earlier read of the events page listed without a year (the weekday matches 2026). The events page now lists only the Official Cybersecurity Summit on October 8, 2026, a partner event. Several events are limited to InfraGard members.
Vetting required
MassCyberCenter (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative)
Boston office; events statewide · In the city
Annual Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit in May; Massachusetts Cybersecurity Month programs in October
State agency. The sixth Municipal Cybersecurity Summit was May 13, 2026 at the DCU Center in Worcester, a free training event. Its ecosystem calendar lists the Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit in Worcester on October 29, 2026 and a university summit in Longmeadow on November 13, 2026.
Free
Education and student groups
MassBay Community College Cybersecurity Program and Cyber Security Club
MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland St, Wellesley · Metro area
Student club meetings during the semester (Wellesley 422 and Webex); public talks in October and a June summit
NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The club is for MassBay students; Cybersecurity Awareness Month talks in October 2025 were open online.
Free
massbay.edu/academics/stem/cybersecurity/opport… [S29] [S49]
Conference series
BSides CambridgeMA
The Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville · Metro area
Annual one-day community conference each fall
Status reflects the October 4, 2025 edition; the 2026 conference is scheduled for October 25, 2026 (listed under events). The conference site now says registration is closed.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Layer 8 Conference
George Sherman Union, Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston (2026) · In the city
Annual two-day conference on social engineering and OSINT, held in early June in 2026
Nonprofit conference; one-day and two-day tickets.
Paid
SecureWorld Boston
Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St, Boston · In the city
Annual two-day regional conference each spring
Commercial conference with an exhibitor hall; the 2026 edition (April 8 to 9) was the 22nd. Local chapters (ISACA New England, CSA Boston, InfraGard Boston, WiCyS Massachusetts) take part and have offered discount codes. The SecureWorld site shows an "already passed" banner on event pages; this is a site template message.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026PaidVendor-hosted
Technical user groups
AI Safety Awareness Group Boston
Boston Public Library Central Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston · In the city
Workshops and talks every few weeks, mostly at the Boston Public Library; some online sessions
Focus is AI safety awareness rather than information security. It is listed because some sessions are technical security workshops, such as the October 22, 2026 session on OWASP's agentic-application risks. Its workshops are described as free; the event pages state no other terms.
Free
AI Security Engineers - Boston
Snyk, 100 Summer St, Boston · In the city
Occasional evening meetups plus online sessions
Sponsored and hosted by Snyk. In-person meetups are in Boston; some sessions are online only. The event pages state no fee; food and drinks are provided.
FreeVendor-hosted
Adjacent communities
bAWSton AWS User Group
AWS office, 55 Pier 4 Blvd, or 399 Boylston St, Boston · In the city
Evening meetups every one to two months
Adjacent: a general AWS cloud user group, not security-focused, though cloud security topics come up.
Free
Cambridge Hackspace
440R Somerville Ave (rear, alley entrance), Union Square, Somerville · Metro area
Open Project Night every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., open to everyone; workshops and trainings posted on Meetup
Adjacent: a nonprofit makerspace (laser cutters, 3D printers, electronics), not a security group; it holds no security-specific nights. Some trainings carry a fee.
Free
New England Cyber Golf Network
Five Iron Golf, One Washington St, Boston (and other golf venues) · In the city
Occasional golf and networking evenings
Adjacent: a social golf-and-networking group for security professionals rather than a technical meetup. Its most recent event was a happy hour on October 8, 2026 after the Official Cybersecurity Summit; no later event is listed.
Free
Directory checklist
15 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: 2600 Boston |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 1 office (Boston); no public Boston events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance, Boston Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity NYC Metro Chapter (no Boston chapter listed) |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC617 (Boston DEF CON Group) |
| HTCIA | Local chapter: HTCIA New England Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Boston |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Boston Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA New England Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Eastern Massachusetts Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA New England Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: MassBay Community College Cybersecurity Program and Cyber Security Club |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Boston |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Boston 2027 (March 1 to 6, 2027, Hilton Boston Park Plaza); no earlier Boston edition could be read |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Boston |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides CambridgeMA |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | Local chapter: TOOOL Boston |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Massachusetts Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Nearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu NYC |
Dormant groups
3 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- Boston Security Group: last public activity Mar 2016 [S57]
- National Information Security Group (NAISG) Boston: last public activity Mar 2016 [S58]
- TOOOL Boston: last public activity Apr 2021 [S59] [S60]
Field notes
- Boston Security Meetup seats fill within about two days of posting, and the group enforces a no-show policy; update your RSVP if plans change. Its venues and OWASP Boston's check IDs against registered names at the door.
- Several Boston-area meetings happen just outside the city: OWASP Boston and 2600 Boston meet in Cambridge, Boston Hackers in Brookline, and BSides CambridgeMA is in Somerville.
- 2600 Boston requires face masks at its Harvard Square meetings.
- ISSA New England held its 2026 chapter meetings on Zoom except for an in-person Sponsor Showcase in Stow on October 30, 2026; ISACA New England's listed events for November and December 2026 are online webinars.
- DC617's Meetup group is private; venues are shown only to members. Its old website, dc617.org, no longer resolves.
- InfraGard Boston's events page gave dates without years; the September 10 tabletop exercise in Westford matches a Thursday in 2026. Several InfraGard events are for vetted members only.
- BASC 2027 shows two different times: the ticketing page says 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the conference site's page data says 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- The Massachusetts Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit in Worcester is free but open to public sector staff only.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://mastodon.social/@2600boston
- S2https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S3https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/boston-ma
- S4https://www.cambridgehackspace.com/
- S5https://www.meetup.com/cambridge-hackspace/
- S6https://www.meetup.com/ai-security-engineers-boston/events/317015519/
- S7https://ciso-boston.coriniumintelligence.com/
- S8https://events.cdmmedia.com/event/9551f523-241c-4194-8453-cde93e39bafb/summary
- S9https://www.meetup.com/the-boston-security-meetup/
- S10https://futureconevents.com/events/boston-ma-2026/
- S11https://futureconevents.com/faq/
- S12https://www.meetup.com/boston-hackers/events/316815206/
- S13https://isc2easternma.org/
- S14https://isc2easternma.org/december-3-2026-event
- S15https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/boston-2027
- S16https://basconf.org/
- S17https://owasp.glueup.com/event/boston-application-security-conference-basc-2027-178629/
- S18https://www.secureworld.io/events/boston-ma-2027
- S19https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summit/boston-2/
- S20https://www.cyberriskalliance.com/events
- S21https://minutecon.org/
- S22https://healthsec.cs4ca.com/
- S23https://healthsec.cs4ca.com/register/
- S24https://www.bsidesmaine.org/
- S25https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/boston-fall-2027
- S26https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/sites/boston-conference-on-cyber-security.html
- S27https://layer8conference.com/
- S28https://masscybercenter.org/past-events
- S29https://www.massbay.edu/event/cybersecurity-summit--2026-06-11
- S30https://www.meetup.com/cloud-security-alliance-csa-boston/
- S31https://www.htcia.org/new_england/
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