Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Texas
Garland, TX cybersecurity events & groups
Garland has no security meetup of its own; residents use the Dallas-Fort Worth groups, most of them a short drive west or north. The closest regular options are the monthly hacker meetings in north Dallas (Dallas Hackers Association on first Wednesdays, DC214 on second Wednesdays) and events at UT Dallas in neighboring Richardson. In Garland itself, the public library hosts a free Garland Police Department talk on scams and AI deception at the West Garland Library on November 5, 2026.
Start here
- Dallas Hackers Association: Free, non-vendor monthly firetalks night with a CTF and locksport; the easiest first stop in the metro.
- BSides DFW 2026: Free community conference on November 7, 2026 at UT Arlington, the metro's main open security event of the fall.
- Scams Uncovered: AI, Deception, and Protecting Yourself in a Digital World (West Garland Library): Free one-hour talk inside Garland for residents who want the basics of scam and AI-voice fraud defense.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
Scams Uncovered: AI, Deception, and Protecting Yourself in a Digital World (West Garland Library)
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
West Garland Library, 3921 W. Walnut St, Garland
Same Garland Police Department talk as the October 22, 2026 session, at a different branch. Consumer awareness, not a practitioner event.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Dallas 2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
BSides DFW 2026
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington, 416 Yates St, Arlington · Metro area
Saturday, November 7, 2026. The organizer's home page now names the venue and calls the conference free, with a Register Now link. Arlington is in the same metro as Garland.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas ISSA Holiday Party
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fogo de Chao, 5908 Headquarters Dr, Suite K150, Plano · Metro area
Social event. Tickets run $25 to $45 by type (chapter members $30); the page says ticket access is limited to eligible attendees.
ConfirmedMeetupMembers onlyPaid
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Dallas 2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
SANS Dallas 2026
Mon, Dec 7 to Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · Course days vary by course
Hilton Richardson Dallas, 701 E Campbell Rd, Richardson · Metro area
Refund deadline: Fri, Nov 20, 2026
Hotel group rate deadline: Mon, Nov 16, 2026
Courses cover mobile app security, cybercrime investigation, security automation and vulnerability management, in person and online. The page read shows no course fees; the hotel block rate is $109 a night.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Dallas Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Wed, Jan 20, 2027
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page); also online · Metro area
Hybrid vendor-sponsored conference run by FutureCon Events on Wednesday, January 20, 2027. The organizer page does not name the venue or state admission terms; FutureCon has been known to approve each registration, which this page does not confirm.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Dallas 2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Feb 12, 2027 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CYBR.HAK.CON 2027
Thu, Feb 25, 2027
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving · Metro area
Hacker-community conference produced by CYBR.SEC.Media. The site shows a Get Tickets button; no price appeared on the page read.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
March 2027
Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Dallas 2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC) Annual Conference 2027
Sun, Mar 21 to Thu, Mar 25, 2027
Dallas (venue not named on the organizer page) · Metro area
Hotel room block cutoff: Sun, Feb 28, 2027
Conference ticket $179; hotel room block $179 per night with a cutoff of February 28, 2027.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
April 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Dallas Hackers Association
Wed, Apr 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · 4:00 p.m.
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingMembers onlyPaid
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
InfraGard North Texas: FBI Case Studies: Real Infrastructure Threats and Investigations
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
North Texas (location to be announced) · Metro area
Date TBAChapter meetingFree
BSides DFW 2027
Held November 1, 2025 and set for November 7, 2026, both in early November; 2027 dates not yet announced.
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 venue was UT Arlington) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
North Texas ISSA Cybersecurity Conference (CSC14)
CSC13 was held October 20, 2026; the chapter hosts the conference yearly and has announced no 2027 date.
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 venue was the Plano Event Center) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
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Secure Dallas 2027
Held in 2025 and on October 1, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFreePaidVendor-hosted
SecureWorld Dallas 2027
Held October 2, 2025 and October 8, 2026 in early October; 2027 dates not yet announced.
Plano Event Center, Plano (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Texas Security Workshop 2027
First held September 26, 2026 and billed as annual; 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedWorkshopFree
TexSAW 2027 (Texas Security Awareness Week)
Usually held in late March (March 27 to 29 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, and online · Metro area
ExpectedCTFFree
Groups & associations
Professional associations
CPN North Texas GovSec Meetup (formerly North Texas CMMC Meetup)
Tre Stelle Coffee Co., 17390 Preston Rd, Suite 210, Dallas · Metro area
Monthly networking on a Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., in person with an online option; no date posted after June 10, 2026
For people working on CMMC and government security compliance for defense contractors. The Meetup group now carries the title CPN North Texas GovSec Meetup; its events still use the North Texas CMMC Meetup name. No meeting is dated after June 10, 2026.
Free
IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas
Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area
Periodic meetings and coffee chats; one posted for November 3, 2026
Privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law professionals. The September 24, 2026 date for last activity comes from earlier research; the chapter page read on 2026-10-22 lists only the November 3, 2026 meeting and no past meetings. Educational meetings are for IAPP members.
FreeMembers only
ISACA North Texas Chapter
North Texas (venues vary; October 2026 event in Plano) · Metro area
Periodic in-person chapter meetings and paid training; no chapter meeting posted for fall 2026
Audit, governance and security professionals. The chapter's SheLeadsTech fireside chat was held October 17, 2026 at Seasons 52, Plano (its Eventbrite page reads Event ended). The chapter calendar lists a monthly meeting for October 23, 2026 marked on hold by the administrator, so it is not listed as an event.
Paid
ISC2 Chapter for DFW
Online · Metro area
Online noon programs posted on the chapter site
The chapter's programs are online: the most recent was a noon session on agentic GRC on September 25, 2026, and a noon webinar is posted for October 30, 2026. The last in-person gathering found on its site was a board meeting on December 11, 2023. Past recordings are for members.
Free
North Texas ISSA
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 events in Irving and Plano) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learn, usually the third Thursday; hands-on workshops, an annual October conference and a December party
The CSC13 conference was held October 20, 2026 at the Plano Event Center (registration was required). The October 9, 2026 lunch and learn was a joint event with InfraGard at the University of Dallas, Irving. The chapter lists a hands-on workshop on October 28, 2026 and a holiday party on December 3, 2026. The chapter says it hosts a conference each year.
Paid
OWASP Dallas
Plano and Frisco (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Irregular; no meeting announced
The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout, 2400 N Dallas Pkwy, Plano; the last listed event was an online secure code tournament on December 4, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Dallas 2600
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m. at The Wild Turkey; a North DFW 2550 meetup runs on third Fridays at 6:00 p.m. at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano
Listed in 2600 Magazine's meeting list. The DFW2600 Meetup shows meetings on October 2 and October 16, 2026, and lists November 6, December 4 (The Wild Turkey) and November 20, December 18, 2026 (Plano).
Free
Dallas Hackers Association
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., plus occasional karaoke nights and a book club
Short firetalks from anyone, a monthly CTF challenge and organized locksport; no vendor or recruiter talks. The Meetup page says entry is free. The meeting on October 7, 2026 was the most recent; the next is November 4, 2026.
Free
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Normally the second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Monthly meetings were held from June to September 2026, the latest on September 9, 2026. No October 2026 meeting appears on the Meetup page, and the group's own site still shows a January 2024 date, so check Meetup before going.
Free
DC940 (DEF CON Group Denton)
Graffiti Pasta, 118 W Oak St, Denton · Metro area
Monthly meetings listed on the organizer's Eventbrite page
The organizer's Eventbrite series shows a dated meeting on February 16, 2026 and an October meetup at Graffiti Pasta on 10/19 with no year printed, so the October meeting is not counted. The quiet status reflects the last dated meeting. Denton is in the same metro as Garland.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Practitioner-led group meeting since 2013. The Meetup group is private: join it to see the meeting location, which the group's site gives as Lewisville.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
Cyversity North Texas Chapter
Dallas-Fort Worth; last dated chapter session at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center · Metro area
No regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent dated chapter session found was an open session at SecureWorld Dallas on October 2, 2025.
Free
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas · Metro area
MiC LEAD Aspirers sessions on the second Friday of the month, 4:00 p.m., through November 13, 2026; annual conference each spring
A national nonprofit for leadership and career development of minority cybersecurity professionals. The calendar lists the LEAD Aspirers session of October 9, 2026 (4:00 to 5:00 p.m. CDT) and says it repeats monthly until November 13, 2026; the page does not say whether sessions are online or in person.
Members onlyPaid
WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro (2026 events in Dallas, Carrollton, Grapevine and Grand Prairie) · Metro area
About one event a month: coffee chats, panels and walks
The chapter's own most recent event was Tech & Trek in Grand Prairie on September 19, 2026. Its events page also lists community-partner listings for Secure Dallas (October 1, 2026) and SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026), and no later chapter event.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas
Dallas area (last event in Irving) · Metro area
Occasional events; none announced
The last event on the chapter's Meetup page was September 19, 2025 at the Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving. The chapter may post events elsewhere.
Free
WoSEC Dallas: Women of Security
5717 Legacy Dr, Plano · Metro area
Monthly on a Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.; the October 2026 meetup is October 27
Meetings are at 5717 Legacy Dr, Plano. The Meetup page states no fee.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance
North Texas (venues vary) · Metro area
Periodic member meetings, joint events and an annual conference
FBI-affiliated partnership; national membership is free but requires vetting. The 2026 annual conference was held August 13, 2026 at DFW Airport DPS Headquarters. The chapter co-hosted the October 9, 2026 lunch and learn with North Texas ISSA.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
Collin College Cybersecurity Program
Collin College Frisco Campus, IT Building, 9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco · Metro area
Career fairs, competitions and student club events during the academic year
NSA-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The events page lists an IT and cyber career fair on October 1, 2026 and National Cyber League sign-up for Collin students (individual game October 23 to 25, team game November 6 to 8, 2026).
Students only
University of Dallas Cybersecurity Program and Club
University of Dallas, Gupta College of Business, 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving · Metro area
Annual UD Cyber Summit each October; the student club posts no public meeting schedule
NSA Center of Academic Excellence school. The 2026 UD Cyber Summit was scheduled for October 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in SB Hall; no recap was read, so that date is counted as activity on the schedule alone, and the page states no fee. The campus also hosts North Texas ISSA lunches.
Free
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UT Dallas Computer Security Group (CSG)
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson · Metro area
Weekly presentation meetings on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. during the school year; the first meeting of each month is a CTF workshop
Student club at an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence school. CTFtime shows the team playing FAUST CTF (online) on September 26, 2026, and it runs the annual TexSAW CTF (online, March 27 to 29, 2026). The club site csg.utdallas.edu could not be reached, so campus meetings are not confirmed.
Students only
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UTA Cyber Security Club (CSEC)
University of Texas at Arlington campus (SWSH) · Metro area
Talks, workshops and CTF nights during the semester, posted on MavEngage
UTA is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence school. The MavEngage event feed shows CVEs 101 on October 2, 2026 and How to Capture the Flag with CSEC on October 16, 2026 (the MavEngage pages load by script, so the feed was read as JSON). No later meeting is posted.
Students only
Conference series
BSides DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth (2024 and 2025 at UT Arlington; 2026 venue not yet announced) · Metro area
Annual conference, usually the first Saturday in November
Community-run conference. The 2025 edition was November 1, 2025 at Nedderman Hall, UT Arlington. The quiet status reflects the date of the last conference, not a lack of organizing: the 2026 call for papers closed September 5, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
CYBR.HAK.CON
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
First held May 27, 2026; no 2027 date listed
Run by CYBR.SEC.Media in partnership with Phillip Wylie; billed as a conference by and for the hacker community. The 2026 edition was held May 27, 2026 at the Plano Event Center; the 2027 edition is February 25, 2027 in Irving.
PaidVendor-hosted
SecureWorld Dallas
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in early October
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. The 22nd edition was scheduled for October 8, 2026 at the Plano Event Center; the page carries a site-wide passed-event banner that the owner says is a template bug, and no recap page was read. No fees are shown on the page read.
PaidVendor-hosted
Training
SANS Institute training events (Dallas area)
Hilton Richardson Dallas, Richardson · Metro area
Annual week of courses in December
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. SANS Dallas 2025 (December 1 to 6, 2025) is known only from an event listing. SANS Dallas 2026 runs December 7 to 12, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Adjacent communities
ASIS North Texas Chapter 10
Rotates around the metro · Metro area
Monthly chapter meetings plus annual events
Adjacent: physical security professionals rather than cybersecurity. The meeting archive link is served over http only. The 2026 archive shows luncheons through August 13, 2026; the home page lists a Law Enforcement Appreciation Night on October 23, 2026 and a social on December 3, 2026.
Paid
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Monthly Open Technology Workshops; the 2026 sessions were on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: an open-source and digital privacy group, not a security group. 2026 topics included encrypted email, Tor and anonymous reporting. The Meetup lists an event at BSides DFW on November 7, 2026 and a workshop on October 21, 2026.
Free
Directory checklist
15 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Dallas 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 6 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA North Texas, DFW Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Local chapter: Cyversity North Texas Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA North Texas Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Chapter for DFW |
| ISSA | Local chapter: North Texas ISSA |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: UT Dallas Computer Security Group (CSG) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Dallas |
| SANS Institute | Local chapter: SANS Institute training events (Dallas area) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Dallas |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides DFW |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas |
Field notes
- No security group meets inside Garland. The nearest regular meetings are in north Dallas (Goodnight Ln and Walnut Hill Ln, about 15 to 20 minutes west) and at UT Dallas in Richardson.
- The Garland library talk is for general residents learning to spot scams, not for security practitioners.
- NTXCSG is a private Meetup group; you must join to see the meeting location, which its site lists as Lewisville.
- Dallas 2600's Meetup gives 7:00 p.m. for the first-Friday meeting; 2600 Magazine's list gives the venue without a time.
- The ISACA North Texas monthly meeting listed for October 23, 2026 is on hold and is not confirmed.
- The IAPP Dallas chapter page lists only its November 3, 2026 meeting, which is for IAPP members.
- The FBI Case Studies event from InfraGard North Texas on November 12, 2026 is still marked tentative by the organizer.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/dallas-hackers-association/
- S2https://www.garlandtx.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=13351
- S3https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S4https://www.meetup.com/dfw2600/
- S5https://bsidesdfw.com/
- S6https://sessionize.com/bsides-dfw-2026
- S7https://www.bsidesdfw.com/venue/
- S8https://bsides.org/event/bsidesdfw-5/
- S9https://www.meetup.com/dc214dfw/
- S10https://dc214.org/
- S11https://www.mincybsec.org/
- S12https://www.mincybsec.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calendar&Itemid=1&year=2026&month=10&day=1
- S13https://www.mincybsec.org/annual-conference
- S14https://www.ntx-csg.org/
- S15https://www.meetup.com/ntxcsg/
- S16https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ntxissa-2026-holiday-party-tickets-2002315407284
- S17https://www.ntxissa.org/
- S18https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/dallas-2026
- S19https://futureconevents.com/events/dallas-tx-2027/
- S20https://www.cybrhakcon.com/
- S21https://www.mincybsec.org/mic-annual-conference-registration
- S22https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/real-infrastructure-threats-investigationspost-quantum-cryptography-what-you-need-to-know-now/
- S23https://www.ntxissa.org/annual-events/cybersecurity-conference
- S24https://www.ntxissa.org/annual-events
- S25https://www.securedallas.com/
- S26https://events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2026/
- S27https://texassecurityworkshop.org/
- S28https://ctftime.org/event/3130/
- S29https://www.meetup.com/north-texas-cmmc-meetup/
- S30https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/dallas-tx
- S31https://engage.isaca.org/northtexaschapter/events/calendar
- S32https://engage.isaca.org/northtexaschapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=6bc18a79-d5b2-4049-b8b0-019dd10dec06&CommunityKey=216d5192-1574-4421-9bfa-6b470d758889&Home=%2Fhigherlogic%2Focapi%2Foc%2Fevents%2FcommunityEventsList%2FgetEventsList
- S33https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/
- S34https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/board-event-dinos/
- S35https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/lunch-learn/2026
- S36https://www.meetup.com/dallas-the-open-web-application-security-project-meetup/
- S37https://owasp.org/www-chapter-dallas/
- S38https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defcon-group-940-monthly-meeting-tickets-1081431293109
- S39https://dc940.org/
- S40https://www.cyversity.org/chapters
- S41https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/dallas-tx-2025/
- S42https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysdfw/events
- S43https://www.meetup.com/women-in-cybersecurity-cyberjutsu-dallas/
- S44https://www.meetup.com/wist-dallas-women-in-security-and-tech/
- S45https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/
- S46https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/2026-08-13/
- S47https://www.collin.edu/department/cybersecurity/events
- S48https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity/ellis-lecture-series/index.php
- S49https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-of-business/students/udcybersecurityclub.php
- S50https://jonssonstuco.utdallas.edu/organization-directory/csg/
- S51https://mavorgs.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/csec
- S52https://mavorgs.campuslabs.com/engage/api/discovery/event/12883958
- S53https://www.meetup.com/dc214dfw/events/311566337/
- S54https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/conference/
- S55https://events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2025/
- S56https://www.govevents.com/event/14677/sans-dallas-2025
- S57https://ntx-asis.org/
- S58http://ntxasis.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=p
- S59https://www.meetup.com/libretechnica/