EVSec
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Arizona
Gilbert, AZ cybersecurity events & groups
Gilbert has no security group that meets inside town limits; its community meets a short drive away in Mesa, Tempe and Chandler. EVSec, whose Meetup page is based in Gilbert, holds a free social in Tempe on the first Thursday of each month, OWASP Phoenix meets at the HeatSync Labs hackerspace in downtown Mesa on first Tuesdays, and PHX2600 meets in Tempe on first Fridays. CactusCon, Arizona's largest hacker conference, returns to the Mesa Convention Center on February 5 and 6, 2027.
Start here
- EVSec: Free, non-vendor East Valley social on the first Thursday of each month, run from a Gilbert-based Meetup group.
- OWASP Phoenix: Free monthly application security talks at a downtown Mesa hackerspace, with free parking nearby.
- CactusCon 15: Arizona's largest hacker conference, at the Mesa Convention Center about 20 minutes from Gilbert.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
ISACA Phoenix November 2026 Chapter Meeting
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phoenix area (venue shown to registered users) · Metro area
Venue, topic, price and eligibility are not stated on the public event page (it shows a Register Now button); the members-only access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ASIS Phoenix 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale · Metro area
Adjacent: a physical security chapter event honoring Arizona law enforcement officers, not a cybersecurity program. Tickets are $65 general admission and $40 for current or retired law enforcement.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
ISC2 Phoenix Happy Hour
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Rd., Tempe · Metro area
Chapter meet-and-greet. The event page states no fee or terms, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area
Eighth annual edition, aimed at CISOs and senior leaders. $250 for practitioners; ISC2 Phoenix members attend free with a chapter code.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Health-ISAC 2026 Fall Americas Summit
Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson · Regional
Registration closes: Mon, Nov 16, 2026
Healthcare-sector security summit, about 1 hour 45 minutes from Gilbert. Member rates $200 to $295; non-members $695.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
December 2026
OWASP Phoenix: Beyond the Web App, the OWASP Top 10 for SDKs
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Named talk by Rob Boehne on what the OWASP Top 10 means for SDKs embedded in other software. Free parking.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
EVSec
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISACA Phoenix December 2026 Chapter Meeting
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phoenix area (venue shown to registered users) · Metro area
Venue, topic, price and eligibility are not stated on the public event page (it shows a Register Now button); the members-only access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
2026 State of Arizona Cyber Summit
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix · Metro area
Run by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security for the public sector. Free registration is for IT and security staff of state agencies, counties, cities (including towns such as Gilbert), Tribal nations and K-12 districts; vendors and private-sector attendees use a separate registration.
ConfirmedSummitFreePaid
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S10] [S17]
WiCyS Phoenix Winter Celebration
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Tempe (address shared after registration) · Metro area
Registration requires host approval.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
January 2027
PHX2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
EVSec
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S10] [S22]
February 2027
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
EVSec
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CactusCon 15
Fri, Feb 5 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
In person only, with a speaker reception on the evening of February 5. The CFP is closed and a hotel block is open at the Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
PHX2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S10] [S25]
March 2027
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2027
Wed, Mar 3, 2027
Phoenix Convention Center, South Ballroom, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix · Metro area
IT and cybersecurity conference run by an events company. The 2027 agenda was not yet posted on October 23, 2026, and the page states no fee, so the access value rests on past editions.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
EVSec
Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PHX2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S10] [S27]
April 2027
EVSec
Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PHX2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix · Metro area
Hands-on cybersecurity session for students interested in a cybersecurity career, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page. The page states no fee, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S10] [S28]
October 2027
Innovate Cybersecurity Summit Scottsdale 2027
Sun, Oct 3 to Tue, Oct 5, 2027
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area
Three-day executive summit for CISOs and security leaders; the page says Apply to Attend. The 2026 edition ran October 4 to 6, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted
BSides Phoenix
Sat, Oct 16, 2027
Phoenix area (venue not yet on the organizer website) · Metro area
The first BSides Phoenix. The BSides global events calendar lists October 16, 2027; the BSides Phoenix website says only fall 2027, with the CFP opening later.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
18th Annual Arizona Technology Summit
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, 7500 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
INTERFACE Phoenix
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix · Metro area
Date TBAConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
SecureWorld Phoenix 2027
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Arizona Technology Council Cybersecurity Summit
Usually held in May at Grand Canyon University; 2027 date not yet announced
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaid
Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum
Usually held in September; 2027 date not yet announced
Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaid
Phoenix Security & Audit Conference
Usually held in late September; 2027 date not yet announced
Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISACA Phoenix Chapter
Phoenix; the annual conference is at Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix · Metro area
Lunch webinars and an annual fall conference; no fixed monthly schedule published
Ran the 16th annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference on September 24, 2026 (in person and virtual), with ISSA and IIA. A June 30, 2026 lunch webinar on post-quantum cryptography was virtual only. Chapter meetings are listed for November 5 and December 4, 2026; those pages state no venue or fee.
Paid
ISC2 Phoenix Chapter
Happy hours rotate across the Valley, including Helluva Brewing Company, 3950 W Ray Rd, Chandler; membership meetings on Zoom · Metro area
Monthly evening happy hours (5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) at changing venues; quarterly membership meetings online
Two 2026 happy hours were in Chandler, at Helluva Brewing Company on March 18 and August 26; others were at Culinary Dropout at the Yard (April 22), The Vig (May 20) and The Wandering Tortoise (June 24). Happy hours are free, with no CPEs. Membership meetings on May 12 and July 14, 2026 were on Zoom and are free to chapter members and other local security groups. The chapter's October 20, 2026 virtual membership meeting is not shown as held on the chapter site.
Free
ISSA Phoenix Chapter
University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe (most 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Quarterly education meetings, usually 11:30 a.m. to mid-afternoon; 2027 dates not yet set
2026 quarterly meetings: January 22 and August 19 at UAT in Tempe, June 24 at MegaplanIT in Scottsdale, and October 22 at UAT. The chapter says the October meeting is free to everyone. Co-sponsors the Phoenix Security & Audit Conference with ISACA and IIA.
Free
OWASP Phoenix
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
First Tuesday of the month, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Free parking in the Green lot at 1 N Macdonald St, across the street. 2026 meetings were held on July 7, August 4, September 1 and October 6; the next posted meeting is December 1. The chapter takes no sponsorships and allows no sales pitches.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Central Cybersecurity Meetup
Phoenix and Scottsdale · Metro area
Irregular; no event announced
Beginner-oriented meetup. Its most recent event was a July 17, 2025 social with two tech talks in Scottsdale; the few before it were online in 2022.
Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free
DC480
Various locations around the Valley · Metro area
Usually the second Tuesday of the month, in person only; venue not posted publicly
Phoenix-area DEF CON group (480 is the East Valley area code). Meetings are not streamed, to protect presenters. No dated monthly meeting was found; the latest dated activity is the DC480 Snow Talks track at CactusCon on February 6, 2026.
Free
DC602
CBTS, 5415 E High St, Building A9, Suite 265, Phoenix, plus Discord · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., in person and hybrid on Discord (per the group's site)
Phoenix DEF CON group, about 40 minutes from Gilbert; doors lock around 6:05 p.m. The site says the group is still meeting in person but lists no dates. No dated meeting was found; last_activity is the date the group last updated its website (June 27, 2025, on GitHub).
Free
EVSec
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
First Thursday of the month, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
A CitySec-style social for the East Valley (Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe) in a non-work, non-vendor setting. The Meetup group lists Gilbert as its home city, but every 2026 meeting, through October 1, was at Hundred Mile Brewing Company in Tempe. Meetings are posted for November 5 and December 3, 2026. Meetup states no fee or terms.
Free
PHX2600
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; open to the public, no dues. The group's Bluesky posts announced the meetings of September 4 and October 2, 2026 on the day; no attendance report was found. The chandler-az page lists last_activity 2021-06-04 for this group with an owner confirmation dated 2026-10-02.
Free
West-Phoenix Cyber Security Discussions
Online (organizer based in Surprise) · Metro area
Monthly Zoom panel on the first Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
Online panel discussion for security managers and people moving into leadership, run from the West Valley. The group is small and its monthly events are scheduled automatically; the October 7, 2026 meeting showed one attendee.
Free
meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussi… [S49] [S50]
Inclusion and career communities
PROTECTPHX (formerly We Protect PHX)
El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E University Dr, Tempe; online talks · Metro area
Tacos+Tech networking on Monday evenings (6:00 p.m.) about once a month, plus online PHX~CURRENTS news discussions at noon
Career-focused group connecting Arizona cybersecurity leaders with newcomers. Most recent in-person meeting: Tacos+Tech on October 12, 2026 in Tempe. Posted: Tacos+Tech on November 9, 2026 and online PHX~CURRENTS discussions on November 3 and December 1, 2026.
Free
WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate
Tempe (venue shared after registration) · Metro area
Evening happy hours every month or two; dates posted on Luma
Women in CyberSecurity's Phoenix professional affiliate. 2026 happy hours in Tempe on April 30, June 18 and August 20. Hosts approve registrations. The affiliate's older website (wicysphxaz.com) lists only 2024 events.
Free
Public-private and government
Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA)
Phoenix · Metro area
Member threat sharing; ACTRA Cybersecurity Academy cohorts; co-hosts the annual Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum each September
Nonprofit information sharing and analysis organization for Arizona critical infrastructure; membership is by organization. Its own site (actraaz.org) returned HTTP 403 and could not be read, so this entry rests on the Arizona Technology Council page for the 11th Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum, which ACTRA co-hosted on September 15, 2026 at Grand Canyon University.
Members only
InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance
Phoenix area; mostly virtual meetings plus an annual in-person member meeting · Metro area
Irregular virtual meetings and an annual member meeting in October
FBI-affiliated nonprofit; membership requires an FBI application and vetting. The most recent held event on its calendar is a June 18, 2026 virtual meeting. The 2026 Annual Member Meeting is on October 22 in Scottsdale.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Grand Canyon University, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Lopes Cyber Con: third Thursday of the month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (in person or Zoom). Technology Club cybersecurity group: Thursdays 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester
GCU is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. Lopes Cyber Con is a hands-on introduction (Wireshark, capture the flag, lock picking) for people considering a cybersecurity career; GCU lists sessions through June 17, 2027. Technology Club meetings are for GCU students.
Free
Conference series
CactusCon
Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in early February
Arizona's largest hacker and security conference, run by a 501(c)(3). CactusCon 14 ran February 6 and 7, 2026. Status reads quiet only because the conference is annual. The CactusCon 15 CFP is closed and a hotel block is open.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Paid
SecureWorld Phoenix
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix · Metro area
One-day regional conference; first held May 28, 2026
Commercial conference series. The inaugural Phoenix edition was May 28, 2026. The organizer now has a Phoenix 2027 page but states no date.
PaidVendor-hosted
Technical user groups
Arizona Cyber Security (Meetup)
Scottsdale and Tempe · Metro area
Occasional workshops and happy hours; no event announced
The June 25, 2026 Certificate Lifecycle and PKI Automation Workshop was at 1475 N Scottsdale Rd (ASU SkySong). Earlier events were Cloud Security Alliance happy hours in 2023 and 2024.
FreeVendor-hosted
AWS Phoenix User Group
AWS office, 100 S. Mill Ave., Tempe · Metro area
Monthly afternoon sessions in 2026, most on security topics; none scheduled after August
Official AWS events group. The 2026 series covered network firewalls, application security and threat detection. The last session held was June 18, 2026; nothing is scheduled. Meetup shows no fee or terms beyond registration.
FreeVendor-hosted
Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter
ASU SkySong, 1365 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Periodic day-long summits; no next date announced
CSA Arizona ran its quarterly summit with GCISC on August 27, 2026 at ASU SkySong, and a free security summit there on May 11, 2026. The site asks attendees to register with a work email. Eventbrite shows no fee terms for the August summit.
Free
Adjacent communities
ASIS International Phoenix Chapter
Phoenix · Metro area
Chapter events through the year, including the Southwest Security Conference each May and a Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon in November
Adjacent: physical and corporate security professionals. Recent events were the Desert Security Golf Classic in Phoenix on September 25, 2026 and the Southwest Security Conference on May 18, 2026; the 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon is November 18, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium.
Paid
HeatSync Labs
108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Public open hours posted on the site's calendar
Adjacent: a volunteer-run community hackerspace and makerspace (since 2009), not a security group. It hosts the monthly OWASP Phoenix meetings; last_activity is the October 6, 2026 OWASP meeting there. Open hours load by script and could not be read, so none are listed.
Free
Technology Education Collaborative (TEC) at the Advanced Cyber Systems Lab
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab, GateWay Community College Washington Campus, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix · Metro area
Hardware Happy Hour on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; privacy meetups and Right to Repair workshops on other dates
Adjacent: a nonprofit that runs hands-on technology, privacy and Right to Repair events, not a security group. It hosts the monthly Hardware Happy Hour at the lab; the most recent was October 8, 2026. TEC's own event list loads by script, so check the Hardware Happy Hour Meetup page for dates.
Free
Directory checklist
12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: PHX2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Arizona events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | No chapter found |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC480 |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Phoenix Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Phoenix Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Phoenix Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Phoenix |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 (no SANS training event in Arizona found) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Phoenix |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides Phoenix (first conference October 16, 2027; listed under events) |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Dormant groups
2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix: last public activity Mar 2025 [S70]
- Southwest CyberSec Forum: last public activity Aug 2023 [S71] [S72]
Field notes
- Nothing meets inside Gilbert. Downtown Mesa (HeatSync Labs, the Mesa Convention Center) is about 20 minutes away; Tempe venues (EVSec, PHX2600, ISSA at UAT, WiCyS) about 20 to 30 minutes; Scottsdale and central Phoenix events 30 to 45 minutes.
- The TD SYNNEX Cyber Range in Gilbert hosts vendor and reseller demo events for invited partners and customers; they are not public and are not listed here.
- ISC2 Phoenix happy hours move around the Valley; the November 18, 2026 one is in Tempe. Check the chapter calendar for each month's venue.
- DC480 says it usually meets on the second Tuesday; the ISSA Phoenix community page says the first Tuesday. The group's own site is used here, and venues are not posted publicly.
- Several conferences here (FutureCon, the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit, SecureWorld, ElevateIT, the Arizona Technology Summit and Innovate) are run by events companies and limit free or invited passes to employed IT and security staff.
- West-Phoenix Cyber Security Discussions meets only online. InfraGard Arizona and ACTRA events are for vetted members, and the State of Arizona Cyber Summit's free registration is for public-sector staff.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/evsecaz/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/evsecaz/events/?type=past
- S3https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=ead60eff-7230-4c4f-ac4d-019bbe9becf0
- S4https://www.phx2600.org/
- S5https://www.2600.com/meetings/mtg.html
- S6https://bsky.app/profile/phx2600.bsky.social
- S7https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=145
- S8https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/list-of-events/meet-and-greet/happy-hour-nov-2026
- S9https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2026-11-19/
- S10https://events.gcu.edu/series/gcu-lopes-cyber-con/
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- S28https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-04-15/
- S29https://www.innovatecybersecuritysummit.com/scottsdale-summit
- S30https://bsidesphoenix.org/
- S31https://bsides.org/events/
- S32https://technologysummit.net/arizona.html
- S33https://f2fevents.com/event/phx26/
- S34https://www.secureworld.io/events/phoenix-az-2027
- S35https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/2026-cybersecurity-summit/
- S36https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/2026-cybersecurity-breakfast-forum/
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- S38https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/home
- S39https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/event-calendar/meet-and-greet/happy-hour-aug-2026
- S40https://www.phoenixissa.org/
- S41https://www.phoenixissa.org/events
- S42https://www.meetup.com/central-cyber-security-meetup/
- S43https://www.dc480.io/
- S44https://www.dc480.io/Snow-Talks/
- S45https://forum.defcon.org/node/231439
- S46https://www.dc602.org/
- S47https://github.com/dc602
- S48https://forum.defcon.org/node/231440
- S49https://www.meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussions/
- S50https://www.meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussions/events/vpfcqsyjcpbgb/
- S51https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/
- S52https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/events/?type=past
- S53https://www.wicys.org/wicys-phoenix-az/
- S54https://azinfragard.org/events/
- S55https://azinfragard.org/events/list/?eventDisplay=past
- S56https://gcu-cce.net/clubs.html
- S57https://www.cactuscon.com/about
- S58https://events.secureworld.io/details/phoenix-az-2026/
- S59https://www.meetup.com/arizona-cyber-security/
- S60https://www.meetup.com/awsarizona/events/315070975/
- S61https://www.meetup.com/awsarizona/
- S62https://securityaz.org/
- S63https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csa-arizona-security-summit-may-11-2026-asu-skysong-tickets-1987664013571
- S64https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csa-azgcisc-quarterly-technology-security-summit-tickets-1995936192882
- S65https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php
- S66https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=144
- S67https://www.heatsynclabs.org/
- S68https://techedcollab.org/
- S69https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/
- S70https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/phoenix-az
- S71https://www.swcsf.org/posts/
- S72https://swcsf.org/posts/meeting-2023-august/