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
Glendale, AZ cybersecurity events & groups
Glendale's own security activity centers on Glendale Community College, an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence whose student-run security operations center houses the state's Central Regional Security Operations Center. The nearest public session is Lopes Cyber Con at Grand Canyon University, about 15 minutes east, on the third Thursday of each month; most other groups (OWASP, PHX2600, EVSec, ISSA, ISC2, WiCyS) meet monthly or quarterly in Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale. CactusCon, Arizona's largest hacker conference, returns to the Mesa Convention Center on February 5 and 6, 2027.
Start here
- GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club): Hands-on introduction to cybersecurity for interested students on the third Thursday of each month, the closest regular session to Glendale.
- OWASP Phoenix: Free monthly application security talks at a Mesa hackerspace; everyone is welcome.
- CactusCon 15: Arizona's largest hacker conference, February 5 and 6, 2027 in Mesa.
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 not stated on the public event page) · Metro area
The public event page states no venue, topic, price or eligibility (it shows a Register Now button), so the members-only access value is a judgement call. The chapter's event list page carries a generic on-hold notice that the individual event page does not show.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PROTECTPHX Tacos+Tech
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E University Dr, Tempe · Metro area
Networking meetup listed on Meetup; the listing states no fee.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISC2 Phoenix November Happy Hour
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Listed as free with no CPEs; attendees buy their own food and drink.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents 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. Standard admission is $250 for active cybersecurity and IT practitioners; registrations are reviewed. ISC2 Phoenix members attend free with a chapter code.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Scottsdale-2026 [S10] [S11] [S12]
Health-ISAC 2026 Fall Americas Summit
Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026
Tucson, AZ · Regional
Healthcare-sector security summit in person in Tucson, about two hours from Glendale. The organizer page lists registration windows but the fee schedule was not readable, so the paid access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
December 2026
OWASP Phoenix: Beyond the Web App, What the OWASP Top 10 Means for SDKs
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Meetings are free and everyone is welcome, per the Eventbrite page. Free parking in the Green lot.
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 not stated on the public event page) · Metro area
The public event page states no venue, topic, price or eligibility (it shows a Register Now button), so the members-only access value is a judgement call. The chapter's event list page carries a generic on-hold notice that the individual event page does not show.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · 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 public bodies; vendors and private-sector attendees use a separate registration.
ConfirmedSummitFreePaid
PROTECTPHX Tacos+Tech
Mon, Dec 14, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E University Dr, Tempe · Metro area
Networking meetup listed on Meetup; the listing states no fee.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
WiCyS Phoenix Winter Celebration
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · From 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 (Amadeus room) · 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 Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
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. The call for papers closed October 10, 2026 (Sessionize). The CactusCon page does not state a ticket price for CactusCon 15.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
PHX2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
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 had not been posted. The page states no ticket price; it offers free vendor quotes.
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 (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
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 (Amadeus room) · 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 Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
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
Executive summit for CISOs and senior security leaders; the page says Apply to Attend and states no fee. The 2026 edition ran October 4 to 6, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted
BSides Phoenix
Sat, Oct 16, 2027
Phoenix, AZ (venue not posted by the organizer) · Metro area
The first BSides Phoenix. The BSides Global events list shows one day on October 16, 2027 in Phoenix; the organizer website still says only Fall 2027, so the exact date is not confirmed by the organizer. Ticket price not stated.
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. The chapter events list shows chapter meetings on November 5 and December 4, 2026. A June 30, 2026 lunch webinar on post-quantum cryptography was virtual only.
Paid
ISC2 Phoenix Chapter
Happy hours rotate across the Valley; membership meetings on Zoom · Metro area
Monthly evening happy hours (5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) at changing venues; quarterly membership meetings online
The August 26, 2026 happy hour was at Helluva Brewing Company in Chandler; the next listed happy hour is November 18, 2026 in Tempe. Happy hours are free, with no CPEs. The October 20, 2026 virtual membership meeting listed on the chapter site earlier is not shown as held. Chapter members get free passes to several vendor-run conferences with a chapter code.
Free
ISSA Phoenix Chapter
University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe (most 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Quarterly education meetings, usually from 11:30 a.m. into the 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 a Q4 meeting on October 22 at UAT (free to everyone per the chapter; no recap posted). The chapter lists all four 2027 meetings as TBD. last_activity rests on the August 19 listing, which has no recap either. 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 and open to everyone; the chapter says it usually has 15 to 20 attendees. Free parking in the Green lot at 1 N Macdonald St. About 40 minutes from Glendale. Meetup lists the October 6, 2026 meeting as past and a December 1, 2026 meeting; no November meeting is listed.
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.
Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free
DC480
Various locations around the Valley · Metro area
Usually the second Tuesday of the month, in person only; venue announced to members
Phoenix-area DEF CON group. The site says it usually meets the second Tuesday of the month, in person only and 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. A community list (az-infosec.com) describes the group as invite-only after a first meeting.
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)
North Phoenix DEF CON group; doors lock around 6:05 p.m. The site says the group still meets in person and on Discord but lists no dates. last_activity is the date the group last updated its website (June 27, 2025, on GitHub), not a meeting.
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 in a non-work, non-vendor setting. Meetup lists the October 1, 2026 meeting as past, and November 5 and December 3, 2026 meetings, all at Hundred Mile Brewing Company.
Free
PHX2600
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; the group's site says every first Friday at the Escalante Community Center, open to the public. No dated meeting could be found: the site says only that the last meeting had 42 attendees, and the last dated listing found is a September 6, 2024 SciTech Institute page. last_activity (September 4, 2026) is the first Friday named in 2600 Magazine's current meeting list, not a confirmed meeting. The same group is owner-confirmed active on the chandler-az page; this page has no owner confirmation.
Free
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. Meetup lists Tacos+Tech on October 12, 2026 as past, and Tacos+Tech on November 9 and December 14, 2026 in Tempe; online PHX~CURRENTS discussions on November 3 and December 1, 2026. It also lists the Phoenix ISACA chapter meeting of November 5, 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; the Luma past-events list could not be re-read on this run (the Luma API returned a rate-limit error), so these dates are carried from the September 26, 2026 reading. Hosts approve registrations. The affiliate's older website (wicysphxaz.com) lists only 2024 events.
Free
Public-private and government
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 past-events list is a June 18, 2026 virtual meeting. The 2026 Annual Member Meeting was scheduled for October 22, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium Fieldhouse ($35); no recap was posted.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 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), listed through June 17, 2027. 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, about 15 minutes east of central Glendale. Lopes Cyber Con is a hands-on introduction (Wireshark, capture the flag, lock picking) for students interested in a cybersecurity career; register on the GCU events page. The event pages state no fee, so the access value is a judgement call. last_activity is the October 15, 2026 session as listed on GCU's events page; no recap was found. Technology Club meetings are for GCU students.
Students only
Glendale Community College Cybersecurity (GCC Cyber Club and Gaucho Security Operations Center)
Glendale Community College, 6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale · In the city
Cyber Club meeting times could not be read (gccaz.edu blocks automated readers); confirm with the club advisors
GCC is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). The Cyber Club is for GCC students. The student-staffed Gaucho Security Operations Center houses the Arizona Department of Homeland Security's Central Regional Security Operations Center (soft launch March 23, 2026, per the Peoria Chamber release; grand opening ceremony on campus June 29, 2026, per the Glendale Independent). last_activity is that ceremony; no dated club meeting was found. gccaz.edu returns HTTP 403 to automated readers, so neither the club page nor the program page could be read, and the club's meeting times and any fee or terms are unknown.
Students only
gccaz.edu/academics/departments/business/cybers… [S50] [S51] [S52] [S53]
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 call for papers closed October 10, 2026.
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. SecureWorld has a Phoenix 2027 page (second annual) that states no conference 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 hands-on PKI workshop in Scottsdale featured a DigiCert product and was limited to IT and security practitioners. 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; the July 16 and August 20, 2026 sessions were cancelled and nothing is scheduled
Official AWS events group. 2026 sessions covered security posture, data encryption, incident response, network firewalls and application security. The last session held was June 18, 2026. Meetup shows no fee or terms beyond registration. Found through the chandler-az research and re-read here.
FreeVendor-hosted
Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter
ASU SkySong, 1365 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Periodic day-long summits; no further date announced
The free CSA Arizona Security Summit ran May 11, 2026 at ASU SkySong.
Free
Adjacent communities
ASIS International Phoenix Chapter
Rotating venues across the Valley · Metro area
Lunch and learns, socials and an annual Southwest Security Conference; dates posted on the chapter site
Adjacent: a physical and corporate security association, not a cybersecurity group. The chapter's 2026 meeting archive lists lunch and learns on February 25 and March 18, the Southwest Security Conference on May 18, INTERFACE Phoenix on June 18 and the Desert Security Golf Classic on September 25, 2026 (last_activity). The page states no fees.
Paid
HeatSync Labs
108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Open hours and classes posted on the hackerspace calendar
Adjacent: Arizona's original 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.
Free
Technology Education Collaborative (TEC) Hardware Happy Hour
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab, GateWay Community College Washington Campus, Phoenix · Metro area
Hardware Happy Hour on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m., about monthly (most recent 2026 dates: September 10 and October 8)
Adjacent: a nonprofit that runs hands-on technology, privacy and Right to Repair events, not a security group. Meetup lists the October 8, 2026 Hardware Happy Hour as past. The Meetup page states no fee. No future date is listed.
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: Glendale Community College Cybersecurity (GCC Cyber Club and Gaucho Security Operations Center) |
| 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 listed for October 16, 2027; see 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
- Estrella Mountain Community College Networking Technologies Institute (CSLU club): last public activity Feb 2025 [S63] [S64]
- IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix: last public activity Mar 2025 [S65]
Field notes
- Almost every public meeting is outside Glendale's city limits. Grand Canyon University is about 15 minutes east and Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale about 20 minutes southwest; Tempe venues (EVSec, PHX2600, ISSA at UAT, WiCyS) are 30 to 40 minutes, HeatSync Labs in Mesa about 40 minutes, and Scottsdale venues 35 to 45 minutes.
- The Glendale Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College websites block automated readers, so club meeting times could not be checked; confirm with the college before going. The GCC Cyber Club is for enrolled GCC students.
- DC480 and DC602 do not post dated meetings publicly; DC480 shares venues with members, and DC602 locks its doors around 6:05 p.m. PHX2600 names a first-Friday meeting in Tempe but posts no dated meeting.
- Several conferences here (FutureCon, the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit, ElevateIT, INTERFACE and the Arizona Technology Summit) are run by events companies and limit free passes to employed IT and security staff; Innovate is by application only. The ISACA Phoenix chapter pages do not state a venue or price for the November and December 2026 meetings.
- InfraGard Arizona's meetings are for vetted members; the State of Arizona Cyber Summit's free registration is only for public-sector staff.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
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- S41https://forum.defcon.org/node/231439
- S42https://www.dc602.org/
- S43https://github.com/dc602
- S44https://forum.defcon.org/node/231440
- S45https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/
- S46https://luma.com/calendar/cal-JY8rt8hJmrWZHjA
- S47https://www.wicys.org/wicys-phoenix-az/
- S48https://azinfragard.org/events/
- S49https://azinfragard.org/events/list/?eventDisplay=past
- S50https://www.gccaz.edu/student-life/clubs/gcc-cyber-club
- S51https://www.gccaz.edu/academics/departments/business/cybersecurity
- S52https://www.yourvalley.net/glendale-independent/stories/glendale-community-college-celebrates-stident-staffed-cyber-security-center,701898
- S53https://www.peoriachamber.com/arizona-department-of-homeland-security-announces-soft-launch-of-central-regional-security-operations-center
- S54https://events.secureworld.io/details/phoenix-az-2026/
- S55https://www.meetup.com/arizona-cyber-security/
- S56https://www.meetup.com/awsarizona/
- S57https://securityaz.org/
- S58https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csa-arizona-security-summit-may-11-2026-asu-skysong-tickets-1987664013571
- S59https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php
- S60https://www.heatsynclabs.org/
- S61https://techedcollab.org/
- S62https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/
- S63https://www.estrellamountain.edu/institutes/networking-technologies-institute/clubs-and-events
- S64https://www.estrellamountain.edu/events/breaking-cybersecurity-panel
- S65https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/phoenix-az