> greensboro, nc · verified oct 23, 2026
North Carolina
Greensboro's security community centers on BSides Triad's free evening meetups, held about once a month (most 2026 meetups were at the Cathleen Clay Library), plus ISC2 Piedmont Triad and Cloud Security Alliance chapter meetings that move around the Triad. N.C. A&T, a CAE research school, runs a Cybersecurity Awareness Month speaker series at its CREO center through October 29, 2026, and the North Carolina National Guard held the first Minuteman Cyber Cup, a statewide collegiate CTF, in Greensboro on April 11, 2026.
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Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (calendar header lists 8:30 p.m.)
Cathleen Clay Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Dr, Greensboro
Hands-on, beginner-friendly session building a live password wall. RSVP through the form linked on the event page. The page header and calendar data give Thursday, November 5, 2026, while its body text says Tuesday; November 5, 2026 is a Thursday.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. (listed end 7:30 p.m.)
Not yet announced (Greensboro area) · Metro area
Only the date and time are posted; the event page has no venue or description. The 2025 holiday mixer, held with other local security groups, required an RSVP about a week ahead.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Fri, Dec 18, 2026
McKimmon Conference and Training Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional
Grassroots one-day conference. The organizer site says tickets are on sale; the Eventzilla registration page showed a message that it could not accept new registrations when opened on October 23, 2026, and the price was not stated on the pages read.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Feb 26, 2027
McKimmon Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional
Hosted by the North Carolina Partnership for Cybersecurity Excellence (NC PACE). The page lists no fee or registration link yet, only a call-for-speakers link, so the access term is a placeholder judgement.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, May 14 to Sun, May 16, 2027
DoubleTree by Hilton, Durham (shown on the conference website for 2027) · Regional
Three-day hacker conference about an hour from Greensboro. The website now shows May 14 to 16, 2027 and says tickets are not yet on sale. Students attend free with a valid student ID.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Held in spring (April 5, 2025; March 28, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Charlotte · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
The first edition was held April 11, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
Greensboro (the 2026 event was at Four Seasons Town Centre, 410 Four Seasons Town Centre)
ExpectedCTFStudents only
The 27th edition was held October 6 to 7, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
UNC Charlotte, Charlotte · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Greensboro (the first meeting was at TEKsystems, 7029 Albert Pick Rd; the August 11, 2026 meeting was at a Greensboro Grasshoppers game, 408 Bellemeade St) · In the city
Irregular evening meetings; none posted after August 11, 2026
Founded in 2025; its first meeting was September 10, 2025, with free registration through the Information Security Summit website. The August 11, 2026 ballpark meeting was posted on the BSides Triad calendar with a registration form; space was limited.
Free
cloudsecurityalliance.org/chapters/north-caroli… [S11] [S12] [S13]
Rotates between Greensboro and Winston-Salem; the July 28, 2026 meeting was at TEKsystems, 7029 Albert Pick Rd, Greensboro, and the October 13, 2026 meeting was scheduled at 2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem · In the city
About every two months on a Tuesday evening, networking from 6:00 p.m.; 2026 meetings were listed for March 24, May 12, July 28 and October 13; no later meeting is posted
Registration is through the chapter's Eventbrite page. Annual chapter dues are $50 for ISC2-certified members and $25 for others; the chapter says college students can attend at no cost. The site still says meetings are on the second Tuesday of odd months, but the 2026 dates do not follow that pattern. The October 13, 2026 careers and student showcase was in Winston-Salem and no recap was found, so last_activity stays at the July 28, 2026 meeting.
Paid
Cathleen Clay Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Dr, Greensboro (most 2026 meetups); socials at other Greensboro venues · In the city
About monthly evening meetups, usually 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on a weekday; dates vary and are posted on the meetups page. Listed next: November 5 and December 8, 2026
Meetups are free; each event page links an RSVP form. The group's calendar also lists ISC2 and Cloud Security Alliance meetings it co-promotes. Its September 28, 2026 flash talks night and October 13, 2026 ISC2 listing are past, and no recap was found, so last_activity stays at the June 25, 2026 meetup. BSides.org lists the Triad conference chapter as inactive, and no BSides Triad conference date is posted.
Free
CREO, 2105 Yanceyville St, Greensboro · In the city
Cybersecurity Awareness Month speaker series each October at CREO; the 2026 series runs October 6 to 29, with sessions free and open to students, faculty and researchers
N.C. A&T is an NSA-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research. The October 2026 sessions are at CREO, 2105 Yanceyville St, with RSVP forms; the university's IT page says select awareness events are open to the public but does not say which, and the CREO announcement describes sessions as open to students, faculty and researchers. Sessions held before October 22, 2026 had no recap, so last_activity stays at October 28, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025FreeStudents only
ncat.edu/research/centers/creo/index.php [S18] [S19] [S20] [S21]
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