> huntsville, al · verified oct 23, 2026
Alabama
Huntsville's security calendar is anchored by the North Alabama ISSA chapter, which runs a monthly lunch and Beers for Engineers evenings, and by DC256 and the Huntsville Hack The Box meetup, which meet at UAH's Invention to Innovation Center. Cyber Huntsville adds Tech Tuesday breakfasts and a February gala; the National Cyber Summit fills the Von Braun Center each September, and the free BSides Rocket City conference is set for March 20, 2027.
Wed, Nov 4 to Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville
Adjacent: a defense and government technology conference hosted by the AFCEA Huntsville Chapter; cybersecurity and zero trust are one of several tracks. Government attendees pay $0; industry registration is $395 on site, $350 standard.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
InnerSpace Brewing, 2414 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville
Networking evening sponsored by Lema AI; open to all.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Residences at Front Row, 500 Clinton Ave, Huntsville
Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. The event page states no fee and no eligibility terms; the name suggests a membership event, so check with the organization before attending.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, 345 Voyager Way, Huntsville
Talk on third-party risk management; sponsored by Lema AI. Free with registration.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreeVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
UAH I2C, 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville, and Discord
A December holiday hack party at UAH I2C is planned; its date is not set.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
UAH Invention to Innovation Center, 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville
Vendor day on compliance mandates (CNSA 2.0, DoD IL5 and IL6, log retention) with demos and lab environments, listed by Cyber Huntsville. The listing states no fee or eligibility terms and calls it an exclusive gathering; the registration page on the vendor site returned HTTP 403 and could not be read.
ConfirmedWorkshopFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
HudsonAlpha Atrium, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville
Co-hosted with AI Huntsville; talk by Matt McKenzie on shadow AI in CUI and CMMC environments. Registration $5 on earlier breakfasts; the page for this one lists no fee.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central
The Westin Huntsville, 6800 Governors West NW, Huntsville (and online)
Run by Expo Experts LLC and listed by TalentAlly. Covers engineering and technology roles including cybersecurity; all jobs require US citizenship and some require an active security clearance. Neither page states a job-seeker fee.
ConfirmedCareer fairFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Dec 5, 2026
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL · Regional
About 100 miles south of Huntsville. The only organizer page found is the call-for-papers site, which gives the date and UAB but no ticket price or exact building; the conference's older site (bsidesbham.org) was last updated for the October 12, 2024 edition and listed tickets. Not the UK event of the same name.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Stovehouse, 3414 Governors Drive, Huntsville
Chapter members may bring one guest each. Free with registration; seating is limited.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 29, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Feb 1 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, 2555 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, and online · Regional
Early-bird discount ends ($500 off with code EarlyBirdNA): Thu, Dec 17, 2026
About two hours north of Huntsville.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center Davidson Center, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville
Cyber Huntsville's black-tie-optional scholarship and awards dinner; tickets are sold mainly as sponsor tables.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Huntsville (venue to be announced)
Forum on Zero Trust implementation for the Department of Defense and defense industrial base. The organizer lists the location as TBD; Cyber Brews is based in Huntsville. Active government and military registrants can attend at $0, students and faculty pay $100, and other tickets are paid.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central
The Westin Huntsville, 6800 Governors West NW, Huntsville (and online)
Run by TalentAlly for engineering and technology employers; the page does not mention cybersecurity roles specifically. Candidates need two years of industry experience and US citizenship. The page states no job-seeker fee.
ConfirmedCareer fairFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Mar 20, 2027
Calhoun Community College, Huntsville campus
CFP closes: Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Speaker notifications sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2027
Free, volunteer-run community conference with a lockpicking village and a Meshtastic meetup. Registration was not open on October 23, 2026. DC256's website links its BSides page here, and NAC-ISSA says BSides Huntsville returns in 2027.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 23, 2027 · Doors 8:30 a.m.
Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN · Regional
Volunteer-run nonprofit conference about two hours north of Huntsville. Ticket information for 2027 is not yet posted; 2026 tickets were sold on Eventbrite.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Tue, Apr 27, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Sep 21 to Thu, Sep 23, 2027
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
Dates from the summit site. Registration prices for 2027 are not posted; in 2026 expo-only registration was free.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Usually held in September, the day before the National Cyber Summit; 2027 date not yet announced
Huntsville
ExpectedSummitFree
Usually held in mid-April; the 2026 edition ran April 15 and 16; 2027 dates not announced on the organizer page
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, AL · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Huntsville (HudsonAlpha, U.S. Space and Rocket Center and other venues) · In the city
Tech Tuesday Breakfast with AI Huntsville, usually the first Tuesday of the month, 7:30 a.m. at the HudsonAlpha Atrium (the November 2026 breakfast is on Monday, November 2); the Forces of Cyber Gala each February
A nonprofit of industry, government and academic members and a founding partner of the National Cyber Summit. Tech Tuesday Breakfast registration is $5; some topics are general technology or AI rather than security.
Paid
Huntsville · In the city
No meeting schedule published; the chapter calendar listed no events on October 23, 2026
The newest chapter event found is a member social on September 22, 2025 during the National Cyber Summit. Its territory is a 50-mile radius from the center of Huntsville.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Members only
Huntsville (Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, InnerSpace Brewing, GigaParts) · In the city
Monthly chapter lunch on a Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., usually at the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, 345 Voyager Way; Beers for Engineers evenings at InnerSpace Brewing and Tech Thursday workshops at GigaParts on dates posted to the chapter calendar
The chapter says its events are open to the public unless noted; the December members' party is for members. Most lunches and socials carry a vendor sponsor. The chapter's Rocket Secure conference, planned for October 16 and 17, 2026, is marked 'Cancelled for 2026' on the chapter's Rocket Secure page. The chapter co-hosts Tech Thursday workshops with DC256. The October 20, 2026 lunch is the latest meeting on the calendar before the research date; the calendar shows no cancellation.
Free
UAH Invention to Innovation Center (I2C), 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville · In the city
Monthly meetup, usually a Friday at 6:00 p.m. at UAH I2C, plus Tech Thursday workshops with NAC-ISSA at GigaParts, 6123 University Dr
The group's events page lists the August 21, 2026 meetup under previous events and gives October 16, 2026 (6:00 p.m., UAH I2C, a talk on the Bayrob cybercrime group) as the only dated meetup; the page does not confirm that the October 16 meetup took place, so last activity counts from August 21. The October 16 workshops DC256 had planned at Rocket Secure went away with that conference's cancellation. Meetups are sponsored by NAC-ISSA. DC256 ran its first wardriving competition on April 25, 2026. The group's Discord carries announcements.
Free
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM · In the city
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; the Huntsville meeting was added in April 2025. The magazine's meeting page says all meetings are on the first Friday of each month at 5 p.m. The last activity date is the first Friday of October 2026, when the magazine's list still named the Huntsville meeting; no post confirms that meeting took place.
Free
UAH Invention to Innovation Center (I2C), 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville, and Discord · In the city
Monthly, usually a Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in person at UAH I2C and online on Discord; dates posted on the group's calendar
An official Hack The Box ambassador meetup, co-branded with and sponsored by the security firm SecurIT360. Open to beginners; hybrid format. The group's calendar lists an October 7, 2026 meetup at the UAH Cybersecurity Club lab that it does not mark as held, so last activity stays at the September 25, 2026 meetup. Its October 16, 2026 session at Rocket Secure is marked cancelled. A December holiday hack party at UAH I2C has no date yet.
FreeVendor-hosted
Quantum Research International, Huntsville · In the city
Monthly meeting, usually a Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; each meeting is posted on Eventbrite
InfraGard membership is vetted by the FBI. The chapter website (huntsville-infragard.org) could not be read on October 23, 2026 because its security certificate has expired. The newest meeting found on its Eventbrite page is July 8, 2026; no August, September or October meeting was posted on any page that could be opened.
Members onlyVetting required
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Business Administration Building room 226 · In the city
Every other Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester (November 4 and 18, December 2)
Student club at an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence; workshops, speakers and CTF competitions. Its CTF team plays as HuntsvilleTechSupport. The ChargerConnect listing shows the October 21, 2026 meeting as approved with no cancellation.
Students only
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Business Administration Building room 226 · In the city
Meetings, talks and a CTF posted on ChargerConnect during the academic year; a Hackoween CTF is set for October 28, 2026
Student ISACA chapter focused on cybersecurity, career workshops and awareness events.
Students only
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Charger Union · In the city
Socials and meetings posted on ChargerConnect during the academic year
Student chapter of Women in CyberSecurity. Its ChargerConnect page lists a bracelet-making social on October 23, 2026.
Students only
Huntsville · In the city
Irregular networking socials, workshops and one-day forums
A Huntsville company that runs cybersecurity networking events and forums. Its site lists a Blind Raven networking night on October 21, 2026 at The Blind Tiger and still shows it as a current listing, so that date is not confirmed as held. It also ran the CMMC in Practice Forum and the Cyber Week kickoff social on September 22, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Von Braun Center, Huntsville · In the city
Annual three-day conference in late September at the Von Braun Center; the 2026 edition ran September 22 to 24 and the 2027 edition is set for September 21 to 23
Expo-only registration was free in 2026. The summit includes a free Cyber Job Fair for cleared and non-cleared job seekers and a classified session.
Paid
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville · In the city
Public night every Tuesday, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
A community hackerspace and makerspace, not a security group. The newest dated event on its site is a pumpkin carving night on October 28, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Huntsville 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 4 (no public Huntsville events posted beyond the symposium listed here) |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Alabama Chapter (meets in Birmingham) |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Atlanta Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC256 (Huntsville DEF CON Group) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Birmingham |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Huntsville Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Huntsville Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Huntsville Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: North Alabama Chapter of ISSA (NAC-ISSA) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: UAH Cybersecurity Club |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP Nashville |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Nashville 2027 (February 1 to 6, 2027) |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Atlanta |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides Huntsville |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Northern Alabama Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.