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
Irving, TX cybersecurity events & groups
Irving has no hacker meetup of its own, but Las Colinas hosts professional groups: North Texas ISSA has held lunch and learns at Las Colinas Country Club and the University of Dallas, and ASIS met at Wesco in Irving on August 13, 2026. The Irving Convention Center hosts the CYBR.HAK.CON hacker conference on February 25, 2027 and the ElevateIT Dallas Technology Summit on June 10, 2027. Monthly hacker meetups (Dallas Hackers Association, DC214 and Dallas 2600) meet in north Dallas, about 12 miles away.
Start here
- Dallas Hackers Association: Free monthly hacker meetup with talks, CTF challenges and lockpicking, open to all skill levels.
- CYBR.HAK.CON 2027: Hacker-community conference at the Irving Convention Center on February 25, 2027; paid, price not stated.
- North Texas ISSA: The ISSA chapter's lunch and learns have been held in Irving; non-members can register.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
Dallas 2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 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, shown with the year on the organizer's page and on the BSides global calendar. The site describes it as a free, community-driven conference with talks, workshops and hands-on activities. Registration had not opened as of the organizer's October 8, 2026 post. Parking is free through a portal.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
DataSecAI 2026
Mon, Nov 9 to Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Monday 8:00 a.m. check-in; closes 5:00 p.m. Wednesday
Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Blvd E, Dallas · Metro area
Run by Cyera, a data security vendor, on securing AI, with keynotes, workshops and hands-on certifications. The page states no fee or attendance terms; its registration form offers attendee, partner and analyst types, and some sessions are marked invite-only.
ConfirmedConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · 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
Dallas 2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 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
Hilton Richardson Dallas, 701 E Campbell Rd, Richardson · Metro area
Hotel group rate ends: Mon, Nov 16, 2026
Refund deadline: Fri, Nov 20, 2026
14 courses, in person and live online.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 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
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Dallas Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · From 8:00 a.m. (agenda times subject to change)
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page); also online · Metro area
Run by FutureCon Events; hybrid, with up to 10 CPE credits. Attendance is limited to employed IT professionals and registrations are approved by the organizer; students, recruiters, sales and marketing staff and independent consultants are not eligible. The organizer page names no venue and no fee.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · 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 · 5:00 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 (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · 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
Hacker-community conference produced by CYBR.SEC.Media with Phillip Wylie. The site shows February 25, 2027 and a Get Tickets button; no ticket price is stated.
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 · 5:00 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 (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · 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 cut-off: Sun, Feb 28, 2027
Fifth annual conference, for up to 200 attendees. The page lists a conference ticket at $179 and a hotel room block at $179 per night.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
April 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 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
Lockheed Martin CYBERQUEST 2027 (high school cyber competition)
Sat, Apr 10, 2027
Lockheed Martin site to be announced; Fort Worth was a 2026 in-person site (Lockheed Martin, 1 Lockheed Blvd) · Metro area
A capture-the-flag competition for high school teams run by Lockheed Martin. The organizer says CYBERQUEST 2027 is on April 10, 2027; the 2027 in-person locations had not been posted on September 27, 2026 (the 2026 list included Fort Worth). Team registration had not opened.
ConfirmedCTFStudents onlyVendor-hosted
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DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Wed, Apr 21, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
May 2027
The Richmond CIO & Cybersecurity Forum (Las Colinas)
Sun, May 2 to Tue, May 4, 2027
The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, 4150 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving
Run by Richmond Events, a business-forum company. Senior IT and security decision makers attend free by invitation (request a delegate invite); suppliers pay to take part in pre-scheduled meetings. Not open to general registration.
ConfirmedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted
June 2027
ElevateIT: Dallas Technology Summit 2027
Thu, Jun 10, 2027
Irving Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 500 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving
A sponsor-funded IT and cybersecurity summit run by ElevateIT, with CISO panels, vendor sessions and an exhibit hall. The 8th edition was held May 28, 2026 at the Irving Convention Center. The 2027 event page and the organizer's executive events list both show June 10, 2027 in the Grand Ballroom. No attendee fee or eligibility terms are stated on those pages; check the registration page.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
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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 TBAWorkshopFree
North Texas ISSA Cybersecurity Conference (CSC14)
Held in October (CSC13 on October 20, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Plano Event Center, Plano (CSC13) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
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Secure Dallas 2027
Held on October 1, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (2026 edition) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFreePaidVendor-hosted
SecureWorld Dallas 2027
Usually held in early October; 2027 dates not yet announced
Plano Event Center, Plano (2025 and 2026 editions) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Dallas (2027)
Held March 5 and October 29, 2026; 2027 Dallas dates not yet announced
Dallas (Sheraton Dallas Hotel in 2026) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
UDallas Cyber Summit (2027)
Usually held in October (October 22, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
University of Dallas, Irving
ExpectedSummitFree
Groups & associations
Professional associations
IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas
Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area
Periodic in-person meetings and coffee chats
Privacy-focused; the nearest KnowledgeNet chapter to Irving. The last meeting on record is an in-person coffee chat on September 24, 2026, seen on the chapter page in research for nearby cities; on September 27, 2026 the page showed no meetings scheduled. Coffee chats are open to non-members.
Free
ISACA North Texas Chapter
North Texas; meetings rotate among member companies, including Cotality, 3001 Hackberry Rd, Irving (2025), UT Dallas and TIAA Frisco (2026) · Metro area
Monthly in-person or virtual meetings, plus review courses and trainings
Serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; the chapter's mailing address is in Plano. Meetings found in 2025 were at Cotality on Hackberry Rd in Irving (Eventbrite organizer page); the 2026 meetings found were at UT Dallas (February 6, 2026) and TIAA Frisco (May 22, 2026). The chapter calendar lists a monthly meeting on October 23, 2026 that is marked on hold, 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. 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 CMMC Meetup
Tre Stelle Coffee Co., 17390 Preston Rd, Suite 210, Dallas · Metro area
Monthly networking evenings, usually a Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., in person with an online option; no fixed rule published
For people working on CMMC (the Defense Department's cybersecurity certification for contractors): consultants, assessors and staff of defense contractors. Meets in north Dallas, about 15 miles northeast of Irving. Meetings in 2026 were held January 14, February 18, April 15, May 13 and June 10; none had been posted by September 27, 2026.
Free
North Texas ISSA
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 lunch and learns in Plano, Irving and Euless; hands-on evenings in Plano) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learns (usually a Thursday mid-month; doors 11:00 a.m., talk 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), monthly happy hours rotating between the Dallas and Fort Worth areas, and evening hands-on programs
The ISSA chapter for Dallas-Fort Worth and the professional chapter that meets in Irving most often. 2026 lunch and learns were held at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving (September 17, 2026), the University of Dallas in Irving (October 9, 2026, joint with InfraGard), Maggiano's in Plano and Texas Star Golf Course in Euless. Happy hours are $20 for non-members and free for members (October 8, 2026 at TBD Kitchen, Lewisville). The annual conference, CSC13, was scheduled for October 20, 2026 at the Plano Event Center; the home page's thank-you banner for it is the basis for the last_activity date. A Hands-On AI night is listed for October 28, 2026 in Plano and a December 3, 2026 holiday party without a venue. Lunch and learns need advance registration, with member discounts.
FreePaid
OWASP Dallas
Plano and Frisco (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Roughly monthly in 2025, in person and online; no meeting posted
The OWASP chapter for Dallas-Fort Worth; no OWASP chapter meets in Irving (older chapter meetings were held at Allstate on N Freeport Pkwy in Irving). The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout in Plano; the last listed event was an online training 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.
Listed in 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting list (the list shows no start time). The DFW2600 Meetup page shows the October 2, 2026 meeting as held and posts November 6 and December 4, 2026, all at 7:00 p.m. at The Wild Turkey. The same page lists a North DFW 2550 meetup on third Fridays at 1418 Coffee in Plano.
Free
Dallas Hackers Association
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Roughly two hours of firetalks of 10 minutes or less from anyone who signs up, a monthly Capture-the-Flag challenge and organized locksport; vendor and recruiter talks are not allowed. The October 7, 2026 meeting was held and the November 4, 2026 meeting is posted. The group also runs occasional socials: a Hacker Karaoke Night on September 25, 2026 at the same venue and a hacker book club that met in McKinney on September 11, 2026.
Free
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
The DEF CON group for Dallas-Fort Worth; no DEF CON group meets in Irving. The September 9, 2026 meeting was held; no October 2026 meeting was posted on September 27, 2026.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
Cyversity North Texas Chapter
Dallas-Fort Worth; recent chapter sessions at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Occasional chapter meetings and networking sessions, often at local conferences; no regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent in-person chapter session found was a bonus session at SecureWorld Dallas on October 2, 2025 in Plano. The chapter's community event pages need a login.
FreePaid
Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC)
Headquartered in Mansfield; annual conference in Dallas (the 2023 edition was at NYLO Las Colinas, Irving) · 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, based in Mansfield. Its calendar shows monthly MiC LEAD Aspirers sessions (the latest on October 9, 2026; the page does not say whether they are online or in person). Its Cybersecurity Resource Center offers free 30-minute sessions on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by appointment, in person or virtual, from October 3, 2026; the page gives the Mansfield headquarters address only. The 2027 annual conference is set for March 21 to 25, 2027 in Dallas.
Members onlyPaid
WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Irving (panel at the Irving Convention Center, May 28, 2026) and Grand Prairie (September 19, 2026) · Metro area
Several events a month: coffee chats, Tech & Trek walks, panels and hands-on sessions
The WiCyS affiliate for Dallas-Fort Worth. In Irving it ran a panel at the ElevateIT Dallas Technology Summit at the Irving Convention Center on May 28, 2026. Its most recent event was a free Tech & Trek walk at Epic Central Trail in Grand Prairie on September 19, 2026; its page lists SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026) as the next partner event. All career levels are welcome.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas
Dallas area (last event at the Microsoft campus, 7000 N State Hwy 161, Las Colinas, Irving) · Metro area
Irregular; no event posted
The last Meetup event was "Cyberjutsu Unplugged" on September 19, 2025 at the Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving. No event was posted on September 27, 2026.
Free
WoSEC Dallas: Women of Security
5717 Legacy Dr, Plano · Metro area
Monthly evening meetup, usually the last Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.; no fixed rule published
For women working in or interested in IT and cybersecurity; students are welcome, and girls may attend with an adult. The September 29, 2026 meetup was held and the October 27, 2026 meetup is posted at the Plano address. The February 19, 2026 meetup was held at the Granada Theater in Dallas. No fee is shown.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance
North Texas (2026 conference at DFW Airport; October 2026 joint lunch in Irving) · Metro area
Member events posted on the chapter calendar
Membership requires FBI vetting. The 2026 annual conference was held August 13, 2026 at the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety headquarters. The calendar lists SecureWorld Dallas on October 8, the joint lunch and learn with North Texas ISSA at the University of Dallas in Irving on October 9, and an FBI case studies day on November 12, 2026 (venue not stated).
Vetting required
Education and student groups
University of Dallas Center for Cybersecurity
University of Dallas, Gupta College of Business, 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving · In the city
Annual UD Cyber Summit each October; the student Cybersecurity Club posts no public meeting schedule
The University of Dallas has been an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense since 2003 and runs master's and MBA cybersecurity programs. Its evening Cyber Summit was held October 15, 2025; the 2026 summit was scheduled for October 22, 2026, but no report of it is posted, so the quiet status rests on the 2025 date. The campus also hosted the North Texas ISSA lunch on October 9, 2026. The UD Cybersecurity Club is for enrolled graduate and undergraduate students and posts no public meetings.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
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Conference series
BSides DFW
Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington, 416 Yates St, Arlington (2024, 2025 and 2026) · Metro area
Annual conference on the first Saturday in November
Community-run and free. The 2025 conference was held November 1, 2025 at UTA's Nedderman Hall in Arlington, about 15 miles southwest of Irving. The quiet status reflects the date of the last conference, not a lack of organizing: the 2026 edition is set for November 7, 2026 at the same hall.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
CYBR.HAK.CON
Plano Event Center, Plano (2026); Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Irving (2027) · Metro area
One-day hacker conference; first held May 27, 2026 in Plano; 2027 edition set for February 25, 2027 in Irving
Run by CYBR.SEC.Media, the team behind Houston's CYBR.SEC.CON (formerly HOU.SEC.CON), in partnership with Phillip Wylie. The first edition was May 27, 2026; WoSEC Dallas organized a group outing to it. The site lists the 2027 edition on February 25, 2027 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.
PaidVendor-hosted
SecureWorld Dallas
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Annual one-day conference each fall; 2026 is the 22nd edition
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. The 21st edition was held October 2, 2025 and the 22nd on October 8, 2026, both at the Plano Event Center. Every events.secureworld.io page carries a template message that the event has passed, even for future dates; the owner has confirmed it is not a cancellation. No 2027 date is posted.
PaidVendor-hosted
Training
SANS Institute training events (Dallas area)
Richardson · Metro area
Annual multi-day training event in December
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. SANS Dallas 2025 (December 1 to 6, 2025) is known only from event listings.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Adjacent communities
ASIS North Texas Chapter 10
Rotates around the metro, including Irving (Wesco Technology Deployment Center, 9400 N Royal Ln, August 2026), Arlington, Fort Worth, Frisco and Dallas · Metro area
Monthly luncheons (11:30 a.m.) and evening socials; no fixed rule published
Adjacent: ASIS is a physical and corporate security association, not a cybersecurity group. The last meeting found was the August 13, 2026 luncheon at Wesco Technology Deployment Center in Irving. Scheduled next: the Law Enforcement Appreciation Night benefit on October 23, 2026 at Ten10 Events, 1010 N Collins St, Arlington, and a member social in December 2026.
Paid
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Open Technology Workshops on the third Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: a digital privacy and open-source group rather than a security group. 2026 workshops covered encrypted email, anonymous browsing with Tor, anonymous reporting, privacy-focused financial services and maps and navigation apps (October 21, 2026). The group also has a table at BSides DFW on November 7, 2026. No workshop fee is shown on recent events.
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: University of Dallas Center for Cybersecurity |
| 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 DEF CON group, 2600 meeting, OWASP chapter or hackerspace security night meets in Irving. The nearest recurring hacker meetups are in north Dallas, about 12 miles northeast of Las Colinas.
- North Texas ISSA rotates its lunch and learns among Irving, Plano and Euless, and held its October 20, 2026 conference in Plano; check the chapter page for each venue.
- Commercial one-day cybersecurity courses listed on Eventbrite for Irving are paid training classes, not community events.
- The Richmond CIO & Cybersecurity Forum (May 2027) is by invitation only, and the ElevateIT summit is a sponsor-funded vendor event.
- Dallas 2600 meets on the first Friday of the month: 2600 Magazine gives 5:00 p.m. as the standard start time, while the DFW2600 Meetup page lists 7:00 p.m. for the November 6 and December 4, 2026 meetings.
- ISC2 Chapter for DFW posts online noon programs only.
- The ISACA North Texas meeting on October 23, 2026 is marked on hold on the chapter calendar and is not confirmed.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/dallas-hackers-association/
- S2https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S3https://www.meetup.com/dfw2600/
- S4https://bsidesdfw.com/
- S5https://www.bsidesdfw.com/venue/
- S6https://bsides.org/event/bsidesdfw-5/
- S7https://www.datasecai.io/
- S8https://www.meetup.com/dc214dfw/
- S9https://www.meetup.com/libretechnica/
- S10https://www.libretechnica.org/blog/join-our-open-technology-workshops-at-the-dallas-makerspace/
- S11https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/dallas-2026
- S12https://futureconevents.com/events/dallas-tx-2027/
- S13https://futureconevents.com/faq/
- S14https://www.cybrhakcon.com/
- S15https://www.mincybsec.org/annual-conference
- S16https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/cyber-quest.html
- S17https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/cyber-quest/cyber-quest-fort-worth.html
- S18https://richmondevents.com/forums/details/cis27
- S19https://eitevents.com/event_pages/dallas-technology-summit-2027/
- S20https://eitevents.com/cxo/executive-events/
- S21https://eitevents.com/event_pages/dallas-technology-summit-2026/
- 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.eventbrite.com/e/csc13-conference-2026-tickets-1993212377878
- S25https://www.securedallas.com/
- S26https://events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2026/
- S27https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summits/
- S28https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/dallas-march_2026
- S29https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity/ellis-lecture-series/index.php
- 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=/events/calendar
- S33https://www.eventbrite.com/o/north-texas-chapter-of-isaca-70869768903
- S34https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/
- S35https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/board-event-dinos/
- S36https://www.meetup.com/north-texas-cmmc-meetup/
- S37https://www.ntxissa.org/
- S38https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/lunch-learn/2026
- S39https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/happy-hours
- S40https://www.meetup.com/dallas-the-open-web-application-security-project-meetup/
- S41https://owasp.org/chapters/dallas
- S42https://www.cyversity.org/chapters
- S43https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/dallas-tx-2025/
- S44https://community.cyversity.org/events/153295
- S45https://www.mincybsec.org/
- S46https://www.mincybsec.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calendar&Itemid=1&year=2026&month=10&day=1
- S47https://www.mincybsec.org/cybersecurity-resource-center
- S48https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysdfw/events
- S49https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-dfw-affiliate-tech-trek/
- S50https://www.meetup.com/women-in-cybersecurity-cyberjutsu-dallas/
- S51https://www.meetup.com/wist-dallas-women-in-security-and-tech/
- S52https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/
- S53https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/north-texas-infragard-members-alliance-conference-2026/
- S54https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity/center-for-cybersecurity/index.php
- S55https://calendar.udallas.edu/event/2025-ud-cybersecurity-summit
- S56https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-of-business/students/udcybersecurityclub.php
- S57https://www.meetup.com/dc214dfw/events/311566337/
- S58https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/conference/
- S59https://events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2025/
- S60https://www.govevents.com/event/14677/sans-dallas-2025
- S61https://ntxasis.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=p
- S62https://ntxasis.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=f