> jacksonville, fl · verified oct 23, 2026
Florida
Jacksonville's most regular security meetup is the first-Friday 2600/DC904 social at the Silver Cow in Murray Hill, and OWASP Jacksonville holds hybrid Monday evening talks on the Southside. ISSA, ISACA and InfraGard chapters run professional meetings, and BSides JAX, the city's volunteer-run conference, returns February 19 and 20, 2027 at The Jessie downtown.
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 12:00 to 12:55 p.m.
Online
1-CPE online session run by the chapter; the topic is a single vendor's zero trust access product (Zerac). The page shows no fee and its connection link was still a placeholder.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 12, 2026
Venue not yet posted
Date from the chapter's list of scheduled dates; topic, time and venue not yet posted.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreePaid
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, 1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach · Metro area
Commercial one-day summit run by CyberRisk Alliance; fourth Jacksonville edition. Standard admission $250. Registration is limited to working security and IT practitioners and is reviewed.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 21, 2027
Venue not yet posted
Date from the chapter's list of scheduled dates; topic, time and venue not yet posted.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreePaid
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 19 to Sat, Feb 20, 2027 · Training Friday, February 19; talks, villages and CTF Saturday, February 20
The Jessie, downtown Jacksonville
CFP closes: Mon, Dec 21, 2026
Training early-bird pricing ends: Sun, Jan 31, 2027
Moved from fall 2026. Conference and training passes are paid; training early-bird pricing ends January 31, 2027, and conference ticket prices were not yet published. The about page says veterans, students and volunteers attend free; the tickets page says students and active duty military attend free.
ConfirmedConferencePaidFree
Thu, Mar 4, 2027
Venue not yet posted
Date from the chapter's list of scheduled dates; topic, time and venue not yet posted.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreePaid
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Apr 22, 2027
Venue not yet posted
Date from the chapter's list of scheduled dates; topic, time and venue not yet posted.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreePaid
Jacksonville (all-day seminars at host company campuses) · In the city
All-day CPE seminars about twice a year, usually in spring and fall, plus occasional online 1-CPE webinars
Covers IT audit, governance, risk and security. The chapter's last seminar we could date is April 17, 2026 (AI and cybersecurity, 7 CPE; listed by title only). A full-day seminar was scheduled for October 16, 2026 at Florida Blue; no page confirming it took place was found. The only event listed after October 23, 2026 is an online webinar on November 4, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Paid
Sheraton Jacksonville Hotel, 10605 Deerwood Park Blvd, Southside · In the city
Evening chapter meetings, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., about every one to two months; announced dates run through April 22, 2027
Free for ISSA members, $10 for non-members. The chapter site lists meetings from October 8, 2026 through April 22, 2027, but the most recent past meeting we could date is May 8, 2025. The October 8, 2026 meeting was still shown as the next meeting on October 23, 2026, and no page confirming it took place was found.
Quiet: last activity May 2025FreePaid
Star V Learning Centers, 7020 A C Skinner Pkwy, Unit 180, Southside · In the city
Usually the third Monday of the month, 6:30 p.m., in person and online; in 2026 meetings were held in January, March, April and July
Meetings are hybrid. The last meeting was July 20, 2026 (OWASP AI Exchange); no later meeting was posted on October 23, 2026. The December 15, 2025 meeting was cancelled.
Free
Silver Cow, 929 Edgewood Ave S, Murray Hill · In the city
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
The Jacksonville 2600 meeting and the DC904 DEF CON Group meet together. Meetings are social: catching up, lock picking and general technical talk. Meetings are posted on Meetup through February 5, 2027 (November 6, December 4, January 1 and February 5).
Free
Statewide; mostly online, with occasional in-person meetups elsewhere in Florida · Metro area
Irregular evening online sessions
Recent sessions were online (January 28, 2026 and April 29, 2026). No in-person event in the Jacksonville area was found.
Free
Jacksonville · In the city
No current schedule found
The national WSC site lists a Jacksonville chapter, but its calendar could not be read. The chapter's Meetup page shows no event after July 26, 2022. The owner confirmed the chapter is active on October 2, 2026.
Free
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Jacksonville (recent meetings at FDLE and Keiser University) · In the city
Lunchtime chapter meetings, usually on a Wednesday near the end of the month, 11:30 a.m.
Membership requires FBI vetting. The chapter's events page lists meetings through June 24, 2025. Registration is through TicketSource, which could not be read; search results show meetings on February 25 and March 25, 2026 at Keiser University.
Quiet: last activity Jun 2025Vetting required
Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd N, Arlington · In the city
Student societies meet during the academic year; free GenCyber summer camps for middle school students
JU's cybersecurity degree is an NSA CAE in Cyber Defense program of study. Student groups are the Computing Science and Cybersecurity Student Association and the ACM student chapter. The latest dated activity found is the 2025 GenCyber camp (June 16 to 27, 2025).
Quiet: last activity Jun 2025Students only
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The Jessie, downtown Jacksonville · In the city
Annual two-day conference: training on day one, talks, villages and CTF on day two
Volunteer-run. The 2025 edition was November 14 and 15, 2025 at the UNF University Center. The fall 2026 edition was moved to February 19 and 20, 2027. The site's about page says veterans, students and volunteers attend free; the tickets page says students and active duty military attend free.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025PaidFree
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Jax2600 / DC904 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 4 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA South Florida Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity South Florida Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: Jax2600 / DC904 |
| HTCIA | Nearest: HTCIA Florida Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Florida Central |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Jacksonville Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Jacksonville Chapter |
| ISC2 | Nearest: ISC2 Central Florida Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Northeast Florida Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Jacksonville University Center of Cybersecurity and student societies |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Jacksonville |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS 2027 (Orlando) |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld South Florida |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides Jacksonville (BSides JAX) |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | Nearest: TOOOL Orlando (ORL) |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Florida Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Jacksonville |
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