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Las Vegas, NV cybersecurity events & groups

Las Vegas has a free BurbSec social on the second Thursday of each month, DC702 and the local TOOOL chapter on Wednesday evenings, and ISSA, ISACA, ISC2, OWASP and a new Cloud Security Alliance chapter that each meet every month or few months. UNLV and CSN run student clubs. The Strip draws large paid conferences, from Tanium Converge (November 16 to 19, 2026) and SANS Las Vegas (February 22 to 27, 2027) to Black Hat, BSides Las Vegas and DEF CON 35 (August 5 to 8, 2027).

Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Covers October 2026 through April 2027 · Times are Pacific Time

Las Vegas metro: Las Vegas, Paradise (the Strip and UNLV), Winchester, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Summerlin, Henderson, North Las Vegas

Start here

  1. BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup): Free, vendor-neutral monthly social on second Thursdays; everyone from students to CISOs is welcome.
  2. DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas): The local DEF CON Group, with lockpicking, talks and CTFs on Wednesday nights; check Discord for the venue.
  3. OWASP Las Vegas: Free application security talks, often hybrid, so you can join online first.

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Datebook

November 2026

25th Annual Tech & Cyber Expo at Nellis AFB

Thu, Nov 5, 2026

The Club at Nellis AFB, Nellis Air Force Base (next to North Las Vegas) · Metro area

Technology and cybersecurity vendor expo with speaker sessions, CPE credit and lunch. The site says there is no fee for .mil and .gov attendees and that a CAC or retired military ID is required; it states no price for anyone else. Nellis is a secure facility. A companion expo at Creech AFB is November 4, 2026. The 2025 expos were rescheduled once.

ConfirmedConferenceFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ISSA Las Vegas: Chaos as a Service, When Your AI Goes Off-Script

Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Select Health, 6795 S Agilysys Way, Suite 110, southwest valley · Metro area

Eventbrite page data lists ticket prices from $0.00 to $12.51; the page text does not name the ticket tiers.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

OWASP Las Vegas: Know Your AI, Secure Your AI

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; hybrid

Sahara West Library, 9600 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas (and online)

Space is limited to about 30 people in person. The Meetup page states no fee. Same evening as the BurbSec Las Vegas social.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

Tanium Converge 2026

Mon, Nov 16 to Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · In-person labs start 8:30 a.m. November 16; main program opens with a 5:00 p.m. reception

ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas Strip (and online) · Metro area

Tanium's annual conference on endpoint management and security. The FAQ lists in-person tickets at $995 while the early-bird rate lasts ($1,295 regular), with a free virtual option; labs run Monday, November 16 to Thursday, November 19 and the main program ends November 18.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

December 2026

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

Nevada Digital Government Summit 2026

Thu, Dec 10, 2026

The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, 101 Montelago Blvd, Henderson · Metro area

Government technology summit run by Government Technology (e.Republic); cybersecurity is one of several tracks alongside AI, data and digital services. The page says it is open to public sector only and registration is free.

ConfirmedSummitFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 24, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 31, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

January 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 28, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

February 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

SANS Las Vegas 2027

Mon, Feb 22 to Sat, Feb 27, 2027

Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd S (and online) · Metro area

Paid SANS courses and NetWars, in person and online. The page lists an early-bird discount for courses paid by November 3, 2026.

ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

March 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

F5 AppWorld 2027

Tue, Mar 16 to Thu, Mar 18, 2027

Fontainebleau Las Vegas · Metro area

Adjacent: F5's customer conference on application delivery, with application, API and AI security content. The save-the-date page states March 16 to 18, 2027 at the Fontainebleau and no price.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

April 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

ISC West 2027

Mon, Apr 5 to Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · Education April 5 to 8; exhibit hall April 7 to 9

The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

Adjacent: a large physical security trade show (RX with the Security Industry Association) with a cybersecurity and convergence program.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 11:30 a.m.

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams)

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingPaid

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

26th Annual Security Conference

Tue, Apr 20 to Wed, Apr 21, 2027

Tuscany Suites and Casino, 255 E Flamingo Rd, Paradise · Metro area

Academic, peer-reviewed security and cybercrime research conference. The site states no attendance fee; access is recorded as paid as a judgement call because authors register and the hotel is the venue.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 22, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 29, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

May 2027

OSMOSISCon '27

Sun, May 23 to Tue, May 25, 2027

Rio Hotel & Casino, 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, Las Vegas · Metro area

Conference for open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigators and analysts run by the OSMOSIS Association; in person and online. The organizer page now names the Rio as the conference hotel (group rate until May 3, 2027); it shows no ticket price in the page text, so access is recorded as paid as a judgement call.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

June 2027

Identiverse 2027

Mon, Jun 28 to Thu, Jul 1, 2027

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

Identity security conference run by CyberRisk Alliance, an events and media company.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

August 2027

DEF CON 35

Thu, Aug 5 to Sun, Aug 8, 2027

Las Vegas Convention Center · Metro area

The largest hacker conference; badges are paid. The official DEF CON forum announcement gives August 5 to 8, 2027 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DC702 held an official local meetup during DEF CON 34.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

September 2027

SANS Network Security 2027

Mon, Sep 27 to Sat, Oct 2, 2027

Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas Strip (and online) · Metro area

Early-bird discount ends: Wed, Mar 10, 2027

Paid SANS courses and NetWars. The page lists an early-bird discount for courses paid by March 10, 2027.

ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted

On the radar

Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.

Black Hat USA 2027

Usually held in early August at Mandalay Bay, just before DEF CON; 2027 dates not confirmed here

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

BSides Las Vegas 2027

Usually held in early August during Black Hat and DEF CON week; 2027 dates not yet announced

Las Vegas (2026 edition at the Tuscany Suites and Casino) · Metro area

ExpectedConferenceFreePaid

Groups & associations

Professional associations

Cloud Security Alliance Las Vegas Chapter

Skillz office, 6625 Badura Ave, southwest valley · Metro area

Chapter meetings about quarterly, 5:30 p.m.; no later meeting posted

New chapter focused on cloud and AI security; its launch meeting on AI governance was June 30, 2026 and the second, on cyber threat intelligence, was September 29, 2026 at the Skillz office. No later meeting is posted.

Free

ISACA Las Vegas Chapter

Las Vegas · In the city

Quarterly meetings, announced on the chapter home page

The 2026 annual general meeting and Q3 meeting (a talk on agentic AI) was September 18, 2026, with registration on Cvent. The chapter home page now announces only free online summits for members (October 14, 21 and 28, 2026), which are not listed here; the chapter also runs CISA and AAISM exam review courses.

Paid

ISC2 Las Vegas Chapter (Nevada ISC2)

Sierra Gold, 6515 S Jones Blvd, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Periodic lunch meetings, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; separate Carson City luncheons

2026 Las Vegas luncheons were June 23 and September 17 at Sierra Gold; the chapter also holds luncheons in Carson City. Registration links are on the chapter site.

Paid

ISSA Las Vegas Chapter

Varies across the valley; the fall 2026 review course is at the UMC Delta Point Building · In the city

Quarterly lunch chapter meetings, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., plus certification review courses

Registration for chapter meetings is on Eventbrite and is paid. The Q4 2026 chapter meeting was October 8 at Narrative; a November 11, 2026 lunch at Select Health is posted, with ticket prices from $0.00 to $12.51 in the Eventbrite page data. The fall CompTIA Security+ review course ($30) started September 19, 2026. The chapter site's community calendar also links an informal Sunday coffee group, Brews and Bytes, which is on Discord only and is not listed.

Paid

OWASP Las Vegas

Varies; Sahara West Library and coworking spaces, some meetings online · In the city

Irregular, roughly every one to three months; in-person, hybrid and online meetings

The chapter page says all events are announced on Meetup. 2026 meetings were held on January 6, March 31, August 19 (online), September 12 (online) and October 8 (hybrid, Sahara West Library); the November 12, 2026 meeting is posted. The Meetup pages state no fee.

Free

Hacker and grassroots groups

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Taps and Barrels Beerhouse, 6111 S Buffalo Dr, Suite 110, Spring Valley (southwest valley) · Metro area

Second Thursday of the month, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Casual after-work social for security and IT people, part of the BurbSec network. Monthly meetups from December 2025 to October 2026 were at Taps and Barrels, except the August 6 meetup at the MGM Grand during Black Hat and DEF CON week. The November 12, 2026 meetup is posted at Taps and Barrels, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; the Meetup page asks people to register for a headcount, says everyone is welcome and states no fee. BurbSec says it is still looking for a permanent venue, so check the Meetup page each month. The organizer's second Meetup group (Cybersecurity and IT Community, Las Vegas) cross-posts the same meetups.

Free

DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)

Alternates between the Red Team Alliance facility, SYN Shop (5967 Harrison Dr, Las Vegas) and Distill (10820 W Charleston Blvd, Summerlin) · In the city

Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.; the group's page puts TOOOL and physical security topics on the second Wednesday and hacking topics on the last Wednesday at SYN Shop

Las Vegas DEF CON Group; its nonprofit arm C2Society runs CTFs, including one at UNLV on March 27, 2026 and the CyberWeek @ UNLV CTF on October 2, 2026 (UNLV's page names C2Society as the partner running it and marks the event ended). Meetups are joint with the local TOOOL lockpicking chapter. The group's page puts second-Wednesday meetups at the Red Team Alliance facility, while its public Google calendar (last edited August 27, 2026) still shows first and third Wednesdays at Distill, so confirm the venue on Discord before going. Day-to-day chat is on Discord.

Free

SYN Shop (Las Vegas Valley Hackerspace)

5967 Harrison Dr, Suite 1, near the airport · Metro area

Open hours Monday to Thursday 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., Friday 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., Saturday noon to 5:00 p.m.

Member-run hackerspace for maker projects as well as security; DC702's page puts its last-Wednesday meetups here. Regular members may visit during open hours, which a vetted member oversees. It also streams project nights online through Meetup; the latest past stream was October 19, 2026.

FreeMembers only

Inclusion and career communities

The Diana Initiative

Las Vegas; in person during DEF CON week, plus an online conference · In the city

Community room and meetups at DEF CON each August; annual conference held online in 2026

Las Vegas-registered nonprofit for people underrepresented in information security. In 2026 it held a neurodivergent dinner at UNLV on August 5 and ran a community presence at DEF CON 34, August 7 to 9. Its 2026 annual conference was online on May 30.

Free

WiCyS UNLV Student Chapter

UNLV, CHB-C 234, Paradise · Metro area

General meetings and workshops during the semester

Named WiCyS's national 2026 Student Chapter of the Year. The first fall 2026 general meeting was September 9, followed by a CyberSips social on October 7.

Students only

Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Las Vegas

Las Vegas · In the city

Occasional events; no regular schedule published

The chapter's Cyberjutsu Unplugged mini-conference was held at Topgolf Las Vegas on March 6, 2026. A July 14, 2026 meetup on Meetup was cancelled and the Meetup page shows no event since February 2025. The owner confirmed the chapter active on October 2, 2026; the national site could not be read by script.

Free

Education and student groups

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · Metro area

Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Student security club at CSN, an NSA CAE-CD school. The Cyber Security Center page lists a May 4, 2026 student visit to Google's Henderson data center and the spring 2026 National Cyber League results.

Students only

Layer Zero (UNLV cybersecurity club)

UNLV, CHB-C 234, Paradise · Metro area

Workshops and CTF practice during the semester; dates posted on the UNLV Involvement Center

UNLV's technical security club, which led the university's winning 2026 NCAE Cyber Games team. UNLV is an NSA CAE school. Its last posted event was a game night on April 30, 2026; the UNLV Involvement Center lists no fall 2026 event as of October 23, 2026.

Students only

Conference series

BSides Las Vegas

Tuscany Suites and Casino, 255 E Flamingo Rd, Paradise · Metro area

Annual conference in early August, during Black Hat and DEF CON week

The original BSides, run by a nonprofit. BSidesLV 2026 was August 3 to 5 at the Tuscany; badges are limited. The site shows the 2027 sponsor donor drive as closed and no 2027 dates.

FreePaid

Adjacent communities

AFCEA Las Vegas Chapter

Las Vegas valley, including Nellis AFB, Creech AFB and Nevada National Security Sites facilities · Metro area

Annual cybersecurity awareness days in October and Tech and Cyber Expos at Creech and Nellis in November

Adjacent: defense communications and IT association whose cyber expos and awareness days run on military sites. Attendance is generally limited to badged government employees or holders of a CAC or retired military ID. The chapter's past events page lists the October 8, 2026 NNSS day at Nellis AFB/North Las Vegas (a listing, not an attendance record); the 2025 expos were rescheduled once, so check the chapter site before going.

Vetting required

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 S Valley View Blvd (and on Microsoft Teams) · In the city

Monthly luncheon on the second Thursday, 11:30 a.m.

Adjacent: physical and corporate security professionals, not an information security group. Lunch is $15 at the door and a Microsoft Teams option is offered. The chapter page says monthly meetings are on the second Thursday and open to non-members. The October 8, 2026 luncheon (Convergint speaker, Las Vegas Valley Water District) has a reminder post on ASIS Connects dated October 7, 2026; the chapter's own page shows the date without a year, and no post-event record was found, so last_activity rests on the scheduled date.

Paid

AWS User Group Las Vegas

Varies; the July 2026 meeting was at Third Street, 814 S 3rd St, downtown Las Vegas · Metro area

Saturday afternoon meetups, roughly monthly in spring and summer 2026

Adjacent: a general AWS cloud user group, not a security group, though some sessions cover security (a May 16, 2026 session was on AWS security basics). The Meetup page asks for an RSVP and states no fee. No later meeting is posted.

Free

Directory checklist

12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
DirectoryResult
2600 MeetingsNo chapter found
CISA Regional OfficesNearest: CISA Region 9; no public Nevada events posted
Cloud Security AllianceLocal chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Las Vegas Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) ChaptersNo chapter found
DEF CON GroupsLocal chapter: DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)
HTCIANo chapter found
IAPP KnowledgeNetNearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Las Vegas (chapter page lists no meetings scheduled and no past meeting was found)
InfraGard Members AlliancesLocal chapter: InfraGard Nevada Members Alliance
ISACALocal chapter: ISACA Las Vegas Chapter
ISC2Local chapter: ISC2 Las Vegas Chapter (Nevada ISC2)
ISSALocal chapter: ISSA Las Vegas Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)Local chapter: Layer Zero (UNLV cybersecurity club)
OWASPLocal chapter: OWASP Las Vegas
SANS InstituteNearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 at Paris Las Vegas, February 22 to 27, 2027, and SANS Network Security 2027 at Caesars Palace, September 27 to October 2, 2027 (both listed under events)
SecureWorldNo chapter found
Security BSidesLocal chapter: BSides Las Vegas
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)Local chapter: DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional AffiliatesLocal chapter: WiCyS UNLV Student Chapter
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) ChaptersLocal chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Las Vegas

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Dormant groups

2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more

Field notes

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.

  1. S1https://www.afcealvevent.org/
  2. S2https://lasvegas.afceachapters.org/node/19
  3. S3https://www.csn.edu/cybercenter
  4. S4https://www.eventbrite.com/e/issa-lv-chaos-as-a-service-when-your-ai-goes-off-script-tickets-2003695309609
  5. S5https://asis-lasvegas.org/
  6. S6https://asis-lasvegas.org/las-vegas-chapter-past-chairs/
  7. S7https://community.asisonline.org/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=35c7cc83-e15c-426e-be28-23d124928baf
  8. S8https://burbsec.com/lasvegas/
  9. S9https://www.meetup.com/burbsecvegas/
  10. S10https://www.meetup.com/owasp-las-vegas-chapter/events/317055911/
  11. S11https://converge.tanium.com/2026/FAQs
  12. S12https://events.govtech.com/Nevada-Digital-Government-Summit
  13. S13https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/las-vegas-2027
  14. S14https://www.f5.com/appworld
  15. S15https://www.discoverisc.com/west/en-us/explore/hours-and-location.html
  16. S16https://sites.google.com/view/ascvegas/home
  17. S17https://osmosisassociation.org/event/osmosis-conference/
  18. S18https://identiverse.com/
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