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
McKinney, TX cybersecurity events & groups
No security group holds regular public meetings inside McKinney; the nearest recurring meetings are 15 to 30 minutes south in Plano, Frisco and north Dallas, with monthly hacker meetups in Dallas, Plano, Lewisville and Denton. North Texas ISSA, WiCyS DFW and WoSEC Dallas meet around Plano and Frisco, and Collin College, headquartered in McKinney, runs its cybersecurity program from its Frisco Campus. The main fall conferences, SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026) and the North Texas ISSA conference CSC13 (October 20, 2026), were both at the Plano Event Center; BSides DFW follows on November 7, 2026 in Arlington.
Start here
- Dallas Hackers Association: Free monthly meetup with short talks, a CTF challenge and locksport; its book club nights have also met in McKinney.
- WoSEC Dallas: Women of Security: Monthly evening meetup in west Plano for women in security, open to students and career changers; the next is October 27, 2026.
- BSides DFW 2026: Free community conference on November 7, 2026 at UT Arlington, the region's main grassroots event.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
Dallas 2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
BSides DFW 2026
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington, 416 Yates St, Arlington · Metro area
Saturday, November 7, 2026. The organizer's venue page names Nedderman Hall at UT Arlington; the Eventbrite listing shows a ticket price of $0. Hardware hacking and lockpicking villages and workshops are on the venue map. About 55 miles from McKinney.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
DataSecAI 2026
Mon, Nov 9 to Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Starts 9:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Blvd E, Dallas · Metro area
Run by Cyera, a data security vendor, on securing AI, with keynotes and an expo hall. The page states no fee or attendance terms, so free is a judgement call; some evening 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 (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · 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
North Texas ISSA Holiday Party 2026
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fogo de Chao, 5908 Headquarters Dr, Suite K150, Plano · Metro area
Social event. Tickets run $25 to $45 by type (chapter members $30); the page says ticket access is limited to eligible attendees.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers onlyPaid
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Dallas 2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · 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
In person and live online. The page shows no course price; the hotel group rate is $109 per night while rooms last.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · 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 (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Dallas Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Wed, Jan 20, 2027
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page) · Metro area
Vendor-funded conference run by FutureCon Events. The organizer page names no venue, fee or admission terms on October 23, 2026; access is set from FutureCon's usual practice of approving each registration, a judgement call.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · 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 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · 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 (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · 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 · Metro area
Hacker-community conference produced by CYBR.SEC.Media with Phillip Wylie. The site shows a Get Tickets button but no price; access paid is a judgement call.
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 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · 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 (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · 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 pages) · Metro area
Conference ticket $179; hotel room block $179 per night until February 28, 2027. The dates come from the organizer's calendar page.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
April 2027
Dallas 2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · 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
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
June 2027
ElevateIT Dallas Technology Summit 2027
Thu, Jun 10, 2027
Irving Convention Center, Grand Ballroom, 500 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving · Metro area
Vendor-funded IT and cybersecurity summit run by ElevateIT, broader than security. The 8th edition was May 28, 2026 at the same venue. The page has a Register button and states no fee or eligibility terms, so free is a judgement call; the 2027 agenda is not yet posted.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
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 TBAChapter meetingFree
North Texas ISSA Cybersecurity Conference 14 (CSC14)
Held in October (CSC13 on October 20, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
Plano Event Center, Plano (CSC13) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Secure Dallas 2027
Held 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 (October 2, 2025 and October 8, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
Plano Event Center, Plano (2025 and 2026 editions) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
TexSAW 2027 (Texas Security Awareness Week)
Usually held in late March (March 27 to 29 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, and online · Metro area
ExpectedCTFFree
UDallas Cyber Summit 2027
Usually held in October (October 22, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Dallas, Irving · Metro area
ExpectedSummitFree
Groups & associations
Professional associations
CPN North Texas GovSec Meetup (formerly North Texas CMMC Meetup)
Tre Stelle Coffee Co., 17390 Preston Rd, Suite 210, Dallas · Metro area
Monthly networking on a Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., in person with an online option; no date posted after June 10, 2026
The Meetup group now carries the name CPN North Texas GovSec Meetup and covers government security work (CMMC, FedRAMP, DFARS and similar), though its events are still titled North Texas CMMC Meetup. The page states no fee, so free is a judgement call.
Free
IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas
Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area
Periodic meetings and coffee chats; one meeting posted for November 3, 2026
Privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law professionals. The chapter held an in-person coffee chat on September 24, 2026 (from an earlier check; the chapter page no longer lists it). IAPP says only members can join a KnowledgeNet chapter, so the educational meetings are members-only.
FreeMembers only
ISACA North Texas Chapter
North Texas (venues vary; October 2026 event in Plano) · Metro area
Periodic in-person chapter events and paid training; the chapter calendar lists no event on October 23, 2026
Audit, governance and security professionals. The chapter's SheLeadsTech fireside chat brunch was scheduled for October 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Seasons 52, Plano; its Eventbrite page, run by the chapter, reads Event ended, which is not a report that it took place. The chapter calendar shows no scheduled events, and a monthly meeting earlier listed for October 23, 2026 was marked on hold.
Paid
ISC2 Chapter for DFW
Online · Metro area
Online noon programs posted on the chapter site
The chapter's programs are online. The chapter site posts a noon session on October 30, 2026; the most recent session counted here, on agentic GRC on September 25, 2026, is no longer visible on the site. The last in-person gathering found on its site was a board meeting on December 11, 2023. Past recordings are for members. The registration form states no fee, so free is a judgement call.
Free
North Texas ISSA
Dallas-Fort Worth, mostly Plano (venues vary) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learns (usually a Thursday mid-month), monthly happy hours and evening hands-on programs; no fixed rule published
The CSC13 conference was held October 20, 2026 at the Plano Event Center; the chapter's home page thanks its supporters afterward but posts no attendance report. The joint lunch and learn with InfraGard on deepfakes was October 9, 2026 at the University of Dallas, and the October happy hour was October 8, 2026 at TBD Kitchen in Lewisville ($20 general admission, free for members). The home page lists a hands-on program on October 28, 2026 at the ConnexPay office, 5700 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, and a holiday party on December 3, 2026. No happy hour after October 8 is posted. Collin College hosts an ISSA student chapter.
Paid
OWASP Dallas
Plano (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Roughly monthly in 2025, in person in Plano or online; no meeting posted
The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout, 2400 N Dallas Parkway, Plano; the last listed event was an online secure-code 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; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
First Friday of the month at The Wild Turkey (Meetup events show 7:00 p.m.; the group description says from 5:00 p.m.); a North DFW 2550 hangout runs on third Fridays at 6:00 p.m. at 1418 Coffee in downtown Plano
Listed in 2600 Magazine's meeting list. The DFW2600 Meetup posts November 6 and December 4, 2026 at The Wild Turkey, and November 20 and December 18, 2026 at 1418 Coffee in Plano, the closest of its meetings to McKinney. The 2550 hangouts are informal; the first-Friday meeting is the official one. The October 2, 2026 meeting and the October 16, 2026 hangout were both held. The page states no fee, so free is a judgement call.
Free
Dallas Hackers Association
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., plus occasional karaoke nights and book club nights
Short firetalks from anyone, a monthly CTF challenge, locksport, a career room and a book swap; no vendor or recruiter talks. The October 7, 2026 meeting is the latest held; the November 4, 2026 meeting is posted at Family Karaoke. A Hacker Karaoke Night was held September 25, 2026. The group's Hacker Book Club nights have met in McKinney: a March 13, 2026 session was listed at Country View, McKinney, and a later night was held at a member's home in McKinney (also online through the group's Discord); the group page now describes that later night without a date. The page states no fee for the monthly meeting beyond the karaoke venue's own charges; book club and karaoke nights are stated as free.
Free
DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.; locations may vary
The June through September 2026 meetings were all at Encore Family Karaoke on Goodnight Ln. No October 2026 or later meeting was posted on the Meetup page on October 23, 2026 (October 14 would be the second Wednesday). Listed under the standing rule for DEF CON groups; the group's other channels were not readable.
Free
DC940 (DEF CON Group Denton)
Graffiti Pasta, 118 W Oak St, Denton · Metro area
Third Monday of the month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Denton is about 40 minutes west of McKinney. The group's site lists its CYBR.HAK.CON collaboration in Plano on May 27, 2026, which is the latest dated activity with a year. The Eventbrite series page (Graffiti Pasta) has event data for February 16, 2026 and describes an October meetup on 10/19 with a talk on botnets in home networks, but shows no year, so it is not counted. Listed under the standing rule for DEF CON groups.
Free
North Texas Cyber Security Group (NTXCSG)
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Practitioner-led, volunteer-run group meeting since 2013; the group's site shows 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Meetup group is private and shows the location only to members; the group's site gives the Lewisville address. The Meetup past-events list shows October 15, 2026 without a year; the third-Thursday rule matches 2026. The pages state no fee, so free is a judgement call.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
Cyversity North Texas Chapter
Dallas-Fort Worth; last dated chapter session at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center · Metro area
No regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent dated chapter session found was a bonus session in the networking hall at SecureWorld Dallas on October 2, 2025.
Free
WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Frisco and Plano · Metro area
Several events a month: coffee chats, Tech & Trek walks, panels, hands-on sessions and conference partnerships
The most recent event listed is a Tech & Trek walk in Grand Prairie in September 2026, which the page still lists under its future events with no recap; a hands-on session was held at HCLTech Frisco in June 2026. The affiliate tabled at Secure Dallas (October 1) and offered member registration codes for SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026). Event pages do not list costs.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas
Dallas area (last event in Irving) · Metro area
Irregular; no event posted
The last Meetup event was a paid workshop on September 19, 2025 at a Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving. The chapter may post events elsewhere; its national site was not readable.
Free
WoSEC Dallas: Women of Security
5717 Legacy Dr, Plano · Metro area
Monthly on a Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (posted: October 27, 2026)
Networking with snacks and drinks for women in security, from students to senior practitioners. The September 29, 2026 meeting drew 34 attendees on Meetup. Meetings are in west Plano, about 25 minutes from McKinney. The page states no fee, so free is a judgement call.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance
North Texas (venues vary) · Metro area
Member events posted on the chapter calendar
InfraGard membership requires FBI vetting. The 2026 annual conference was scheduled for August 13, 2026 at the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety headquarters (registration was full); the page has no recap. The calendar lists the CyberRisk Alliance summit in Dallas (October 29, 2026) and an FBI case studies session on November 12, 2026, which the chapter marks as a tentative date and location and says is open to the public.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
Collin College Cybersecurity Program
Collin College Frisco Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco · Metro area
Events posted by the department; student clubs (Cybersecurity Club, WiCyS, North Texas ISSA student chapter) list meetings through the college's Cougar Connect portal
NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The college district is headquartered in McKinney and has a McKinney Campus, but cybersecurity events are held at the Frisco Campus IT Building. The most recent dated event is the IT/Cyber Annual Career Fair listed for October 1, 2026 (3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Frisco Campus); the page shows no recap, so that date counts on the schedule alone. Collin College students can sign up through the department for National Cyber League games (practice game October 12 to 18, individual game October 23 to 25 and team game November 6 to 8, 2026). Club meeting times are not published on the public site.
Students only
UT Dallas Computer Security Group (CSG)
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson · Metro area
Weekly presentation meetings on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. during the school year; the first meeting of each month is a CTF workshop
Student club at an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence school. CTFtime lists the team in FortID CTF 2026 (October 9 to 11, 2026) and kBxAc CTF 2026 (October 9 to 10, 2026), both online; last_activity counts from that window, which comes from a directory, not the club's own page. The club runs the annual TexSAW CTF (online, March 27 to 29, 2026). The Jonsson School directory gives the weekly Wednesday meeting rule; fall 2026 meetings are not confirmed on a dated page.
Students only
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Conference series
BSides DFW
Nedderman Hall, University of Texas at Arlington, 416 Yates St, Arlington (2026) · Metro area
Annual conference, usually the first Saturday in November
Community-run and free to attend. The 2025 conference was held November 1, 2025; the quiet status reflects that date, not a lack of organizing. The 2026 conference is on November 7, 2026 at UT Arlington.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
CYBR.HAK.CON
Plano · Metro area
One-day hacker conference; first held May 27, 2026; the 2027 edition is on 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 organizer's events page now lists only the February 25, 2027 edition. The May 27, 2026 date comes from the Plano Event Center calendar and the Denton DEF CON group's site, not from the organizer's current pages.
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 2026 edition, the 22nd, was scheduled for October 8, 2026 at the Plano Event Center. The organizer's page carries a template message that the event has already passed (a known quirk of the site, confirmed by the owner, not a cancellation); no recap was read, so that date counts on the schedule alone.
PaidVendor-hosted
Training
SANS Institute training events (Dallas area)
Richardson (2026) · Metro area
Annual multi-day training event in December; SANS Dallas 2026 runs December 7 to 12, 2026
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. The previous edition, SANS Dallas 2025 (December 1 to 6, 2025, Westin Dallas Downtown), is known only from an event listing; SANS no longer hosts its page.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Technical user groups
Dallas Cloud Security Meetup
Online · Metro area
Formerly the third Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m., online; no meeting posted since October 15, 2025
A Dallas-based group for cloud security practitioners whose 2025 meetings were all online.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Adjacent communities
ASIS North Texas Chapter 10
Rotates around the metro (2026 meetings in Irving and Frisco) · Metro area
Monthly luncheons or socials plus annual events
Adjacent: physical security professionals rather than cybersecurity. The meeting archive is served over http only. Its archive shows the August 13, 2026 luncheon at Wesco in Irving and the July 9, 2026 social in Frisco; the home page lists a Law Enforcement Appreciation Night on October 23, 2026 in Arlington (online registration closed) and a December social. The pages opened state no fee or attendance terms, so paid is a judgement call.
Paid
LibreTechnica (formerly CryptoParty DFW)
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Monthly Open Technology Workshops; the 2026 sessions were on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: an open-source and digital privacy group, not a security group. The October 21, 2026 workshop on privacy-respecting maps and navigation apps was held at Dallas Makerspace. LibreTechnica also hosts a self-hosting and server-hardening workshop at BSides DFW on November 7, 2026 (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., UT Arlington), stated as free. The page states no price for the regular workshops, so free is a judgement call.
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: Collin College Cybersecurity Program |
| 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 public security meeting or event was found inside McKinney city limits for the coverage period. The closest regular meetings are the North DFW 2550 hangout at 1418 Coffee in downtown Plano (third Fridays), WoSEC Dallas in west Plano and North Texas ISSA programs in Plano.
- Dallas Hackers Association has held book club nights in McKinney; its monthly meetings are in north Dallas.
- Collin College is headquartered in McKinney, but its cybersecurity events take place at the Frisco Campus.
- NTXCSG is a private Meetup group; join it to see each meeting's location, which the group's site gives as Lewisville.
- ISC2 Chapter for DFW currently runs online programs only.
- BSides DFW 2026 is on November 7, 2026 at UT Arlington, about 55 miles from McKinney.
- GPSEC Dallas and The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Dallas both fall on October 29, 2026 and both screen registrations.
- The October 8, 2026 SecureWorld Dallas page still shows a template message that the event has passed; this is a known quirk of the site, not a cancellation.
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://www.bsidesdfw.com/
- S5https://www.bsidesdfw.com/venue/
- S6https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsidesdfw-2026-tickets-2002676113165
- S7https://www.datasecai.io/
- S8https://www.meetup.com/dc214dfw/
- S9https://dc940.org/
- S10https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defcon-group-940-monthly-meeting-tickets-1081431293109
- S11https://www.ntx-csg.org/
- S12https://www.meetup.com/ntxcsg/
- S13https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ntxissa-2026-holiday-party-tickets-2002315407284
- S14https://www.ntxissa.org/
- S15https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/dallas-2026
- S16https://futureconevents.com/events/dallas-tx-2027/
- S17https://www.cybrhakcon.com/
- S18https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/conference/
- S19https://www.mincybsec.org/annual-conference
- S20https://www.mincybsec.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=month.calendar&Itemid=1&year=2026&month=10&day=1
- S21https://eitevents.com/event_pages/dallas-technology-summit-2027/
- S22https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/real-infrastructure-threats-investigationspost-quantum-cryptography-what-you-need-to-know-now/
- S23https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csc13-conference-2026-tickets-1993212377878
- S24https://www.securedallas.com/
- S25https://events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2026/
- S26https://ctftime.org/ctf/926/
- S27https://udallas.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity/ellis-lecture-series/index.php
- S28https://www.meetup.com/north-texas-cmmc-meetup/
- S29https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/dallas-tx
- S30https://engage.isaca.org/northtexaschapter/events/calendar
- S31https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sheleadstech-fireside-chat-tickets-2002604829955
- S32https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/
- S33https://isc2chapter-dfw.org/board-event-dinos/
- S34https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/lunch-learn/2026
- S35https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/happy-hours
- S36https://www.ntxissa.org/programs/hands-on-program
- S37https://www.meetup.com/dallas-the-open-web-application-security-project-meetup/
- S38https://owasp.org/chapters/dallas
- S39https://www.cyversity.org/chapters
- S40https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/dallas-tx-2025/
- S41https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysdfw/events
- S42https://www.meetup.com/women-in-cybersecurity-cyberjutsu-dallas/
- S43https://www.meetup.com/wist-dallas-women-in-security-and-tech/
- S44https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/
- S45https://www.ntinfragard.org/events/north-texas-infragard-members-alliance-conference-2026/
- S46https://www.collin.edu/department/cybersecurity/events
- S47https://www.collin.edu/department/cybersecurity/student-organizations
- S48https://jonssonstuco.utdallas.edu/organization-directory/csg/
- S49https://ctftime.org/team/333/
- S50https://ctftime.org/event/3440/
- S51https://www.planoeventcenter.org/event/cybr-hak-con
- S52https://www.govevents.com/event/14677/sans-dallas-2025
- S53https://www.meetup.com/dallas-cloud-security-meetup/
- S54https://ntx-asis.org/
- S55http://ntxasis.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=p
- S56https://www.meetup.com/libretechnica/