HackMiami: OWASP Top 10 Agentic Vulnerabilities
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 3:00 p.m.
Broward County Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale · Metro area
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Florida
Miami, FL cybersecurity events & groups
Inside Miami, AI Security Engineers - Miami holds evening talks at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus and in Wynwood, with a hands-on session on November 18, 2026, and DCG305 runs Saturday afternoon socials, some of them in Wynwood. Across the metro, HackMiami meets about twice a month on Saturday afternoons in Fort Lauderdale and ISSA South Florida meets on third Thursdays at rotating college campuses. FIU hosts the free Hemispheric Security Conference on May 13 and 14, 2027, and BSides South Florida is set for May 6, 2027 in Fort Lauderdale.
Start here
- HackMiami: Free hands-on Saturday meetups open to all skill levels, with dates posted through December 2026.
- AI Security Engineers - Miami: Free evening talks in downtown Miami and Wynwood, plus online sessions; hacking challenges on November 18, 2026.
- ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA): Monthly evening talks on third Thursdays, listed on Meetup with each venue.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
AI Sec Eng Miami: Hack AI for Fun & Profit
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus (Wolfson AI Center), 300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami
Two hands-on AI and application security challenges, with gift card prizes while supplies last; bring a laptop. The Meetup page lists a sponsor but no ticket price.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
ISACA South Florida Inaugural Cyber Gala & Awards
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St, Miami · Metro area
Formal evening awards event (coastal formal attire); ticketed, ticket amounts not readable on the page. Zoo Miami is in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, southwest of the city.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
ISSA South Florida November 2026 Monthly Meeting
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Venue to be announced on Meetup · Metro area
The Meetup page showed no venue and no speaker on November 3, 2026.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
December 2026
HackMiami Winter Hacker Fest
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 12:00 p.m.
Vista View Park, 4001 SW 142nd Ave, Davie · Metro area
Outdoor gathering with drones, a barbecue and hacker games at a park rather than the usual library venue.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISSA South Florida Holiday Party
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Dave & Buster's, 3000 Oakwood Blvd, Hollywood · Metro area
Replaces the third-Thursday meeting in December.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
South Florida Cyber Community Holiday Party & Toy Drive
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Museum of Discovery & Science, 401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale · Metro area
Social event presented together by ISACA South Florida, South Florida ISSA, ISC2 South Florida, AFCEA South Florida and SIM South Florida. Ticketed; the page states no amounts. Families are welcome.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
January 2027
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit Miami Beach 2027
Mon, Feb 22 to Wed, Feb 24, 2027
Eden Roc Miami Beach, Miami Beach · Metro area
Adjacent: a cyber insurance and cyber risk conference (underwriting, claims, breach response) run by NetDiligence, a company. The 2027 venue was not yet posted; the 2026 edition was at the Eden Roc Miami Beach.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
March 2027
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
May 2027
BSides South Florida 2027
Thu, May 6, 2027
Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale · Metro area
Organizer page shows May 6, 2027 at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. No ticket price was stated on the page; the Register and Call for Papers links are on the site.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
12th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC 2027)
Thu, May 13 to Fri, May 14, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day
FIU Student Academic Success Center, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami · Metro area
Adjacent: a national-security policy conference hosted by FIU's Jack D. Gordon Institute and Fundación Taeda, with cybersecurity among its topics. Registration on Eventbrite is free. FIU's main campus is just outside Miami city limits.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
SecureWorld South Florida 2027
Thu, May 13, 2027
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood · Metro area
Speaker submissions close: Sat, Mar 20, 2027
Date and venue are from SecureWorld's events list; the 2027 event page was not yet published. The speaker deadline comes from the list's speaker deadlines section.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Thu, May 20, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
HackMiami Conference 2027
Usually held in mid-May at Marenas Beach Resort, Sunny Isles Beach (May 12 to 16, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Sunny Isles Beach · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Secure Miami 2027
Usually held in early May at FIU's Graham Center (May 5, 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, Miami · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: South Florida
Usually held in spring (April 30, 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort, Hollywood); 2027 date not yet announced
Hollywood · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISACA South Florida Chapter
Miami, Fort Lauderdale and online · Metro area
No regular meeting night; annual WOW! conference in February, online trainings and programs, special events
A chapter-run online CISM exam prep course began September 28, 2026 and ran to October 4, 2026. A CRISC course (October 28 to 30, 2026) and an incident response exercise were also listed. The 19th WOW! conference was held February 27, 2026 at Nova Southeastern University in Davie.
FreePaid
ISC2 South Florida Chapter
Miami area and online · Metro area
No regular meeting night; paid online certification trainings and occasional in-person networking events
Most 2026 programming is paid virtual training delivered with a training company; the latest was a virtual CAISP course, September 28 to 30, 2026. The last in-person chapter event found was the holiday networking event at The Citadel, Miami, on December 17, 2025. No future events were listed on November 3, 2026.
Members onlyPaid
ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA)
Rotating venues: FIU, Miami Dade College, Nova Southeastern, Broward College, FAU and others · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., followed by networking; December holiday party instead
The venue changes every month and is posted on Meetup; 2026 venues included MDC West Campus in Doral (March), Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale (April and August) and the Center for Bachelor's Programs in Lake Worth Beach (October 15). The chapter held its conference and Hack the Flag in Boca Raton on September 18, 2026.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DCG305 (DEF CON Group Miami)
Rotating Miami-Dade venues, including La Cerveceria Tropical in Wynwood (42 NE 25th St, Miami), Kendall and west Miami-Dade · In the city
Saturday socials at 2:00 p.m., roughly every five to eight weeks; no next date posted on November 3, 2026
Socials alternate between bars and coffee shops. 2026 meetings were held in Wynwood (January 17, May 23 and July 18), at International Mall in west Miami-Dade (April 11) and at 100 Montaditos on SW 120th St in Kendall (August 22).
Free
HackMiami
Broward County Main Library, Fort Lauderdale · Metro area
Saturday afternoons, usually 3:00 p.m., about twice a month; dates posted on Meetup (November 7 and December 5, 2026 posted on November 3, 2026)
Miami-founded group whose meetups now take place in Fort Lauderdale. Also runs the annual HackMiami conference in Sunny Isles Beach. Meetups have no fixed weekday rule; check Meetup for each date.
Free
The Miami Cyber Gang (TMCG)
Miami (Wynwood and other venues) · In the city
Occasional gatherings, dinners and hackathons; no next date posted on November 3, 2026
Community run by Flamingo AI, a security software company. The April 29, 2026 event was an invitation-only dinner; the last open events were a gathering on August 14, 2025 (aimed at experienced professionals) and a hackathon with Miami Dade College at The DOCK in Wynwood on November 21, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026FreeInvite onlyVendor-hosted
Inclusion and career communities
Cyversity South Florida Chapter
Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County · Metro area
No regular schedule; chapter meetings held at regional conferences
Cyversity was formerly ICMCP. Its most recent meeting found was a chapter meeting open to all attendees at SecureWorld South Florida in Hollywood on May 21, 2026.
Free
WiCyS Florida Affiliate
Statewide; mostly online, with occasional meetups in Fort Lauderdale and Miami · Metro area
Irregular evening online sessions; booths at South Florida conferences
The latest event was an online session with WiCyS Latina on April 29, 2026. Earlier in 2026, the affiliate held a Brunch Bytes meetup in several Florida cities on February 8. No future events were listed on November 3, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard South Florida Members Alliance
South Florida (FBI Miami field office area) · Metro area
No regular schedule; no events were on the chapter calendar on November 3, 2026 (the chapter site says it is being updated for 2027)
Membership requires FBI vetting. The latest public meeting found was held during SecureWorld South Florida at the Margaritaville Hollywood on April 17, 2025. The chapter's events page returned 404 on November 3, 2026. Members-only activity may not appear publicly.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
Miami Dade College Cybersecurity Center of the Americas and student clubs
MDC Wolfson Campus (downtown Miami), Padrón and North campuses · In the city
Club meetings are virtual during the academic year; the center hosts occasional hackathons
NSA CAE in Cyber Defense. Clubs: Wolfson, North and Padrón Cybersecurity Clubs and a Women in Cybersecurity Club; the competitive team recruits at the start of each fall and spring semester through the Wolfson club. The April 10, 2026 hackathon with Fortinet at North Campus was free and open to all students.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only
Conference series
BSides South Florida
Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in spring
Run by a local non-profit. The 2026 edition was held May 8, 2026; the third edition is set for May 6, 2027 at the same venue.
Paid
SecureWorld South Florida
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in spring
Commercial conference produced by SecureWorld. The 2026 edition was May 21, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Training
SANS Institute training events (Miami area)
Hyatt Regency Coral Gables · Metro area
One or two multi-day training events a year in Coral Gables; none posted for 2027 on November 3, 2026
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. The previous Miami event, SANS DFIRCON Miami 2025 (November 16 to 22, 2025, Coral Gables), is known only from event listings. SANS Miami 2026 (October 26 to 31, 2026, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables) has passed and its event page now returns 404, so no source shows it was held.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025PaidVendor-hosted
Technical user groups
AI Security Engineers - Miami
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus (300 NE 2nd Ave) and Wynwood venues, Miami · In the city
About monthly, mixing evening in-person talks in Miami with online sessions; next posted date is November 18, 2026
Local chapter of the global AI Security Engineers community. Recent meetings: Mana Wynwood on July 29, 2026 and Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on August 26 and September 23, 2026. Co-hosted a meetup with HackMiami on June 13, 2026.
Free
Directory checklist
12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: 2600 Boca Raton |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 4 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA South Florida Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Local chapter: Cyversity South Florida Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DCG305 (DEF CON Group Miami) |
| HTCIA | Nearest: HTCIA Florida Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Florida South |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard South Florida Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA South Florida Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 South Florida Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA South Florida Chapter (SFISSA) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Miami Dade College Cybersecurity Center of the Americas and student clubs |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP South Florida |
| SANS Institute | Local chapter: SANS Institute training events (Miami area) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld South Florida |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides South Florida |
| 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 | No chapter found |
Dormant groups
2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- OWASP Miami: last public activity Jan 2020 [S43]
- OWASP South Florida: last public activity Sep 2024 [S44] [S45]
Field notes
- Several Miami-area groups meet outside city limits: HackMiami in Fort Lauderdale, and ISSA South Florida at a different college campus each month, from Doral to Boca Raton. Check each Meetup page for the venue.
- DCG305 had not posted its next date on November 3, 2026; it announces meetings on Meetup a few weeks ahead. AI Security Engineers - Miami has a session posted for November 18, 2026.
- Miami Dade College's cybersecurity club meetings are virtual and open only to MDC students.
- The Miami Cyber Gang is run by a security software company, and some of its events are invitation-only.
- OWASP South Florida's Meetup group no longer exists and no meeting has been found since September 19, 2024. A separate OWASP Miami chapter has been inactive since 2020.
- S4 (S4x27, February 8 to 11, 2027) and BSidesICS/OT 2027 have moved from Miami to Tampa, so they are not listed here.
- 2600's master meeting list still names a Miami meeting at Dadeland Mall, but 2600's September 2026 meeting listing shows only Boca Raton for Florida.
- The ISSA South Florida meeting on November 19, 2026 had no venue posted on November 3, 2026.
- SANS Miami (October 26 to 31, 2026) has passed and SANS has no 2027 Miami event posted.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/hackmiami/events/316489029/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/ai-security-engineers-miami/events/317179923/
- S3https://tickets.joinshowup.io/event/inaugural-cyber-gala-awards-isaca-south-florida-3fvn0l
- S4https://engage.isaca.org/southfloridachapter/events/calendar
- S5https://www.meetup.com/south-florida-issa-chapter/events/314336919/
- S6https://www.meetup.com/hackmiami/events/316245755/
- S7https://www.meetup.com/south-florida-issa-chapter/events/314337168/
- S8https://tickets.joinshowup.io/event/holiday-party-toy-drive-south-florida-cyber-comm-naoswd
- S9https://www.sfissa.org/upcoming-meetings/
- S10https://www.meetup.com/south-florida-issa-chapter/
- S11https://netdiligence.com/conferences/cyber-risk-summit-miami-beach-2027/
- S12https://bsidessouthflorida.org/
- S13https://bsides.org/event/bsides-south-florida/
- S14https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/news-events/
- S15https://srh.fiu.edu/
- S16https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12th-annual-hemispheric-security-conference-hsc-tickets-1992434104040
- S17https://www.secureworld.io/events
- S18https://hackmiami.com/
- S19https://www.securemiami.com/
- S20https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/s-florida-april-2026
- S21https://www.isc2chapter-southflorida.org/events
- S22https://www.isc2chapter-southflorida.org/event-6766223
- S23https://www.meetup.com/dcg305/
- S24https://forum.defcon.org/node/231651
- S25https://www.meetup.com/hackmiami/
- S26https://www.hackmiami.org/
- S27https://www.tmcg.miami/
- S28https://luma.com/vydus61d
- S29https://calendar.mdc.edu/event/hackathon-ai-cyber-and-it-ops
- S30https://www.cyversity.org/south-florida-chapter
- S31https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/south-florida-2026/?speaker=yuri-soldatenkov
- S32https://www.wicys.org/organizer/wicys-florida/
- S33https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-florida-and-latina-affiliates-the-unspoken-weight-of-being-a-woman-in-cyber/
- S34https://www.infragardsofl.org/
- S35https://www.mdc.edu/cybersecurity/student-engagement/
- S36https://news.mdc.edu/pressrelease/miami-dade-college-to-host-cybersecurity-hackathon-on-april-10/
- S37https://bsidessouthflorida.org/front-page/
- S38https://events.secureworld.io/details/south-florida-2026/
- S39https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events
- S40https://www.govevents.com/details/92641/sans-dfircon-miami-2025/
- S41https://www.meetup.com/ai-security-engineers-miami/
- S42https://www.meetup.com/ai-security-engineers-miami/events/316403379/
- S43https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-miami
- S44https://owasp.org/www-chapter-south-florida/
- S45https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-south-florida/blob/master/index.md