CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
New York
New York, NY cybersecurity events & groups
New York's security calendar runs on monthly hacker meetups (NYC2600 on first Fridays, NYSEC on third Tuesdays), professional chapters such as ISC2, ISACA and OWASP that meet in Manhattan or online, and a Hack Manhattan red team study group and locksport workshop that alternate weekends. The community conference is BSidesNYC at John Jay College each October (held October 17, 2026); the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference is on November 5, 2026 and NYU's CSAW runs November 12 to 14, 2026.
Start here
- NYC2600: Free, open and monthly; just show up at the Citigroup Center food court on the first Friday.
- NYSEC: Free and open: an informal drinks meetup for security people on the third Tuesday of each month.
- Hack Manhattan Locksport Workshop: A free, hands-on lockpicking workshop every other Sunday at a public hackerspace.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference 2026
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · Conference on November 5; workshops follow online (date not posted)
Civic Hall, 124 East 14th Street, Manhattan
The 13th edition, organized jointly by ISSA, ISACA, ISOC, HTCIA, InfraGard and ISC2 chapters. The organizer says the extended workshops take place virtually after the conference and gives no workshop date. Registration is through Tixtree, whose pages load by script; no price could be read, so access (paid) is a judgement call.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
DC862: Meta Ray-Ban Display Attack Surface Analysis
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Online (Discord video) · Metro area
A remote meeting hosted on the group's Discord. No price is stated; listed as free as for the group's other meetings.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
NYC2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CSAW Cybersecurity Career Fair
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
370 Jay Street, 2nd floor, Room 233, Downtown Brooklyn
The organizer says the fair is open to all CSAW attendees and lists DTCC, Trail of Bits, Zetier, MTA, Cisco and Kai Security. How general visitors register is not stated, so invite-only is a judgement call.
ConfirmedCareer fairInvite only
CSAW'26
Thu, Nov 12 to Sat, Nov 14, 2026
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Downtown Brooklyn
Student-run cybersecurity games and conference, in person November 12 to 14, 2026. Final rounds are for teams that qualified; the site gives no general attendance or price details, so invite-only is a judgement call.
ConfirmedCTFInvite only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: New York
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, Manhattan
Run by CyberRiskAlliance. Standard admission is $325; admission is reserved for active cybersecurity, IT and information security practitioners and registrations are reviewed. The ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter lists a complimentary-pass offer for its members.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
DC908: The Com and the Cybercrime Ecosystem
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ · Metro area
A talk in the Large Meeting Room on the first floor. The page states no price; the group's other events are free.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
December 2026
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
DC862: Holiday Party 2026
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Rabbit Labs Learning Lab, 499 Ernston Road, Suite A4, Parlin, NJ · Metro area
In person in Parlin, NJ, or on Discord. The page invites a $10 to $25 gift for the present exchange and states no admission price.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
NYC2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
BSides Philadelphia 2026
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, 900 Packer Avenue, Philadelphia, PA · Regional
Regional: Philadelphia is within about two hours of New York. The organizer's page lists December 11, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Dec 24, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Dec 31, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
January 2027
NYC2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Jan 28, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
February 2027
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
NYC2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: New York (February 2027)
Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, Manhattan
Run by CyberRisk Alliance. The summits list shows February 23, 2027 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. No price is shown for this date; the November 17, 2026 summit lists standard admission at $325 and is reserved for practitioners.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
March 2027
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
NYC2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
April 2027
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
NYC2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Apr 22, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
GPSEC New York City (GuidePoint Security)
Tue, Apr 27, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
New York City (venue to be announced)
A one-day conference run by GuidePoint Security. Attendees submit a request to register that the organizer reviews; non-sponsoring partners, recruiters and competitors are not admitted. No price is stated.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, Apr 29, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
May 2027
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, May 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
NYC2600
Fri, May 7, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, May 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, May 20, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
Thu, May 27, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingStudents only
June 2027
International Conference on Cyber Security (ICCS 2027)
Mon, Jun 21 to Wed, Jun 23, 2027
Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus, Manhattan
Run by Fordham's Gabelli School of Business. In-person registration is $1,175 and opens in January 2027; admission is by approval only. The page needs a browser-style cookie to load.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVetting required
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
BSides CT 2027
Usually held on a Saturday in late September; 2027 dates not yet announced
Fairfield, CT (2026 edition at Fairfield University) · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
BSidesNYC 2027
Held on a Saturday in mid-October in 2024, 2025 and 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Manhattan (2026 venue)
ExpectedConferenceFreePaid
FinServ USA Cybersecurity Summit 2027
The 13th annual summit was held on October 8, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
New York City (2026 venue was the Westin Times Square)
ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
New York City Cybersecurity Summit 2027
The 2026 edition was held on October 22; the organizer plans another edition, and 2027 dates are not yet announced
New York City (2026 venue was the Marriott Marquis)
ExpectedSummitFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted
SecureWorld New York City 2027
Held on October 29 in 2025 and 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
New York City (2026 venue was the Marriott Marquis)
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Summercon 2027
Usually held in July in Brooklyn; 2027 dates not yet announced
Brooklyn (2026 edition at Littlefield)
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
IAPP KnowledgeNet New York
Manhattan law firm offices · In the city
Irregular evening panels hosted at member firms; no meetings scheduled
A privacy professionals' chapter. The IAPP chapter page says no meetings are scheduled as of November 3, 2026. The last meeting found was a health data privacy panel at Orrick's New York office on February 10, 2026, co-hosted by the chapter.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter
Manhattan and online · In the city
Seasonal membership events in Manhattan plus online certification review courses
The Fall Membership Event on September 24, 2026 was at the Empire State Building, 20 West 34th Street. The chapter home page also lists partner webinars (October 21, November 4 and 18, 2026; the event page gives November 10 for the AI governance webinar) and a morning session at SecureWorld on October 29, 2026; these are not counted as chapter meetings. Co-organizes the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference.
PaidMembers only
engage.isaca.org/newyorkmetropolitanchapter/home [S30] [S31]
ISC2 New York City & Long Island Chapter
Manhattan (NCFTA at 1 Penn Plaza, Civic Hall or Horizon Media), Half Hollow Hills Community Library in Dix Hills, and online · In the city
Monthly chapter meeting on a weekday evening, held in Manhattan and on Long Island at the same time and streamed online
The October 20, 2026 meeting was scheduled from 5:00 p.m. at NCFTA, 1 Penn Plaza (21st floor) and at the Half Hollow Hills library in Dix Hills; no source shows it was held, so last activity stays at September 24, 2026. Non-members register for a nominal fee (no amount is stated); fees are waived for chapter members (annual dues $40, students $15). No November 2026 meeting is posted. The former (ISC)2 NY Metro Chapter domain (isc2chapter-nymetro.org) timed out on November 3, 2026.
Paid
ISSA New York Metro Chapter
Manhattan · In the city
Main activity is the annual NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference; no chapter meetings posted
The chapter website lists paid services and no events. Its last dated activity is the 2025 conference on October 30, 2025; the 2026 conference is on November 5, 2026. nymissa.org returned an HTTP error on November 3, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Paid
OWASP New York City Chapter
Manhattan and online · In the city
Irregular; online talks plus in-person meetups and booths at other New York conferences
The September 23, 2026 panel was online; the last in-person chapter event was at the New York IAM Summit on July 23, 2026. The chapter's Meetup page also lists a guest-pass offer for SecureWorld New York City on October 29, 2026, which is not counted as a chapter meeting. No later chapter talk was found. Meetings are open to non-members.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Brooklyn NYSEC
Someday Bar, 364 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn · In the city
Fifth Tuesday of the month when there is one, 6:00 p.m. (next on December 29, 2026 and March 30, 2027)
The Brooklyn edition of NYSEC. The organizer's public calendar lists the next two dates, December 29, 2026 and March 30, 2027; the September 29, 2026 date is from the same calendar. The site serves only http://.
Free
DC212 (DEF CON Group New York City)
Usually Fat Cat Fab Lab, West Village, Manhattan · In the city
Roughly every one to two months at 7:00 p.m.; meetings are announced on Meetup
Meeting #46, "The Hiatus is Over", was held on June 19, 2026, and the Meetup page shows no later meeting as of November 3, 2026. The Meetup group is private, so venues show only to members.
Free
DC862 (DEF CON Group 862)
North Jersey; rotating venues and some meetings online on Discord · Metro area
Usually the first Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; venue changes
Meetings alternate between in-person venues in New Jersey and online on Discord. The October 2, 2026 meeting was at Jersey Spirits in Fairfield, NJ. The directory lists the group under Parsippany; the Meetup page is used as the organizer source.
Free
DC908 (DEF CON Group Westfield)
Westfield, New Jersey · Metro area
Roughly monthly talks and workshops on Thursday evenings
The October 22, 2026 Trivia Fright Night was at Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street; the next talk is posted for November 19, 2026.
Free
Hack Manhattan Locksport Workshop
Hack Manhattan, 34 West 37th Street, Unit 2R, Manhattan · In the city
Every other Sunday, 7:00 p.m. (November 15 and 29 and December 13, 2026 are posted)
Run by the hackerspace; the November 1, 2026 session shows as held on Meetup. New York City has no active TOOOL chapter listed.
Free
NYC Red Team Study Group (Hack Manhattan)
Hack Manhattan, 34 West 37th Street, Unit 2R, Manhattan · In the city
Every other Saturday, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (November 14 and 28 and December 12, 2026 are posted)
An ethical red teaming study group hosted at the Hack Manhattan hackerspace, which also holds public open houses on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The October 31, 2026 session was cancelled on Meetup. The October 3 and 17 sessions were not cancelled and are counted as held under the owner's rule for scheduled Meetup events.
Free
NYC2600
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan · In the city
First Friday of the month, from 5:00 p.m.
The organizer posts one announcement per meeting and has posted Friday, October 2 and Friday, November 6, 2026 (5:00 p.m., Citigroup Center). No source states that the October 2 meeting took place, so last activity stays at the September 4, 2026 meeting.
Free
NYSEC
d.b.a., 41 1st Avenue, East Village, Manhattan · In the city
Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
An informal drinks meetup for security people. The organizer's public calendar shows the third-Tuesday rule with no cancellation, but no source shows the October 20, 2026 meeting was held, so last activity stays at September 15, 2026. The site serves only http://; the https:// address refused connections on November 3, 2026.
Free
The Sprawl
New York City; venue shown to registered attendees · In the city
Technical talks about every two months; no later meeting found
Edition 0x3 on February 5, 2026 is the only dated meeting found on the group's Luma page. sprawl.nyc showed no readable content, and the Luma calendar listing could not be read on November 3, 2026 (rate limited), so a later edition may exist.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS NY Metro Affiliate
Manhattan (recent events at Horizon Media, 75 Varick Street) · In the city
Irregular evening mixers, panels and workshops
The last chapter event with a held date was Pride in Cyber on June 23, 2026. The affiliate site also lists October 2026 items (a Semperis film screening on October 15, the BSidesNYC village on October 17, and SecureWorld on October 29) with no record that they took place. wicysnymetro.org could not be reached.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu NYC Chapter
New York City · In the city
Irregular networking sessions
The WSC site blocks our tools (HTTP 403), so the August 27, 2026 End of Summer Networking Mixer date comes from search-result text of the WSC event calendar. The chapter's old Meetup group has had no events since 2022.
Free
Public-private and government
New York City Metro InfraGard Members Alliance
New York City · In the city
Member meetings not posted publicly
Membership requires FBI vetting. The alliance's events page again failed to load on November 3, 2026 and its past-events page showed no events. The last dated activity is the 2025 NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference, which InfraGard co-organizes; the status is a thin-evidence call.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Vetting required
Education and student groups
Baruch ISACA Cybersecurity Club
Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan · In the city
Club hour workshops (Thursdays 12:40 to 2:20 p.m.) and evening talks during the semester
A recognized student group of the ISACA New York Metropolitan Chapter. Its events page lists workshops and talks on October 22, October 27 and October 29, 2026 (Tor or Treat dark web workshop) with no record that they took place, so last activity stays at October 1, 2026.
Students only
CUCyber (Columbia University Computer Security Club)
CSB 480, Mudd Building, Columbia University, Morningside Heights · In the city
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. during the academic year, in person and on Zoom
The club's public calendar lists weekly general body meetings through December 15, 2026, including a named session on October 22, and skips Thanksgiving week. The calendar is a schedule, not an attendance record, so last activity stays at October 1, 2026. Open to Columbia students, faculty and affiliates.
Students only
NYU OSIRIS Lab
Room 1066, 370 Jay Street, NYU Tandon, Downtown Brooklyn · In the city
Student-run lab; runs the CSAW CTF and competes in CTFs on weekends
NYU is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. OSIRIS ran the online CSAW CTF qualifying round from September 18 to 20, 2026. The lab's home page loads; no broken OSIRIS link remains in this entry.
Students only
Conference series
BSidesNYC
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, Manhattan · In the city
Annual one-day conference in October
Volunteer-run. The 2026 edition (0x06) was held on October 17, 2026 at John Jay College; the organizer's site lists that date and a participant's October 18, 2026 write-up describes volunteering at it. The 2025 edition was on October 18, 2025. No 2027 date is posted.
FreePaid
HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)
Manhattan (2026 edition at the New Yorker Hotel) · In the city
Three-day hacker conference in mid-August
Run by the nonprofit HOPE On Planet Earth. HOPE 26 was held August 14 to 16, 2026.
Paid
SecureWorld New York City
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · In the city
Annual one-day conference in late October
Run by SecureWorld, an events company. The 2026 edition was scheduled for October 29, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis; no readable source confirms it took place, so last activity stays at the 2025 edition. The event page carries an "already passed" banner that the owner has identified as a site template quirk. No 2027 New York date is posted.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
Summercon
Littlefield, 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn · In the city
Annual hacker conference in July
The 2026 edition ran July 10 to 11, 2026. The Littlefield venue comes from the NYSEC community calendar; the Summercon site sells tickets but does not name the venue in its text (and returns HTTP 403 to curl).
Paid
Technical user groups
Cloud Security Meetup New York
Manhattan, with an occasional Jersey City session · In the city
Irregular meetups, coworking sessions and cross-listed conference passes
Run by the Cloud Security Podcast team. Several listings are other organizers' conferences (LLM Day, SRE Day NYC, LLMday NYC on October 29, 2026); the last security-specific meetup was a CTF team night on April 8, 2026.
Free
Google Cloud Security New York City User Group
Google New York offices (Pier 57 or 315 Hudson Street), Manhattan · In the city
Quarterly meetings plus Mandiant community nights
Run by Google for Google Cloud Security customers and other security practitioners. The last event was a Mandiant Community Night on March 11, 2026; no later meeting is posted.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026FreeVendor-hosted
Adjacent communities
Queens CyberTech Meetup
Coffee shops in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills, Queens · In the city
Irregular afternoon coworking sessions
Adjacent: a general technology coworking group whose topics include cybersecurity and hacking, not a security-focused meetup.
Quiet: last activity Jan 2026Free
Directory checklist
14 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
Dormant groups
2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- HTCIA New York Metro Chapter: last public activity Feb 2024 [S60] [S61]
- New York Cloud Native Security Meetup: last public activity Sep 2024 [S62]
Field notes
- NYC2600 meets in the public food court of the Citigroup Center at 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue; look for the cluster of tables with laptops.
- NYSEC has two editions: Manhattan on third Tuesdays at d.b.a. and Brooklyn on fifth Tuesdays at Someday Bar.
- DC212's Meetup group is private; join it to see meeting venues.
- The ISC2 New York City & Long Island Chapter holds each monthly meeting in Manhattan and in Dix Hills at the same time, with an online option; non-members pay a nominal fee and members attend free.
- OWASP NYC's recent talks have been online; in-person appearances are often booths or meetups at other New York conferences.
- New York Metro InfraGard meetings are for FBI-vetted members, and the alliance posts no public meeting dates.
- The Women's Society of Cyberjutsu site could not be read by our tools; the NYC chapter's August 27, 2026 mixer date comes from the society's event calendar as shown in search results.
- Several large one-day summits (SecureWorld, the Official Cybersecurity Summit, GovTech, ISMG, GuidePoint's GPSEC) are run by events companies or vendors and are limited to practitioners or public sector staff.
- The NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference (November 5, 2026) takes its workshops online afterward; no workshop date is posted.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://cucyber.cs.columbia.edu/
- S2https://infosecurity.nyc/
- S3https://infosecurity.nyc/about.htm
- S4https://www.meetup.com/defcon862/events/317081379/
- S5https://nyc2600.net/
- S6https://nyc2600.net/2026/09/30/nyc2600-meeting-october-2026/
- S7https://nyc2600.net/2026/11/03/nyc2600-meeting-november-2026/
- S8https://csaw.io/careers
- S9https://csaw.io/
- S10https://csaw.io/competition/capture-the-flag
- S11http://nysec.io/
- S12https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tvrptkil8r120s1guaefhp23hs%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
- S13https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/NewYork-Fall-2026
- S14https://defcon908.org/the-com-and-the-cybercrime-ecosystem/
- S15https://www.meetup.com/defcon862/events/317266306/
- S16https://bsidesphilly.org/
- S17https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summits/
- S18https://go.guidepointsecurity.com/GPSEC-NYC.html
- S19https://www.fordham.edu/gabelli-school-of-business/faculty/research-centers/center-for-professional-accounting-practices/news-and-events/future-events/the-international-conference-on-cyber-security/
- S20https://www.bsidesct.org/
- S21https://bsidesnyc.org/
- S22https://bsidesnyc.org/archive/
- S23https://ismg.events/summit/newyork-financial-service-2026/
- S24https://www.hope.net/
- S25https://events.govtech.com/New-York-City-Cybersecurity-Summit
- S26https://events.secureworld.io/details/new-york-ny-2026/
- S27https://www.summercon.org/
- S28https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/new-york-ny
- S29https://www.orrick.com/en/Events/2026/02/IAPP-KnowledgeNet-Healthcare-AI-and-Privacy-Perspectives-2026
- S30https://engage.isaca.org/newyorkmetropolitanchapter/home
- S31https://engage.isaca.org/newyorkmetropolitanchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=2c5b407c-7edd-40fc-9e82-019b6cf731a7&CommunityKey=bf8a8e3e-101f-4880-a2db-69da2ff823cf&Home=%2Fnewyorkmetropolitanchapter%2Fevents%2Fcalendar&hlmlt=ED
- S32https://isc2chapter-liny.org/all-events/
- S33https://www.issa.nyc/
- S34https://2025.infosecurity.nyc/
- S35https://owasp.org/www-chapter-new-york-city/
- S36https://luma.com/owasp-new-york-city
- S37https://luma.com/orv89hgi
- S38https://www.meetup.com/owasp-new-york-city-chapter/
- S39https://dc212.nyc/
- S40https://www.meetup.com/defcon212/
- S41https://www.meetup.com/defcon862/
- S42https://www.meetup.com/defcon862/events/316163861/
- S43https://defcon908.org/
- S44https://www.meetup.com/hackmanhattan/
- S45https://www.meetup.com/hackmanhattan/events/316246653/
- S46https://www.meetup.com/hackmanhattan/events/316218987/
- S47https://luma.com/j2qicm35
- S48https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicysnymetro/
- S49https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-ny-metro-affiliate-pride-in-cyber-securing-the-future-together/
- S50https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-new-york-metro-affiliate-spring-into-cyber-leadership-innovation-impact/
- S51https://womenscyberjutsu.org/group/NYC
- S52https://womenscyberjutsu.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2061724
- S53https://www.nym-infragard.us/
- S54https://www.isgbaruch.com/
- S55https://osiris.cyber.nyu.edu/
- S56https://events.secureworld.io/details/new-york-ny-2025/
- S57https://www.meetup.com/cloud-security-meetup-new-york/
- S58https://usergroups.security.googlecloudcommunity.com/new-york-city-user-group/
- S59https://www.meetup.com/queens-cybertech-meetup/
- S60https://www.htcia.org/ny-metro/
- S61https://members.htcia.org/events-calendar/details/htcia-new-york-metro-chapter-townhall-1059886
- S62https://www.meetup.com/new-york-cloud-native-security-meetup/