> newark, nj · verified nov 3, 2026
New Jersey
Inside Newark, the main security group is NJIT's student Cyber Security Network, which meets weekly during the semester and runs SpookyCTF in the fall (November 6 to 7, 2026) and JerseyCTF in the spring. Most professional chapters serving the city (ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard and CSA New Jersey) are statewide, with online meetings and events across New Jersey. Hacker meetups are a short trip away: DC908 in Westfield, DC862 in North Jersey and online, and the first-Friday 2600 meeting in Manhattan.
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Civic Hall, 124 East 14th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
Organized jointly by regional security associations, including ISACA New Jersey. Workshops follow online on November 6, 2026. Neither the conference site nor the ISACA New Jersey listing states a price, so the access value is a judgement call; the site offers a livestream registration.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Online (Discord) · Metro area
Remote meeting on the group's Discord.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6 to Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. November 6 to 2:00 p.m. November 7
NJIT Campus Center, Newark, and online
Beginner-friendly Halloween CTF run by NJIT's Cyber Security Network and open to everyone. CTFtime says it is hybrid, in person at NJIT and open to virtual attendees, and notes the start was shifted two hours later (14:00 Eastern). The NJIT Highlander Hub calendar lists November 6, 2026 in Campus Center Ballroom B.
ConfirmedCTFFree
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Roy Irving Theater, Saint Peter's University, Jersey City · Metro area
Fourth edition of the beginner competition, with a new take on AI. The chapter listing says it is free for all and food is provided. The competition site still shows the March 21, 2026 edition, so the chapter listing is the source for the November date. Replaces the earlier expectation of a 2027 date.
ConfirmedCTFFree
Tue, Nov 17, 2026
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, Manhattan · Metro area
Standard admission is $325. Admission is limited to working security and IT practitioners, and every registration is reviewed.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Working group meets online every month on the third Wednesday. New members fill in a form first; the sources show no price and the chapter marks guests as not allowed, so check access with the chapter.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
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Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield · Metro area
Talk by a threat analyst on the Com online criminal ecosystem, in the large meeting room on the first floor. A social follows at Stage House Tavern.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Pines Manor, 2085 State Route 27, Edison · Metro area
Chapter update with a guest speaker on cyber risk, control and resilience from a New York bank. The event page does not state a price, so the access value is a judgement call. The page lists the town as 'Edison, NY' with a New Jersey ZIP code.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Online conference promoted by the ISC2 New Jersey chapter; the organizer is listed as SECON International and the page says there are no vendor pitches. The Eventbrite page shows no price, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
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Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Armory NJ, 200 Front Street, Perth Amboy · Metro area
Ticketed through Eventbrite; the ticket price is not shown on the page.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
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Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Rabbit Labs Learning Lab, 499 Ernston Rd, Suite A4, Parlin · Metro area
Social with an ugly sweater contest; attendees can also join on Discord. Parlin is in Sayreville, Middlesex County, about 25 miles from Newark.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Webinar on AI governance; the event page says it is free. Adjacent: governance and audit rather than technical security.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, May 7, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Aug 9 to Sat, Aug 14, 2027
The Westin New York Grand Central, 212 East 42nd Street, Manhattan, and live online · Metro area
Week-long SANS courses (ten courses, five to six days each) with in-person and live online formats. The page does not show course prices.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro · Regional
Date TBAConferencePaid
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
NJIT Campus Center, Newark, and online
Date TBACTFFree
Held in mid-October (October 18, 2025 and October 17, 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Manhattan · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
Held in June (June 11 in 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
Kean University, North Avenue Academic Building, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held in late October (October 29 in 2025 and 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
New Jersey statewide; events with Kean University · Metro area
Irregular; co-presents regional forums, workshops and webinars
Its most recent event found was co-presenting the Atlantic City Cybersecurity & Fraud Forum on September 25, 2026 with the CxO Security Forum and Kean University. The chapter's own page lists no dated events. The directory also lists a CSA New York Metro chapter that covers Newark; its page shows no dated events either.
Free
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New Jersey statewide; events in Livingston, Union and online · Metro area
Irregular; annual general meeting in June, weekend certification review courses online, co-sponsors SECON and the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference
The 2026 Annual General Meeting was held June 17, 2026 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. The chapter calendar lists a membership meeting on November 19, 2026 in Edison, a free online webinar on December 8, 2026, certification review courses on weekends in November and December 2026, and a holiday gala on December 11, 2026 in Somerset (a social, left out). It also lists the World Continuous Auditing and Reporting Symposium (Rutgers Business School, Newark, November 6 and 7, 2026), an accounting and audit symposium that is not security-focused and is left out.
Paid
New Jersey statewide; monthly meetings online, in-person events at Kean University (Union), Saint Peter's University (Jersey City) and elsewhere · Metro area
Monthly chapter meeting online on the last Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m., except when holidays conflict; plus online study groups, working groups and new-member meetings
Repeat attendees at monthly meetings must join the chapter; first-time attendees and full-time students do not pay. The October 22, 2026 monthly meeting was online and its Eventbrite page shows it as ended; no November monthly meeting is listed. The chapter also runs an online AI Security Working Group on the third Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (new members fill in a form first), and lists a Fall Happy Hour that was held October 14, 2026 in Somerset, outside the Newark area.
FreeMembers only
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; online talks plus in-person chapter meetups, often held alongside New York conferences
The most recent event was an online talk on September 23, 2026. Recent in-person meetups were held at vendor and industry conferences in Manhattan (IAM Summit, July 23, 2026). OWASP lists no active chapter in northern New Jersey. The chapter's Meetup page also promotes a happy hour for SecureWorld New York City on October 29, 2026, but gives inconsistent dates, so it is not listed as activity.
Free
Manhattan, New York · Metro area
Irregular evening meetups at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting #46, "The Hiatus is Over", on June 19, 2026 ended a break of about a year. No later meeting was posted on November 3, 2026.
Free
North Jersey (Montclair area); rotating venues and some meetings online on Discord · Metro area
Usually a Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. early in the month; venue changes, some meetings online
The September 4, 2026 annual town hall was online on Discord. The October 2, 2026 meetup at Jersey Spirits Distillery in Fairfield appears in the Meetup past events list. Later meetings are November 6, 2026 (online on Discord) and December 4, 2026 (holiday party in Parlin).
Free
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield · Metro area
Roughly monthly talks and workshops on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
2026 meetings were January 22, February 19, March 19, April 23, June 4, July 9, August 27, September 10 and October 22 (Trivia Fright Night, shown in the Meetup past events list). The next listed meeting is November 19, 2026.
Free
Hack Manhattan, 34 W 37th St, Manhattan · Metro area
Every other Sunday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., through December 27, 2026 (next: November 15, November 29, December 13)
Lockpicking workshop run by a Hack Manhattan member with tools supplied by TOOOL. The November 1, 2026 session shows 8 attendees in the Meetup past list. The New Jersey TOOOL Meetup group no longer exists.
Free
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.
Not every month gets a post on the NYC2600 site; check it before going. The site posts a notice for each meeting (October 2 and November 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the Citigroup Center food court) but never a write-up, so those dates are not counted as activity; last_activity stays at the September 4, 2026 meeting notice. The closer New Jersey 2600 meeting is in Bridgewater, but it posts no dated meetings.
Free
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; in-person mixers and panels plus webinars
The most recent events listed were a webinar on June 17, 2026 and an in-person event on June 23, 2026. NJIT has a WiCyS student chapter, but it posts no dated events.
Free
New York City · Metro area
Irregular networking sessions
The WSC site blocks our tools (HTTP 403). 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
New Jersey statewide; annual symposium at Kean University, Union · Metro area
In-person and virtual meetings; some open to non-members, others limited to vetted members
The NJ FBI InfraGard Annual Symposium and Luncheon was held September 18, 2026 at Kean University in Union. The chapter's own site lists no dated meetings.
Vetting requiredPaid
Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union · Metro area
Hosts and co-presents public workshops, webinars and conferences through the year
Events include the InfraGard New Jersey symposium (September 18, 2026), an NJCCIC and CrowdStrike workshop (September 29, 2026) and presenting NJEDGE.CON Autumn 2026 at Montclair State (October 22, 2026), all listed on Kean's past events. Listings for November 9, 2026 and later are Zoom webinars or at the Skylands campus in Oak Ridge; check the location on each one.
FreePaid
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark (GITC building) · In the city
General body meetings on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. during the semester (GITC 1100 in fall 2026), plus project workshops; the club says times can change and posts updates on its Discord
Formerly the NJIT Information & Cybersecurity Club (NICC). Its Highlander Hub calendar lists weekly general body meetings through December 2, 2026 (the October 28, 2026 meeting is the latest date on the calendar that has passed; no write-up confirms it took place). The club website gives GITC 1400 for general body meetings while the Highlander Hub listing says GITC 1100, so check Discord. The club co-hosts JerseyCTF (April 18 to 19, 2026) and runs SpookyCTF each fall and a spring conference called SpringForward (no 2027 date posted). NJIT is an NSA Center of Academic Excellence. The club's old website address no longer belongs to the club; use njitcyber.com.
Students only
Seton Hall University, South Orange · Metro area
No public meeting schedule; competes in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge each March
The club's latest dated activity found was competing, virtually, in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge on March 7 and 8, 2026. It may meet on campus without posting dates.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Students only
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in October
BSidesNYC 0x05 was held October 18, 2025; 0x06 was scheduled for October 17, 2026 at John Jay College and the organizer site shows no cancellation, but no recap was found, so that date is not counted as activity. No 2027 date is posted.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in late October
Run by SecureWorld, an events company. The 2026 edition was scheduled for October 29, 2026 at the New York Marriott Marquis; the event page carries a site-wide 'already passed' banner and shows no cancellation, but no recap was found, so that date is not counted as activity. The 2025 edition was October 29, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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