Nevada

North Las Vegas, NV cybersecurity events & groups

Inside North Las Vegas, the College of Southern Nevada's CTF Squad meets every Thursday at the Cheyenne Avenue campus, and Nellis Air Force Base next door hosts the AFCEA Las Vegas Tech and Cyber Expo on November 5, 2026 for badged personnel. Most other meetings are a short drive away in Las Vegas and the southwest valley: a free BurbSec social on second Thursdays, DC702 and TOOOL on Wednesday nights, and ISSA, ISACA, ISC2, OWASP and Cloud Security Alliance chapters that meet monthly or quarterly. The Strip hosts large paid conferences, from SANS Las Vegas in February 2027 to DEF CON 35 in August 2027.

Verified Nov 3, 2026 · Covers November 2026 through May 2027 · Times are Pacific Time

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

Start here

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada): The one weekly security meeting inside North Las Vegas; CSN students of all skill levels are welcome.
BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup): Free, vendor-neutral social on second Thursdays with no dues and no formal talks.
DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas): The local DEF CON Group and TOOOL chapter, meeting on Wednesday evenings; check its Discord for the week's venue.

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Datebook

November 2026

25th Annual Tech & Cyber Expo at Nellis AFB

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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

Technology and cybersecurity vendor expo with speaker sessions, CPE credit and lunch. The organizer states a CAC or retired military ID is required because Nellis is a secure facility; no price is stated. AFCEA Las Vegas presents it and SSE LLC, an events business, runs registration. The companion Creech AFB expo is November 4, 2026.

ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted

afcealvevent.org [S1] [S2] [S3]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

ISSA LV: Chaos as a Service - When Your AI Goes Off-Script

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

Select Health, 6795 S Agilysys Way, Suite 110, Las Vegas (southwest valley) · Metro area

Eventbrite page data lists ticket prices from $0.00 to $12.51; which ticket types are free is not stated.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

eventbrite.com/e/issa-lv-chaos-as-a-service-whe… [S5]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup (BurbSec), November 2026

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

Regular second-Thursday social; Meetup asks for an RSVP and lists no fee.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/burbsecvegas/events/316973852 [S6] [S7]

OWASP Las Vegas: Know Your AI, Secure Your AI

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Sahara West Library, 9600 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas (hybrid) · Metro area

Hybrid talk explaining LLMs versus AI agents, MCP and RAG, and how to use them securely. Space is limited to about 30 people in person; the Meetup page states no fee and the chapter describes itself as free to attend.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

meetup.com/owasp-las-vegas-chapter/events/31705… [S8]

Tanium Converge 2026

Mon, Nov 16 to Thu, Nov 19, 2026

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

Tanium's annual conference on endpoint management and security. The page read on November 3, 2026 states no ticket price.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

converge.tanium.com/2026 [S9]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

December 2026

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

Nevada Digital Government Summit 2026

Thu, Dec 10, 2026

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

Run by Government Technology (e.Republic); cybersecurity is one of several tracks alongside AI, data and digital services. Speakers are public sector leaders; the page states no price, so access is recorded as aimed at public sector staff, which is a judgement call.

ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted

events.govtech.com/Nevada-Digital-Government-Su… [S11]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 24, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Dec 31, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

January 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Jan 28, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

February 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

SANS Las Vegas 2027

Mon, Feb 22 to Sat, Feb 27, 2027 · Starts 8:30 a.m. Pacific

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

Early-bird discount on 4 to 6 day courses ends: Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Week of paid, hands-on SANS courses at Paris Las Vegas. The SANS hotel group discount deadline is February 1, 2027; the refund deadline is February 5, 2027.

ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted

sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/las-veg… [S12]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

March 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

F5 AppWorld 2027

Tue, Mar 16 to Thu, Mar 18, 2027

Fontainebleau Las Vegas · Metro area

Adjacent: F5's customer conference on application delivery, with application, API and AI security content.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

f5.com/appworld [S13]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

April 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

ISC West 2027

Mon, Apr 5 to Fri, Apr 9, 2027

The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

Adjacent: a large physical security trade show run by RX, with a cybersecurity and convergence program.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

discoverisc.com/west/en-us.html [S14]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

26th Annual Security Conference

Tue, Apr 20 to Wed, Apr 21, 2027

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

Academic security and cybercrime research conference with a call for papers on its site.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

sites.google.com/view/ascvegas/home [S15]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 22, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, Apr 29, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

May 2027

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, May 6, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

Thu, May 13, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, May 13, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, May 20, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

Thu, May 27, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

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

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingStudents only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

June 2027

Identiverse 2027

Mon, Jun 28 to Thu, Jul 1, 2027

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

Commercial identity security conference for about 2,000 attendees.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

identiverse.com [S16]

August 2027

DEF CON 35

Thu, Aug 5 to Sun, Aug 8, 2027

Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall · Metro area

The largest hacker conference. defcon.org lists the dates; the DEF CON forum announcement names the Las Vegas Convention Center. No badge price was read.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

defcon.org [S17] [S18]

On the radar

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

Black Hat USA 2027

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

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Strip · Metro area

ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

blackhat.com [S19]

BSides Las Vegas 2027

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

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

ExpectedConferenceFreePaid

bsideslv.org [S20]

CyberWeek @ UNLV 2027

Held in October each year during Cybersecurity Awareness Month; 2027 dates not yet announced

UNLV campus, Paradise · Metro area

ExpectedSummitFreeStudents only

unlv.edu/cybersecurity/community-outreach/cyber… [S21]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

Cloud Security Alliance Las Vegas Chapter

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

Evening chapter meetings every few months, 5:30 p.m.

Cloud and AI security talks; the September 29, 2026 meeting covered cyber threat intelligence. No later meeting was posted as of October 2, 2026.

Free

meetup.com/cloud-security-alliance-las-vegas [S22] [S23]

ISACA Las Vegas Chapter

Las Vegas · Metro area

Quarterly meetings announced on the chapter home page, plus exam review courses

The 2026 annual general meeting and Q3 meeting (a talk on agentic AI) was September 18, 2026, with registration on Cvent. The chapter home page now announces only free virtual summits for members (October 14, 21 and 28, 2026), which are not listed here, and a volunteer CommunITy Day on October 3, 2026. No later chapter meeting is posted.

Paid

engage.isaca.org/lasvegaschapter/home [S24] [S25]

ISC2 Las Vegas Chapter (Nevada ISC2)

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

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

Las Vegas luncheons were held June 23 and September 17, 2026. Registration is required; the chapter page does not state a price. You do not need to be an ISC2 member to join the local chapter.

Paid

nvisc2.org [S26]

ISSA Las Vegas Chapter

Varies across the valley; recent meetings at Narrative and Select Health on S Agilysys Way (southwest valley) · Metro area

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

Registration is on Eventbrite and is paid, with ticket prices from $0.00 to $12.51 listed for the November 11, 2026 lunch. The fall CompTIA Security+ review course ran September 19 to October 3, 2026. The chapter website's events page itself lists no scheduled events; its community calendar links other Las Vegas security and IT groups.

Paid

lvissa.org [S27] [S28]

OWASP Las Vegas

Varies; Sahara West Library and other Las Vegas venues, some meetings online · Metro area

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

Free and open to all. The September 12, 2026 talk was online and the October 8, 2026 workshop was hybrid at Sahara West Library; the November 12, 2026 meeting is also hybrid, with space for about 30 in person.

Free

meetup.com/owasp-las-vegas-chapter [S29] [S30]

Hacker and grassroots groups

BurbSec Las Vegas (Las Vegas Cybersecurity Meetup)

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

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

Informal social with no dues and no presentations; the organizers ask for a Meetup RSVP for an attendee count. The next meetup is November 12, 2026, then December 10, 2026. burbsec.com says the group is still looking for a consistent venue, so confirm the address on Meetup. In August the group met at the MGM Grand during Black Hat and DEF CON week instead.

Free

burbsec.com/lasvegas [S7] [S10]

DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)

Varies; Red Team Alliance facility and SYN Shop (5967 Harrison Dr, Suite 1, near the airport) per the group's calendar page, older calendar entries also name Distill (10820 W Charleston Blvd, Summerlin) · Metro area

Wednesday evenings; dc702.space/calendar puts TOOOL and physical security topics on the second Wednesday and hacking topics on the last Wednesday at SYN Shop

Local DEF CON Group; its nonprofit arm is C2Society. Meetings combine DC702 and the local TOOOL chapter, with lockpicking, Hack the Box nights and community talks. C2Society ran CTFs at UNLV on March 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 (CyberWeek @ UNLV). The group's public Google calendar and its calendar page disagree about venues and which Wednesday is used, so check the group's Discord before going. The toool.us meetings page lists TOOOL Las Vegas but loads its map by script, so it could not be read directly.

Free

dc702.space [S31] [S32] [S33] [S34]

SYN Shop (Las Vegas Valley Hackerspace)

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

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

Nonprofit maker and hackerspace that hosts DC702 on the second and last Wednesdays. Visitors are invited to come to an event; full use of the space is for members. Its Monday and Friday project livestreams are online; the monthly board meeting is for members only.

FreeMembers only

synshop.org [S35] [S36]

Inclusion and career communities

The Diana Initiative

Las Vegas; in person during DEF CON week, plus online programs · Metro area

Community space and meetups during DEF CON each August

Supports women and underrepresented people in information security. In 2026 it held a neurodiverse dinner at UNLV on August 5 and ran a space at DEF CON from August 7 to 9.

Free

dianainitiative.org [S37]

WiCyS UNLV Student Chapter

UNLV, CHB-C 234, Paradise · Metro area

General meetings and workshops during the semester

The fall 2026 first general meeting was September 9, 2026; the chapter also joined the CyberWeek @ UNLV student organization meet-and-greet on September 30, 2026.

Students only

involvementcenter.unlv.edu/organization/wicys [S38] [S39] [S40]

Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Las Vegas

Las Vegas · Metro area

Occasional events; no regular schedule published

Ran the free Cyberjutsu Unplugged mini conference at Topgolf Las Vegas on March 6, 2026. A July 14, 2026 Meetup event was cancelled. Events are open to everyone unless stated otherwise.

Free

meetup.com/womenscyberjutsuLV [S41] [S42]

Education and student groups

CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)

CSN North Las Vegas campus, Arberry Telecommunications Building (A2752), 3200 E Cheyenne Ave · In the city

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

Student cybersecurity community at CSN, an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. Members compete in the National Cyber League; the page's latest dated item is the Fall 2026 Individual Game on October 23 to 25, 2026, and the latest on-campus outing listed is a May 4, 2026 visit to Google's Henderson data center. The page does not say whether meetings pause between semesters or whether non-students may attend.

Students only

csn.edu/cybercenter [S4]

Layer Zero (UNLV cybersecurity club)

UNLV, Carol C. Harter Classroom Building, CHB-C 234, Paradise · Metro area

General meetings Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in CHB-C 234 per layer-zero.org; workshops posted on the club site

UNLV's technical security club, which led the university's winning 2026 NCAE Cyber Games team. UNLV is an NSA CAE school. The club site lists weekly general meetings and a November 9, 2026 Sliver Framework session at 5:30 p.m., but no dated fall meeting is recorded as held, so the status counts from the April 30, 2026 game night.

Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only

layer-zero.org [S40] [S43] [S44]

Conference series

BSides Las Vegas

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

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

Volunteer-run nonprofit conference; BSidesLV 2026 ran August 3 to 5 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino.

FreePaid

bsideslv.org [S20] [S45]

Adjacent communities

AFCEA Las Vegas Chapter

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

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

Adjacent: defense communications and IT association whose cyber expos and awareness days run on military and federal sites. Attendance is generally limited to badged government staff, base personnel and registered exhibitors. Its most recent listed past event is the November 5, 2025 Tech and Cyber Expo at Nellis AFB; October and November 2026 events are scheduled.

Vetting required

lasvegas.afceachapters.org [S2] [S46] [S47]

ASIS International Las Vegas Chapter 060

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

Monthly luncheon on the second Thursday, 11:30 a.m.; none in November 2026

Adjacent: physical and corporate security professionals, not an information security group. Lunch is $15 at the door ($16 by PayPal) with a Microsoft Teams option; the chapter says meetings are the second Thursday of the month. The October 8, 2026 luncheon (Convergint speaker, Las Vegas Valley Water District) is the latest listed; ASIS Connects says there is no November 2026 chapter meeting and a December meeting will be announced.

Paid

asis-lasvegas.org [S48] [S49]

AWS User Group Las Vegas

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

Saturday afternoon meetups, roughly monthly in spring and summer

Adjacent: a general AWS cloud user group, not a security group, though some sessions cover security (for example AWS Security Basics on May 16, 2026). No meeting after July 18, 2026 was posted as of October 2, 2026.

Free

meetup.com/aws-lasvegas [S50]

Directory checklist

12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter

Directory	Result
2600 Meetings	No chapter found
CISA Regional Offices	Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Nevada events found
Cloud Security Alliance	Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Las Vegas Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters	No chapter found
DEF CON Groups	Local chapter: DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)
HTCIA	No chapter found
IAPP KnowledgeNet	Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Las Vegas (no meetings scheduled and no past meeting found)
InfraGard Members Alliances	Local chapter: InfraGard Nevada Members Alliance
ISACA	Local chapter: ISACA Las Vegas Chapter
ISC2	Local chapter: ISC2 Las Vegas Chapter (Nevada ISC2)
ISSA	Local chapter: ISSA Las Vegas Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)	Local chapter: CSN CTF Squad (College of Southern Nevada)
OWASP	Local chapter: OWASP Las Vegas
SANS Institute	Nearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 at Paris Las Vegas, February 22 to 27, 2027 (listed under events)
SecureWorld	No chapter found
Security BSides	Local chapter: BSides Las Vegas
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)	Local chapter: DC702 / C2Society (with TOOOL Las Vegas)
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates	Local chapter: WiCyS UNLV Student Chapter
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters	Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Las Vegas

Checked Nov 3, 2026

Dormant groups

1 group with no public activity for 18 months or more

InfraGard Nevada Members Alliance: last public activity Jan 2025 [S51] [S52]

Field notes

Only the CSN CTF Squad meets inside North Las Vegas. Most groups meet in the southwest valley (Buffalo Dr, Jones Blvd, Badura Ave, Agilysys Way), about 20 to 30 minutes from North Las Vegas by car; SYN Shop near the airport is about 20 minutes.
The Strip, UNLV and much of the southwest valley are in unincorporated Clark County, and Nellis AFB is a separate federal enclave next to the city, so entries there are marked metro even when addresses read Las Vegas or North Las Vegas.
BurbSec and OWASP both meet on November 12, 2026, ISSA has a lunch on November 11, 2026, and ASIS Las Vegas has no chapter meeting in November 2026.
The AFCEA Nellis AFB expo on November 5, 2026 requires a CAC or retired military ID; members of the public cannot attend. The AFCEA NNSS cybersecurity day in North Las Vegas was held October 8, 2026.
DC702 posts meeting locations on its Google calendar and Discord, and the two sources disagree on venues; TOOOL Las Vegas meets with DC702.
InfraGard Nevada and IAPP KnowledgeNet Las Vegas had no meetings scheduled as of November 3, 2026; InfraGard's website says a chapter meeting is being planned.
Layer Zero's website lists weekly Wednesday meetings, but no dated fall 2026 meeting is recorded as held, so the club shows as quiet.

Sources

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