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Omaha, NE cybersecurity events & groups

Omaha's security calendar runs on monthly meetings: DC402 meets on second Tuesdays at a sports bar in Miracle Hills, NEbraskaCERT's Cyber Security Forum meets on third Wednesdays, and ISACA Omaha, ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln and InfraGard Nebraska hold chapter meetings through the year. On November 18, 2026 these groups and OWASP Eastern Nebraska meet together for a joint lunch panel. Kernelcon, the community hacker conference that grew out of DC402, returns to the Hilton Omaha on March 4 and 5, 2027.

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

Omaha metro: Omaha, Bellevue, La Vista, Papillion, Council Bluffs IA

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  1. DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group): Free monthly talk and social night, open to all skill levels.
  2. NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum: Free monthly forum for Nebraska and Iowa security professionals, with lunch, breakfast and online sessions.
  3. Kernelcon 2027: Omaha's community hacker conference, with talks, villages and competitions.

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Datebook

November 2026

INTERFACE Omaha 2026

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CHI Health Center Omaha, South Ballroom, 455 N. 10th St., Omaha

One-day IT infrastructure and security conference run by F2F Events and paid for by exhibitors, who are promised a pre-qualified audience. ISACA Omaha's event page says there is no cost for IT professionals; attendees must be working IT professionals registering with corporate emails, and consultants, sales staff, students and interns are not admitted. Sessions carry CPE credit (up to 7 on the ISACA page).

ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted

f2fevents.com/event/neb26 [S1] [S2]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

InfraGard Nebraska Chapter Social

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 4:00 p.m.

Brazen Head Irish Pub and Grill, 319 N. 78th St., Omaha

Social event for InfraGard members. The chapter's earlier listing gave November 19 with the time and place to be announced; its events page now gives November 18 at 4:00 p.m., the same day as the joint lunch.

ConfirmedMeetupVetting required

infragardnebraska.org/events [S8]

Omaha Security Community Joint Meeting and Panel

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Johnny's Cafe, 4702 S. 27th St., Omaha

RSVP closes (NEbraskaCERT and OWASP): Mon, Nov 16, 2026

NEbraskaCERT's annual joint November forum, with DC402, ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln, ISACA Omaha, OWASP Eastern Nebraska and InfraGard Nebraska taking part: networking, introductions from each group, then a panel on "AI: are we Screwed?" with Michael Born, David Kohrell, Shelly Anzalone and Dana Turner. ISACA's page says lunch is provided for those who RSVP and the price is zero. OWASP says the event will be rescheduled or moved online in bad weather. NEbraskaCERT's forum page prints the time as 11:30 pm; its schedule page and the other groups give 11:30 a.m.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

nebraskacert.org/CSF [S9] [S10] [S11] [S12]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

December 2026

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha December 2026 Membership Lunch

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, and Zoom

Speaker to be announced. Free for members, $20 for non-members.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S13]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

InfraGard Nebraska Chapter Meeting: Drone Security

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · Time to be announced

Location to be announced

For vetted InfraGard members; time and location are to be announced.

ConfirmedChapter meetingVetting required

infragardnebraska.org/events [S8]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Dec 29, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

January 2027

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha Winter Social 2027

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Cunningham's, 10904 W. Dodge Rd., Omaha

In person only; dinner, drinks and networking. Free for members, $25 for non-members.

ConfirmedMeetupPaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S14]

ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln Chapter Meeting, January 2027

Mon, Jan 18, 2027 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Omaha (venue not published on the chapter site), and online

In person and online. The chapter site lists the date and time but no venue, speaker or price; the chapter's 2025 meetings on Eventbrite were free.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2omaha.org [S15]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum, January 2027

Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Johnny's Cafe, 4702 S. 27th St., Omaha, and online

From the organizer's 2027 schedule, which is marked as a draft and subject to change. Speaker: Aaron Grothe.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

nebraskacert.org/cfp [S10]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

February 2027

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

GPSEC Omaha 2027

Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center, 12520 Westport Pkwy., La Vista · Metro area

One-day conference run by GuidePoint Security for security leaders and practitioners. Attendees submit a request to attend and the organizer reviews it; the page states no price. The organizer asks recruiters, competitors and non-sponsoring partners not to attend.

ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted

go.guidepointsecurity.com/GPSEC-Omaha.html [S16]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha February 2027 Membership Lunch

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, and Zoom

Speaker to be announced. Free for members, $20 for non-members.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S17]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum, February 2027 (online breakfast)

Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.

Online

From the organizer's 2027 schedule, which is marked as a draft and subject to change. Speaker to be announced.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

nebraskacert.org/cfp [S10]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

March 2027

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

Kernelcon 2027

Thu, Mar 4 to Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · Pre-conference training March 2 and 3, 2027

Hilton Omaha (downtown), Omaha

Call for training closes: Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Call for papers closes: Sat, Dec 19, 2026

Student scholarship applications close: Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Hotel block reservation cutoff: Sun, Feb 14, 2027

The eighth Kernelcon, a community hacker conference that started within DC402, with talks, villages and competitions; the 2027 theme is Algo(Rhythm). Registration is open with early-bird pricing, and kids under 14 attend free with a paid adult. Pre-conference training costs extra; the site states no conference price in text. The organizer site loads its content by script.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

kernelcon.org [S18]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha March 2027 Membership Lunch

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, and Zoom

Speaker to be announced. Free for members, $20 for non-members.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S19]

ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln Chapter Meeting, March 2027

Mon, Mar 15, 2027 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Omaha (venue not published on the chapter site), and online

In person and online. The chapter site lists the date and time but no venue, speaker or price; the chapter's 2025 meetings on Eventbrite were free.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2omaha.org [S15]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum, March 2027

Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Johnny's Cafe, 4702 S. 27th St., Omaha, and online

From the organizer's 2027 schedule, which is marked as a draft and subject to change. Speaker to be announced.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

nebraskacert.org/cfp [S10]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

April 2027

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha Spring Seminar 2027

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Symposium Room, Muller Administrative Services Building, Bellevue University, 1000 Galvin Rd. S., Bellevue, and Zoom · Metro area

Annual one-day hybrid seminar with 8 CPE hours, breakfast and lunch; ISACA membership is not required. Registration is $25 for students and $150 for members and non-members. Speakers are to be announced. The page body still carries leftover text naming April 23, 2026.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S20]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum, April 2027 (online breakfast)

Wed, Apr 21, 2027 · 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.

Online

From the organizer's 2027 schedule, which is marked as a draft and subject to change. Speaker to be announced.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

nebraskacert.org/cfp [S10]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, Apr 27, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

May 2027

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, May 4, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

Tue, May 11, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, May 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

ISACA Omaha May 2027 Membership Lunch

Wed, May 12, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, and Zoom

A Wednesday, unlike the chapter's other lunches. Speaker to be announced. Free for members, $20 for non-members.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescr… [S21]

ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln Chapter Meeting, May 2027

Mon, May 17, 2027 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Omaha (venue not published on the chapter site), and online

In person and online. The date comes from the chapter's 2027 schedule list; no event page for this meeting was posted. The chapter site states no venue, speaker or price.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2omaha.org [S15]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, May 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum, May 2027

Wed, May 19, 2027 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Johnny's Cafe, 4702 S. 27th St., Omaha, and online

From the organizer's 2027 schedule, which is marked as a draft and subject to change. Speaker to be announced.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

nebraskacert.org/cfp [S10]

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Tue, May 25, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

June 2027

Cyber Tatanka 2027

Mon, Jun 7 to Fri, Jun 18, 2027

Kiewit Hall, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln · Regional

Free, non-competitive defensive cyber range exercise for critical infrastructure, hosted by Cyber Strong Nebraska about an hour from Omaha. The 2026 edition drew more than 200 participants from industry, the military, government and international partners.

ConfirmedTrainingFree

cybertatanka.org [S22]

August 2027

FutureCon Omaha Cybersecurity Conference 2027

Thu, Aug 12, 2027

Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center, La Vista · Metro area

One-day hybrid vendor conference run by FutureCon Events, with up to 10 CPE credits and sponsor demos. The 2026 edition was August 12, 2026 at the same venue.

ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted

futureconevents.com/events/omaha-ne-2027 [S23]

On the radar

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

Nebraska Cyber Security Conference

Held by Southeast Community College; the 20th edition was September 29, 2025. No 2026 edition was announced or found, and no later date has been published.

Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, Lincoln (2025 venue) · Regional

ExpectedConferencePaid

southeast.edu/business-and-community/business/c… [S24]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

ISACA Omaha Chapter

Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St., Omaha, and other venues · In the city

Membership lunches on a Thursday most months, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Scott Conference Center with a Zoom option, plus socials, an annual general meeting and a spring seminar

IT audit, governance and security chapter. Lunches are free for members and $20 for non-members; the chapter says non-members are welcome. The chapter calendar lists events through June 2027. The October 8, 2026 annual general meeting page is unchanged and no recap was found, so the September 10, 2026 membership lunch remains the last meeting with evidence.

Paid

engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/home [S25] [S26]

ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln Chapter

Omaha (in person) and online · In the city

About every other month on a Monday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in person and online; 2026 meetings were January 26, March 30, May 18 and September 21, and the November meeting is the joint lunch with NEbraskaCERT; 2027 meetings are listed for January 18, March 15, May 17, July 19 and September 20

Serves Omaha and Lincoln. In-person registration runs through the chapter's Eventbrite page. The July 20, 2026 meeting was cancelled. The chapter site states no price for 2026 and 2027 meetings; the Eventbrite listing for the September 15, 2025 meeting was free. The chapter's event feed on isc2chapters.isc2.org redirects to a login page, so it could not be read; that is not evidence of inactivity.

Free

isc2omaha.org [S15] [S27]

NEbraskaCERT Cyber Security Forum

Johnny's Cafe, 4702 S. 27th St., Omaha; Bellevue University; or online · In the city

Third Wednesday of the month; lunch meetings 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Johnny's Cafe alternate with 7:30 a.m. online breakfast sessions and an evening lightning-talk meeting at Bellevue University in October; no December meeting

Nonprofit forum for Nebraska and Iowa information security professionals. RSVP through the Google Form linked on the forum page for each meeting. The October 21, 2026 lightning talks appear under previous meetings on the forum page, with four named hosts. The 2027 schedule on the call-for-presenters page is marked as a draft. The www.nebraskacert.org address refused connections when checked; the same pages load at nebraskacert.org.

Free

nebraskacert.org/CSF [S9] [S10]

OWASP Eastern Nebraska

Omaha and Lincoln · In the city

No regular schedule; the chapter's only listed meeting is the joint NEbraskaCERT lunch panel on November 18, 2026

Application security chapter covering Omaha, Lincoln and the surrounding area. Its leader previously led OWASP Omaha, whose last listed meeting was on November 10, 2021; that date is the last meeting with evidence. OWASP's meetings list shows one meeting for the chapter: it joins the November 18, 2026 NEbraskaCERT joint lunch, where its chapter leader is a panelist, and asks for RSVPs on its OWASP meeting page (3 RSVPs when checked). The OWASP pages load their content by script; the meetings list was read from OWASP's public meetings feed.

Free

owasp.org/chapters/eastern-nebraska [S11] [S28] [S29]

Hacker and grassroots groups

DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)

DJ's Dugout Sports Bar, Miracle Hills, 777 N. 114th St., Omaha · In the city

Second Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m.

Omaha's DEF CON group. Each meeting has a talk followed by open discussion; the group's calendar lists the venue and topic for each month. The October 13, 2026 talk on computational biology is marked as a past event on the group's Meetup page (6 RSVPs); no recap was found, so that is the only evidence it was held. The calendar has no entries yet for November or December 2026, and April 2026 had no meeting on it.

Free

dc402.org [S3] [S4] [S5]

Inclusion and career communities

Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Omaha Chapter

Omaha area; venues vary · In the city

Irregular talks, workshops and networking events; no 2026 event found

Omaha chapter of the national Women's Society of Cyberjutsu, open to women in or entering cybersecurity and their allies. Past events include talks, a beginner CTF workshop series and a Cyber Wine and Dine networking evening on October 28, 2025 at Methodist Health Systems. The Meetup page lists no event dated after October 28, 2025. The WSC chapter calendar returns HTTP 403 to scripts and could not be read.

Free

meetup.com/omaha-women-in-cyber [S30]

Public-private and government

InfraGard Nebraska Members Alliance

Statewide chapter; meetings at UNO's Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Omaha, and online · In the city

Monthly chapter meetings, usually on a Thursday; a chapter social is scheduled for November 18 and a drone security meeting for December 17, 2026

FBI and private-sector partnership. The chapter says most events are open to vetted members only; membership requires an application through the national InfraGard portal. The October 15, 2026 meeting, a virtual talk on elder fraud, appears under past events. The September 17, 2026 meeting, a talk by an FBI crisis negotiator, was in Room 231 of the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center at UNO.

Vetting required

infragardnebraska.org [S8] [S31]

Adjacent communities

Made New Makerspace (Omaha Maker Group)

Made New Makerspace, 5366 F St., Omaha · In the city

Free open house every Tuesday, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Adjacent: a community makerspace, not a security group. Omaha Maker Group, which calls itself Omaha's hackerspace, and Made New Makerspace have merged; the weekly open house is the easiest way in for hardware tinkering.

Free

madenewomaha.com [S6] [S7]

Directory checklist

6 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
DirectoryResult
2600 MeetingsNearest: 2600 Kansas City (Overland Park); the current 2600 list has no Omaha meeting
CISA Regional OfficesNearest: CISA Region 7 (Kansas City); its Cybersecurity Advisor for Nebraska is based in Omaha; no CISA-run public Omaha events posted
Cloud Security AllianceNearest: CSA Kansas City Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) ChaptersNo chapter found
DEF CON GroupsLocal chapter: DC402 (Omaha DEF CON Group)
HTCIANearest: HTCIA Minnesota Chapter
IAPP KnowledgeNetNearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Omaha (its chapter page lists no scheduled meetings and no past meeting dates)
InfraGard Members AlliancesLocal chapter: InfraGard Nebraska Members Alliance
ISACALocal chapter: ISACA Omaha Chapter
ISC2Local chapter: ISC2 Omaha-Lincoln Chapter
ISSANearest: ISSA Iowa (Des Moines) Chapter; no Nebraska ISSA chapter was found and issa-omaha.org does not resolve
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)Nearest: University of Nebraska at Omaha (CAE school; its student security group NULLify publishes no dated public events); Bellevue University and Metropolitan Community College are also CAE schools
OWASPLocal chapter: OWASP Eastern Nebraska
SANS InstituteNearest: SANS Chicago 2027
SecureWorldNearest: SecureWorld Kansas City
Security BSidesNearest: BSides DSM (Ankeny, Iowa; held June 13, 2026)
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)Nearest: TOOOL Des Moines (DSM) or Kansas City (KCC); no Nebraska chapter
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional AffiliatesNearest: WiCyS Kansas City
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) ChaptersLocal chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Omaha Chapter

Checked Nov 3, 2026

Field notes

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.

  1. S1https://f2fevents.com/event/neb26/
  2. S2https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=689a3eeb-fc0c-43c8-840c-01a0c5d7fcf7&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  3. S3https://dc402.org/schedule/
  4. S4https://www.meetup.com/omaha-hackers/events/
  5. S5https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=402defcon%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago
  6. S6https://madenewomaha.com/events/
  7. S7https://madenewomaha.com/event/open-house-community-hangout-4/2026-10-27/
  8. S8https://infragardnebraska.org/events
  9. S9https://nebraskacert.org/CSF/
  10. S10https://nebraskacert.org/cfp/
  11. S11https://owasp.org/meetings/abd8ef77-4523-4aec-a6cf-dcd6d6687c51
  12. S12https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=dc25773a-ccb3-44d4-a14d-01a0c51a3791&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  13. S13https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=1de36b86-85a4-4ce9-90f8-01a0c59a7f02&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  14. S14https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=c20330c5-3529-4732-9055-01a0c5a59942&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  15. S15https://isc2omaha.org/
  16. S16https://go.guidepointsecurity.com/GPSEC-Omaha.html
  17. S17https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=6a4cff42-69a2-4922-b4c0-01a0c5912f61&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  18. S18https://kernelcon.org/
  19. S19https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=ced5b779-cbcd-4087-bd50-01a0c5854160&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  20. S20https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=3d585954-f143-412c-8557-01a0c5aec96f&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  21. S21https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=08c1adf8-1ce0-4ce7-9ec8-01a0c576fa20&CommunityKey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  22. S22https://www.cybertatanka.org/
  23. S23https://futureconevents.com/events/omaha-ne-2027/
  24. S24https://www.southeast.edu/business-and-community/business/computers-technology/nebraska-cyber-security-conference.php
  25. S25https://engage.isaca.org/omahachapter/home
  26. S26https://engage.isaca.org/communities/community-home/recent-community-events?communitykey=0765f2ba-6414-4c10-8bb1-a7d8cf18218a
  27. S27https://www.eventbrite.com/o/isc2-omaha-lincoln-chapter-board-92859053913
  28. S28https://owasp.org/chapters/eastern-nebraska
  29. S29https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-omaha
  30. S30https://www.meetup.com/omaha-women-in-cyber/events/
  31. S31https://www.infragardnational.org/about-us/infragard-chapters/