EVSec
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ cybersecurity events & groups
Most of Phoenix's security community meets across the metro: OWASP meets on first Tuesdays in Mesa, EVSec holds a first-Thursday social in Tempe, and ISSA, ISACA and ISC2 run quarterly or near-monthly chapter meetings. Inside the city, Grand Canyon University runs a monthly Lopes Cyber Con, and the year's big public-sector event is the State of Arizona Cyber Summit at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in December. CactusCon, the state's largest hacker conference, returns to Mesa in February 2027.
Start here
- OWASP Phoenix: Free monthly talks open to anyone, with a regular first-Tuesday schedule.
- EVSec: Casual, non-vendor security social every first Thursday in Tempe.
- CactusCon 15: Arizona's largest community security conference, February 5 and 6, 2027 in Mesa.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
ISACA Phoenix November 2026 Chapter Meeting
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rio Salado Conference Center, 2323 W. 14th St., Tempe · Metro area
In person with a virtual option; talks on AI hardware, AI decision-making and AI in cybersecurity, 3 CPEs. The Cvent page states 'Cost: Free'. The Engage page shows 10:30 to 15:15 while Cvent and the agenda show 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; the Cvent time is used. The chapter list's on-hold pop-up is a page template element, not tied to this meeting.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix: From Capitol Hill to the States
Fri, Nov 6, 2026
Online · Metro area
Virtual meeting titled 'From Capitol Hill to the States: What's next for U.S. Privacy Regulation'. The chapter page gives the date and a Register now button; time and fee are not public, so the members-only access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PROTECTPHX Tacos+Tech
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E. University Dr., Unit 116, Tempe · Metro area
Networking with no agenda and no sales pitches, across security and other tech groups; attendees buy their own food.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Phoenix
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab, GateWay Community College Washington Campus, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix
Adjacent: a social for engineers, makers and coders with no agenda or presentations; hardware and software projects both welcome. The organizer says a Meetup account is not required to attend.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ASIS Phoenix Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale · Metro area
Adjacent: physical security and law enforcement luncheon from the ASIS Phoenix chapter. Tickets are $65 general admission and $40 for current or retired law enforcement.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
ISC2 Phoenix November Happy Hour
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Rd., Unit A, Tempe · Metro area
Free social for security professionals; no CPEs, and attendees buy their own food and drink.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
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Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area
Vendor-run (CyberRisk Alliance) executive summit, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Standard admission is $250; the registration page reserves seats for active cybersecurity and IT practitioners, reviews every registration, and excludes students, educators and sales or marketing roles. ISC2 Phoenix members get a free-admission code.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Health-ISAC 2026 Fall Americas Summit
Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026
Tucson · Regional
Healthcare-sector security summit run by the nonprofit Health-ISAC, about two hours from Phoenix, at the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass. The organizer's price tiers are $200 through November 8, 2026 and $295 from November 8 to November 22, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
December 2026
OWASP Phoenix: Beyond the Web App, What the OWASP Top 10 Means for SDKs
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
December 2026 chapter meeting with a roughly 30-minute talk on applying the OWASP Top 10 to SDK vendors. The Eventbrite page says meetings are free.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
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EVSec
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISACA Phoenix December 2026 Chapter Meeting
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phoenix area (venue not stated on the public event page) · Metro area
The public event page states a date and time only (Friday, 10:30 to 15:15) with a Register Now button; no venue, topic, price or eligibility, so the members-only access value is a judgement call. The chapter list's on-hold pop-up is a page template element, not tied to this meeting.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
PHX2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
2026 State of Arizona Cyber Summit
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd St., Phoenix
Arizona's public-sector cybersecurity summit, presented by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Free for public-sector staff; vendors and private-sector attendees buy tickets through the Arizona Chamber.
ConfirmedSummitFreePaid
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S25]
WiCyS Phoenix Winter Celebration
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tempe (address shown after registration) · Metro area
Free; register on Luma to see the exact location.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
January 2027
PHX2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
EVSec
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S29]
February 2027
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
EVSec
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
CactusCon 15
Fri, Feb 5 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
In person only, with a speaker reception on the evening of February 5. The call for speakers has closed (Sessionize gives October 10 in its description and October 16 on the form, so the deadline is not recorded). The conference hotel block is at the Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa. The pages state no ticket price, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
PHX2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S32]
March 2027
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2027
Wed, Mar 3, 2027
Phoenix Convention Center, South Ballroom, 100 N. 3rd St., Phoenix
IT and security summit run by an events company. The 2027 agenda was not posted on November 3, 2026 and the page states no price, so the paid access value is a judgement call based on the 2026 edition.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
EVSec
Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PHX2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S34]
April 2027
EVSec
Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PHX2600
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S35]
May 2027
OWASP Phoenix
Tue, May 4, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
EVSec
Thu, May 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
PHX2600
Fri, May 7, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
GCU Lopes Cyber Con
Thu, May 20, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-l… [S16] [S36]
June 2027
SecureWorld Phoenix 2027
Wed, Jun 9, 2027
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd St., Phoenix
Speaker submissions close: Fri, Apr 16, 2027
Second Phoenix edition of a commercial regional conference series. The organizer's page meta description gives June 9, 2027 and its events list names the Hyatt Regency Phoenix; the page also lists a speaker deadline of April 16, 2027. No ticket price is stated.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
October 2027
BSides Phoenix
Sat, Oct 16, 2027
Phoenix, AZ (venue not posted on the organizer site)
The first BSides Phoenix. The BSides global calendar (bsides.org) lists October 16, 2027, and a repository for the bsidesphoenix.org site describes a Saturday, October 16, 2027 conference in Mesa. The live organizer site shows only 'Fall 2027' and 'Phoenix, AZ' with the CFP opening later, so the city and venue are not settled; the organizer's 'Phoenix' is used. No ticket price is stated, so the access value is a judgement call.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
18th Annual Arizona Technology Summit
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale · Metro area
Date TBASummitPaidVendor-hosted
INTERFACE Phoenix
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix
Date TBAConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
Arizona Technology Council Cybersecurity Summit
Usually held in May; 2027 dates not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedSummitPaid
Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum
Usually held in September; 2027 date not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedSummitPaid
Phoenix Security & Audit Conference
Usually held in late September; 2027 dates not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISACA Phoenix Chapter
Phoenix area; November 5, 2026 meeting at Rio Salado Conference Center, Tempe; annual conference at Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix · In the city
Chapter meetings several times a year (November 5 and December 4, 2026 are listed), lunch webinars, and an annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference in September
IT audit, governance and security chapter. Its most recent event was the 16th annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference on September 24, 2026 at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix, run with the local ISSA and IIA chapters (organizer event page; no attendance report). The November 5, 2026 meeting is in person with a virtual option and its Cvent page states 'Cost: Free'; the December 4 page states no venue, topic or price. The chapter events list carries an 'Event is On Hold' pop-up that is part of the page template and is attached to neither meeting. A June 30, 2026 lunch webinar on post-quantum cryptography was virtual only. An older chapter Meetup page has not posted an event since 2019.
Free
ISC2 Phoenix Chapter
Online and Phoenix-area venues; happy hours rotate across the Valley · Metro area
Quarterly membership meetings (mostly online, about 9:00 a.m.) plus evening happy hours around the Valley
Happy hours are free with no CPEs; membership meetings carry CPE credit and are free to chapter members and other local security groups. last_activity is the August 26, 2026 happy hour at Helluva Brewing Company in Chandler, as listed on the chapter site (no attendance report). The chapter's October 20, 2026 Zoom membership meeting page remains online but the events list no longer shows it, so it is not listed. Members get a discount code for the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit.
FreeMembers only
ISSA Phoenix Chapter
University of Advancing Technology, Tempe, and member company offices · Metro area
Quarterly education events, usually a weekday from late morning into the afternoon
Quarterly meetings with lunch and CPE credit; the chapter says events are free to attend and open to non-members and students. 2026 meetings: January 22, June 24, August 19 (Q3, GRC, at UAT) and October 22 (Q4, professional development, at UAT). last_activity is the August 19 meeting as listed on the chapter site; no attendance report was found for the October 22 meeting, so it is not counted. Dates for 2027 are listed as TBD.
Free
OWASP Phoenix
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
First Tuesday of the month, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Application security chapter, free and open to anyone. Meetings are at HeatSync Labs, a community hackerspace in downtown Mesa; registration is on Meetup or Eventbrite. The October 6, 2026 meeting drew 14 attendees on Meetup. No meeting was posted for November 3, 2026; the December 1, 2026 talk is posted.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Central Cybersecurity Meetup
Scottsdale · Metro area
Irregular; no event scheduled
Beginner-friendly meetup. Its most recent event was a July 17, 2025 social with two tech talks in Scottsdale; the few before that were online in 2022.
Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free
DC480
Phoenix area (location shared with members) · Metro area
Monthly, usually the second Tuesday, in person only
DEF CON group for the 480 area code. Meetings are in person only and not streamed, to protect presenters. A community list (az-infosec.com) describes it as invite-only after a first meeting. No dated monthly meeting is posted; the latest dated activity is the DC480 Snow Talks track at CactusCon in Mesa on February 6, 2026. Active through the owner confirmation of 2026-10-01.
Invite only
DC602
CBTS, 5415 E High St, Building A9, Suite 265, Phoenix, plus Discord · In the city
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., in person and hybrid on Discord (per the group's site)
Phoenix DEF CON group meeting at CBTS in north Phoenix. The site says the group is still meeting in person but lists no dates. No dated meeting was found; last_activity is the date the group last updated its website (June 27, 2025, on GitHub). The site owner confirmed the group active on October 1, 2026.
Free
EVSec
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
First Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
CitySec-style security social in a non-work, non-vendor setting. The Meetup group description still names the Beer Research Institute, but every 2026 meeting has been listed at Hundred Mile Brewing in Tempe. The October 1, 2026 meeting had 28 attendees; November 5 and December 3, 2026 are posted.
Free
PHX2600
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Site lists the first Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; open to the public, no leaders and no dues. The group's site states every first Friday at 6:00 p.m. and 42 attendees at the last meeting (undated). last_activity (October 2, 2026) is the group's own Bluesky meeting notice posted that day; no attendance report was found. The site owner also confirmed the group active on October 2, 2026. No later post was found.
Free
West-Phoenix Cyber Security Discussions
Online (organizer based in Surprise) · Metro area
Monthly Zoom panel on the first Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
Online panel discussion for security managers and people moving into leadership, run from the West Valley; no vendor pitches and no recordings. The group is small (12 members) and its monthly events are scheduled automatically; the October 7, 2026 meeting showed one attendee on Meetup, so the evidence of activity is thin. November 4 and December 2, 2026 are posted.
Free
meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussi… [S60] [S61]
Inclusion and career communities
PROTECTPHX (formerly We Protect PHX)
Tempe, Scottsdale and online · Metro area
Several events a month: Tacos+Tech evenings in Tempe, online PHX~CURRENTS sessions at noon, and early-morning coffee meetups
Career-development community linking Arizona security leaders with people entering the field; the group asks for no sales pitches at its events. The last in-person event was Tacos+Tech on October 12, 2026 at El Jefe Tacos in Tempe (5 attendees on Meetup); another is posted for November 9, 2026. The group also relays other organizations' meetings (ISACA Phoenix, Tucson ISACA); those are listed under their own organizers or left out.
Free
WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate
Tempe · Metro area
Happy hours every month or two, usually 5:30 p.m. in Tempe, plus a winter celebration
Women in CyberSecurity professional affiliate. The latest held event was an August 20, 2026 happy hour at Dave & Buster's Tempe (109 attendees on Luma). Its older site, wicysphxaz.com, no longer resolves; current events are on Luma, whose API was rate limited on 2026-11-03, so no later past event could be checked.
Free
Public-private and government
Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA)
Phoenix · In the city
Member threat sharing; ACTRA Cybersecurity Academy cohorts; co-hosts the annual Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum each September
Nonprofit information sharing and analysis organization for Arizona critical infrastructure; membership is by organization. Its own site (actraaz.org) returned HTTP 403 to the fetch tool, so this entry rests on the Arizona Technology Council page for the 11th Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum, which ACTRA co-hosted on September 15, 2026 at Grand Canyon University (tickets $60 for AZTC or ACTRA members, $75 for others).
Members only
InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance
Phoenix metro venues and online · Metro area
Online threat briefings and webinars through the year; annual member meeting each fall
FBI-affiliated nonprofit for critical infrastructure protection. Membership requires FBI vetting; some events, including the annual meeting, sell guest tickets. The most recent event with a posted record is the June 18, 2026 virtual meeting. The October 22, 2026 Annual Member Meeting is past and no source shows it was held, so it is not counted.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Grand Canyon University, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Building 57, Phoenix · In the city
Lopes Cyber Con on the third Thursday of most months, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., on campus or by Zoom; Technology Club cybersecurity sessions Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester
Grand Canyon University is an NSA/DHS CAE school. Lopes Cyber Con is a free hands-on introduction to cybersecurity for prospective students, with a Zoom option; registration is required. The Technology Club cybersecurity sessions (Thursdays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in fall 2026) are for GCU students. last_activity is the September 17, 2026 session as listed on the GCU events site; no attendance report was found, and the October 15, 2026 session is not counted for the same reason.
FreeStudents only
Conference series
CactusCon
Mesa Convention Center · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in early February
Arizona's largest hacker and security conference, run by a 501(c)(3). CactusCon 14 ran February 6 and 7, 2026. Status reads quiet only because the conference is annual; CactusCon 15 is set for February 5 and 6, 2027.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Paid
SecureWorld Phoenix
Hyatt Regency Phoenix · In the city
One-day conference; the first Phoenix edition was May 28, 2026 and the second is June 9, 2027
Commercial regional conference series. The inaugural Phoenix event ran May 28, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The second edition is dated June 9, 2027 on the organizer's page. SecureWorld pages show a stock 'this event has already passed' message even for future dates; it is a site template issue, not a cancellation. The pages state no ticket price.
PaidVendor-hosted
Technical user groups
Arizona Cyber Security (Meetup)
Scottsdale and Tempe · Metro area
Occasional workshops and happy hours; no event announced
The June 25, 2026 Certificate Lifecycle and PKI Automation Workshop (hosted by AtomicZero, with DigiCert content) was at 1475 N. Scottsdale Rd (ASU SkySong). Earlier events were Cloud Security Alliance happy hours in 2023 and 2024. Same organizers as the CSA Arizona chapter; no fee is stated.
FreeVendor-hosted
AWS Phoenix User Group
AWS office, 100 S. Mill Ave., Tempe · Metro area
Monthly afternoon sessions in early 2026, most on security topics; none posted after June 18, 2026
Official AWS events group. The 2026 series covered network firewalls, application security and threat detection. The last session held was June 18, 2026 (16 attendees on Meetup); no session is posted after it. Registration is required; Meetup shows no fee.
FreeVendor-hosted
Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter
ASU SkySong, Scottsdale · Metro area
Periodic day-long summits, usually 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ASU SkySong; no next date announced
The latest quarterly summit, held with GCISC, was listed for August 27, 2026 at SkySong in Scottsdale (Eventbrite; no attendance report found, no fee stated). The chapter's own site still shows only the May 11, 2026 summit and asks visitors to register with a work email. No later summit is announced.
Free
Adjacent communities
ASIS International Phoenix Chapter
Phoenix · In the city
Chapter events through the year, including the Southwest Security Conference each May and a Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon in November
Adjacent: physical and corporate security professionals. The most recent past meeting listed is the Desert Security Golf Classic in Phoenix on September 25, 2026. The 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon is November 18, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium (tickets $65 general, $40 law enforcement). The chapter site also lists a Tucson Security Meetup on November 5, 2026, a routine meeting outside the Phoenix metro that is not listed here.
Paid
Technology Education Collaborative (TEC) at the Advanced Cyber Systems Lab
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab, GateWay Community College Washington Campus, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix · In the city
Hardware Happy Hour on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; privacy meetups and Right to Repair workshops on other dates
Adjacent: a nonprofit that runs hands-on technology, privacy and Right to Repair events, not a security group. It hosts the monthly Hardware Happy Hour at the lab; the most recent was October 8, 2026 (8 attendees on Meetup) and the following one is November 12, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. TEC's own event list loads by script, so dates come from the Hardware Happy Hour Meetup page; no fee is stated and the organizer says a Meetup account is not required.
Free
Directory checklist
12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: PHX2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9 (Oakland); no public Arizona events found (page returns HTTP 403 to the fetch tool) |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | No chapter found |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC480 |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Phoenix Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Phoenix Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Phoenix Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Phoenix |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 (no SANS training event in Arizona found) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Phoenix |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides Phoenix (first conference October 16, 2027; listed under events) |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Dormant groups
2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix: last public activity Mar 2025 [S5]
- Southwest CyberSec Forum: last public activity Aug 2023 [S81] [S82]
Field notes
- Few security meetings are held inside Phoenix city limits; most groups meet in Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale, 15 to 30 minutes from downtown.
- EVSec's Meetup description still names the Beer Research Institute, but its 2026 meetings are listed at Hundred Mile Brewing in Tempe.
- OWASP Phoenix posted no meeting for November 3, 2026; the only later meeting posted is December 1, 2026.
- ISACA Phoenix's November 5, 2026 meeting is in person at Rio Salado Conference Center in Tempe and free on its Cvent page. The December 4 meeting page gives no venue or price, and an 'Event is On Hold' pop-up on the chapter events list is a page template element, not a cancellation.
- DC480 meets in person only, and a community list describes it as invite-only after a first visit. DC480 and DC602 post no dated meetings; both are shown active on the owner's confirmation.
- PHX2600's activity date comes from a same-day Bluesky notice for October 2, 2026; no attendance report exists. The Southwest CyberSec Forum has posted nothing since 2023.
- IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix has a virtual meeting on November 6, 2026 but its last confirmed meeting was March 27, 2025, so it is listed as dormant.
- BSides Phoenix's October 16, 2027 date comes from the BSides global calendar; the organizer's own site says only fall 2027, and a site repository says Mesa.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/evsecaz/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/evsecaz/events/316478778/
- S3https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=ead60eff-7230-4c4f-ac4d-019bbe9becf0
- S4https://cvent.me/5oD1kN
- S5https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/phoenix-az
- S6https://www.phx2600.org/
- S7https://x.com/PHX2600
- S8https://bsky.app/profile/phx2600.bsky.social
- S9https://www.2600.com/meetings/mtg.html
- S10https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/events/314852195/
- S11https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/
- S12https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/
- S13https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=145
- S14https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/list-of-events/meet-and-greet/happy-hour-nov-2026
- S15https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2026-11-19/
- S16https://events.gcu.edu/series/gcu-lopes-cyber-con/
- S17https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summits/
- S18https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Scottsdale-2026
- S19https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/list-of-events-2/2026-scottsdale-cybersecurity-summit
- S20https://health-isac.org/summit-meeting/2026-fall-americas-summit/
- S21https://www.meetup.com/owasp-phoenix-chapter/events/316852942/
- S22https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-web-app-what-the-owasp-top-10-means-for-sdks-tickets-2002942819892
- S23https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=5adc4cd5-f1d7-4b82-b1fd-019bbe9da92a
- S24https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-state-of-arizona-cyber-summit-tickets-1990922760571
- S25https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2026-12-17/
- S26https://luma.com/lr55ea5c
- S27https://owasp.org/www-chapter-phoenix/
- S28https://www.meetup.com/owasp-phoenix-chapter/
- S29https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-01-21/
- S30https://www.cactuscon.com/
- S31https://sessionize.com/cactuscon-15/
- S32https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-02-18/
- S33https://eitevents.com/event_pages/phoenix-technology-summit-2027/
- S34https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-03-18/
- S35https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-04-15/
- S36https://events.gcu.edu/event/grand-canyon-universitys-lopes-cyber-con/2027-05-20/
- S37https://www.secureworld.io/events/phoenix-az-2027
- S38https://www.secureworld.io/events
- S39https://bsidesphoenix.org/
- S40https://bsides.org/event/bsides-phoenix/
- S41https://github.com/winnifred-honey/bsides-phoenix
- S42https://technologysummit.net/arizona.html
- S43https://f2fevents.com/event/phx26/
- S44https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/2026-cybersecurity-summit/
- S45https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/2026-cybersecurity-breakfast-forum/
- S46https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=93145b8b-e46e-4428-baef-019bb3727f81&CommunityKey=826b54e0-d34d-4ad5-8914-acf4fd1d6a0a
- S47https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/home
- S48https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/list-of-events
- S49https://isc2chapter-phoenix.org/index.php/events/event-calendar/meet-and-greet/happy-hour-aug-2026
- S50https://www.phoenixissa.org/
- S51https://www.phoenixissa.org/events
- S52https://www.eventbrite.com/e/professional-development-issa-phoenix-chapter-q4-event-2026-tickets-2000326034015
- S53https://www.meetup.com/central-cyber-security-meetup/events/308598177/
- S54https://www.dc480.io/
- S55https://www.dc480.io/Snow-Talks/
- S56https://forum.defcon.org/node/231439
- S57https://www.dc602.org/
- S58https://github.com/dc602
- S59https://forum.defcon.org/node/231440
- S60https://www.meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussions/
- S61https://www.meetup.com/west-phoenix-cyber-security-discussions/events/316107402/
- S62https://www.meetup.com/protectphx/events/314852190/
- S63https://luma.com/calendar/cal-JY8rt8hJmrWZHjA
- S64https://luma.com/l385in4q
- S65https://www.wicys.org/wicys-phoenix-az/
- S66https://azinfragard.org/events/list/?eventDisplay=past
- S67https://azinfragard.org/events/
- S68https://gcu-cce.net/clubs.html
- S69https://www.cactuscon.com/about
- S70https://events.secureworld.io/details/phoenix-az-2026/
- S71https://www.meetup.com/arizona-cyber-security/
- S72https://www.meetup.com/phoenixcloud/events/315371005/
- S73https://www.meetup.com/awsarizona/events/315070975/
- S74https://www.meetup.com/awsarizona/
- S75https://securityaz.org/
- S76https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csa-azgcisc-quarterly-technology-security-summit-tickets-1995936192882
- S77https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csa-arizona-security-summit-may-11-2026-asu-skysong-tickets-1987664013571
- S78https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php
- S79https://asisphoenix.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=p
- S80https://techedcollab.org/
- S81https://www.swcsf.org/posts/
- S82https://swcsf.org/posts/meeting-2023-august/