Pittsburgh, PA cybersecurity events &amp; groups

eventbrite.com/e/annual-security-and-risk-manag… [S3]

Annual Security and Risk Management Symposium 2026

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave, Green Tree · Metro area

Run by the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security and the Region 13 Counterterrorism Task Force with CISA and the Western Pennsylvania All Hazards Fusion Center. Covers both cyber and physical security; no media. Eventbrite shows registration closed and the room at seating capacity, with a waitlist.

ConfirmedSummitFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

meetup.com/dc-724-def-con-group-for-greensburg-… [S6]

DC724 November 2026 Meeting

Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Online · Metro area

Meets on Discord; the featured talk is on badge making, with winter meeting plans on the agenda. The Meetup listing does not state a price; the group's site says its meetings are free.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

events.humanitix.com/guildcon-2026 [S7]

GuildCon 2026

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Hackers Guild's anniversary event with talks, workshops, lockpicking and a CTF. General admission is $35; workshops are ticketed separately, listed at $0 to $115.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, Nov 27, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

eventbrite.com/e/barsides-holiday-party-vii-and… [S11]

December 2026

BarSides Holiday Party VII and 2026 Championships

Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · From 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Holiday sweater contest, a gingerbread house build and the lockpicking duel and speed chess championships. Free, all ages (21+ to drink); stairs only. There are no Firetalks in December.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

infragard-pittsburgh.org/4q2026-ipma-chapter-me… [S12]

InfraGard Pittsburgh 4Q2026 Chapter Meeting

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 8:30 a.m.

Sheetz, Bakery Square office, Pittsburgh (parking in rear of building)

A Dragos threat intelligence analyst speaks on threats tied to the Iran conflict. The page says registration details are forthcoming and states no price; the Q3 2026 meeting was free. The page header still carries the previous meeting's September 25 date, while the body text gives Friday, December 4.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

ISACA Pittsburgh Information Security Awareness Day 2026

Tue, Dec 8, 2026

Rivers Casino, 777 Casino Dr, Pittsburgh

Speaking proposals due: Fri, Nov 13, 2026

Registration deadline for attendees under 21: Fri, Nov 13, 2026

14th annual edition, 8 CPEs. $100 for ISACA members, $125 for non-members; free garage parking. Attendees under 21 must register by November 13 and email the chapter because of casino age rules.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

pghinfosecday.com [S13] [S14]

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

pittsburghissa.org/Meetings.html [S17]

Pittsburgh ISSA Holiday Social Gathering

Tue, Dec 15, 2026

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Replaces the December chapter meeting. The chapter lists Hackers Guild PGH as its meeting place; time not yet posted.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Dec 24, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Dec 31, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

January 2027

BarSides

Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Jan 28, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

February 2027

BarSides

Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, Feb 12, 2027 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Pittsburgh ISSA

Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

March 2027

BarSides

Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Pittsburgh ISSA

Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Mar 25, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, Mar 26, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

April 2027

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

BarSides

Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, Apr 7, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Apr 8, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Pittsburgh ISSA

Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Apr 22, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, Apr 23, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, Apr 29, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

May 2027

BarSides

Tue, May 4, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Society of Hackers

Wed, May 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, May 6, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, May 13, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Fri, May 14, 2027 · 8:00 p.m.

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Pittsburgh ISSA

Tue, May 18, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, May 20, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Hackers Guild PGH

Thu, May 27, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Fri, May 28, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

futureconevents.com/events/pittsburgh-pa-2027 [S22]

June 2027

FutureCon Pittsburgh Cybersecurity Conference 2027

Thu, Jun 3, 2027

Pittsburgh; venue not yet posted (2026 edition at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center)

Hybrid, vendor-sponsored conference run by FutureCon Events. The 2026 edition was May 21, 2026.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

July 2027

BSidesPGH 2027

Fri, Jul 9, 2027 · Doors 8:00 a.m.; closing 5:00 p.m.; after party to 7:00 p.m.

Rivers Casino, 777 Casino Dr, Pittsburgh

The 2027 CFP, registration, schedule and hotel block are still to be announced. The 2026 edition, on July 10, 2026, had a CTF, lockpick, career and wireless villages.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

bsidespgh.com [S23]

On the radar

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

Three Rivers Information Security Symposium (TRISS) 2027

Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.

Pittsburgh (2026 edition at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center)

Date TBAConferencePaid

threeriversinfosec.com [S24]

Cyburgh, PA Initiative 2027

Usually held in May; the 2026 edition was May 14, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced

Pittsburgh (2026 edition at the Sheraton Hotel Pittsburgh at Station Square)

ExpectedSummitPaid

pghtech.org/events/2026Cyburgh [S25]

The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Pittsburgh

Usually held in late June; the 2026 edition was June 23, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced

Pittsburgh (2026 edition at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown)

ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Pittsburgh-2026 [S26]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

IAPP KnowledgeNet Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · In the city

Occasional KnowledgeNet meetings and socials

Privacy professionals' chapter; IAPP membership required to join. The chapter page loads its meeting list by script, and the July 22, 2026 Summer Happy Hour was read from the indexed version of that page.

Members only

iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/pittsburgh-pa [S27]

ISACA Pittsburgh Chapter

Pittsburgh; events at the Rivers Club, Rivers Casino and online · In the city

Networking socials, online seminars and the annual Information Security Awareness Day in December

Status counts from the latest chapter event with a record that it was held, the March 19, 2026 Student Information Security Awareness Day. The October 14 and 15 Fall Seminar and the October 21, 2026 social have passed, and the chapter site shows no record that they were held. Information Security Awareness Day is December 8, 2026.

Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Paid

engage.isaca.org/pittsburghchapter/home [S28] [S29]

ISC2 Pittsburgh Chapter

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Irregular evening meetings with member onboarding; 2026 meetings at Hackers Guild PGH

2026 meetings were held March 24, May 21 and July 7. No later chapter meeting is posted.

Free

pittsburgh.isc2chapters.isc2.org [S30] [S31]

OWASP Pittsburgh

Latitude AI, 2545 Railroad St, Strip District, Pittsburgh · In the city

Irregular; 2025 and 2026 meetings at Latitude AI in the Strip District

The chapter page promises monthly meetings, but the Meetup history shows gaps: May 29, 2025, then a joint workshop with DC412 and the Agentic AI Foundation community on September 3, 2026.

Free

meetup.com/owasp-pittsburgh-chapter [S32] [S33]

Pittsburgh ISSA

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Third Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (talk at 6:00 p.m.); no meeting in January or November 2026; December 15, 2026 is a holiday social

RSVPs go through the Steel City Information Security Meetup group. The chapter's Meetings page now lists only the December 15, 2026 holiday social; the October 20, 2026 meeting it previously listed is no longer shown and no record that it was held was found.

Free

Hacker and grassroots groups

BarSides

Stinky's Bar & Grill (upstairs), 4901 Hatfield St, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh · In the city

First Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m., upstairs at Stinky's; Firetalks at 7:00 p.m. except in October and December (Halloween and holiday parties)

Monthly infosec social with Firetalks, speed chess, lockpicking duels and free pizza; talks are in person only and not recorded. Last activity is the BarSides CTF it ran at TRISS on October 22, 2026 (results posted on its Bluesky account October 26, 2026). The organizer's Eventbrite series lists first-Tuesday meetings from January 6 to November 3, 2026; the December 1 holiday party and 2026 championships is a separate listing, and no monthly meetings after that are posted. Whether the September and October 2026 monthly meetups were held is not shown by a dated page.

Free

DC412 (Steel City Information Security)

Hackers Guild PGH, 2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Fourth Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Hackers Guild PGH; December meeting not confirmed

Steel City Information Security runs DC412 and states it never sells talk slots or booths. Meetings resumed at Hackers Guild on July 24, 2026 and were held August 28 and September 25, 2026. No October or November 2026 meeting is posted on Eventbrite, Meetup or the Hackers Guild events page. The group's Meetup page also lists the Pittsburgh ISSA meetings and occasional labs elsewhere, such as the September 3, 2026 AI agents workshop at Latitude AI in the Strip District.

Free

DC724 (DEF CON Group for Greensburg and Southwestern PA)

Online (Discord); occasionally in person, including at Hackers Guild PGH · Metro area

Second Friday of the month, 8:00 p.m.

The website says in-person meetings are on the second Friday; the Meetup page describes them as virtual on Discord. The May 8, 2026 meeting was at Hackers Guild PGH. The Meetup page lists the October 9, 2026 meeting on Discord (counted as held under the owner's rule for scheduled Meetup events); the November 13, 2026 meeting is also on Discord.

Free

Hackers Guild PGH

2247 Babcock Blvd, Ross Township · Metro area

Open Hack Night every Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; no RSVP or membership required

Membership hackerspace focused on cybersecurity, hardware and robotics. It also hosts DC412, ISSA, ISC2, InfraGard and AWS user group meetings, workshops and the annual GuildCon. The address uses a Pittsburgh mailing address but sits in Ross Township.

Free

Society of Hackers

Prototype North Oakland, 460 Melwood Ave #208, Pittsburgh · In the city

First Wednesday of the month, 6:00 p.m., at Prototype North Oakland

Free monthly series of lightning talks and a keynote, run with Prototype PGH; talks follow Chatham House Rules. Every meeting since September 2025 has fallen on the first Wednesday, and the Eventbrite series runs through January 6, 2027. The most recent keynote on the organizer's page was October 7, 2026.

Free