North Carolina

Raleigh, NC cybersecurity events & groups

Name: Hack The Box Meetup: Raleigh #23
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-07
Location: ECPI University, 4101 Doie Cope Rd, Raleigh

Raleigh's security calendar runs on monthly meetings: the Raleigh ISSA dinner meeting in Research Triangle Park, Cloud Security Alliance talks in Raleigh, a first-Friday 2600 meeting downtown, a monthly lockpicking group and weekly Saturday Hack The Box sessions. BSides RDU (December 18, 2026) and the North Carolina Cybersecurity Symposium at NC State's McKimmon Center (February 26, 2027) are the two local conferences ahead, and Triangle InfoSeCon runs each October.

Verified Nov 3–4, 2026 · Covers November 2026 through May 2027 · Times are Eastern Time

Raleigh metro: Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Research Triangle Park, Durham, Chapel Hill

Start here

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600): Free, open, no registration: first Friday of the month at Transfer Co. Food Hall downtown.
Cloud Security Alliance Triangle Chapter: Free monthly evening talks, mostly at Raleigh venues, with food and networking.
Hack The Box Meetup: Raleigh: Free weekly Saturday hands-on hacking sessions at ECPI University for beginners and experienced players.

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Datebook

November 2026

SANS Raleigh 2026

Mon, Nov 2 to Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Community Night on November 4, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd, Cary, and online · Metro area

Courses cover incident response, cloud security, AI security automation and human risk leadership. The November 4 Community Night (networking, a SANS@Night talk and a fireside chat) includes registered students automatically; the page does not say whether others may attend.

ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted

sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/raleigh… [S1]

ISACA Research Triangle November Training Session

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 12:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Frontier RTP Building 800, 800 Park Offices Dr, Research Triangle Park, and online (Teams) · Metro area

Sessions on the fundamentals of an effective security program (1:00 p.m.) and on running a cybersecurity assessment with the NIST CSF and AI RMF (2:45 p.m.); the 12:00 p.m. professional development talk is in person only. The page states no price; access is paid as a judgement call based on the chapter's other priced sessions.

ConfirmedTrainingPaid

engage.isaca.org/researchtrianglechapter/events… [S2]

Raleigh ISSA Chapter Meeting, November 2026

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

NC Biotech Center, 15 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park · Metro area

Advance registration required; in person only.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

raleigh.issa.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-… [S3]

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

Hack The Box Meetup: Raleigh #23

Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.

ECPI University, 4101 Doie Cope Rd, Raleigh

ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted

meetup.com/hack-the-box-meetup-raleigh-nc-usa/e… [S6]

WiCyS NC: Networking with Cisco WiCS on AI Upskilling

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Cisco RTP campus, Building 7, Research Triangle Park · Metro area

Posted as a save-the-date on Meetup, which marks it hybrid with no street address; the description names Cisco Campus RTP, Building 7. Topic: upskilling technical talent for hybrid human and machine teams. No fee is shown.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/wicys-north-carolina-affiliate/event… [S7]

CSA Triangle November Meetup: Surviving 2027, Live and Unscripted

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

8325 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh

Panel on cloud data and privacy risk. The Meetup page gives the street address only and shows no fee.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/cloud-security-alliance-triangle-cha… [S8]

Oak City Locksport November Meeting

Sun, Nov 22, 2026 · 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Raleigh Brewing Company, 3709 Neil St, Raleigh

Beginners are welcome; practice locks and picks are provided.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/oak-city-locksport/events/316937617 [S9]

December 2026

ISACA Research Triangle December Training Session

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Not yet posted (chapter sessions are usually at Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Dr, Research Triangle Park) · Metro area

Date and time are posted; topic, venue and price are not. Access is paid as a judgement call based on the chapter's other priced sessions.

ConfirmedTrainingPaid

engage.isaca.org/researchtrianglechapter/events… [S10]

Raleigh ISSA Chapter Meeting, December 2026

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

NC Biotech Center, 15 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park · Metro area

Advance registration required; in person only.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

raleigh.issa.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-… [S3]

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

North Carolina AI and Cybersecurity Symposium 2026

Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · Starts 8:00 a.m.

Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh

Run by Government Technology's events business; the page says it is open to public sector only and registration is free.

ConfirmedSummitFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted

events.govtech.com/North-Carolina-AI-and-Cybers… [S11]

BSides RDU 2026

Fri, Dec 18, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

McKimmon Conference and Training Center, 1101 Gorman St, NC State, Raleigh

The organizer's site marks tickets as sold out. Tickets were sold through Eventzilla, whose page shows a generic ended banner despite the December 18, 2026 date; the organizer's site and Sessionize agree on the date.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

bsidesrdu.org [S12] [S13] [S14]

Oak City Locksport Lockpick Village at BSides RDU

Fri, Dec 18, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

McKimmon Conference and Training Center, NC State, Raleigh

Hands-on lockpicking for beginners and experienced pickers inside the BSides RDU conference, so entry needs a BSides RDU ticket. The Meetup page gives no street address.

ConfirmedWorkshopPaid

meetup.com/oak-city-locksport/events/316937645 [S15]

Oak City Locksport December Meeting

Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Raleigh Brewing Company, 3709 Neil St, Raleigh

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/oak-city-locksport/events/316937624 [S16]

January 2027

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

February 2027

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

6th Annual North Carolina Cybersecurity Symposium

Fri, Feb 26, 2027

McKimmon Center, NC State, Raleigh

Hosted by the North Carolina Partnership for Cybersecurity Excellence (NC PACE); 2027 theme is securing North Carolina's critical infrastructure, with a student research track. The organizer's page states no 2027 fee, so access is paid as a judgement call based on the 2026 edition.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

nc-pace.org/2027-symposium [S17] [S18]

GPSEC North Carolina 2027 (GuidePoint Security)

Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Umstead Hotel, 100 Woodland Pond Dr, Cary · Metro area

One-day vendor conference for security leaders and practitioners; attendees request a seat and GuidePoint reviews each request, and the page excludes recruiters, competitors and non-sponsoring partners. No fee is stated. The registration page still carries placeholder agenda text, and its structured data lists the venue as to be determined while the page text names the Umstead Hotel, Cary.

ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted

go.guidepointsecurity.com/2026_03_13_MA_GPSEC_N… [S19]

March 2027

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

April 2027

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

May 2027

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Fri, May 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

CackalackyCon 2027

Fri, May 14 to Sun, May 16, 2027

DoubleTree by Hilton, 4810 Page Creek Ln, Durham · Metro area

The conference site shows May 14 to 16, 2027 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, with tickets not yet on sale; students attend free with a valid student ID. The organizers also announced the dates on Mastodon on May 20, 2026.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

cackalackycon.org [S20] [S21]

October 2027

All Things Open 2027

Sun, Oct 17 to Tue, Oct 19, 2027

Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, Raleigh

Adjacent: a large open source technology conference, not security-focused. The 2027 site is a save-the-date page; no price is stated, so access is paid as a judgement call based on the 2026 edition.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

2027.allthingsopen.org [S22]

On the radar

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

Raleigh Cybersecurity Summit (The Official Cybersecurity Summit)

Held July 15 in both 2025 and 2026 (2026 at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills); 2027 date not yet announced

Raleigh

ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/raleigh-july-2026 [S23] [S24] [S25]

Triangle InfoSeCon 2027

The 2026 edition was Friday, October 30; 2027 dates not yet announced

Raleigh

ExpectedConferencePaid

triangleinfosecon.com [S26] [S27]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

IAPP KnowledgeNet Raleigh/Durham

Raleigh and Durham · Metro area

Roughly quarterly meetings; none scheduled

Privacy professionals' chapter; meetings are free for IAPP members. The latest dated meeting, a virtual joint session with IAPP Ireland on December 9, 2025, is known from the title of an IAPP page that no longer loads.

Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Members only

iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/raleigh-durham… [S28] [S29]

ISACA Research Triangle Chapter

Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Dr, Research Triangle Park · Metro area

Monthly Wednesday afternoon training sessions, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.; no session in October 2026

The September 2, 2026 full-day summit cost $100 for members and $150 for non-members, in person or on Teams.

Paid

engage.isaca.org/researchtrianglechapter/home [S30] [S31]

OWASP Triangle-NC

Morrisville and the Triangle · Metro area

Irregular evening talks; the September 16, 2026 meeting was the chapter's second of the year

The chapter posts meetings on LinkedIn first and takes sign-ups on Luma. The latest talk was at Lenovo Building 8, 8001 Development Dr, Morrisville.

Free

owasp.org/www-chapter-triangle-nc [S32] [S33]

Raleigh ISSA Chapter

NC Biotech Center, Research Triangle Park (meetings); Raleigh (Triangle InfoSeCon) · Metro area

Monthly Thursday evening meeting, usually the first Thursday, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.; no chapter meeting in October, when the chapter runs Triangle InfoSeCon

Meetings are in person only and every attendee must register in advance; the chapter also runs Saturday training workshops at ECPI University in Raleigh.

Free

raleigh.issa.org [S3] [S27]

Hacker and grassroots groups

DC919 (DEF CON Group RTP/RDU)

Raleigh and the Research Triangle Park area · In the city

Irregular meetups, CTF practice and workshops; the group's Luma calendar lists the current schedule

The September 19, 2026 in-person CTF was at 421 N Harrington St, Raleigh. The DC919 Luma calendar (luma.com/rtpcybersecurity) also carries other local groups' events.

Free

dc919.net [S34] [S35]

Hack The Box Meetup: Raleigh

ECPI University, 4101 Doie Cope Rd, Raleigh · In the city

Saturdays at noon (weekly since late August 2026; no session listed for October 31)

Part of Hack The Box's company-branded meetup program; sessions are free and suit beginners and experienced players.

FreeVendor-hosted

meetup.com/hack-the-box-meetup-raleigh-nc-usa [S36]

Oak City Locksport

Raleigh breweries · In the city

Monthly Sunday afternoon meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Raleigh's lockpicking group, not a TOOOL chapter in the TOOOL directory file. Meetings are at Raleigh Brewing Company, except October 18, 2026 at Sneaky Penguin Brewing; the group also runs the Lockpick Village at BSides RDU.

Free

meetup.com/oak-city-locksport [S37]

Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)

Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh · In the city

First Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m.

The 2600 national list now names Transfer Co. Food Hall, matching the organizer's Luma listing; the October 2, 2026 meeting shows attendees on Luma, and November 6 and December 4, 2026 are listed on the DC919 Luma calendar.

Free

luma.com/9ce04ofo [S4] [S5]

RTP Security + Beers

Rotating Triangle venues (Cary, Durham, Apex) · Metro area

Monthly Tuesday evening social, 6:30 p.m., at a different bar or brewery each time

The Meetup group is private, so venues show only to members; the DC919 Luma calendar lists the same socials with addresses. The October 20, 2026 social at Doherty's Irish Pub, Apex, had 11 attendees on Luma; no later social is posted.

Free

meetup.com/RTP-Security-Beers [S38] [S39]

Inclusion and career communities

WiCyS North Carolina Affiliate

Raleigh and the Triangle · In the city

Occasional networking events; next on November 12, 2026

Its own latest event was an International Women's Day celebration on March 6, 2026 at the French Cultural Center, Raleigh; later Meetup listings promote other organizations' events.

Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free

meetup.com/wicys-north-carolina-affiliate [S40] [S41]

Public-private and government

InfraGard Eastern Carolina Chapter

Cisco campus, Research Triangle Park and Morrisville · Metro area

Occasional weekday afternoon member meetings; no later meeting is posted

FBI and private sector partnership; membership requires vetting. The latest past meeting found is April 17, 2024 (from a member's LinkedIn post); the chapter posted an October 21, 2026 meeting (no record that it was held was found), and the site owner confirmed it active on October 3, 2026.

Vetting required

ncinfragard.com/eastern-carolina-chapter [S42] [S43]

Education and student groups

HackPack (NC State)

Engineering Building II, NC State, Raleigh · In the city

Fridays at 4:30 p.m. in EB2 1229 (2026 meeting times)

NC State's student security and CTF club; NC State is an NSA/DHS CAE school. HackPack CTF 2026 ran online April 17 to 18, 2026; the site sends members to Discord for meetings and CTFs, and no later dated activity was found.

Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only

hackpack.club [S44] [S45]

Conference series

BSides RDU

McKimmon Center, NC State, Raleigh · In the city

Annual one-day conference; 2026 edition on December 18

Shows as quiet only because the 2025 edition was on September 12, 2025 and the 2026 edition moved to December 18, 2026. The organizer's site marks 2026 tickets as sold out.

Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Paid

bsidesrdu.org [S12] [S46]

CackalackyCon

Durham · Metro area

Annual three-day hacker conference in mid-May

The 2026 edition ran May 15 to 17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Durham. The 2027 edition is May 14 to 16, 2027 at the same hotel; students attend free with a valid ID.

Paid

cackalackycon.org [S20] [S21]

Training

SANS Institute training events (Raleigh area)

Cary · Metro area

Annual multi-day training event

Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. The latest past date is a SANS Raleigh 2025 evening talk on September 18, 2025; SANS Raleigh 2026 started November 2, 2026 and no report of it having been held was read.

Quiet: last activity Sep 2025PaidVendor-hosted

sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/raleigh… [S1] [S47]

Technical user groups

Cloud Security Alliance Triangle Chapter

Raleigh and Morrisville · In the city

Monthly Thursday evening meetup, 5:30 p.m., rotating among host company offices in Raleigh and Morrisville

Each meeting has a host or sponsor; the chapter itself is community-run. The October 15, 2026 meetup at TEKsystems, Raleigh, had 65 Meetup RSVPs; no fee is shown on the event pages.

Free

meetup.com/cloud-security-alliance-triangle-cha… [S48]

Adjacent communities

Splat Space

800 N Mangum St, Durham · Metro area

Saturday open houses at 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday woodshop nights, listed on Meetup

Adjacent: Durham's nonprofit hackerspace and makerspace, not security-focused.

Free

splatspace.org [S49] [S50]

Directory checklist

12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter

Directory	Result
2600 Meetings	Local chapter: Raleigh 2600 (RTP 2600)
CISA Regional Offices	Nearest: CISA Region 4 office (Atlanta), which covers North Carolina
Cloud Security Alliance	Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Triangle Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters	Nearest: Cyversity Charlotte Chapter (about 2.5 hours away)
DEF CON Groups	Local chapter: DC919 (DEF CON Group RTP/RDU)
HTCIA	No chapter found
IAPP KnowledgeNet	Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Raleigh/Durham
InfraGard Members Alliances	Local chapter: InfraGard Eastern Carolina Chapter
ISACA	Local chapter: ISACA Research Triangle Chapter
ISC2	Nearest: ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter (Greensboro and Winston-Salem)
ISSA	Local chapter: Raleigh ISSA Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)	Local chapter: HackPack (NC State)
OWASP	Local chapter: OWASP Triangle-NC
SANS Institute	Local chapter: SANS Institute training events (Raleigh area)
SecureWorld	Nearest: SecureWorld Charlotte (about 2.5 hours away)
Security BSides	Local chapter: BSides RDU
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)	No chapter found
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates	Local chapter: WiCyS North Carolina Affiliate
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters	No chapter found

Checked Nov 4, 2026

Dormant groups

1 group with no public activity for 18 months or more

Triangle Cybersecurity (TriCy): last public activity Dec 2019 [S51]

Field notes

Raleigh ISSA, ISACA Research Triangle and InfraGard meet in Research Triangle Park or Morrisville, about 20 to 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, not inside the city.
Raleigh ISSA meetings are free but need advance registration; walk-ups are turned away.
RTP Security + Beers keeps its Meetup group private, so venues show only to members; the DC919 Luma calendar (luma.com/rtpcybersecurity) lists the same socials with addresses.
The Raleigh Convention Center, home of Triangle InfoSeCon, has been renamed the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center.
BSides RDU 2026 tickets are sold out per the organizer's site. Oak City Locksport runs a Lockpick Village inside the conference on December 18, 2026.
WiCyS North Carolina's own events are infrequent; its Meetup page also lists other organizations' summits, which are not counted as the affiliate's activity.

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.