ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Kansas
Wichita, KS cybersecurity events & groups
Wichita has an ISSA chapter that meets monthly on the first Friday over Zoom, an ISC2 chapter that has met monthly on Zoom, and OzSec, a community conference held at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in October (the 2026 edition ran October 23 and 24, and the 2027 edition is listed for October 8, 2027). Kansas state and local government security staff gather each spring at the Kansas Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit, also held in Wichita. No other researched city is within about two hours, so the list is short.
Start here
- ISSA Central Plains Chapter: Free, open to the public without membership, and meets on a fixed first-Friday schedule.
- OzSec 2027: The local community conference, listed for October 8, 2027 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.
Six months at a glance
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Datebook
November 2026
December 2026
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
May 2027
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Fri, May 7, 2027 · 1:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom), Wichita
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
October 2027
OzSec 2027
Fri, Oct 8, 2027 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W Waterman St, Wichita
Run by the OzSec Foundation, a community organization. The organizer's Eventbrite page lists a single day, October 8, 2027, while the 2026 edition ran two days; the OzSec site had not yet been updated for 2027 when checked. Eventbrite structured data shows a low ticket price of 10 USD; the full price list was not readable. The 2026 edition was held October 23 and 24, 2026.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Kansas Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit
Held in April at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in 2025 (April 25) and 2026 (April 9); the organizer page marks the 2026 edition complete and 2027 dates are not yet announced
Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W Waterman St, Wichita
ExpectedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISC2 Wichita Chapter
Online (Zoom), Wichita · In the city
Monthly chapter meeting, usually the third Friday at 3:00 p.m., on Zoom; the chapter site says there is no meeting in October 2026 and lists no later date
Meetings are free and open to people without an ISC2 credential. Study groups may carry dues. The September 18, 2026 last_activity comes from the chapter calendar and is not confirmed by a post-meeting source.
Free
ISSA Central Plains Chapter
Online (Zoom), Wichita · In the city
First Friday of the month, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., online by Zoom; talk or roundtable discussion
Meetings are open to the general public with no membership expected. The chapter site and its Eventbrite page list the October 2, 2026 meeting, but neither shows after-the-fact evidence that it was held, so last_activity is a judgement call. No meeting page for November 2026 or later was posted when checked on November 4, 2026.
Free
Directory checklist
2 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: 2600 Oklahoma City |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 7 (Kansas City) |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Kansas City Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity North Texas Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Nearest: DC405 (DCG Oklahoma City) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Kansas City Metro Area |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: InfraGard Kansas City Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Nearest: ISACA Central Oklahoma Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Wichita Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Central Plains Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Nearest: Wichita State University |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP Kansas City |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Dallas 2026 |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Kansas City |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSidesOK |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | Nearest: TOOOL Kansas City (KCC) |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Nearest: WiCyS Kansas City |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Nearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Omaha |
Field notes
- The ISSA Central Plains chapter and the ISC2 Wichita chapter both meet by Zoom, so attendance does not require being in Wichita.
- The ISC2 Wichita chapter site says there is no meeting in October 2026 and posts no later date; its calendar feed ends with September 18, 2026. Check the chapter site for the next date.
- The ISSA Central Plains site still shows October 2, 2026 as its next meeting and has no later meeting page, so the November 2026 meeting is not confirmed.
- The Kansas Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit is for public sector attendees; the 2026 edition was held April 9, 2026 and no 2027 date is posted.
- Wichita State University is a CAE-designated school with a cybersecurity program, student organizations and a speaker series, but its event pages could not be read by automated tools (blocked by the site firewall), so no university group or dated campus event is listed. WiCyS lists a Wichita State University student chapter, but no meeting dates are public.
- A DEF CON group, DC316, is registered for Wichita (meets at Friends University), but no dated meeting could be found on any readable page, so it is not listed.
- Kansas City and Oklahoma City are each roughly 2.5 to 3 hours away; the nearest-chapter rows point there.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.issa-cp.org/
- S2https://www.eventbrite.com/e/issa-monthly-chapter-meeting-tickets-2002673814289
- S3https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ozsec-2027-tickets-2004047110856
- S4https://ozsecurity.org/
- S5https://events.govtech.com/Kansas-Public-Sector-Cybersecurity-Summit
- S6https://isc2wichitachapter.org/
- S7https://isc2wichitachapter.org/join/