> winston-salem, nc · verified oct 9, 2026
North Carolina
Winston-Salem has no standing local security meetup of its own; its community is shared across the Piedmont Triad. ISC2 Piedmont Triad meets about every two months and alternates between Winston-Salem and Greensboro, and BSides Triad holds free monthly meetups in Greensboro, about 30 miles east. The nearest large conferences are in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham.
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Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. (listed end 7:30 p.m.)
Not yet announced (BSides Triad's other 2026 meetups were in Greensboro) · Metro area
Only the date and time are posted. The 2025 holiday mixer, held with other local security groups, required an RSVP about a week ahead.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh · Regional
Run by Government Technology's events business. Open to public sector employees only; registration is free.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Fri, Dec 18, 2026
McKimmon Conference and Training Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional
Grassroots one-day conference, about 2 hours from Winston-Salem. The page shows both a tickets-on-sale banner and a SOLD OUT label, so confirm availability with the organizers.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, May 14 to Sun, May 16, 2027
Durham (2027 venue not confirmed on the organizer pages; the 2026 conference was in Durham) · Regional
Three-day hacker conference, about 1.5 hours from Winston-Salem. The organizers announced the 2027 dates on Mastodon; cackalackycon.org still shows the 2026 edition. In 2026 presale tickets sold out and students attended free with a valid student ID; 2027 ticketing is not posted.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Held September 18, 2026 at Penn Pavilion; 2027 dates not yet announced
Duke University, Durham · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held in mid-July in 2026 (July 15, 2026 at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills); 2027 date not yet announced
Raleigh · Regional
ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Greensboro (the August 11, 2026 meeting was at a Greensboro Grasshoppers game, 408 Bellemeade St) · Metro area
Irregular evening meetings; no meeting is posted after August 11, 2026
Founded in 2025; its first meeting was September 10, 2025, with free registration through the Information Security Summit website. The August 11, 2026 meeting was posted on the BSides Triad calendar with a registration form; space was limited. The calendar entry's address slug mentions High Point or Winston-Salem, but the posted venue is in Greensboro.
Free
cloudsecurityalliance.org/chapters/north-caroli… [S8] [S9] [S10]
Rotates between Greensboro and Winston-Salem; the October 13, 2026 meeting is at 2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, and the July 28, 2026 meeting was at TEKsystems, 7029 Albert Pick Rd, Greensboro · In the city
About every two months on a Tuesday evening; 2026 meetings were March 24, May 12, July 28 and October 13
Registration is through the chapter's Eventbrite page. Annual chapter dues are $50 for ISC2-certified members and $25 for others; the chapter says college students with a valid student ID can attend at no cost. The chapter site still says meetings are on the second Tuesday of odd months, but the 2026 dates do not follow that pattern.
Paid
Cathleen Clay Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Dr, Greensboro (most 2026 meetups); socials at other Greensboro venues · Metro area
About monthly evening meetups, usually 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on a weekday; dates vary and are posted on the meetups page
Meetups are free; each event page links an RSVP form. A flash-talks meetup was scheduled for September 28, 2026 in Greensboro, but no page confirms it took place, so last activity is the June 25, 2026 talk. The calendar also lists ISC2 and Cloud Security Alliance meetings it co-promotes. BSides.org lists the Triad conference chapter as inactive, and no BSides Triad conference date is posted.
Free
CREO, 2105 Yanceyville St, Greensboro · Metro area
Cybersecurity Awareness Month events each October with the university's IT department; some are open to the public
N.C. A&T is an NSA-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research. Most October events are for students and employees; select talks and tours are open to the public. No October 2026 schedule was found.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025FreeStudents only
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