> anaheim, ca · verified sep 25, 2026
California
Most Anaheim-area security meetings happen elsewhere in Orange County: a first-Friday 2600 social at a Fullerton hackerspace, second-Friday Irvine Underground nights, a second-Wednesday DEF CON group in Garden Grove, and monthly CSA and OWASP evenings in Irvine. ISSA Orange County holds its security socials in Anaheim, and the Anaheim Resort hosts the vendor-run California Technology Summit on October 7, 2026.
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Social evening for UC Irvine computing students, listed on the Cyber@UCI events page.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Career Pathways Training Room, UC Irvine, Irvine · Metro area
Employer information session presented by Veeva Systems, co-hosted with UCI Career Pathways (DCP) and Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS).
ConfirmedMeetupStudents onlyVendor-hosted
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner introduction to the club. Subteam applications close on 2026-10-08.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Student panel on security internships.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · Starts 9:00 a.m.
Long Beach City College, Liberal Arts Campus, 4901 Carson St, Long Beach · Metro area
Hybrid; attendees must also register on the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu website.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, 1855 S. Harbor Blvd, Anaheim
Ninth annual IT and security conference with an exhibit hall, run by an events company. Registration costs $149.00.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Introduces the club's competition subteams.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Introduction to the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition team; regular CCDC training follows on Tuesdays and Fridays.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Online session with UCI Career Pathways (DCP).
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Mile Square Golf Course, Fountain Valley · Metro area
Joint ISACA and IIA Orange County chapter event; 8 CPE.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
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Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner workshop.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner workshop.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Practice cyber defense competition for the CCDC team. The club marks this date as tentative.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner workshop.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Invitational cyber defense competition for the CCDC team; the page does not say where it is held.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific
Online · Metro area
Free three-hour online summit on AI security and governance with live Q&A and CPE credit, run by Layer 8 Masters, the company behind the Orange County Planet Cyber Sec conference. The organizer says it is open to English-speaking professionals outside the EU.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner capture-the-flag session.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Tryouts for the CCDC team. The club marks this date as tentative.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Mon, Nov 9 to Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Starts 1:30 p.m. on November 9
Hotel Fera Anaheim, Anaheim
Security event for MSPs, MSSPs and IT channel partners; free for qualified channel partners only.
ConfirmedConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Guest talk by a speaker from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Registration opens 8:00 a.m.
Hilton Long Beach, 701 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach · Regional
Run by Government Technology (e.Republic). Open to public sector employees only; free registration.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Beginner workshop.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
Club social.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UC Irvine, Irvine (room not posted on the club's events page) · Metro area
End-of-quarter showcase of the club's work.
ConfirmedMeetupStudents only
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 31, 2027
Hilton Los Angeles Culver City, Culver City · Regional
One-day hybrid vendor conference. Pricing was not checked; see the organizer page.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Mon, May 10 to Sat, May 15, 2027
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd, San Diego · Regional
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute; in person and virtual (Pacific Time).
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Jul 28, 2027
Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim-South, 11767 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove · Metro area
One-day hybrid vendor conference; the 2026 edition was at the same hotel on 2026-07-23. Pricing was not checked.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Orange County · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Usually held in late May; 2027 dates not yet announced
Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena (2026 venue) · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held October 18, 2025; next date not yet announced
Titan Student Union, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
Usually held in March or April; 2027 date not yet announced
Mt. SAC Student Center, Walnut (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
5271 California Ave, Suite 100, Irvine · Metro area
Monthly Wednesday evening meetings, 5:30 p.m., usually late in the month
Many meetings are sponsored by a vendor and include a product talk or hands-on workshop.
Free
Southern California; joins Orange County socials · Metro area
Irregular; joint socials with ISSA OC and ASIS OC, and co-hosts the Fullerton College career night
High Technology Cyber Investigation Association (digital forensics and cyber investigations). The last_activity date is the joint SoCalSec social listed on the HTCIA calendar for 2026-09-21; no separate chapter meeting was found.
Members only
Orange County · Metro area
Occasional in-person happy hours and joint virtual KnowledgeNet sessions
Privacy-focused. KnowledgeNets are free for IAPP members. The 2026-08-12 in-person SoCal Chapters Summer Happy Hour appeared on the chapter page before it was held; the page now lists only a virtual joint session on 2026-09-25.
Members only
Irvine, Tustin and Fountain Valley (varies) · Metro area
Monthly events (mix of virtual lunch talks and in-person workshops), certification review courses and an annual GRC summit
Registration is through Cvent. Most chapter meetings are free for members; courses and summits are paid.
Paid
Orange County; August and September 2026 socials in Anaheim · In the city
Roughly monthly evening security socials (6:00 to 8:00 p.m.) at rotating breweries, plus occasional roundtables and lunch talks
Socials on 2026-08-17 (Raymond Ave Brewing) and 2026-09-21 (Golden Road Brewing) were in Anaheim; others have been in Placentia, Pomona and Long Beach. The socials invite guests; chapter membership is paid.
Free
Irvine · Metro area
Evening meetings, often a Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; some meetings are joint with CSA Orange County
The chapter moved its 2026 listings from Meetup to Eventbrite (monthly meetings on 2026-01-29 and 2026-02-26). The latest meeting found was the joint CSA and OWASP meeting on 2026-06-24 in Irvine; no later OWASP OC meeting was found.
Free
Coastline College Garden Grove Center, 12901 S. Euclid St., Room 251, Garden Grove · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., except January and August
Beginner-friendly. The speakers page marks the 2026-06-10 talk as recapped and lists a DEF CON recap for 2026-09-09.
Free
Blue Hummingbird Coffee and Kitchen, 1 Park Plaza, Suite 165, Irvine (subject to change) · Metro area
Second Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
The long-time venue, Gulliver's Restaurant, closed; meetings moved in July 2026 and the location may change month to month.
Free
23b Hackerspace, 418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Unit 1, Fullerton · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Open to all ages and skill levels.
Free
Los Angeles and Long Beach (workshops rotate) · Metro area
Roughly monthly workshops, in person or online
In-person workshops have been in Beverly Hills and at Long Beach City College; several 2026 sessions were online.
Free
Coastline College Garden Grove Center, Garden Grove · Metro area
Club competitions during the school year; free community workshops and symposia a few times a year
Coastline College is an NSA CAE school. The Xploit Club is open to Coastline students; the STORM CyberAI Research Symposium (2026-01-31) and CyberTech Girls events are open to the community.
Quiet: last activity Jan 2026Free
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UC Irvine, HackerLab, ISEB 1550, Irvine · Metro area
During the academic year: Thursday beginner workshops (6:00 to 7:00 p.m.) and CCDC team training on Tuesdays (7:00 p.m., CS1 428) and Fridays (7:00 p.m., DBH 6011)
UC Irvine's cybersecurity club and competition teams (CCDC, CPTC, CTFs). Its fall 2026 events (2026-09-26 to 2026-12-03) are listed as events; the twice-weekly CCDC training sessions are not listed one by one. The latest activity found is the 2026 Information Technology Competition on 2026-04-19; no later 2026 meeting was found.
Students only
Fullerton College, 321 E. Chapman Ave, Fullerton · Metro area
Occasional public events (Cybersecurity Awareness Fair in October, career night)
Fullerton College is an NSA CAE school. The Cyber Industry Career Night on 2026-09-24 is listed as an event.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton · Metro area
Workshops and competition teams during the academic year; schedule on the club calendar
Non-CSUF students may attend workshops; competition teams are CSUF students only. The public calendar has no entries after 2026-02-28.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
College of Business Administration, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona · Metro area
General meetings Tuesdays 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and workshops Fridays 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. during the semester
Cal Poly Pomona is an NSA CAE school. The club's public calendar ends in May 2025; the last dated activity found is its Tech Symposium on 2026-03-14.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free
418 E. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton · Metro area
Open house ("Shopluck") on some Friday evenings; weekly online hacker happy hour on Thursdays
Adjacent: a general hackerspace (electronics, machining, computers) rather than a security group. It hosts the OC2600 meetings.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: OC2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Orange County events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Orange County |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Southern California Chapter (no dated activity found) |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC714 (DEF CON Group Orange County) |
| HTCIA | Local chapter: HTCIA Southern California Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Orange County |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: InfraGard Los Angeles Members Alliance (2026 events are webinars) |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Orange County Chapter |
| ISC2 | Nearest: ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Orange County |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Fullerton College Hornet Security Education Center |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Orange County |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Security West 2027 (San Diego, May 10 to 15, 2027; listed under events) |
| SecureWorld | No chapter found |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides San Diego |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Nearest: WiCyS Los Angeles |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu SoCal |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.