> bakersfield, ca · verified nov 3, 2026
California
Bakersfield's security community centers on the Kern County chapter of ISSA, which holds free quarterly dinner meetings with a guest speaker; the most recent was September 2, 2026. A Bakersfield chapter of the (CS)²AI control-systems association runs weekly online sessions, and the nearest ISACA, ISC2, OWASP, WiCyS and 2600 groups meet in the Los Angeles area. The Central San Joaquin Valley Cybersecurity Consortium in Fresno lists a cybersecurity summit for September 22, 2027.
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Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific
Online
A network-wide online replay session about secure PLC coding, hosted on the Bakersfield Meetup page and listed by (CS)²AI for 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EST. The Meetup page says (CS)²AI Online events are free of charge; registration is through Zoom. No cancellation found.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Wed, Sep 22, 2027
Fresno area (venue not yet announced) · Regional
Run by the Central San Joaquin Valley Cybersecurity Consortium, a Fresno-based network of schools, employers and public agencies. Its calendar lists Wednesday, September 22, 2027; the page gives no venue, time or price, so access is listed as free on the strength of the consortium's other events and is not stated by the organizer. The same calendar shows its Fall 2026 MeetUp as TBD. Fresno is about a 1 hour 45 minute drive from Bakersfield.
ConfirmedSummitFree
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Bakersfield (venue not yet announced)
Date TBAChapter meetingFree
Bakersfield; recent meetings at Coconut Joe's Private Beach Club, 4000 Easton Dr · In the city
Quarterly dinner meetings on Wednesdays; doors open 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00 p.m.
Chapter founded in 2008. Meetings are free to attend with dinner included, and ISSA membership is not required; registration is through a form linked from the chapter site, and the fall 2026 meeting filled up. The most recent meeting was the fall quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, sponsored by Fortinet. The chapter's LinkedIn page thanks attendees of that meeting and names December 2 for the next quarterly meeting. The September 2 date appears on kernissa.org and LinkedIn without a year; the year is supported by the site's own page record (the WordPress API shows the home page last modified 2026-08-18), by the LinkedIn posts following a Spring 2026 meeting post, and by September 2 falling on a Wednesday in 2026. The chapter's older address kern.issa.org no longer shows readable content.
Free
Online (no in-person meeting held in Bakersfield so far) · In the city
Weekly online (CS)²AI Online sessions, usually Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Pacific; no in-person meetings yet.
Bakersfield Meetup group of the Control System Cyber Security Association International ((CS)²AI), a nonprofit for ICS/OT security, with 287 members. Its past events on the Meetup page are network-wide online sessions or out-of-state conferences; none was held in person in Bakersfield. The group says it will meet in person once there is enough local interest. The most recent session was the online symposium on October 28, 2026, which the Meetup past-events list shows. Sessions are listed as free of charge; registration is through Zoom.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: LA2600 (Union Station, Los Angeles) |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Los Angeles (SoCal) Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Bay Area Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Nearest: DC818 (Woodland Hills); the DC661 Bakersfield listing shows no meeting place |
| HTCIA | Nearest: HTCIA Southern California Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Los Angeles |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: InfraGard Sacramento Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Nearest: ISACA Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISC2 | Nearest: ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: Kern County ISSA (Kern ISSA) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Nearest: Moorpark College |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP San Fernando Valley |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Security West 2027 (San Diego) |
| 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 | Nearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu SoCal |
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