Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Maryland
Baltimore, MD cybersecurity events & groups
Most of the Baltimore area's regular security meetings happen just outside the city: DC443 meets every other Friday and a TOOOL lockpicking night runs on second Wednesdays at the Unallocated Space hackerspace in Millersville, and ISSA Central Maryland holds monthly evening meetings in Columbia. BSidesCharm is the local community conference, held each April in Towson, and SANS, AFCEA and FutureCon bring larger paid events to the city.
Start here
- DC443 (DEF CON Group 443): Free, open hacker meetup every other Friday at a volunteer-run hackerspace near BWI.
- ISSA Central Maryland Chapter: Monthly evening meetings with a speaker in Columbia, with dates posted months ahead.
- BSidesCharm: The region's volunteer-run security conference, held each April in Towson.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
September 2026
10th Anniversary Cybersecurity Awards
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Maryland Jockey Club, Route 198 and Racetrack Road, Laurel · Metro area
Evening networking reception and awards ceremony; tickets sold through the event page.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
Unallocated Space
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
October 2026
UMBC Cyber Defense Exercise (CDE) 2026
Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Public Policy Building, Room 105, UMBC, Catonsville · Metro area
Red team versus blue team exercise open to all UMBC students; breakfast and lunch provided.
ConfirmedCTFStudents only
Unallocated Space
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu: Cyber Threat Intel Tradecraft
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., per the Unallocated Space events calendar. Full title: "Cyber Threat Intel Tradecraft: Analyzing Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures."
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
IAPP KnowledgeNet Baltimore Networking Happy Hour
Tue, Oct 20, 2026
Baltimore; venue given at registration
Privacy-focused chapter of the IAPP. In person; registration through MyIAPP. KnowledgeNet meetings are free for IAPP members.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISSA Central Maryland Membership Meeting
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The HubSpot, 6724 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 105, Columbia · Metro area
Talk on the infostealer economy. Registration required; the page does not state a price.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
BSides NoVA 2026
Fri, Oct 30 to Sat, Oct 31, 2026
George Mason University, Mason Square, 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA · Regional
About an hour from Baltimore. The organizer posted a save-the-date; the venue page says the event is back at Mason Square.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
November 2026
Unallocated Space
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Security BSides Delaware 2026
Fri, Nov 13 to Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Fintech Innovation Hub, University of Delaware, 591 Collaboration Way, Newark, DE · Regional
About an hour and a quarter from Baltimore. Tickets through Humanitix.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
ISSA Central Maryland Membership Meeting
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Columbia (venue listed on the chapter calendar) · Metro area
Registration required; the page does not state a price.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Nov 25, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
Unallocated Space
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Part of the every-other-Friday DC443 series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Security Standardisation Research (SSR) Conference 2026
Sun, Dec 13 to Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · Co-located workshops on December 13
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
Academic peer-reviewed conference on security standards, hosted by UMBC. Proceedings appear in Springer LNCS.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
ISSA Central Maryland Membership Meeting
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Columbia (venue listed on the chapter calendar) · Metro area
Registration required; the page does not state a price.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Dec 23, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Unallocated Space
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Jan 27, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
Unallocated Space
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Baltimore Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Thu, Feb 11, 2027
BWI Airport Marriott, Linthicum · Metro area
One-day hybrid conference run by FutureCon Events, a commercial events company; up to 10 CPE credits. Ticket terms were not checked.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Unallocated Space
Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
Unallocated Space
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
BSidesCharm 2027
Sat, Apr 24 to Sun, Apr 25, 2027
Baltimore area (venue to be announced) · Metro area
The 2026 edition was held at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson; the 2027 venue has not been announced. In 2026 tickets went on sale in early March and the call for papers closed January 31.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
May 2027
AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2027
Tue, May 11 to Thu, May 13, 2027
Baltimore (AFCEA lists Baltimore, MD; venue not named on the page)
AFCEA's government and defense cyber conference with a large exhibit hall; the 2026 edition was also in Baltimore.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
SANS Baltimore 2027
Mon, May 17 to Sat, May 22, 2027
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street
Early-bird discount ends: Wed, Oct 28, 2026
Commercial training event with 15 courses, in person or live online. The early-bird code applies to 4 to 6 day courses paid by October 28, 2026.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Global Cyber Innovation Summit
Held in late February (February 25 to 26 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, Fells Point
ExpectedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Baltimore
Held in the spring (April 28 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Baltimore (2026 edition at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna Street)
ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
Cybersecurity Association (Maryland)
Maryland; events in Columbia, Laurel and online · Metro area
Summits, an annual awards night and webinars through the year
Statewide membership association for Maryland's cybersecurity industry (formerly the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland). Its Maryland Policy Summit was held April 29, 2026. Business-oriented; many events are ticketed.
Paid
ISACA Central Maryland Chapter (ISACA-CMC)
Baltimore area; many trainings are virtual · Metro area
Monthly training events (often virtual) plus annual socials such as a golf tournament and a crab feast
ISACA's territory for this chapter is a 50-mile radius around Baltimore. The most recent in-person event was the 10th Annual Crab Feast on September 20, 2026 at Kurtz's Beach, Pasadena. The chapter events calendar requires an ISACA login; no fall 2026 training dates were visible publicly.
Paid
ISC2 Annapolis Junction Chapter
6724 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia (recent meetings) · Metro area
Monthly chapter meetings announced on the ISC2 chapter platform and LinkedIn
The April 24, 2025 meeting (6:00 p.m., Columbia, with a Google Meet option) was open to non-members. The chapter moved to ISC2's Hivebrite platform, which needs JavaScript and a login to see events; its old Springly site and Meetup group are gone. Registration pages for June 26 and July 31, 2025 meetings were found but could not be opened. The chapter is confirmed active as of September 25, 2026; no public 2026 meeting date was readable.
Free
ISSA Central Maryland Chapter
The HubSpot, 6724 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 105, Columbia · Metro area
Monthly membership meetings, usually on a Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; dates are posted on the chapter calendar
Serves the Baltimore metropolitan area. Meetings were held July 22, August 26 and September 23, 2026. Registration is required; the chapter's pages do not state a price for guests. The chapter also runs a CISSP study group in Annapolis Junction.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DC443 (DEF CON Group 443)
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Every other Friday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (listed as "Cyber Security / DC443 Meetup")
The DEF CON group hosted by the Unallocated Space hackerspace, about 20 minutes south of downtown Baltimore near BWI. Talks, discussions and hands-on sessions such as CTF practice. The July 3, 2026 meeting was cancelled; check the Meetup page before going.
Free
TOOOL Maryland (Locksport at Unallocated Space)
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Second Wednesday of every month, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Listed as "Locksport - MD TOOOL" on the Unallocated Space calendar; the shared directory calls it TOOOL Baltimore (BWI). Open to beginners. The hackerspace calendar also lists a separate "Low-Key Lockpicking" night on fourth Wednesdays and monthly Sunday afternoon lockpicking sessions.
Free
Unallocated Space
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Open house every Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; project night Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Nonprofit hackerspace focused on STEM and cybersecurity education. It hosts DC443, the Maryland TOOOL locksport night and occasional Women's Society of Cyberjutsu sessions. Individual open house nights are sometimes cancelled for weather or holidays.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
DC, Maryland and Virginia; recent events at Capitol Technology University, Laurel · Metro area
Periodic events such as CTFs, workshops and virtual affiliate meetings
Affiliate membership is free. The Spring 2026 CTF was held April 11, 2026 at Capitol Technology University, 11301 Springfield Road, Laurel. The affiliate's own site (wicysmidatlantic.org) sits behind a Google sign-in; events are posted on wicys.org.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu DC/MD/VA (DMV) Chapter
DC, Maryland and Virginia; some sessions at Unallocated Space, Millersville · Metro area
Periodic workshops and networking events posted on the national WSC calendar
The DMV session "Cyber Threat Intel Tradecraft: Analyzing Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures" is set for Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Unallocated Space in Millersville. A search result for the WSC calendar showed a session with the same title on September 12, 2026 (the site blocks automated readers). The older DC/MD/VA Meetup group has no events after 2020.
Free
Education and student groups
UMBC CyberDawgs
ILSB 233, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville · Metro area
Weekly club meetings on Mondays, 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., during the semester, with a Webex option
UMBC is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. The club runs a fall Cyber Defense Exercise for UMBC students and the annual DawgCTF each April, and fields collegiate competition teams. The club site still names a Fall 2025 room; the fall 2026 meetings are in ILSB 233 per the club's myUMBC posts.
Students only
Conference series
BSidesCharm
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, Towson · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in late April
Run by the nonprofit BSidesCharm Inc. The 2026 edition ran April 25 to 26, 2026 at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson. The organizer site blocks automated readers, so 2026 details come from its Eventbrite and pretalx pages.
Paid
Adjacent communities
Baltimore Hackerspace
7964 Baltimore St, Baltimore (East Baltimore area) · Metro area
Open hack night every Wednesday
General makerspace (electronics, woodworking, robotics), not security-focused; it has held occasional classes such as cryptography. The most recent dated in-person event found was a Microwave Night on October 22, 2025, posted on a Meetup page that now belongs to an unrelated online group.
Free
Directory checklist
9 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
Dormant groups
1 group with no public activity for 18 months or more
- DevSecOps Hub: Baltimore Meetup Group: last public activity Sep 2018 [S48]
Field notes
- DC443, the TOOOL locksport night and the Unallocated Space open house all meet in Millersville, about 20 minutes south of downtown near BWI, not in the city itself.
- DC410, a Baltimore DEF CON group, says on dc410.io that its first-Tuesday monthly meetups are closed for now; no dated meeting was found.
- ISACA Central Maryland posts most event details behind an ISACA login, and many of its monthly trainings are virtual.
- ISSA UMBC, Towson University's Cyber Defense Club and the Johns Hopkins Cyberbirds are student groups with no dated public events found; they are not listed separately.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316062848/
- S2https://cyber-association.glueup.com/event/187088
- S3https://www.unallocatedspace.org/events/
- S4https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/
- S5https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbccd/posts
- S6https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316062850/
- S7https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=unallocatedspacehq%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
- S8https://womenscyberjutsu.org/
- S9https://toool.us/meetings/
- S10https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/baltimore-md
- S11https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316062852/
- S12https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-10-28-2026/
- S13https://www.bsidesnova.org/
- S14https://www.bsidesnova.org/venue/
- S15https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316086534/
- S16https://www.bsidesdelaware.com/
- S17https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-11-18-2026/
- S18https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316086539/
- S19https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/jffdztyjcqbgb/
- S20https://ssresearch26.umbc.edu/
- S21https://ssresearch26.umbc.edu/program/venue-and-hotel/
- S22https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-12-16-2026/
- S23https://www.futureconevents.com/events/baltimore-md-2027
- S24https://bsidescharm.org/
- S25https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsidescharm-2026-tickets-1982620739001
- S26https://events.afcea.org/afceacyber26/Public/enter.aspx
- S27https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/baltimore-2027
- S28https://globalcybersummit.org/
- S29https://globalcybersummit.org/agenda-3/
- S30https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Baltimore-2026
- S31https://www.mdcyber.com/events
- S32https://cyber-association.glueup.com/event/maryland-policy-summit-2026-navigating-the-new-legislative-landscape-174180/
- S33https://engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/home
- S34https://engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=7e6e121c-1c2d-485c-af2c-019df347185a&CommunityKey=09fbd761-fd3f-4fea-bc56-dab054e25430&Home=%2Fcentralmarylandchapter%2Fevents%2Fcalendar
- S35https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/page/home
- S36https://www.linkedin.com/posts/isc2-annapolis-junction-chapter_join-us-for-the-monthly-isc2-annapolis-junction-activity-7312983851197161472-_4hS
- S37https://issa-centralmd.org/
- S38https://issa-centralmd.org/meetings/
- S39https://www.unallocatedspace.org/events/dc443/
- S40https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-mid-atlantic-affiliate-capture-the-flag/
- S41https://www.wicys.org/wicys-mid-atlantic-affiliate/
- S42https://womenscyberjutsu.org/page/chapters
- S43https://umbccd.umbc.edu/
- S44https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/
- S45https://pretalx.com/bsidescharm2026/
- S46https://baltimorehackerspace.com/
- S47https://www.meetup.com/developers-and-ux/events/311597905/
- S48https://www.meetup.com/devsecops-hub-baltimore-meetup-group/