Unallocated Space
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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. ISC2 Annapolis Junction and ISC2 Aberdeen meet on Zoom. BSidesCharm is the local community conference, held each April in Towson (April 24 to 25, 2027), and SANS, AFCEA, FutureCon and the Maryland Cyber Summit 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
November 2026
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
ISC2 Aberdeen: Evening Study, CISSP Domain 7
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Evening, listed as 7:00
Online (Zoom) · Metro area
Overview of CISSP Domain 7, Security Operations. The page does not state a price or whether guests may join.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
ISACA-CMC November 2026 Virtual Training
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Three-hour session on governance of AI agents, up to 3 CPEs. Members $50, non-members $75, retirees $25. The event page listed registration as not yet open.
ConfirmedTrainingPaid
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 Building, STAR Campus, 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
ISC2 Annapolis Junction Chapter Meeting
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom, pre-registration required) · Metro area
Talk by Nick Flom on moving from technical specialist to security leader. The virtual ticket is $0; CPE credit goes only to chapter members.
ConfirmedChapter 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
ISC2 Aberdeen: Lunch and Learn, CISSP Domain 8
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 12:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom) · Metro area
Overview of CISSP Domain 8, Software Development Security. The page does not state a price or whether guests may join.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
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
Regular registration rate ends: Fri, Nov 13, 2026
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
ISC2 Annapolis Junction Chapter Meeting
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Online (Zoom, pre-registration required) · Metro area
Talk by Andre Piazza on AI-driven news scams. The virtual ticket is $0; CPE credit goes only to chapter members.
ConfirmedChapter 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. No ticket price appears on the pages read. The FAQ says all registrations are subject to approval and excludes students, recruiters, sales, independent consultants and outside vendors.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-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
Global Cyber Innovation Summit
Wed, Mar 3 to Thu, Mar 4, 2027
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore, Fells Point
Invitation-only forum for CISOs, investors and security company executives, held under the Chatham House Rule.
ConfirmedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted
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
Unallocated Space
Wed, Apr 7, 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, Apr 14, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Unallocated Space, 1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Unallocated Space
Wed, Apr 21, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
BSidesCharm 2027
Sat, Apr 24 to Sun, Apr 25, 2027
Sheraton Baltimore North, Towson · Metro area
The organizer site lists April 24 to 25, 2027 at the Sheraton Baltimore North. Ticket prices for 2027 are not posted; the 2026 edition sold tickets from early March.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Unallocated Space
Wed, Apr 28, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
1029 Benfield Blvd, Millersville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
May 2027
Maryland Cyber Summit 2027
Tue, May 4 to Wed, May 5, 2027
Baltimore (venue to be announced)
Early-bird pricing ends: Thu, Mar 4, 2027
Two-day executive summit run by QG Media (CyberSeries), a commercial events company. End-user pass $749 early bird ($999 regular); vendor pass $2,499. End users exclude vendors, insurers, consultants and lawyers.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
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
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.
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 10th Anniversary Cybersecurity Awards were held September 30, 2026 at the Maryland Jockey Club in Laurel. Business-oriented; many events are ticketed. No future in-person event was readable (its Glue Up events page blocks automated readers).
Paid
IAPP KnowledgeNet Baltimore
Baltimore; venue given at registration · In the city
Periodic in-person KnowledgeNet meetings; dates are posted on the IAPP chapter page
Privacy-focused chapter of the IAPP. The Baltimore Networking Happy Hour was scheduled for October 20, 2026; the chapter page lists no other dates. Attendance is not published. KnowledgeNet meetings are free for IAPP members.
Free
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 public events list shows one training, a virtual session on November 11, 2026; member-only pages need an ISACA login.
Paid
engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/home [S5] [S30] [S31]
ISC2 Aberdeen Chapter
Online (Zoom); chapter based in Aberdeen, MD · Metro area
Evening study sessions and lunch and learns on Tuesdays, held on Zoom
Online-only chapter that lists Baltimore in the shared ISC2 directory. The events page states no price. A session listed for October 13, 2026 earlier in the research has dropped off the page, so last activity is inferred from that listing.
Free
ISC2 Annapolis Junction Chapter
Online (Zoom); earlier meetings at 6724 Alexander Bell Drive, Columbia · Metro area
Monthly chapter meeting on a Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Zoom with pre-registration
The chapter's event feed is readable. The September 24, 2026 meeting was virtual; April 30 and May 28, 2026 meetings listed Columbia. Every chapter event now requires Zoom pre-registration. The October 29, 2026 annual meeting is for dues-paying members only, and CPE credit goes only to chapter members.
Free
isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/page/home [S10] [S32] [S33]
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" and "Infosec & 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.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Free
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" was set for Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Unallocated Space in Millersville (Unallocated Space public calendar; owner confirmed). The womenscyberjutsu.org 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 (held October 3, 2026) and the annual DawgCTF each April, and fields collegiate competition teams. Fall 2026 meetings are in ILSB 233 per the club's myUMBC posts; the club site still names a Fall 2025 room.
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 lists the 2027 edition for April 24 to 25, 2027 at the same hotel.
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. Its site says every Wednesday night is open hack night. 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; status rests on the owner's confirmation of 2026 activity.
Free
Directory checklist
10 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 [S49]
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's monthly trainings are usually virtual and paid for non-members; the chapter's other event pages need an ISACA login.
- ISC2 Annapolis Junction and ISC2 Aberdeen hold their meetings online; Annapolis Junction requires Zoom pre-registration, and its October 29, 2026 annual meeting is for dues-paying members only.
- FutureCon Baltimore reviews every registration and does not admit students, recruiters, sales staff, independent consultants or outside vendors.
- 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.unallocatedspace.org/events/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/
- S3https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316086534/
- S4https://isc2aberdeen.org/events
- S5https://engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=43b5d8c5-5ccd-4c03-91b3-01a12e00e3ed&CommunityKey=09fbd761-fd3f-4fea-bc56-dab054e25430
- S6https://toool.us/meetings/
- S7https://www.bsidesdelaware.com/
- S8https://events.humanitix.com/security-bsides-delaware-2026
- S9https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-11-18-2026/
- S10https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/events/284827
- S11https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316086539/
- S12https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/jffdztyjcqbgb/
- S13https://ssresearch26.umbc.edu/
- S14https://ssresearch26.umbc.edu/program/venue-and-hotel/
- S15https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-12-16-2026/
- S16https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/events/284832
- S17https://www.futureconevents.com/events/baltimore-md-2027
- S18https://www.futureconevents.com/faq
- S19https://globalcybersummit.org/
- S20https://bsidescharm.org/
- S21https://bsidescharm.org/Volunteers/
- S22https://maryland.cyberseries.io/overview/
- S23https://maryland.cyberseries.io/register/
- S24https://events.afcea.org/afceacyber27/Public/enter.aspx
- S25https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/baltimore-2027
- S26https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/Baltimore-2026
- S27https://www.mdcyber.com/events
- S28https://www.cyber-association.com/news/cybersecurity-association-announces-winners-2026-cybersecurity-awards
- S29https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/baltimore-md
- S30https://engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/home
- S31https://engage.isaca.org/centralmarylandchapter/RecentCommunityEventsDashboard
- S32https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/page/home
- S33https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/48353/events/284825
- S34https://issa-centralmd.org/
- S35https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/
- S36https://issa-centralmd.org/calendar/membership-meeting-10-28-2026/
- S37https://www.unallocatedspace.org/events/dc443/
- S38https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316062850/
- S39https://www.wicys.org/wicys-mid-atlantic-affiliate/
- S40https://www.wicys.org/organizer/wicys-mid-atlantic-affiliate/
- S41https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=unallocatedspacehq%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
- S42https://womenscyberjutsu.org/page/chapters
- S43https://umbccd.umbc.edu/
- S44https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbccd/posts
- S45https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/
- S46https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsidescharm-2026-tickets-1982620739001
- S47https://baltimorehackerspace.com/
- S48https://www.meetup.com/developers-and-ux/events/311597905/
- S49https://www.meetup.com/devsecops-hub-baltimore-meetup-group/