> cleveland, oh · verified oct 22, 2026
Ohio
Cleveland's security calendar is built around chapter meetings: Northeast Ohio ISSA holds weekday lunch talks in Brecksville, ISC2 Cleveland meets in the evening at TrustedSec in Fairlawn, and ISACA, IAPP and InfraGard run their own programs. The two community conferences are BSides Cleveland, held at Case Western Reserve University on September 26, 2026, and the three-day Information Security Summit in Westlake, October 28 to 30, 2026.
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Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6, 2026
Columbus, OH · Regional
Presented by GuidePoint Security. The page shows a Register button and no ticket price. Columbus is about 2 hours 15 minutes from Cleveland by car.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
TrustedSec, 3485 Southwestern Blvd, Fairlawn · Metro area
Topic is listed as TBA. The event page states no ticket price.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.
Cleveland; venue not posted
Networking dinner run by the events company GBI for security executives. The page says it is complimentary to qualified professionals; no venue is posted.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Fri, Jul 9, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; after-party 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Rivers Casino, 777 Casino Dr, Pittsburgh, PA · Regional
Save-the-date only; the organizer lists the 2027 CFP, registration, schedule and hotel block as TBD and states no price. Pittsburgh is about 2 hours from Cleveland by car.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Held in the fall in recent years (October 18, 2025 and September 26, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Cleveland
ExpectedConferencePaid
Usually held in early June; the 2026 edition was June 8 to 10, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced
Columbus, OH (Hilton Columbus Downtown in 2026) · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Usually held in mid-April; the 11th edition was April 16 and 17, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced
Cleveland State University College of Law, Cleveland
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held in late October in recent years; the 2026 edition is October 28 to 30, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced
LaCentre Conference and Banquet Facility, 25777 Detroit Rd, Westlake (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Usually held on a Friday in early May; the 2026 edition is listed for May 1, 2026. 2027 dates not yet announced
Northern Ohio (2026 edition listed on Northeast Ohio ISSA's schedule for May 1, 2026) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Statewide; in-person meetings rotate around Ohio, plus virtual lunch-and-learns · Metro area
Quarterly member meetings, periodic virtual lunch-and-learns, and an annual spring training conference at Salt Fork State Park
Digital forensics and cyber investigations. The 25th Salt Fork conference was scheduled for May 20 to 22, 2026 in Kimbolton, Ohio, about 90 miles south of Cleveland. The HTCIA calendar also shows Ohio HTCIA Q3 and Lunch and Learn entries on the October 2026 grid without a readable date or time, so they are not listed.
Members only
Cleveland; recent meetings at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1375 East 9th St · In the city
Several afternoon meetings a year; dates are posted on the chapter page
Privacy professionals' chapter. The chapter page listed a meeting on October 15, 2026 (data privacy and cryptocurrency) at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and now shows no meetings scheduled; the chapter page carries no recap, so that date rests on the earlier listing. Registration is through the IAPP.
Free
Cleveland; venues vary · In the city
Chapter meetings and joint events with the Northeast Ohio IIA through the program year; the chapter calendar lists dates
IT audit, governance and security. The chapter's announcements page shows slides posted from its January 22, 2026 meeting and from December 9, 2025. Co-host FEI Northeast Ohio announced a joint IIA, ISACA and FEI kick-off meeting and Guardians game for September 3, 2026; the chapter's own event page still shows the 2025 kick-off, so that meeting is not counted as activity. The chapter's event calendar only loads in a browser.
Quiet: last activity Jan 2026Paid
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TrustedSec, 3485 Southwestern Blvd, Fairlawn · Metro area
Evening meetups, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., about monthly, usually on a Tuesday; dates are posted on the chapter site
Fairlawn is next to Akron, about 35 miles south of downtown Cleveland. The chapter's event pages state no ticket price; its FAQ says to show up to any event to join and that no certification is needed. The September 29, 2026 meetup at TrustedSec is the latest one whose date has passed; the chapter's pages show no recap or cancellation.
Free
Creekside Restaurant, 8803 Brecksville Rd, Brecksville · Metro area
Roughly monthly lunch meetings, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., usually on a Friday or Monday; dates are posted on the chapter site
The chapter site is served over http only. Meetings are vendor-sponsored lunch talks; register on the chapter site, which states no price and says meetings are open to anyone. The September 18, 2026 meeting was moved from August 10, 2026 after a power outage at the venue. No chapter meeting after September 18, 2026 is posted.
Free
Market Avenue Wine Bar, 2521 Market Ave, Ohio City · In the city
Irregular; no meeting announced
Reactivated in May 2024. The Meetup page lists October 16, 2025 as the latest past event (a prompt injection talk). The chapter page mentions an online OWASP Top 10 talk without a date, so it is not counted. No meeting is announced.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Northeast Ohio; venues vary (2026 events in Rocky River and at The Oak Barrel) · Metro area
Happy hours, workshops and conference meetups a few times a year; dates are posted on the WiCyS calendar
Headquartered in Cleveland. 2026 events: a resume workshop at the Rocky River Starbucks on March 5 and a happy hour at The Oak Barrel in Valley View on April 2. No later event is posted.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Free
Cleveland; events around Northern Ohio · In the city
Quarterly member meetings, an annual Security Awareness Day each spring, and other conferences
Membership requires FBI vetting. The 2026 Security Awareness Day, run with ISACA and ISSA, is listed on May 1, 2026 on the Northeast Ohio ISSA schedule (the InfraGard page words it as May 2, 2026); the ticketing page returned 403 and could not be read, so the $65 admission and the Wadsworth venue are not repeated here. The InfraGard site lists a Q3 2026 event, AI, Cyber and the Human Factor, with no date.
Vetting required
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (2026) · In the city
One-day annual conference, usually in the fall
Non-membership community group. The organizer's site marks the September 26, 2026 conference at Tinkham Veale University Center, Case Western Reserve University, as completed. The 2025 conference was October 18, 2025 at Ingenuity Cleveland; the 2024 conference was cancelled and replaced by a social at Happy Dog. No 2027 date is posted.
Paid
Cleveland; mostly online meetings · In the city
Irregular evening meetings, mostly online; no meeting announced
The most recent event on the Meetup page is a chapter meetup at the Information Security Summit at LaCentre in Westlake on October 29, 2025. Earlier 2025 meetings were online. No meeting is announced.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: Youngstown 2600 (Denny's, 4020 Belmont Ave) |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 5; no public Cleveland events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Northeast Ohio Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | No chapter found |
| DEF CON Groups | Nearest: DC216 Cleveland (listed by DEF CON Groups; meets online only, no dated meetings found) |
| HTCIA | Local chapter: HTCIA Ohio Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Cleveland |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: Northern Ohio InfraGard Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Northeast Ohio Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Cleveland Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: Northeast Ohio ISSA |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Nearest: Lakeland Community College, Kirtland (CAE school; no public security club events found) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Cleveland |
| SANS Institute | No chapter found |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Detroit |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides Cleveland |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Northeast Ohio Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
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