Executive Women's Forum 2026 Annual Conference
Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6, 2026
Gaylord Rockies Resort, Aurora · Regional
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO cybersecurity events & groups
Colorado Springs has two long-running professional chapters, ISSA-COS and ISC2 Pikes Peak, that each meet monthly, plus a free Cybersecurity First Friday social at the UCCS cybersecurity building. The calendar leans toward defense and space: ISSA-COS runs the Peak Cyber Symposium each September and the AFCEA Rocky Mountain chapter holds its Cyberspace Symposium at The Broadmoor each February.
Start here
- Cybersecurity First Friday: Free monthly networking social at UCCS, open to students and professionals.
- ISSA Colorado Springs Chapter (ISSA-COS): Free monthly chapter meetings with a speaker, plus trivia nights and mentoring mixers.
- ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter: Small, friendly monthly meeting with a hybrid Webex option and CPE credit.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
November 2026
Mountain Lion Cyber Club: Breaking Into Cyber internship panel
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
National Cyber Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs
Student and alumni panel with Q&A. The campus event system marks it public with a 30-seat RSVP cap; no fee or eligibility terms are stated.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Cybersecurity First Friday, November 2026
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Exponential Impact at the UCCS Cyber Campus, 3650 N. Nevada Ave
Registration and check-in are required; the organizer states no fee. The organizer lists 23:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. Mountain); the 6:30 p.m. end comes from the ISC2 Pikes Peak chapter page. UCCS faculty and students present research and posters.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
ISSA-COS November 2026 Chapter Meeting
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
UCCS Kevin W. O'Neil Cybersecurity Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Mountain Lion Cyber Club: Beyond the SOC, a day in the life of an ISSO
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
UCCS Kevin W. O'Neil Cybersecurity Education and Research Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs
Career talk by a UCCS senior who works as an ISSO, with Q&A. The campus event system marks it public with a 30-seat RSVP cap; no fee or eligibility terms are stated.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISC2 Pikes Peak November 2026 Chapter Meeting
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Goat Patch, Colorado Springs (also on Zoom)
Moved to the third Wednesday. The chapter's Local Events page lists November 20 for the talk and the meeting schedule lists November 18 at Goat Patch; no talk topic is posted.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
ISSA-COS Trivia Night
Thu, Nov 19, 2026
The Public House at The Alexander, 3104 N. Nevada Ave
Time not yet posted.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
December 2026
ISSA-COS Mentoring Matters Mixer
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
UCCS Kevin W. O'Neil Cybersecurity Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Cybersecurity First Friday, December 2026
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 4:00 p.m.
Venue not stated on the event list, Colorado Springs
Listed on the organizer event list as December 4, 2026 at 23:00 UTC (4:00 p.m. Mountain); registration required, no fee stated, venue not stated.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
ISC2 Pikes Peak December 2026 Luncheon
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Old Spaghetti Factory, Colorado Springs
Friday luncheon in place of the usual Wednesday meeting.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
January 2027
ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter
Wed, Jan 27, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Rotating Colorado Springs restaurants and breweries, plus Zoom
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2027 (RMCS27)
Mon, Feb 8 to Thu, Feb 11, 2027
The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs
ConfirmedConferencePaid
ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter
Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Rotating Colorado Springs restaurants and breweries, plus Zoom
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
WiCyS 2027 Annual Conference
Wed, Mar 17 to Fri, Mar 19, 2027
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora · Regional
Student poster submissions close: Wed, Nov 4, 2026
ConfirmedConferencePaid
ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter
Wed, Mar 24, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Rotating Colorado Springs restaurants and breweries, plus Zoom
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
Colorado = Security Security Leader Summit 7
Fri, Apr 23, 2027 · Full day
Denver Athletic Club, Denver · Regional
Sponsor early-bird pricing ends: Fri, Jan 15, 2027
Peer-led one-day program for Colorado security leaders. The organizer says it is free to attend with breakfast and lunch; registration asks for job title, company and LinkedIn profile.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVetting required
ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter
Wed, Apr 28, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Rotating Colorado Springs restaurants and breweries, plus Zoom
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
May 2027
July 2027
SANS Rocky Mountain 2027
Mon, Jul 26 to Sat, Jul 31, 2027
Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton Street, Denver (also online) · Regional
Early-bird discount payment deadline: Wed, Jan 6, 2027
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
August 2027
USENIX Security Symposium 2027
Wed, Aug 11 to Fri, Aug 13, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, Denver · Regional
Cycle 2 mandatory paper registration: Tue, Jan 19, 2027
Cycle 2 paper submissions due: Tue, Jan 26, 2027
The 36th USENIX Security Symposium, an academic and practitioner research conference. The page shows no registration fee.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Space ISAC Value of Space Summit 2027 (VOSS)
Mon, Aug 30 to Thu, Sep 2, 2027
Space ISAC headquarters (3650 N. Nevada Ave) and other Colorado Springs sites
Save-the-date on the Space ISAC site, which lists Colorado Springs locations for 2027. Some sessions are for members or cleared attendees; the 2026 student and faculty day was free. No fee is stated for 2027.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
September 2027
Peak Cyber Symposium 2027
Wed, Sep 1 to Thu, Sep 2, 2027
The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
Call for speakers submission deadline: Fri, Jul 16, 2027
ISSA-COS's 17th annual symposium, produced with an events company. The organizer site lists dates and venue but no ticket prices; the 2026 edition was paid.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
BSides Colorado Springs 2027
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Colorado Springs
Date TBAConferenceFree
BSides Denver 2027
Held in September in 2026; 2027 date not yet announced
Denver · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
OWASP SnowFROC 2027
Usually held in spring in Denver (April 16 to 17, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Denver · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter
Rotating Colorado Springs restaurants and breweries, plus Zoom · In the city
Fourth Wednesday of the month, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (networking from 4:30 p.m.), in person and on Zoom (broadcast starts November 2026); November meets on the third Wednesday and December is a Friday luncheon
Chapter membership is $30 a year; the chapter invites newcomers to attend a monthly meeting. Venues change during the year (Paninos in September 2026, Goat Patch in October 2026). The September 23, 2026 meeting is still shown as scheduled on the chapter site, so last_activity stays at the last meeting that site shows as held (August 27, 2026).
Free
ISSA Colorado Springs Chapter (ISSA-COS)
UCCS Kevin W. O'Neil Cybersecurity Center, Colorado Springs · In the city
Chapter meetings on the second Tuesday of most months, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at UCCS; also trivia nights, mentoring mixers, Saturday cyber workshops and certification review classes
Chapter meetings are free on Eventbrite and open to non-members. The chapter also runs the annual Peak Cyber Symposium.
Free
OWASP Colorado Springs Chapter
Colorado Springs (TRiNiTY Brewing Forge Road Brewery in 2025; formerly the National Cybersecurity Center) · In the city
Formerly monthly on a late-month weekday at 6:00 p.m.; no meeting posted since October 30, 2025
The OWASP chapter page still shows a September 2024 meeting; the Meetup group is the current listing.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Cybersecurity First Friday
UCCS Cybersecurity Building (B Wing, XI/NCC Training Room), 3650 N. Nevada Ave · In the city
Monthly networking social with a sponsor talk, usually the first Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; some months move to the second Friday
Co-hosted by the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC and Murray Security Services, a local security company, with a monthly sponsor. Registration is required on the organizer site; no fee is stated. The November 6, 2026 event is listed at Exponential Impact; the ISC2 Pikes Peak chapter lists it at the National Cybersecurity Center, same address. The organizer site shows times in UTC (10:00 p.m.), which is 4:00 p.m. Mountain.
FreeVendor-hosted
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Colorado Affiliate
Statewide; most events in the Denver area · Regional
Irregular networking events and an annual CyberCon in Denver; takes part in the WiCyS Summit Across Colorado at UCCS
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
WiCyS UCCS Student Chapter
UCCS and nearby venues · In the city
Networking nights, panels and resume reviews during the academic year
The fall 2026 networking night on September 18 at Storybook Brewing was free and open to cyber professionals as well as students.
Free
Education and student groups
Mountain Lion Cyber Club (UCCS)
UCCS Cybersecurity Building, 3650 N. Nevada Ave · In the city
Meetings, speaker nights and competition practice during the academic year; the fall 2026 kickoff was September 10, and two public career talks are listed for November 2026
UCCS is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence; the club competes in CTF and cyber defense competitions.
Students only
mlc.uccs.edu/organization/mountain-lions-cyber [S2] [S38] [S39] [S40]
Pikes Peak State College Cybersecurity Club and Cyber Defense Center
Pikes Peak State College, Centennial Campus, 5675 S. Academy Blvd. · In the city
Club meetings and events during the academic year; drop-ins welcome. The college also hosts free public cybersecurity clinics
NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence community college. Activity date is the April 10, 2026 Community Cybersecurity Clinic, announced by the college on April 1, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Free
pikespeak.edu/academics/cyber-defense-center/in… [S41] [S42]
Conference series
BSides Colorado Springs
UCCS Cybersecurity Building, Colorado Springs · In the city
Annual free one-day community conference in the fall (October 2023, September 2024, October 2025); the 2026 edition was postponed
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFCEA
Colorado Springs (The Broadmoor and other venues) · In the city
Runs the annual Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium each February and occasional free events such as the SANS Cyber Engagement
Defense communications association; its symposium audience is largely government, military and defense contractors.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Paid
Directory checklist
7 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: Denver 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 8 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: Cloud Security Alliance Colorado Chapter (meets in Denver) |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Denver Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC719 (Colorado Springs DEF CON Group) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Denver |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: InfraGard Denver Members Alliance (covers all of Colorado) |
| ISACA | Nearest: ISACA Denver Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Pikes Peak Region Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Colorado Springs Chapter (ISSA-COS) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Mountain Lion Cyber Club (UCCS) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Colorado Springs Chapter |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Rocky Mountain 2027 (Denver) |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Denver |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides Colorado Springs |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Colorado Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Dormant groups
1 group possibly dormant
- DC719 (Colorado Springs DEF CON Group): Possibly dormant: last public activity May 2025 [S46] [S47] [S48]
Field notes
- Much of the local scene meets at the UCCS Kevin W. O'Neil Cybersecurity Center, 3650 N. Nevada Ave, which also houses the National Cybersecurity Center and Exponential Impact.
- BSides Colorado Springs postponed its 2026 conference to 2027 with no date; the BSides global directory lists the postponed entry on October 24, 2026.
- ISC2 Pikes Peak rotates venues and moves its November and December meetings; its Local Events page lists November 20 while the meeting schedule lists November 18.
- OWASP Colorado Springs has not posted a meeting since October 30, 2025, and DC719 since May 1, 2025; check their Meetup page or Discord before going.
- Denver-area chapters (ISACA, Cloud Security Alliance, OWASP Denver, InfraGard) are about 70 miles north and are listed on the Denver-area pages.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.ewfglobal.com/events/
- S2https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/12907328
- S3https://www.cybersecurityfirstfriday.com/events/first-friday-2026-11
- S4https://isc2chapter-pikespeak.org/index.php/events
- S5https://issa-cos.org/events/month/2026-11/
- S6https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/12907346
- S7https://isc2chapter-pikespeak.org/index.php/meeting_schedule
- S8https://issa-cos.org/events/month/2026-12/
- S9https://www.cybersecurityfirstfriday.com/events
- S10https://www.cybersecurityfirstfriday.com/events/first-friday-2026-10
- S11https://www.cybersecurityfirstfriday.com/events/past
- S12https://cybersecurity.uccs.edu/events
- S13https://www.isc2chapter-pikespeak.org/
- S14https://community.isc2.org/t5/Chapters/Colorado-Chapter/td-p/42730
- S15https://www.afcea.org/calendar/eventdet.jsp?event_id=62732&w=Y
- S16https://www.wicys.org/events/wicys-2027/
- S17https://www.colorado-security.com/security-leader-summit/
- S18https://www.rmisc.org/
- S19https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/rocky-mountain-2027
- S20https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity27
- S21https://spaceisac.org/voss/2026-space-isac-value-of-space-summit-voss-vii/
- S22https://www.peakcyberco.com/
- S23https://www.peakcyberco.com/call-for-speakers
- S24https://www.bsidescos.org/
- S25https://bsides.org/event/bsides-cos-2026/
- S26https://www.bsidesden.org/
- S27https://snowfroc.com/
- S28https://issa-cos.org/
- S29https://issa-cos.org/events/month/2026-10/
- S30https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001278634268
- S31https://issa.org/profile/colorado-springs/
- S32https://www.meetup.com/owasp-colorado-springs-meetup/
- S33https://owasp.org/www-chapter-colorado-springs/
- S34https://www.wicys.org/events/2026-02-19/
- S35https://www.wicysco.org/events
- S36https://www.wicys.org/wicys-colorado-affiliate/
- S37https://mlc.uccs.edu/organization/wicys
- S38https://mlc.uccs.edu/organization/mountain-lions-cyber
- S39https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/12558045
- S40https://cybersecurity.uccs.edu/
- S41https://www.pikespeak.edu/academics/cyber-defense-center/index.php
- S42https://www.pikespeak.edu/about/news/articles/PPSC-Hosts-Free-Community-Cybersecurity-Clinic-to-Strengthen-Regional-Digital-Safety.php
- S43https://www.bsidescos.org/about/history.html
- S44https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsides-colorado-springs-tickets-1644596505419
- S45https://www.afcearockymtn.org/event-details-registration/sans-cyber-engagement
- S46https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc719-defcon-monthly-meetup-tickets-1312023400309
- S47https://dc719.org/connect
- S48https://forum.defcon.org/node/231446