> dallas, tx · verified sep 25, 2026
Texas
Dallas has three free evening hacker meetups on Wednesdays and Fridays in north Dallas: Dallas Hackers Association and DC214 both meet monthly at Family Karaoke on Goodnight Lane, and Dallas 2600 meets on first Fridays at The Wild Turkey on Walnut Hill Lane. Professional chapters (North Texas ISSA, ISACA North Texas, InfraGard North Texas) and women's groups (WiCyS DFW, WoSEC Dallas) meet around the metro, most often in Plano and Irving. Inside the city, the larger conferences are The Official Cybersecurity Summit at the Sheraton Dallas on October 29, 2026 and FutureCon Dallas on January 20, 2027; the free community conference BSides DFW is on November 7, 2026.
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Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Starts 9:00 a.m.
Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson · Metro area
Run by DigitalEra Group, co-hosted by UT Dallas. Free for qualified IT security staff and executives from non-vendor organizations; $350 for sales, marketing and vendor attendees. Registration had not opened on September 25, 2026.
ConfirmedConferenceFreePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · Doors 9:30 a.m.; program starts 10:00 a.m.
W. T. Brookshire Conference Center, 2000 W Front St, Tyler · Regional
Organized by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, about 100 miles east of Dallas. Tickets are listed at $50 to $60.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano · Metro area
The 22nd annual edition. InfraGard North Texas and WiCyS DFW offer member registration options on their own pages; the time comes from InfraGard North Texas's calendar.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · Doors 11:00 a.m.; discussion 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
University of Dallas, SB Hall (building 32), room 122, 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving · Metro area
Advance registration required; seating is limited. InfraGard North Texas members get a $20 rate.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano · Metro area
The chapter's annual conference, which funds scholarships; about 750 attendees expected. Registration is on the chapter's own site, csc13.ntxissatools.org, not Eventbrite.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
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Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · Check-in and networking from 5:00 p.m.; dinner buffet
University of Dallas, SB Hall, 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving · Metro area
Evening summit of the University of Dallas cybersecurity program (an NSA Center of Academic Excellence since 2003), funded by an endowment, with keynotes, a panel and student and alumni networking. Registration is by form; no fee is stated.
ConfirmedSummitFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Omni PGA Resort, 4341 PGA Pkwy, Frisco · Metro area
Run by GuidePoint Security for enterprise security teams. Attendance is by request and reviewed by the organizer; non-sponsoring partners are turned away. Cost not stated.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 Olive Street, Dallas
Run by CyberRisk Alliance; the 14th annual Dallas summit. Standard admission is $250. Admission is limited to working security and IT practitioners and every registration is reviewed; students, educators and sales or marketing staff are not eligible.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth (venue to be announced) · Metro area
Saturday, November 7, 2026: the organizer says 2026 is aiming for the first Saturday in November and the BSides global calendar lists November 7. Free tickets will be issued through Eventbrite; ticketing had not opened on September 25, 2026. The venue contract was still being finalized.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Dec 7 to Sat, Dec 12, 2026
Hilton Richardson Dallas, 701 E Campbell Rd, Richardson · Metro area
Early-bird discount ends: Thu, Oct 22, 2026
Hotel group rate ends: Mon, Nov 16, 2026
Refund deadline: Fri, Nov 20, 2026
14 courses, in person and live online.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (agenda times subject to change)
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page); also online
Run by FutureCon Events; hybrid, with up to 10 CPE credits. Attendance is limited to employed IT professionals and registrations are approved by the organizer; students are not eligible. Event listings place it at House of Blues Dallas, 2200 N Lamar St, but the organizer page does not name the venue.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings)
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area
Periodic in-person meetings and coffee chats
Privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law professionals. The chapter page listed an in-person September Coffee Chat on September 24, 2026; on September 25, 2026 it showed no meetings scheduled. IAPP coffee chats are open to non-members with a free IAPP account; educational meetings are for members.
Free
North Texas (May 2026 meeting at TIAA Frisco Corporate Center, 3965 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco) · Metro area
Monthly chapter meetings, in person or virtual, plus certification review courses and trainings
Audit, governance and security professionals. The last in-person meeting found was May 22, 2026 at TIAA Frisco, followed by a happy hour. The calendar lists a CISA review course from September 26 to October 4, 2026 and an auditing cybersecurity training from October 7 to 9, 2026, without venues.
Paid
Tre Stelle Coffee Co., 17390 Preston Rd, Suite 210, Dallas · In the city
Monthly networking evenings, usually a Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., in person with an online option; no fixed rule published
For people working on CMMC (the Defense Department's cybersecurity certification for contractors): consultants, assessors and staff of defense contractors. Meetings in 2026 were held January 14, February 18, April 15, May 13 and June 10; none has been posted since.
Free
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 lunch and learns in Plano, Irving and Euless) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learns (usually a Thursday mid-month; doors 11:00 a.m., talk 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), monthly happy hours rotating between the Dallas and Fort Worth areas, and evening hands-on programs
The ISSA chapter for Dallas-Fort Worth; its mailing address is in Dallas, but 2026 lunch and learns were held at Maggiano's in Plano, Las Colinas Country Club in Irving and Texas Star Golf Course in Euless. Happy hours: September 10, 2026 at Fizz Lounge, Plano; October 8, 2026 at TBD Kitchen, Lewisville. A hands-on program is posted for September 30, 2026. Lunch and learns need advance registration. Access is set to free and paid because happy hours list no fee while the lunch and learns and conference are ticketed.
FreePaid
Plano and Frisco (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Irregular; roughly monthly in 2025; no meeting posted
The OWASP chapter for Dallas-Fort Worth. The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout, 2400 N Dallas Pkwy, Plano; the last listed event was an online secure code training tournament on December 4, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Free
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · In the city
First Friday of the month; 2600 Magazine gives 5:00 p.m., the DFW2600 Meetup page lists 7:00 p.m.
Listed in 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting list. The DFW2600 Meetup page shows the September 4, 2026 meeting as held and posts October 2 and November 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The same page lists a North DFW 2550 meetup on third Fridays at 1418 Coffee in Plano.
Free
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · In the city
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Roughly two hours of firetalks of 10 minutes or less from anyone who signs up, a monthly Capture-the-Flag challenge and organized locksport; vendor and recruiter talks are not allowed. The October 7, 2026 meeting is posted. The group also runs occasional socials: a Hacker Karaoke Night on September 25, 2026 at the same venue, and a hacker book club that met in McKinney on September 11, 2026.
Free
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · In the city
Normally the second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.; news at 7:00 p.m. and a presentation at 8:00 p.m.
Meetings are open to anyone regardless of skill, age or job. Every 2026 meeting on Meetup was at Encore Family Karaoke; the group's own site still lists older venues and says the August meeting moves back a week in DEF CON years. No October 2026 meeting was posted on September 25, 2026.
Free
Dallas-Fort Worth; recent chapter meetings at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center · Metro area
Occasional chapter meetings and networking, often at local conferences; no regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent dated chapter meeting found was on October 2, 2025 at SecureWorld Dallas in Plano, listed as open to all attendees. The SecureWorld Dallas 2026 exhibitor list includes a Cyversity North Texas booth on October 8, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Dallas (Trinity Groves, Katy Trail), Arlington, Carrollton, Grapevine and Grand Prairie · Metro area
Several events a month: coffee chats, Tech & Trek walks, panels, hands-on sessions and online talks
Dallas events in 2026 included a Tech & Trek walk on the Katy Trail (May 17) and a coffee chat at Soiree Coffee Bar, Trinity Groves (July 11). The most recent event was a Tech & Trek walk at Epic Central Trail, Grand Prairie on September 19, 2026. WiCyS DFW is a community partner at Secure Dallas (October 1, 2026) and SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026). Event pages do not list costs.
Free
Dallas area (last event in Irving) · Metro area
Irregular; no event posted
The last Meetup event was "Cyberjutsu Unplugged" on September 19, 2025 at the Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Free
5717 Legacy Dr, Plano · Metro area
Monthly evening meetup, usually the last Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.; no fixed rule published
For women working in or interested in IT and cybersecurity; students are welcome, and girls may attend with an adult. Meetups on September 29 and October 27, 2026 are posted at the Plano address. The February 19, 2026 meetup was held at the Granada Theater in Dallas. No fee is shown.
Free
North Texas (venues vary) · Metro area
Member events posted on the chapter calendar: an annual conference, range days, joint lunch and learns and FBI briefings
InfraGard is an FBI-affiliated partnership; membership requires FBI vetting and most registrations need a member login. The 2026 annual conference was held August 13, 2026 at the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety headquarters (registration was full). The calendar lists a range day on September 26, 2026, the joint lunch and learn with North Texas ISSA on October 9, 2026 and an FBI case studies day on November 12, 2026 whose date and location are marked tentative.
Vetting required
Dallas-Fort Worth (2024 and 2025 at UT Arlington; 2026 venue not yet announced) · Metro area
Annual one-day conference, usually the first Saturday in November
Community-run, free conference. The 2025 edition was held November 1, 2025 at Nedderman Hall, UT Arlington (DC214 held a meetup there that day). The quiet status reflects the date of the last conference, not a lack of organizing: the 2026 call for papers closed September 5, 2026 and volunteer signups opened September 11, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
One-day hacker conference; first held May 27, 2026; no 2027 date announced
Run by CYBR.SEC.Media, the team behind Houston's CYBR.SEC.CON (formerly HOU.SEC.CON), in partnership with Phillip Wylie. WoSEC Dallas organized a group outing to the May 27, 2026 edition. No 2027 edition was listed on September 25, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Annual one-day conference each fall
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. The 21st edition was held October 2, 2025 at the Plano Event Center; the quiet status reflects that date. The 22nd edition is on October 8, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
Richardson · Metro area
Annual multi-day training event in December
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. SANS Dallas 2025 (December 1 to 6, 2025) is known only from an event listing; SANS no longer hosts its page. SANS Dallas 2026 runs December 7 to 12, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Open Technology Workshops on the third Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: a digital privacy and open-source group rather than a security group. 2026 workshops covered encrypted email, anonymous browsing with Tor, anonymous reporting and privacy-focused financial services. No workshop fee is shown on recent events.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Dallas 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 6 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Austin Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Local chapter: Cyversity North Texas Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA North Texas Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Chapter for DFW |
| ISSA | Local chapter: North Texas ISSA |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Nearest: University of Dallas Center for Cybersecurity (Irving) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Dallas |
| SANS Institute | Local chapter: SANS Institute training events (Dallas area) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Dallas |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides DFW |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.