Michigan

Detroit, MI cybersecurity events & groups

Name: ISC2 Greater Detroit October Meeting
Start: 2026-10-28
End: 2026-10-28
Location: Ally Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Ave, 9th floor, Detroit

Metro Detroit's security calendar runs mostly on weeknight chapter meetings in the northern and western suburbs: ISC2 Greater Detroit meets monthly on Tuesday evenings, usually in Novi, and #MISEC holds a free Thursday talk night in Royal Oak plus socials in Ferndale and Ann Arbor. BSides Detroit is the city's community conference, held at TechTown in Midtown, and the Vibe Credit Union Showplace in Novi hosts SecureWorld Detroit, the Auto-ISAC Cybersecurity Summit and the state's Michigan Cyber Summit each fall.

Verified Sep 25–26, 2026 · Covers September 2026 through March 2027 · Times are Eastern Time

Detroit metro: Detroit, Dearborn, Southfield, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Troy, Novi, Livonia, Plymouth, Warren, Pontiac, Auburn Hills, Ann Arbor

Start here

#MISEC Southfield: Free, open monthly talk night with no membership required; #MISEC also runs a social in Ferndale.
ISC2 Greater Detroit Chapter: The most regular professional chapter in the area, with a posted meeting schedule through March 2027.
ISC2 Greater Detroit October Meeting: A chapter meeting inside the city at Ally Detroit Center, with a workshop on translating technical risk into business risk.

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Datebook

October 2026

10th Annual Auto-ISAC Cybersecurity Summit

Tue, Oct 6 to Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · Welcome reception and awards October 6, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.; main summit days October 7 and 8

Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi · Metro area

Automotive cybersecurity conference run by the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center. October 6 and 9 sessions are for members only; the October 6 reception is open to all attendees. Standard rates are $600 for members, government and academics and $900 for non-members.

ConfirmedSummitPaidMembers only

automotiveisac.com/2026-annual-summit [S1] [S2]

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

ISACA Detroit CISM Certification Virtual Prep Course, Fall 2026

Mon, Oct 12 to Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Nine evening sessions, Mondays to Wednesdays, 5:30 to 8:30 or 9:00 p.m.

Online · Metro area

Registration closes: Fri, Oct 9, 2026

29 hours of Zoom instruction including a mock exam. The chapter cancels the course if fewer than six students enroll and will notify registrants by October 9, 2026. ISACA members pay less.

ConfirmedTrainingPaid

web.cvent.com/event/752e01d5-bfaa-4b91-8a50-c2f… [S5]

Michigan High School Cyber Summit 2026

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · Half day

Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi · Metro area

Hosted by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget for high school students. A Hack The Box capture-the-flag challenge for participants runs online October 5 to 12, 2026.

ConfirmedSummitStudents only

michigan.gov/dtmb/about/newsroom/all-news/2026/… [S6]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

Michigan Cyber Summit 2026

Thu, Oct 15, 2026

Vibe Credit Union Showplace, Novi · Metro area

The 15th annual state cyber summit, held for Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the State of Michigan with Government Technology (e.Republic), which runs registration. Fees: $95 industry, $80 local government and nonprofit, $50 college students. Companies selling IT or security services to government can attend only as sponsors.

ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted

events.govtech.com/Michigan-Cyber-Summit [S6] [S7]

ISACA Detroit Chapter Meeting, October 2026

Wed, Oct 21, 2026

Venue not yet posted · Metro area

The chapter's CISM course page skips Wednesday, October 21, 2026 because of the ISACA chapter meeting. Time, venue and topic are not public; the chapter's event list requires a login.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

engage.isaca.org/detroitchapter/home [S5]

ISC2 Greater Detroit October Meeting

Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Ally Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Ave, 9th floor, Detroit

Includes a workshop on translating technical risk into business risk. Speaker and in-person and online registration links had not been posted. Paid parking at One Detroit Garage, 201 Larned St.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8]

November 2026

ISC2 Greater Detroit November Meeting

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Hub Stadium Novi, 44325 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite H-160, Novi · Metro area

Speaker and topic not yet posted.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8]

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

December 2026

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

January 2027

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Jan 14, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

February 2027

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

ISC2 Greater Detroit February Meeting

Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Venue not yet posted · Metro area

Location, speakers and topic to be announced.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8]

March 2027

#MISEC Southfield

Thu, Mar 11, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

misec.us [S3] [S4]

ISC2 Greater Detroit March Meeting

Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Venue not yet posted · Metro area

Location, speakers and topic to be announced.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8]

April 2027

FutureCon Detroit Cybersecurity Conference 2027

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · From 8:00 a.m.

Detroit area; venue not yet posted · Metro area

One-day hybrid vendor conference run by FutureCon Events, with up to 10 CPE credits. The 2026 edition was held in Troy on February 19, 2026. Pricing is not shown on the event page.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

futureconevents.com/events/detroit-mi-2027 [S9]

On the radar

Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.

BSides Detroit 2027

Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.

Detroit (2026 venue: TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St)

Date TBAConferencePaid

bsidesdetroit.org [S10]

ISC2 Greater Detroit and ISSA Motor City Joint Holiday Meeting

Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.

Venue not yet posted · Metro area

Date TBAChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8] [S11]

ISC2 Greater Detroit January Meeting

Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.

Venue not yet posted · Metro area

Date TBAChapter meetingFree

isc2greaterdetroit.org/events [S8]

IIA and ISACA Detroit Spring Conference 2027

Usually held over three days in early March; 2027 dates not yet announced

Plymouth (2026 venue: The Saint John's Resort) · Metro area

ExpectedTrainingPaid

engage.isaca.org/detroitchapter/home [S12]

misecCON 2026

Usually held on the Friday before Thanksgiving in Lansing; 2026 date not confirmed

Lansing (2024 venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Lansing) · Regional

ExpectedConferencePaid

misec.us [S3]

SecureWorld Detroit 2027

Usually held in mid-September; 2027 date not yet announced

Novi (2026 venue: Vibe Credit Union Showplace) · Metro area

ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

events.secureworld.io/details/detroit-mi-2026 [S13]

The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Detroit 2027

Usually held in mid-August; 2027 date not yet announced

Detroit (2026 venue: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center)

ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/detroit-august-2026 [S14]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

ISACA Detroit Chapter

Venues vary: MSU Management Education Center (Troy), Livonia and Southfield banquet halls; Zoom option · Metro area

Wednesday evening chapter meetings from about 4:30 to 7:45 p.m. with dinner, in person or on Zoom, through the program year; joint Spring Conference with the IIA each March

IT audit, governance and security. The last dated event found is the IIA and ISACA Spring Conference, March 3 to 5, 2026, at The Saint John's Resort in Plymouth. The chapter posted a September meeting recap from Livonia without a year, and its future-events list requires a login, so the chapter is likely more active than its public dates show.

Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Paid

engage.isaca.org/detroitchapter/home [S5] [S12] [S15]

ISC2 Greater Detroit Chapter

Usually Hub Stadium Novi, 44325 W 12 Mile Rd, Novi; some meetings in Detroit and Southfield · Metro area

Monthly, usually the fourth Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; joint meetings with ISSA Motor City in December and June; dates are posted on the chapter events page

The September 22, 2026 meeting at Hub Stadium Novi covered the AI attack surface. Registration is through Eventbrite, where past chapter meetings were free. The chapter did not hold a formal August 2026 meeting; it staffed a table at the Cybersecurity Summit Detroit on August 18, 2026 instead.

Free

isc2greaterdetroit.org [S8] [S16]

ISSA Motor City Chapter

Troy; recent meetings at Crispelli's Bakery & Pizzeria and Loccino Italian Grill & Bar · Metro area

Monthly Thursday evening meetings, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., except July and August; October and November 2026 meetings are listed without dates; December is a joint holiday party with ISC2

The chapter's September 17, 2026 meeting was an open 8:00 a.m. session at SecureWorld Detroit in Novi. Its last standalone evening meeting was May 21, 2026 at Crispelli's in Troy. Meetings are RSVP through Eventbrite.

Free

motorcityissa.com [S11] [S17] [S18]

Hacker and grassroots groups

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Grizzly Peak Brewing Company, 120 W Washington St, Ann Arbor · Metro area

Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., social meetup at Grizzly Peak Brewing Company

Social meetup with no talk. Ann Arbor is about 45 miles west of downtown Detroit.

Free

misec.us [S3] [S4]

#MISEC Southfield

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave, Suite 510, Royal Oak · Metro area

Second Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., at Brown Iron Brewhouse in Royal Oak; a separate social meets on the fourth Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at One-Eyed Betty's, 175 W Troy St, Ferndale

The Detroit-area chapter of #MISEC, a statewide volunteer community that grew out of BSides Detroit 2011. The September 10, 2026 meeting featured a talk on self-hosting AI. The chapter keeps the Southfield name although meetings are in Royal Oak. #MISEC's calendar skips the Ferndale social on November 26 and December 24, 2026. Most announcements go out on Discord and LinkedIn.

Free

misec.us [S3] [S4]

Inclusion and career communities

WiCyS Michigan Affiliate

Statewide; its recent in-person meetups were at SecureWorld Detroit in Novi · Metro area

No regular schedule; meetups are posted on the WiCyS events calendar

The last dated event found was a meetup at SecureWorld Detroit on September 11, 2025. No 2026 event was posted on the affiliate's site or the WiCyS calendar.

Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Free

sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicys-michigan-affil… [S19] [S20]

Women Security Alliance (WomSA)

Metro Detroit; events at host companies · Metro area

Mentorship program with occasional in-person networking events; no regular schedule is posted

A Michigan nonprofit that pairs women entering cybersecurity with mentors. Its last in-person event was the February 23, 2026 evening with CSA Detroit in Pontiac. Whether that event was free is not stated.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free

womsa.org [S21]

Public-private and government

InfraGard Michigan Members Alliance

Statewide; its September 17, 2026 meeting was at SecureWorld Detroit in Novi · Metro area

No regular public schedule; the chapter site says no meetings are scheduled

FBI and private-sector partnership; membership requires FBI vetting. The September 17, 2026 session at SecureWorld Detroit was open to all conference attendees. Chapter content for members is on infragard.org.

Vetting required

michiganinfragard.org [S18] [S22]

Education and student groups

University of Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity Club

University of Detroit Mercy, McNichols Campus, Detroit · In the city

Roughly monthly meetings with guest speakers during the fall and winter semesters; dates are posted on the club's LinkedIn and Instagram

Detroit Mercy is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. The club is open to students in any major and is sponsored by the ISACA Detroit Chapter. The last posted meeting, on April 13, 2026, was a talk on social engineering.

Students only

sites.udmercy.edu/cyberclub [S23] [S24]

Wayne State University Cyber Defense Club

Wayne State University, Detroit · In the city

Regular practice meetings during the school year; no public schedule

Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition team. It won the Michigan state qualifier in early February 2026; the national CCDC site dates the Ohio and Michigan qualifier February 7, 2026.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Students only

engineering.wayne.edu/news/wayne-state-cyber-de… [S25] [S26]

Conference series

BSides Detroit

TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St, Detroit · In the city

One-day community conference, held in late May in 2026

Volunteer-run. BSides Detroit 2026 was held Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at TechTown. The organizers restarted the conference in 2025 after a break following 2019.

Paid

bsidesdetroit.org [S10] [S27] [S28]

SecureWorld Detroit

Vibe Credit Union Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi · Metro area

One-day regional conference each September

Run by SecureWorld, an events company. The 2026 edition on September 17 included open chapter sessions from ISSA Motor City and InfraGard Michigan, and booths from ISC2 Greater Detroit and ISACA Detroit.

PaidVendor-hosted

events.secureworld.io/details/detroit-mi-2026 [S13] [S18]

Technical user groups

Cloud Security Alliance Detroit Chapter

Venues vary; recent events at corporate hosts in Pontiac and Dearborn · Metro area

Monthly meetings are described on the chapter site, but no dates are posted

The last dated event found was a joint networking evening with the Women Security Alliance on February 23, 2026 at United Wholesale Mortgage, 585 S Boulevard E, Pontiac. The chapter's own calendar page is empty; check its LinkedIn page for new dates.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free

csadetroit.org [S29] [S30]

Directory checklist

12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter

Directory	Result
2600 Meetings	Nearest: Lansing 2600 (Meridian Mall food court, Okemos)
CISA Regional Offices	Nearest: CISA Region 5 office (Chicago); no public Detroit events posted
Cloud Security Alliance	Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Detroit Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters	No chapter found
DEF CON Groups	Local chapter: DC313 (DEF CON Group Detroit)
HTCIA	Nearest: HTCIA Michigan Chapter (meets online only, so not listed as a local group)
IAPP KnowledgeNet	Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Detroit
InfraGard Members Alliances	Local chapter: InfraGard Michigan Members Alliance
ISACA	Local chapter: ISACA Detroit Chapter
ISC2	Local chapter: ISC2 Greater Detroit Chapter
ISSA	Local chapter: ISSA Motor City Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)	Local chapter: University of Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity Club
OWASP	Local chapter: OWASP Oakland County
SANS Institute	No chapter found
SecureWorld	Local chapter: SecureWorld Detroit
Security BSides	Local chapter: BSides Detroit
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)	No chapter found
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates	Local chapter: WiCyS Michigan Affiliate
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters	No chapter found

Checked Sep 26, 2026

Dormant groups

3 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more

DC313 (DEF CON Group Detroit): last public activity Jan 2021 [S31] [S32] [S33]
IAPP KnowledgeNet Detroit: last public activity Jan 2025 [S34]
OWASP Oakland County: last public activity Feb 2021 [S35]

Field notes

Most chapter meetings are in the suburbs (Novi, Troy, Royal Oak, Livonia), not in Detroit itself; check the venue before you go.
#MISEC's 'Southfield' chapter now meets at Brown Iron Brewhouse in Royal Oak, and its social is at One-Eyed Betty's in Ferndale.
ISC2 Greater Detroit lists its January 2027 meeting as 1/26/26; the chapter most likely means Tuesday, January 26, 2027.
An events aggregator lists the Michigan Cyber Summit for October 22, 2026; the organizer and the State of Michigan both give Thursday, October 15, 2026.
ISACA Detroit's own event list requires a login, so the chapter may hold more meetings than its public pages show.
DC313 and OWASP Oakland County have posted no meetings in years; confirm on their pages before planning around them.

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.

Detroit, MI cybersecurity events & groups

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Six months at a glance

September 2026

October 2026

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

Datebook

October 2026

10th Annual Auto-ISAC Cybersecurity Summit

#MISEC Southfield

ISACA Detroit CISM Certification Virtual Prep Course, Fall 2026

Michigan High School Cyber Summit 2026

#MISEC Ann Arbor

Michigan Cyber Summit 2026

ISACA Detroit Chapter Meeting, October 2026

#MISEC Southfield Social

ISC2 Greater Detroit October Meeting

November 2026

ISC2 Greater Detroit November Meeting

#MISEC Southfield

#MISEC Ann Arbor

December 2026

#MISEC Southfield

#MISEC Ann Arbor

January 2027

#MISEC Southfield

#MISEC Ann Arbor

February 2027

#MISEC Southfield

#MISEC Ann Arbor

ISC2 Greater Detroit February Meeting

March 2027

#MISEC Southfield

#MISEC Ann Arbor

ISC2 Greater Detroit March Meeting

April 2027

FutureCon Detroit Cybersecurity Conference 2027

On the radar

BSides Detroit 2027

ISC2 Greater Detroit and ISSA Motor City Joint Holiday Meeting

ISC2 Greater Detroit January Meeting

IIA and ISACA Detroit Spring Conference 2027

misecCON 2026

SecureWorld Detroit 2027

The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Detroit 2027

Groups & associations

Professional associations

ISACA Detroit Chapter

ISC2 Greater Detroit Chapter

ISSA Motor City Chapter

Hacker and grassroots groups

#MISEC Ann Arbor

#MISEC Southfield

Inclusion and career communities

WiCyS Michigan Affiliate

Women Security Alliance (WomSA)

Public-private and government

InfraGard Michigan Members Alliance

Education and student groups

University of Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity Club

Wayne State University Cyber Defense Club

Conference series

BSides Detroit

SecureWorld Detroit

Technical user groups

Cloud Security Alliance Detroit Chapter

Directory checklist

Dormant groups

Field notes

Sources