> detroit, mi · verified oct 22, 2026
Michigan
Metro Detroit's security calendar runs mostly on weeknight chapter meetings in the suburbs: ISC2 Greater Detroit meets monthly, usually on Tuesday evenings in Novi, ISACA Detroit posts a hybrid and virtual schedule through May 2027, ISSA Motor City meets in Troy, and #MISEC holds a free talk night in Royal Oak plus socials in Ferndale and Ann Arbor. Automotive security has its own meetup in Troy, and BSides Detroit is the city's community conference, held at TechTown in Midtown, with the Vibe Credit Union Showplace in Novi hosting SecureWorld Detroit and the Michigan Cyber Summit each fall.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn (building not posted) · Metro area
Moved from the Tuesday, November 10, 2026 date listed earlier to Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The chapter page calls it a joint meeting at University of Michigan-Dearborn; speaker and topic are not posted and no fee is stated.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Online (Zoom) · Metro area
Virtual meeting; login instructions are sent on registration. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Wed, Nov 18, 2026
Venue not yet posted · Metro area
The ISC2 chapter lists a joint holiday meeting on November 18, 2026 and the ISSA Motor City calendar lists an ISSA, ISC2 and HTCIA holiday party the same day. Venue, time, speaker and fee are not posted. The 2025 edition was on December 11, 2025 at the VisTaTech Center, Schoolcraft College, Livonia.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Elevate at One Campus Martius, 1000 Woodward Ave, Detroit
One-day executive event run by CXO Xchange, an events company, opening with a keynote and an executive panel. The page offers a Request Your Seat form and states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
MSU Management Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, and online · Metro area
Hybrid meeting. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Virtual meeting. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Virtual meeting. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
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
Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Italian American Banquet & Conference Center, 39200 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, and online · Metro area
Hybrid meeting. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
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
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
Wed, Apr 21, 2027 · 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
MSU Management Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, and online · Metro area
Hybrid meeting. The chapter's event page states no fee or eligibility terms, so the access value is a best reading and should be checked with the chapter.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Detroit (2026 venue: TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St)
Date TBAConferencePaid
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Venue not yet posted · Metro area
Date TBAChapter meetingFree
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Venue not yet posted · Metro area
Date TBAChapter meetingFree
Usually held over three days in early March; 2027 dates not yet announced
Plymouth (2026 venue: The Saint John's Resort) · Metro area
ExpectedTrainingPaid
Held on Thursday, October 15, 2026 as the 15th annual edition; 2027 date not yet announced
Novi (2026 venue: Vibe Credit Union Showplace) · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the day before the Michigan Cyber Summit; 2027 date not yet announced
Novi (2026 venue: Vibe Credit Union Showplace) · Metro area
ExpectedSummitStudents only
Usually held in mid-September; 2027 date not yet announced
Novi (2026 venue: Vibe Credit Union Showplace) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Usually held in mid-August; 2027 date not yet announced
Detroit (2026 venue: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center)
ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
MSU Management Education Center (Troy) and the Italian American Banquet & Conference Center (Livonia); some meetings are Zoom only · Metro area
Chapter meetings on weekday afternoons and evenings, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., alternating hybrid and virtual; the chapter lists meetings on November 18, 2026, December 9, 2026 and January 19, February 17, March 17 and April 21, 2027; joint Spring Conference with the IIA each March
IT audit, governance and security. The last meeting known to have taken place is the IIA and ISACA Spring Conference, March 3 to 5, 2026, at The Saint John's Resort in Plymouth. The chapter's home page announces a hybrid meeting on October 21, 2026 in Troy, but no recap was found, so last activity stays March 5, 2026. The chapter's event pages do not state a fee or who may attend.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Paid
Usually Hub Stadium Novi, 44325 W 12 Mile Rd, Novi; October 2026 at Ally Detroit Center, Detroit; November 11, 2026 at University of Michigan-Dearborn · Metro area
Monthly, usually the fourth Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; the November 2026 meeting is a Wednesday at University of Michigan-Dearborn; a joint holiday meeting with ISSA Motor City is listed for November 18, 2026 and a joint meeting in 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; the October 27, 2026 listing is marked 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. The schedule page writes several 2027 dates with the wrong year (1/26/26, 4/27/26, 5/25/26).
Free
Troy; meetings in 2026 at Crispelli's Bakery & Pizzeria and Loccino Italian Grill & Bar · Metro area
Monthly Thursday evening meetings, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the May 2026 meeting, except July and August; the chapter calendar lists October 22, 2026, a joint holiday party with ISC2 and HTCIA on November 18, 2026, and a December meeting with speakers still wanted
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 with a posted venue was May 21, 2026 at Crispelli's in Troy. Its calendar lists a June 10, 2026 joint event with ISC2 at Topgolf, which was not confirmed. The October 22, 2026 entry gives a speaker but no venue or time. The chapter site blocks some automated readers.
Free
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. #MISEC's calendar lists the series through the third Thursday of each month; the last meeting with a posted date is September 17, 2026.
Free
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; #MISEC's calendar also lists a meeting on October 8, 2026, but no recap was found, so last activity stays September 10, 2026. 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
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
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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
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
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. The club site says meetings follow the fall and winter semesters and points to LinkedIn and Instagram for dates, none of which could be read.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only
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
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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. Their site now shows ticket sales and the call for papers closed and a 2027 launch window.
Paid
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
Troy; meetings in 2026 at Intrepid Control Systems (1850 Research Dr) and SAE International (2600 W Big Beaver Rd) · Metro area
Irregular evening meetups, a few per year; no regular schedule is posted
Detroit chapter of the Automotive Security Research Group, a community for vehicle cybersecurity, listed on Meetup with 844 members. Its March 23, 2026 meetup at Intrepid Control Systems states it is free and open to the public with free pizza and drinks; the fee for the June 1, 2026 meetup at SAE International is not stated. The June 1, 2026 date comes from the group's Meetup page, which lists it among past events. No later local meetup is posted. The group's global conference, Secure Our Streets 2026, ran September 17, 2026.
Free
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Venues vary; recent events at corporate hosts in Pontiac and Dearborn · Metro area
The chapter site says meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month, but its calendar posts no dates
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
| 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 |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.