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Texas
Inside Fort Worth, security activity is mostly campus-based: Tarrant County College, an NSA Center of Academic Excellence with campuses across the city, and TCU's student Cybersecurity Club post only occasional events. Most recurring meetings are 15 to 35 miles east, with monthly hacker meetups in north Dallas, North Texas ISSA lunches in Irving, Plano and Euless, and a student club at UT Arlington. BSides DFW, the free community conference, is set for November 7, 2026, and the region's larger conferences run in Plano, Richardson, Irving and Dallas in October 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 at UT Dallas. Free for qualified IT security staff and executives from non-vendor organizations; sales, marketing and vendor attendees pay. Registration had not opened on September 26, 2026.
ConfirmedConferenceFreePaidVendor-hosted
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington (room not listed) · Metro area
Student club session aimed at UTA students.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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 · 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.; repeated October 12 and October 19, 2026 at noon
TCC Southeast, SE06 room 3205-1, 2100 Southeast Pkwy, Arlington · Metro area
Beginner cybersecurity and digital safety workshop run by the Southeast Learning Commons for TCC students.
ConfirmedWorkshopStudents only
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · Doors 11:00 a.m.; program 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) · Metro area
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; over 750 attendees expected. Registration is on the chapter's own site, csc13.ntxissatools.org, not Eventbrite.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
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Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · From 5:00 p.m.
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 networking for students and alumni. No fee is stated.
ConfirmedSummitFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 Olive Street, Dallas · Metro area
Run by CyberRisk Alliance. Standard admission is $250. Admission is limited to working security and IT practitioners and every registration is reviewed.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
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 26, 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) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
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) · 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 · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
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) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · From 8:00 a.m. (agenda times subject to change)
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page); also online · Metro area
Run by FutureCon Events; hybrid, with up to 10 CPE credits. The organizer's FAQ says its conferences are for employed IT professionals only and all registrations are subject to approval; students, recruiters, sales and marketing staff, independent consultants and outside vendors are not admitted.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
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) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
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) · 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-focused; the nearest KnowledgeNet chapter to Fort Worth. The last meeting on record is an in-person coffee chat on September 24, 2026, seen on the chapter page in earlier research for nearby cities; on September 26, 2026 the page showed no meetings scheduled. Coffee chats are open to non-members.
Free
North Texas (May 2026 meeting at TIAA Frisco) · Metro area
Monthly in-person or virtual meetings, plus review courses and trainings
Serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; there is no separate Fort Worth ISACA chapter. The last in-person meeting found was on May 22, 2026 in Frisco. The chapter calendar lists a CISA review course from September 26 to October 4, 2026 and an auditing cybersecurity training on October 7 to 9, 2026.
Paid
Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 lunch and learns in Irving, Plano and Euless) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learns (doors 11:00 a.m.), plus happy hours and hands-on programs; no fixed rule published
The ISSA chapter serving Dallas-Fort Worth. The September 17, 2026 lunch and learn was at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving; the March 19 and June 18, 2026 sessions were at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, the closest venue to Fort Worth. A separate ISSA Fort Worth chapter once existed, but its website and Meetup group are gone.
Paid
Plano and Frisco (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Roughly monthly in 2025, in person and online; no meeting posted
The OWASP chapter for Dallas-Fort Worth; no OWASP chapter meets in Fort Worth. The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout in Plano; the last listed event was an online training tournament on December 4, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Free
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. on the Meetup page)
The nearest 2600 meeting to Fort Worth; 2600 Magazine's current list has no Fort Worth meeting. The DFW2600 Meetup page shows the September 4, 2026 meeting as held and the next on October 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. The same Meetup group runs a separate third-Friday meetup at 1418 Coffee in downtown Plano (last held September 18, 2026).
Free
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Short talks, Capture-the-Flag challenges and locksport, about 35 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth. Also runs socials such as a Hacker Karaoke Night on September 25, 2026 and a book club. The next main meeting listed is October 7, 2026.
Free
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (2025 and 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
The DEF CON group for Dallas-Fort Worth; no DEF CON group meets in Fort Worth. No October 2026 meeting was posted on September 26, 2026.
Free
Dallas-Fort Worth; recent chapter sessions at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Occasional chapter meetings and networking sessions, often at local conferences; no regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent in-person chapter session found was at SecureWorld Dallas on October 2, 2025 in Plano. The chapter's community event pages need a login.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025FreePaid
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Grapevine, Arlington and Grand Prairie · Metro area
Several events a month: coffee chats, Tech & Trek walks, panels and hands-on sessions
The 2026 events closest to Fort Worth were coffee chats in Grapevine (April 18) and Arlington (May 23) and a Tech & Trek walk at Epic Central Trail, Grand Prairie (September 19). Its page also lists a Cyber Awareness Week event with JPMC on October 2, 2026 (venue not stated on the page) and member registration options for SecureWorld Dallas. Event pages do not list costs.
Free
Dallas area (last event in Irving) · Metro area
Irregular; no event posted
The last Meetup event was on September 19, 2025 at a Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Free
North Texas (2026 conference at DFW Airport) · Metro area
Member events posted on the chapter calendar
Membership requires FBI vetting. The 2026 annual conference was held August 13, 2026 at the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety headquarters (registration filled). The calendar lists SecureWorld Dallas on October 8, the joint lunch and learn with North Texas ISSA on October 9 and an FBI case studies day on November 12, 2026 (venue not stated).
Vetting required
University of Texas at Arlington campus, Arlington (recent meetings in SWSH) · Metro area
Talks, workshops and CTF nights during the semester, usually Friday evenings; posted on MavEngage
UTA is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence school, about 15 miles east of downtown Fort Worth. The club held "CSEC Introduction + CTF" on September 18, 2026 in SWSH 225. Events are aimed at UTA students.
Students only
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Tarrant County College campuses, including TCC South (5301 Campus Dr), TCC Northwest and TCC Trinity River in Fort Worth, and TCC Southeast in Arlington · In the city
Occasional student events posted on the TCC calendar; no regular club meeting published
NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The Cyber Hub page lists the NW IT Club on the Northwest Campus in Fort Worth and cybersecurity faculty on five campuses. The most recent related event found is "Your Future in IT", with industry speakers on cybersecurity and other IT credentials, on October 15, 2025 at TCC South in Fort Worth; the last TCC Cybersecurity Summit was April 25, 2024. A scan of the TCC calendar from September 2025 to March 2027 found no other cybersecurity event in Fort Worth.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Students only
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Texas Christian University, Fort Worth · In the city
No meetings posted
Listed on TCU Engage, focused on competitions, outreach and industry partnerships. The only dated activity is an executive board meeting on September 5, 2025. TCU also held a public Faculty Lecture Series talk, "Cybersecurity in the Age of AI", on March 25, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Students only
Dallas-Fort Worth (2024 and 2025 at UT Arlington, Nedderman Hall, 416 Yates St, Arlington); 2026 venue not yet announced · Metro area
Annual conference on the first Saturday in November
Community-run and free. The 2025 conference was held November 1, 2025 at UTA's Nedderman Hall, with a CTF run by UTA's CSEC club. 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 · 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, in partnership with Phillip Wylie. No 2027 edition listed on September 26, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Annual one-day conference each fall; 2026 is the 22nd edition
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.
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 event listings.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Rotates around the metro, including Fort Worth (Ben E. Keith Beverages, 7001 Will Rogers Blvd, June 2026; TCC Alliance, 2301 Horizon Dr, March 2026), Arlington, Irving, Frisco and Dallas · Metro area
Monthly luncheons (11:30 a.m.) and evening socials; no fixed rule published
Adjacent: ASIS is a physical and corporate security association, not a cybersecurity group. It has a Fort Worth Committee and held 2026 luncheons in Fort Worth on March 12 and June 11. The last meeting found was the August 13, 2026 luncheon in Irving. Scheduled next: the Law Enforcement Appreciation Night benefit on October 23, 2026 at Ten10 Events, Arlington ($150) and a member social on December 3, 2026 (free for members, $50 for non-members).
Paid
| 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) | Local chapter: Tarrant County College Cybersecurity Program |
| 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.