GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
> glendale, az · verified sep 27, 2026
Arizona
Glendale's own security activity centers on Glendale Community College, an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence whose student-run security operations center became the state's Central Regional Security Operations Center in 2026. The nearest public meeting is Lopes Cyber Con at Grand Canyon University, about 15 minutes east, on the third Thursday of each month; most other groups (OWASP, PHX2600, EVSec, ISSA, ISC2, WiCyS) meet monthly or quarterly in Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale. CactusCon, Arizona's largest hacker conference, returns to the Mesa Convention Center on February 5 and 6, 2027.
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Virtual (Zoom). Free to ISC2 Phoenix members and other local security groups; 4 CPEs for chapter members in good standing.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Scottsdale Stadium Fieldhouse, 7408 E Osborn Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Theme: Stronger Together: Converging Security for a Resilient Future. Three keynotes and an FBI briefing. Listed at $35.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting required
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. check-in; sessions to 4:15 p.m., then a happy hour
University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Free to everyone, with lunch and CPE credits. Sessions on personal branding, interviews and resumes. The happy hour location is announced at the event.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Tue, Oct 27 to Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · Workshop October 27 and 28, WICF meeting October 29
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley, 5401 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Adjacent: an electric grid reliability and compliance workshop run by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with a Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) track.
ConfirmedWorkshopPaid
Thu, Oct 29, 2026
Marriott Phoenix Airport, 1101 N 44th St, Phoenix · Metro area
Hybrid, up to 10 CPEs. ISC2 Phoenix members can get a free pass with a chapter code; attendance is limited to employed IT professionals.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area
Aimed at CISOs and senior leaders. ISC2 Phoenix members attend free with a chapter code.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson · Regional
Healthcare-sector security summit, about two hours from Glendale. Member and non-member rates are on the organizer page.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix · Metro area
Run by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security for the public sector. Free registration is for IT and security staff of public bodies; vendors and private-sector attendees use a separate registration.
ConfirmedSummitFreePaid
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · From 5:00 p.m.
Tempe (address shared after registration) · Metro area
Registration requires host approval.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
CFP closes: Sat, Oct 10, 2026
In person only. The CFP accepts talks, workshops and villages.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027
Phoenix Convention Center, South Ballroom, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix · Metro area
IT and cybersecurity conference run by an events company; the 2027 agenda was not posted on September 26, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, 7500 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix · Metro area
Date TBAConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
Usually held in May at Grand Canyon University; 2027 date not yet announced
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaid
Usually held in late September; 2027 date not yet announced
Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Phoenix; the annual conference is at Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix · Metro area
Lunch webinars and an annual fall conference; no fixed monthly schedule published
Ran the 16th annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference on September 24, 2026 (in person and virtual), with ISSA and IIA. A June 30, 2026 lunch webinar on post-quantum cryptography was virtual only.
Paid
Happy hours rotate across the Valley; membership meetings on Zoom · Metro area
Monthly evening happy hours (5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) at changing venues; quarterly membership meetings online
The August 26, 2026 happy hour was at Helluva Brewing Company in Chandler; happy hours are free, with no CPEs. Chapter members get free passes to several vendor-run conferences with a chapter code.
Free
University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe (most 2026 meetings) · Metro area
Quarterly education meetings, usually from 11:30 a.m. into the afternoon; 2027 dates not yet set
2026 quarterly meetings: January 22 and August 19 at UAT in Tempe, June 24 at MegaplanIT in Scottsdale, and October 22 at UAT. The chapter says the October meeting is free to everyone. Co-sponsors the Phoenix Security & Audit Conference with ISACA and IIA.
Free
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
First Tuesday of the month, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Free and open to everyone; the chapter says it usually has 15 to 20 attendees. Free parking in the Green lot at 1 N Macdonald St. About 40 minutes from Glendale.
Free
Phoenix and Scottsdale · Metro area
Irregular; no event announced
Beginner-oriented meetup. Its most recent event was a July 17, 2025 social with two tech talks in Scottsdale.
Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free
Various locations around the Valley · Metro area
Usually the second Tuesday of the month, in person only; venue announced to members
Phoenix-area DEF CON group. Meetings are not streamed, to protect presenters. No dated monthly meeting was found; the latest dated activity is the DC480 Snow Talks track at CactusCon on February 6, 2026.
Free
CBTS, 5415 E High St, Building A9, Suite 265, Phoenix, plus Discord · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., in person and hybrid on Discord (per the group's site)
North Phoenix DEF CON group; doors lock around 6:05 p.m. The site says the group still meets in person but lists no dates. last_activity is the date the group last updated its website (June 27, 2025, on GitHub).
Free
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area
First Thursday of the month, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
A CitySec-style social for the East Valley in a non-work, non-vendor setting. Meetings are posted for October 1, November 5 and December 3, 2026, all at Hundred Mile Brewing Company.
Free
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; open to the public, no dues, no set agenda. The last activity date is the first Friday of September 2026, when 2600 Magazine's meeting list named the Tempe meeting; no post confirms that meeting took place.
Free
El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E University Dr, Tempe; online talks · Metro area
Tacos+Tech networking on Monday evenings (6:00 p.m.) about once a month, plus online PHX~CURRENTS news discussions at noon
Career-focused group connecting Arizona cybersecurity leaders with newcomers. Posted dates: Tacos+Tech on October 12 and November 9, 2026 in Tempe; PHX~CURRENTS online on October 6 and November 3, 2026.
Free
Tempe (venue shared after registration) · Metro area
Evening happy hours every month or two; dates posted on Luma
Women in CyberSecurity's Phoenix professional affiliate. 2026 happy hours in Tempe on April 30, June 18 and August 20. Hosts approve registrations.
Free
Phoenix area; mostly virtual meetings plus an annual in-person member meeting · Metro area
Irregular virtual meetings and an annual member meeting in October
FBI-affiliated nonprofit; membership requires an FBI application and vetting. The most recent held event on its calendar is a June 18, 2026 virtual meeting.
Vetting required
Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area
Lopes Cyber Con: third Thursday of the month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (in person or Zoom). Technology Club cybersecurity group: Thursdays 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester
GCU is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence, about 15 minutes east of central Glendale. Lopes Cyber Con is a hands-on introduction (Wireshark, capture the flag, lock picking) for people considering a cybersecurity career; GCU lists sessions through June 17, 2027. Technology Club meetings are for GCU students.
Free
Glendale Community College, 6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale · In the city
Cyber Club: first and third Friday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in room B-204, per the club page as archived in September 2025; confirm with the club advisors
GCC is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). The Cyber Club is open to all GCC students, takes part in collegiate cyber defense competitions and also meets on Discord. The student-staffed Gaucho Security Operations Center became the Arizona Department of Homeland Security's Central Regional Security Operations Center (soft launch March 23, 2026; grand opening ceremony on campus June 29, 2026, per the Glendale Independent). last_activity is that ceremony; no dated club meeting was found. gccaz.edu blocks automated readers, so the archived pages were used.
Students only
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Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in early February
Arizona's largest hacker and security conference, run by a 501(c)(3). CactusCon 14 ran February 6 and 7, 2026. Status reads quiet only because the conference is annual; the CactusCon 15 CFP opened August 31, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Paid
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix · Metro area
One-day regional conference; first held May 28, 2026
Commercial conference series. The inaugural Phoenix edition was May 28, 2026; no 2027 Phoenix date was posted on September 26, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Scottsdale and Tempe · Metro area
Occasional workshops and happy hours; no event announced
The June 25, 2026 hands-on PKI workshop in Scottsdale featured a DigiCert product and was limited to IT and security practitioners. Earlier events were Cloud Security Alliance happy hours in 2023 and 2024.
FreeVendor-hosted
ASU SkySong, 1365 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Periodic day-long summits; no further date announced
The free CSA Arizona Security Summit ran May 11, 2026 at ASU SkySong.
Free
Rotating venues across the Valley · Metro area
Lunch and learns, socials and an annual Southwest Security Conference; dates posted on the chapter site
Adjacent: a physical and corporate security association, not a cybersecurity group. 2026 events included the Southwest Security Conference on May 18 at SRP PERA in Tempe and lunch and learns in Phoenix (February 25) and Mesa (March 18). A Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon is set for November 18, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium.
Paid
108 W Main St, Mesa · Metro area
Open hours and classes posted on the hackerspace calendar
Adjacent: Arizona's original community hackerspace and makerspace (since 2009), not a security group. It hosts the monthly OWASP Phoenix meetings; last_activity is the September 1, 2026 OWASP meeting there.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: PHX2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Arizona events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | No chapter found |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC480 |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Phoenix Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Phoenix Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Phoenix Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Glendale Community College Cybersecurity (GCC Cyber Club and Gaucho Security Operations Center) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Phoenix |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 (no SANS training event in Arizona found) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Phoenix |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides Phoenix (first conference October 16, 2027 in Mesa; listed under events) |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.