Grand Prairie, TX cybersecurity events &amp; groups

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

events.secureworld.io/details/dallas-tx-2026 [S6] [S7] [S8]

SecureWorld Dallas 2026

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

Bot Boost: Cybersecurity for Students (TCC Southeast)

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

calendar.tccd.edu/event/bot-boost-cybersecurity… [S9] [S10]

North Texas ISSA Lunch and Learn: Deepfakes (joint with InfraGard North Texas)

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

ntxissa.org/programs/lunch-learn/2026 [S7] [S11]

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

ntxissa.org/annual-events/cybersecurity-confere… [S13] [S14]

North Texas ISSA Cybersecurity Conference 13 (CSC13)

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

2026 UDallas Cyber Summit: Leading Through Change: AI, Cybersecurity, and Talent

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

udallas.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity/el… [S15]

The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Dallas (October 2026)

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

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/dallas-oct-2026 [S16]

November 2026

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Dallas 2600

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

BSides DFW 2026

Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth (venue to be announced) · Metro area

Saturday, November 7, 2026: the organizer's Sessionize call-for-proposals page gives the event date as 7 Nov 2026, and its home page says 2026 is aiming for the first Saturday in November. The call-for-proposals page says the organizers were focusing on Arlington for the venue; the venue page says the contract is still being finalized. Free tickets will be issued through Eventbrite; ticketing had not opened on September 26, 2026.

ConfirmedConferenceFree

bsidesdfw.com [S17] [S18] [S19] [S20]

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

December 2026

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Dallas 2600

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

sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/dallas-… [S21]

SANS Dallas 2026

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

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

January 2027

Dallas 2600

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

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

futureconevents.com/events/dallas-tx-2027 [S22] [S23]

FutureCon Dallas Cybersecurity Conference 2027

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

February 2027

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Dallas 2600

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

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

March 2027

Dallas Hackers Association

Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Dallas 2600

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

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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

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April 2027

Lockheed Martin CYBERQUEST 2027 (high school cyber competition)

Sat, Apr 10, 2027

Lockheed Martin site to be announced; Fort Worth was a 2026 in-person site (Lockheed Martin, 1 Lockheed Blvd) · Metro area

A capture-the-flag competition for high school teams run by Lockheed Martin, whose Missiles and Fire Control business is headquartered in Grand Prairie. The organizer says CYBERQUEST 2027 is on April 10, 2027; the 2027 in-person locations had not been posted on September 26, 2026 (the 2026 list included Fort Worth). Team registration had not opened. The Fort Worth site page, last updated for 2023, required on-site students to be U.S. citizens.

ConfirmedCTFStudents onlyVendor-hosted

On the radar

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

Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC) Annual Conference 2027

Held each spring; the 2026 edition was in Dallas; 2027 dates not yet announced

Dallas (venue not yet announced) · Metro area

ExpectedConferencePaid

mincybsec.org [S26] [S27]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas

Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area

Periodic in-person meetings and coffee chats

Privacy-focused; the nearest KnowledgeNet chapter to Grand Prairie. The last meeting on record is an in-person coffee chat on September 24, 2026, seen on the chapter page in research for nearby cities; on September 26, 2026 the page showed no meetings scheduled. Coffee chats are open to non-members.

Free

iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/dallas-tx [S28]

ISACA North Texas Chapter

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. 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; an auditing cybersecurity training on October 7 to 9, 2026 is marked on hold.

Paid

engage.isaca.org/northtexaschapter/home [S29] [S30]

North Texas ISSA

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, about 10 miles north of Grand Prairie; the October 9, 2026 session is at the University of Dallas in Irving. Earlier 2026 sessions were in Plano and at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless.

Paid

ntxissa.org [S11] [S31]

OWASP Dallas

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 Grand Prairie. 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

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Hacker and grassroots groups

Dallas 2600

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 Grand Prairie; 2600 Magazine's current list has no Grand Prairie 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.

Free

Dallas Hackers Association

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 15 miles northeast of central Grand Prairie. The group says it does not solicit vendors or speakers. It also runs socials such as the Hacker Karaoke Night on September 25, 2026 and a book club. The next main meeting listed is October 7, 2026.

Free

DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas)

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 Grand Prairie. The September 9, 2026 meeting was held; no October 2026 meeting was posted on September 26, 2026.

Free