Makers Local 256
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Alabama
Huntsville, AL cybersecurity events & groups
Huntsville's security calendar is anchored by the North Alabama ISSA chapter, which runs monthly lunches, Beers for Engineers evenings and the Rocket Secure conference, and by DC256 and the Huntsville Hack The Box meetup, which each meet monthly at UAH's Invention to Innovation Center. The National Cyber Summit fills the Von Braun Center each September, and a new free community conference, BSides Rocket City, is set for March 20, 2027.
Start here
- DC256 (Huntsville DEF CON Group): Free, open DEF CON group with monthly talks and hands-on workshops; newcomers are welcome.
- Huntsville Hack The Box Meetup: Free monthly hacking night at UAH I2C for beginners and experienced players, in person or on Discord.
- North Alabama Chapter of ISSA (NAC-ISSA): The most active professional group in town; most events are free and open to the public.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
October 2026
DC256 workshops at Rocket Secure
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · Wireshark basics 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.; Linux command line 10:00 a.m. to noon; Nmap noon to 2:00 p.m.; Hack The Box meetup 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Calhoun Community College, Huntsville campus, 102 Wynn Dr NW
Free sessions with registration on the NAC-ISSA site, 50 seats each.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Rocket Secure 2026
Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · Training day October 16, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; talks October 17, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Calhoun Community College, Huntsville campus, 102 Wynn Dr NW
NAC-ISSA's Cybersecurity Awareness Month conference; tickets $20. Free training sessions on October 16 need separate registration.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Makers Local 256
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Huntsville Hack The Box Meetup #14 (Halloween)
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
UAH I2C, 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville, and Discord
Halloween edition with a costume contest.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Makers Local 256
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
November 2026
Cyber Huntsville Tech Tuesday Breakfast
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
HudsonAlpha Atrium, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville
Co-hosted with AI Huntsville; speaker and topic not yet announced.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
Makers Local 256
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Huntsville 2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
NAC-ISSA Beers for Engineers
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
InnerSpace Brewing, 2414 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville
Networking evening sponsored by Lema AI; open to all.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Makers Local 256
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
NAC-ISSA November chapter lunch
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, 345 Voyager Way, Huntsville
Talk on third-party risk management; sponsored by Lema AI. Free with registration.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFreeVendor-hosted
Huntsville Hack The Box Meetup #15
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
UAH I2C, 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville, and Discord
A December holiday hack party is planned; its date is not yet set.
ConfirmedMeetupFreeVendor-hosted
Makers Local 256
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
Cyber Huntsville Tech Tuesday Breakfast
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
HudsonAlpha Atrium, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville
Co-hosted with AI Huntsville; speaker and topic not yet announced.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
Huntsville Hybrid Engineering, Technology and Security Clearance Career Fair
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Huntsville (venue to be announced) and online
Run by Expo Experts LLC. Covers engineering and technology roles including cybersecurity; all jobs require US citizenship and some require an active security clearance.
ConfirmedCareer fairFreeVendor-hosted
Makers Local 256
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Huntsville 2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Dec 29, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Huntsville 2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
SANS Nashville 2027
Mon, Feb 1 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, 2555 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, and online · Regional
About two hours north of Huntsville.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Makers Local 256
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Huntsville 2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Forces of Cyber Gala 2027
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center Davidson Center, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville
Cyber Huntsville's black-tie-optional scholarship and awards dinner; tickets are sold mainly as sponsor tables.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
Makers Local 256
Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Cyber Brews Zero Trust Forum 2027
Thu, Feb 25, 2027 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Huntsville (venue to be announced)
Forum on Zero Trust implementation for the Department of Defense and defense industrial base. The organizer lists the location as TBD; Cyber Brews is based in Huntsville.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
March 2027
Makers Local 256
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Huntsville 2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
BSides Rocket City 2027
Sat, Mar 20, 2027
Calhoun Community College, Huntsville campus
CFP closes: Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Speaker notifications sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2027
Free, volunteer-run community conference with a lockpicking village and a Meshtastic meetup. Registration was not yet open on September 27, 2026. DC256's website links its BSides page here.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Makers Local 256
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
BSides Nashville 2027
Fri, Apr 23, 2027 · Doors 8:30 a.m.
Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN · Regional
Volunteer-run nonprofit conference about two hours north of Huntsville.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Huntsville Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Symposium
Usually held in September, the day before the National Cyber Summit; 2027 date not yet announced
Huntsville
ExpectedSummitFree
National Cyber Summit 2027
Usually held over three days in late September; 2027 dates not yet announced
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
ExpectedConferencePaid
Southeast Cybersecurity Conference
Usually held in mid-April; the 2026 edition ran April 15 and 16; 2027 dates not yet announced
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, AL · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
Cyber Huntsville
Huntsville (HudsonAlpha, U.S. Space and Rocket Center and other venues) · In the city
Tech Tuesday Breakfast with AI Huntsville on the first Tuesday of most months, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the HudsonAlpha Atrium; the Forces of Cyber Gala each February
A nonprofit of industry, government and academic members and a founding partner of the National Cyber Summit. Tech Tuesday Breakfast registration is $5; some topics are general technology or AI rather than security.
Paid
ISACA Huntsville Chapter
Huntsville · In the city
No meeting schedule published; the chapter calendar listed no future events on September 27, 2026
The newest chapter event found is a member social on September 22, 2025 during the National Cyber Summit. Its territory is a 50-mile radius from the center of Huntsville.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Members only
North Alabama Chapter of ISSA (NAC-ISSA)
Huntsville (Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, InnerSpace Brewing, GigaParts) · In the city
Monthly chapter lunch on a Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., usually at the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, 345 Voyager Way; Beers for Engineers evenings at InnerSpace Brewing and Tech Thursday workshops at GigaParts on dates posted to the chapter calendar
The chapter says its events are open to the public unless noted; the December members' party is for members. Most lunches and socials carry a vendor sponsor. The chapter also runs the Rocket Secure conference each October and co-hosts Tech Thursday workshops with DC256.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DC256 (Huntsville DEF CON Group)
UAH Invention to Innovation Center (I2C), 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville · In the city
Monthly meetup, usually a Friday at 6:00 p.m. at UAH I2C, plus Tech Thursday workshops with NAC-ISSA at GigaParts, 6123 University Dr
The group's events page lists meetups on May 15, June 26 and July 17, 2026 as held and gives August 21, 2026 as the next meetup, with no later date posted. Meetups are sponsored by NAC-ISSA. DC256 ran its first wardriving competition on April 25, 2026. The group's Discord carries current announcements.
Free
Huntsville 2600
Parkway Place Mall food court, near the Bitcoin ATM · In the city
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; the Huntsville meeting was added in April 2025. The last activity date is the first Friday of September 2026, when the magazine's September list still named the Huntsville meeting; no post confirms that meeting took place.
Free
Huntsville Hack The Box Meetup
UAH Invention to Innovation Center (I2C), 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, Huntsville, and Discord · In the city
Monthly, usually a Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in person at UAH I2C and online on Discord; dates posted on the group's calendar
An official Hack The Box ambassador meetup, co-branded with and sponsored by the security firm SecurIT360. Open to beginners; hybrid format.
FreeVendor-hosted
Public-private and government
InfraGard Huntsville Members Alliance
Quantum Research International, Huntsville · In the city
Monthly meeting, usually a Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; each meeting is posted on Eventbrite
InfraGard membership is vetted by the FBI. The chapter website (huntsville-infragard.org) did not load on September 27, 2026; the newest meeting found on its Eventbrite page is July 8, 2026, and no August or September meeting was posted.
Members onlyVetting required
Education and student groups
UAH Cybersecurity Club
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Business Administration Building room 226 · In the city
Every other Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester (October 7 and 21, November 4 and 18, December 2)
Student club at an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence; workshops, speakers and CTF competitions. Its CTF team plays as HuntsvilleTechSupport.
Students only
UAH ISACA Cybersecurity Club
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Business Administration Building room 226 · In the city
Meetings and workshops posted on ChargerConnect during the academic year
Student ISACA chapter focused on cybersecurity, career workshops and awareness events.
Students only
WiCyS UAH Student Chapter
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Charger Union · In the city
Socials and meetings posted on ChargerConnect during the academic year
Student chapter of Women in CyberSecurity. Its next posted event is a vision board session on October 2, 2026.
Students only
Conference series
BSides Huntsville
Calhoun Community College, Huntsville campus · In the city
Annual spring conference presented by NAC-ISSA; the latest edition was April 11 and 12, 2025
NAC-ISSA's event calendar shows no 2026 BSides Huntsville. A separate conference, BSides Rocket City, is scheduled for March 20, 2027 at the same campus.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2025Paid
Cyber Brews
Huntsville · In the city
Irregular networking socials, workshops and one-day forums
A Huntsville company that runs cybersecurity networking events and forums, including the CMMC in Practice Forum and the Cyber Week kickoff social on September 22, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
National Cyber Summit
Von Braun Center, Huntsville · In the city
Annual three-day conference in late September; the 2026 edition ran September 22 to 24
Expo-only registration was free in 2026. The summit includes a free Cyber Job Fair for cleared and non-cleared job seekers and a classified session.
Paid
Adjacent communities
Makers Local 256
414 Stevens Ave, Huntsville · In the city
Public night every Tuesday, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
A community hackerspace and makerspace, not a security group. The newest dated event on its site is a pumpkin carving night on October 28, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Directory checklist
9 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Huntsville 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 4 (no public Huntsville events posted beyond the symposium listed here) |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Alabama Chapter (meets in Birmingham) |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Atlanta Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC256 (Huntsville DEF CON Group) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Birmingham |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Huntsville Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Huntsville Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Huntsville Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: North Alabama Chapter of ISSA (NAC-ISSA) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: UAH Cybersecurity Club |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP Nashville |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Nashville 2027 (February 1 to 6, 2027) |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Atlanta |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides Huntsville |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Northern Alabama Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Dormant groups
3 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- CyberReach Women in Cyber: last public activity Mar 2023 [S32]
- ISC2 Huntsville Chapter: last public activity Dec 2021 [S33]
- WiCyS Northern Alabama Affiliate: last public activity Jun 2021 [S34] [S35]
Field notes
- Two BSides names are in use: NAC-ISSA's BSides Huntsville last ran in April 2025, while BSides Rocket City, linked from DC256's site, is a separate free conference set for March 20, 2027. Both use Calhoun Community College's Huntsville campus.
- DC256 and the Hack The Box meetup both meet at UAH's Invention to Innovation Center (I2C), 850 Ben Graves Dr NW, usually on Friday evenings; check each group's page for the date.
- InfraGard meetings are for vetted members; the Huntsville chapter's own website did not load on September 27, 2026, so use its Eventbrite page for meeting listings.
- Many NAC-ISSA lunches and socials carry a vendor sponsor, though they are free and open to the public.
- The ISC2 Huntsville chapter's website returned an error on September 27, 2026, and its newest recorded meeting is from December 2021.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://256.makerslocal.org/
- S2https://nac-issa.org/event/dc256-inside-the-shark-tank-wireshark-basics/
- S3https://nac-issa.org/event/rocket-secure-2026/
- S4https://huntsvillehtb.org/calendar
- S5https://cyberhuntsville.org/event-6755804
- S6https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S7https://nac-issa.org/event/lema-ai-sponsors-beers-for-engineers/
- S8https://nac-issa.org/event/lema-ai-sponsors-nac-issa-november-lunch/
- S9https://cyberhuntsville.org/event-6755805
- S10https://www.expoexpertsllc.com/engineering-and-technology
- S11https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/nashville-2027
- S12https://cyberhuntsville.org/event-6572014
- S13https://www.cyber-brews.com/event-details/2027-zero-trust-forum
- S14https://bsidesrocketcity.org/
- S15https://bsidesnash.org/
- S16https://cyberhuntsville.org/event-6759660
- S17https://www.nationalcybersummit.com/Summit-Info/Past-Summit-Info
- S18https://ca-issa.org/scs/
- S19https://cyberhuntsville.org/sponsored-events
- S20https://engage.isaca.org/huntsvillechapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=ed9a990a-a1ed-4354-b395-0198afdf9da2&CommunityKey=21f66080-30df-478e-b5d4-f378b468d262
- S21https://www.isaca.org/membership/local-chapters
- S22https://nac-issa.org/events/
- S23https://dc256.org/events.html
- S24https://www.meetup.com/hack-the-box-meetup-huntsville-al-us/
- S25https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2026-huntsville-infragard-monthly-meeting-tickets-1992784830071
- S26https://uah.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/cybersec
- S27https://www.uah.edu/ccre/student-organizations
- S28https://uah.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/isaca
- S29https://uah.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wicys
- S30https://nac-issa.org/event/bsides-huntsville-2025/
- S31https://www.cyber-brews.com/events-1
- S32https://www.meetup.com/cyberreach-women-in-cyber/
- S33https://web.archive.org/web/20240301152113/https://www.isc2-huntsvillechapter.org/events/annual-member-meeting/
- S34https://www.wicys.org/wicys-northern-alabama-affiliate/
- S35https://happeningnext.com/event/wicys-northern-alabama-live-eid4snsf2v1as1