> jersey city, nj · verified sep 27, 2026
New Jersey
Jersey City has little security programming of its own: its DEF CON group, DC201, last posted a meeting in July 2022, and most in-city activity is student-led, including the Hudson County Community College cybersecurity club and the ISC2 New Jersey chapter's free CTF for Novices at Saint Peter's University. Regular meetups are across the river in Manhattan (NYC2600 on first Fridays, OWASP NYC, DC212) or in North Jersey (DC862, DC908 at the Westfield library). The main fall conferences are BSidesNYC on October 17, 2026 and the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference on November 5, 2026.
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
The call for papers has closed. On September 27, 2026 the registration page still said registration would open in mid-September; tickets are required for entry, and the price was not posted.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · Metro area
Run by SecureWorld, a conference company.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 5 to Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · Conference November 5; workshops November 6
Civic Hall, Union Square, Manhattan (conference day) · Metro area
The 13th annual edition, organized jointly by chapters including NY Metro ISSA, ISACA New Jersey and ISACA New York Metro. Tickets are sold separately for the conference and workshop days through Tixtree. The 2025 edition was held at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, Manhattan · Metro area
Run by an events company. Standard admission is listed at $325.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The Armory NJ, 200 Front Street, Perth Amboy · Metro area
Ticketed through Eventbrite.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
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Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · 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.
Glassboro (2026 edition at Rowan University) · Regional
Date TBAConferencePaid
Held at Saint Peter's University in October 2024, October 2025 and March 2026; the next date is not yet announced
Saint Peter's University, Jersey City
ExpectedCTFFree
Held in June at Kean University in Union (June 11, 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
Kean University, North Avenue Academic Building, Union · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
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New Jersey statewide · Metro area
Irregular; co-presents regional forums and workshops
Its latest event found was co-presenting the Atlantic City CyberSecurity & Fraud Forum on September 25, 2026 with the CxO Security Forum and Kean University. Membership requests go through the chapter's LinkedIn page.
Free
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New Jersey statewide; events in Livingston, Union and online · Metro area
Irregular; annual general meeting in June, review courses online, co-sponsors SECON and the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference
The 2026 Annual General Meeting was held June 17, 2026 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston.
Paid
New Jersey statewide; monthly meetings online, in-person events at Kean University (Union) and Saint Peter's University (Jersey City) · Metro area
Monthly chapter meeting online in the evening (the September 2026 meeting was Thursday, September 24 at 6:00 p.m.), plus study groups and working groups online
Monthly meetings are online. In-person events include SECON with ISACA New Jersey at Kean University (June 11, 2026), the CTF for Novices at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City (March 21, 2026) and a ticketed holiday dinner.
Free
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; online talks plus in-person meetups, often held alongside other New York conferences
The most recent event was an online talk on September 23, 2026; the last in-person chapter gathering found was at the IAM Summit in Manhattan on July 23, 2026. Many in-person listings are chapter meetups at vendor conferences. The OWASP chapter pages for New Jersey (North and Somerset) were checked and show no active New Jersey chapter.
Free
Manhattan, New York · Metro area
Irregular numbered meetings; resumed in June 2026 after a hiatus
Meeting #46, "The Hiatus is Over," was held June 19, 2026; the previous meeting was May 29, 2025.
Free
North Jersey; rotating venues and some meetings online on Discord · Metro area
Usually the first Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; venue changes, some meetings online
The September 4, 2026 town hall was online; the last in-person meeting found was June 5, 2026 at FUBAR Labs in North Brunswick. The first-Friday pattern comes from 2026 meeting dates, not a published rule.
Free
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield · Metro area
Roughly monthly talks and workshops on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
The most recent talk was September 10, 2026. No later meeting was posted on September 27, 2026.
Free
Hack Manhattan, 34 West 37th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
Every other Sunday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., through December 27, 2026
A lockpicking workshop at Manhattan's public hackerspace, taught by a member with tools provided by TOOOL. It is not a TOOOL chapter meeting.
Free
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.
NYC2600 posts most months' meeting details on its site, but not every month has a post; check it before going.
Free
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; in-person mixers and panels plus webinars
The most recent in-person event was "Pride in Cyber" on June 23, 2026 in Downtown Manhattan; attendees had to register in advance to enter the building.
Free
New York City · Metro area
Irregular networking sessions
The WSC site blocked automated reading on September 27, 2026. Its calendar listings seen in search results show NYC networking sessions on January 9 and February 6, 2026. The chapter's older Meetup group last posted in 2022.
Free
New Jersey statewide; annual symposium at Kean University, Union · Metro area
In-person and virtual meetings; some open to non-members, some limited to vetted members
The NJ FBI InfraGard Annual Symposium and Luncheon was held September 18, 2026 at Kean University, 1075 Morris Ave, Union (ticketed, with student and law enforcement rates).
Vetting requiredPaid
HCCC STEM Building, 263 Academy Street, Journal Square, Jersey City · In the city
Irregular workshops and competitions during the academic year
HCCC is an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The club's last listed event was a Cybersecurity Workshop Series session on October 18, 2025 in STEM Building Room 617, open to cybersecurity and computer science majors.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Students only
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Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union · Metro area
Hosts and co-presents public workshops, webinars and conferences through the year
Hosted the InfraGard New Jersey symposium on September 18, 2026 and SECON on June 11, 2026. Kean took over the former New Jersey City University campus as Kean Jersey City in July 2026.
FreePaid
Babbio Center, Room 210, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken · Metro area
Monday general meetings and Thursday CTF sessions, 9:15 to 11:00 p.m., during the fall 2026 semester
Stevens is an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The campus calendar lists the club's Monday and Thursday room bookings through October 2026.
Students only
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in October
BSidesNYC 0x05 was held October 18, 2025 at John Jay College. The 0x06 edition is listed under events.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in late October
Run by SecureWorld, a conference company. The 2025 edition was October 29, 2025; the 2026 edition is listed under events.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
Manhattan, New York, with an occasional Jersey City session · Metro area
Irregular happy hours, coworking sessions and cross-listed conference passes
Held a coworking session at Narra Collective, 333 Washington St, Jersey City on May 15, 2026. Many listings are other organizers' conferences, such as SRE Day NYC on June 6, 2026.
Free
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