SecKC October 2026
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Knuckleheads Garage, 701 N Montgall Ave, Kansas City, MO
Speakers not yet announced.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Missouri
Kansas City, MO cybersecurity events & groups
Kansas City's security community centers on SecKC, a free monthly hacker meetup at Knuckleheads Garage, alongside monthly chapter meetings from ISSA, ISACA, ISC2 and Women in Security Kansas City, and a first-Friday 2600 meeting in Overland Park. BSidesKC runs each April at Kansas City Kansas Community College, and vendor conferences (SecureWorld, FutureCon, the Kansas City Cyber Conference, OptivCon) fill out the year on both sides of the state line.
Start here
- SecKC: Free, open monthly meetup with talks and a large regular crowd; no membership needed.
- ISC2 Kansas City Chapter: Free monthly evening meeting with food and discussion; no dues and no certification required.
- BSidesKC: The local community conference, set for April 24, 2027.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
October 2026
AWS Kansas City User Group: Small Community Talks with AWS
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.
Tallboyz Garage, 7925 Marty St, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Adjacent (general cloud user group).
ConfirmedMeetupFree
WiSKC and CyberSpeak Labs Tea Party
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Centriq, 1740 W 92nd St, Kansas City, MO
Free, open to all ages; networking with local security professionals. RSVP on the WiSKC calendar.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Missouri Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2026
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Registration from 8:00 a.m.
Capitol Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, 415 W McCarty St, Jefferson City, MO · Regional
Run by Government Technology. Free, but open to public-sector attendees only; Jefferson City is about two and a half hours from Kansas City.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
SheLeadsTech KC Lunch & Learn (ISACA Greater Kansas City)
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Busey Bank, 11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS · Metro area
Free for ISACA members; lunch provided; 1 CPE. Aimed at women in IT, audit, security and risk, and allies.
ConfirmedMeetupMembers only
November 2026
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Kansas City Cyber Security Conference 2026
Wed, Nov 4, 2026
Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Single-day event for IT executives run by EFM Events.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Greater Kansas City 2600
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
SecKC November 2026
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · From 5:00 p.m.; end time not yet posted
Knuckleheads Garage, 701 N Montgall Ave, Kansas City, MO
Listing is a placeholder; details to come.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
December 2026
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:30 p.m.
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Greater Kansas City 2600
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
SecKC December 2026
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · From 5:00 p.m.; end time not yet posted
Knuckleheads Garage, 701 N Montgall Ave, Kansas City, MO
Listing is a placeholder; details to come.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
January 2027
Greater Kansas City 2600
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Greater Kansas City 2600
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 6:30 p.m.
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Greater Kansas City 2600
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
BSidesKC 2027
Sat, Apr 24, 2027
Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS · Metro area
The call for papers page still shows the 2026 timeline (opened January 14, closed March 25, 2026); 2027 CFP dates are not yet posted.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
June 2027
FutureCon Kansas City Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Thu, Jun 10, 2027
Marriott Kansas City Overland Park, 10800 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Hybrid one-day conference run by FutureCon Events, with up to 10 CPE credits. The 2026 edition was June 11, 2026.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Hobocon 3
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
On a train from Kansas City; route not yet announced
Date TBAConferencePaid
KU Cybersecurity Intelligence Conference 2027
Held March 31 to April 1, 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
KU Conference Center, 815 Farmbrough Drive, Lawrence, KS · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
SecureWorld Kansas City 2027
Held May 13, 2026 at the Overland Park Convention Center; 2027 dates not yet announced
Overland Park, KS · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
Cloud Security Alliance Kansas City Chapter
Kansas City metro · Metro area
Irregular; no meeting announced
The chapter website still shows a 2020 meeting schedule and its Eventbrite organizer page lists no events. The most recent meeting found is the chapter's own Eventbrite listing for a September 23, 2025 roundtable at Coach's Bar & Grill in Overland Park. The TechKC directory still lists the chapter as active but shows no dated meeting.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Free
ISACA Greater Kansas City Chapter
Training Umbrella, 10551 Barkley St, Overland Park, KS, and Zoom · Metro area
Chapter meetings roughly monthly on Thursdays, hybrid in person and on Zoom; SheLeadsTech KC lunches separately
Audit, governance and risk focus with CPE credit. The October 8, 2026 meeting costs $40 in person. The chapter also posts a volunteer CommunITy Day at Harvesters Food Bank on October 1, 2026.
Paid
ISC2 Kansas City Chapter
Black & Veatch, 11401 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Usually the first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. (sign-in from 6:15)
No dues and no ISC2 certification needed; meetings include free food and a discussion topic, and the chapter submits CPEs for credentialed members. The chapter says meetings are usually on first Wednesdays, so check the home page for each month's date.
Free
ISSA Greater Kansas City Chapter
Varies; September 2026 meeting at Trezo Mare, 4105 N Mulberry Dr, Kansas City, MO · In the city
Monthly chapter meeting, usually a weekday lunch; venues rotate; no future meeting posted
The September 24, 2026 meeting listed $0.00 non-member registration. Some meetings are Zoom only (June 25, 2026 had both a Zoom and an in-person session).
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
Greater Kansas City 2600
Barnes & Noble cafe, Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Informal meeting in the bookstore coffee shop; bring stories and projects.
Free
SecKC
Knuckleheads Garage, 701 N Montgall Ave, Kansas City, MO · In the city
Monthly, usually a Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m.; dates are posted on the SecKC events page
Kansas City's longest-running monthly security meetup, run by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It also organizes Hobocon, a hacker conference held on a train, and hosted the August 11, 2026 KC Cybersecurity Community Expo with other local groups.
Free
TOOOL Kansas City (KCC)
Knuckleheads Garage, Kansas City, MO (with SecKC) · In the city
Meets monthly with SecKC, second Tuesday of the month at Knuckleheads Garage
TOOOL's meetings map lists the Kansas City chapter as meeting monthly with SecKC; its last activity is taken from SecKC's September 8, 2026 meeting. There is no separate TOOOL calendar.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Kansas City Metroplex Affiliate
Kansas City metro (Kansas and Missouri) · In the city
Irregular; mostly joint events with WiSKC, ISSA KC and local conferences
The affiliate's own events calendar was empty on September 27, 2026. Its recent activity is as a partner: the joint WiSKC, ISSA and WiCyS meeting on March 26, 2026, the joint chapter meeting at SecureWorld Kansas City on May 13, 2026, and the August 11, 2026 community expo.
Free
Women in Security - Kansas City (WiSKC)
Centriq, 1740 W 92nd St, Kansas City, MO · In the city
Monthly meeting, usually a Wednesday at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m.; joint events with other local groups
Networking, local job openings and a speaker at each meeting. 2026 meetings included joint events with ISSA KC and WiCyS Kansas City (March 26) and ISC2 KC (July 8).
Free
Education and student groups
JCCC Cybersecurity Club
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS (rooms RC 183 and RC 232) · Metro area
Weekly during the semester; fall 2026 meetings are Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. (room RC 183 or RC 232)
Student club at an NSA/DHS CAE community college; covers security news and tools and leads JCCC's National Cyber League teams. Meeting listings say all are welcome. Spring 2026 meetings were on Tuesdays, so check the club page each term.
Free
jccc.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/cyberse… [S31] [S32]
Conference series
BSidesKC
Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS · Metro area
Annual conference each April
Community-run conference with talks, workshops and villages. 2026 tickets were $40 on Humanitix.
Paid
SecureWorld Kansas City
Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Annual one-day conference, held in May in 2026
Commercial conference series; the 14th Kansas City edition was May 13, 2026. Local chapters (ISSA, WiCyS, ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard) take part as association partners.
PaidVendor-hosted
events.secureworld.io/details/kansas-city-ks-20… [S17] [S34]
Adjacent communities
Amazon Web Services Kansas City User Group
Brew Lab KC / Tallboyz Garage, 7925 Marty St, Overland Park, KS · Metro area
Irregular evening meetups, several a year
Adjacent: a general AWS cloud user group, not security focused. It was a partner organization at SecKC's August 11, 2026 community expo.
Free
ASIS International Greater Kansas City Chapter
Varies across the metro · Metro area
Monthly lunch meetings; annual Physical Security Technology Showcase
Adjacent: physical and corporate security, not cybersecurity focused. The 2026 Physical Security Technology Showcase was May 28, 2026.
Paid
Directory checklist
13 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Greater Kansas City 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 7 office (Kansas City); no public events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Kansas City Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Twin Cities Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC816 (DEF CON Group Kansas City) |
| HTCIA | Nearest: HTCIA Minnesota Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Kansas City Metro Area (chapter page lists no scheduled or past meetings) |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Kansas City Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Greater Kansas City Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Kansas City Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Greater Kansas City Chapter |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: JCCC Cybersecurity Club |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Kansas City |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Chicago 2027 |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Kansas City |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSidesKC |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | Local chapter: TOOOL Kansas City (KCC) |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Kansas City Metroplex Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Nearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Omaha |
Dormant groups
3 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- DC816 (DEF CON Group Kansas City): last public activity Apr 2012 [S37] [S38]
- InfraGard Kansas City Members Alliance: last public activity Dec 2022 [S39] [S40]
- OWASP Kansas City: last public activity Apr 2024 [S41] [S42]
Field notes
- Much of the scene sits on the Kansas side: ISC2 KC, ISACA KC, 2600, BSidesKC and most vendor conferences meet in Overland Park, Leawood or Kansas City, Kansas.
- SecKC's November and December 2026 listings are placeholders with a 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. time; expect the usual evening meeting and check the page closer to the date.
- Knuckleheads sits beside a rail line; SecKC's venue page has tips so you do not end up stuck on the wrong side of a passing train.
- ISACA KC chapter meetings are hybrid and paid; SheLeadsTech lunches are free for ISACA members.
- The Missouri Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit (October 28, 2026) is limited to public-sector attendees.
- A listings site gives the Kansas City Cyber Security Conference as May 21, 2026 in Leawood; the organizer's site shows November 4, 2026 at the Overland Park Convention Center, which is used here.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events/seckc-october-2026
- S2https://www.meetup.com/awskcug/events/
- S3https://www.wiskc.org/calendar
- S4https://events.govtech.com/Missouri-Public-Sector-Cybersecurity-Summit
- S5https://engage.isaca.org/greaterkansascitychapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=5e8651ad-9f3e-4413-8722-01a0cc10e397&CommunityKey=0fef52f4-96e7-443f-8bca-723b675c15fe&Home=%2fgreaterkansascitychapter%2fevents%2feventdescription
- S6https://isc2kc.org/
- S7https://isc2kc.org/?page_id=257
- S8https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events/seckc-august-2026
- S9https://www.kccyber.com/
- S10https://www.kc2600.com/
- S11https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S12https://www.seckc.org/upcoming-events
- S13https://bsideskc.org/
- S14https://futureconevents.com/events/kansas-city-ks-2027/
- S15https://hobocon.com/
- S16https://cyberconference.ku.edu/
- S17https://events.secureworld.io/details/kansas-city-ks-2026/
- S18https://csakc.org/
- S19https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cloud-security-alliance-kc-26218583303
- S20https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sept-meetup-many-clouds-many-shadows-achieving-multi-cloud-visibility-tickets-1721534168039
- S21https://techkc.org/groups
- S22https://engage.isaca.org/greaterkansascitychapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=fa4b0486-a6d7-4af5-8dff-019c57d5306a&CommunityKey=0fef52f4-96e7-443f-8bca-723b675c15fe&Home=%2fgreaterkansascitychapter%2fevents%2feventdescription
- S23https://engage.isaca.org/greaterkansascitychapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=356d43ec-4ce1-47ae-a69d-01a0ac4bf247&CommunityKey=0fef52f4-96e7-443f-8bca-723b675c15fe&Home=%2fgreaterkansascitychapter%2fevents%2feventdescription
- S24https://issakc.org/meetinginfo.php?p_or_f=p
- S25https://issakc.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=50&ts=1789761857
- S26https://www.seckc.org/
- S27https://toool.us/meetings/
- S28https://wicyskcmetroplex.org/
- S29https://www.wicys.org/wicys-kansas-city/
- S30https://www.wiskc.org/
- S31https://jccc.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/cybersecurityclub
- S32https://www.jccc.edu/academics/credit/networking-cybersecurity/cyber-center/cyber-center-activities.html
- S33https://bsideskc.org/call-for-papers/
- S34https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/kansas-city-ks-2026/
- S35https://www.kcasis.org/
- S36https://www.kcasis.org/event-6531864
- S37https://forum.defcon.org/node/251
- S38https://forum.defcon.org/node/13882
- S39https://kcinfragard.org/
- S40https://web.archive.org/web/20251119003904/https://www.kcinfragard.org/home/events
- S41https://owasp.org/www-chapter-kansas-city/
- S42https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-kansas-city