> little rock, ar · verified sep 27, 2026
Arkansas
Central Arkansas Hackers is the city's regular open meetup, with a talk on the first Tuesday evening of the month at the Little Rock Technology Park. ISACA Central Arkansas holds monthly lunch meetings, some in person with a Zoom option, and InfraGard Arkansas holds members' meetings. The Forge Institute runs an annual summit in North Little Rock in October, and The Venture Center runs the JOLT Cyber Challenge each spring.
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Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · Registration opens 8:00 a.m.
Little Rock Marriott, 3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock
Run by Government Technology (e.Republic) with vendor sponsors. Open to public-sector employees only, free; private-sector companies take part as sponsors. Cybersecurity is one of several tracks alongside AI and digital services.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Tue, Oct 13 to Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Downtown North Little Rock (exact location emailed to approved registrants) · Metro area
Seventh annual summit of the Forge Institute on cybersecurity, AI and national security, with CISOs, researchers and government speakers. Attendees must be U.S. citizens and pre-registered; the organizer may deny admission. A separate classified day on October 15, 2026 (tentative) requires a TS//SI/TK clearance. Closed to press.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting required
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock
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.
Little Rock (the 2026 edition was at UA Little Rock's Reynolds Business Building)
Date TBACTFPaid
Little Rock (venue varies) and Zoom · In the city
Monthly lunch meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; posted meetings have fallen on second Tuesdays
The June 9, 2026 meeting was held at The Croissanterie, 14502 Cantrell Rd, with a Zoom link; the December 9, 2025 meeting was at Oceans at Arthur's on Chenal Parkway. Several 2025 meetings were Zoom only. Admission is listed as free for members; the pages do not say whether non-members may attend. The chapter calendar showed no scheduled events on 2026-09-27.
Members only
Little Rock Technology Park, 417 Main St, Little Rock · In the city
First Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m.; about an hour of talks at the Tech Park, then social time at Fassler Hall
Meetup group inspired by the Dallas Hackers Association, open to students and professionals of any skill level. Recent talks covered app hacking (September 1, 2026), homelabs, mobile hacking and detection as code. No meeting was posted for August 2026. Recruiters are welcome; the group also uses Discord.
Free
Little Rock (statewide chapter) · In the city
Periodic members' meetings announced on Eventbrite
FBI-affiliated public-private partnership; membership requires FBI vetting. The most recent meeting found was an in-person joint members' meeting with UA Little Rock's CORE Center on May 15, 2026 at UA Little Rock. The chapter website's events page has not been updated since 2025, so check Eventbrite or LinkedIn for meetings.
Members onlyVetting required
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Nearest: Memphis 2600 (Memphis Cybersecurity Community) |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 6; no public Little Rock events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Arkansas Chapter (statewide; no dated events found) |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity North Texas Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC501 (DEF CON Group Little Rock) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Memphis |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Arkansas Members Alliance (IAMA) |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Central Arkansas Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Arkansas Chapter |
| ISSA | Nearest: ISSA Oklahoma Chapter (Tulsa) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: UA Little Rock Cybersecurity Club (CyberTrojans) |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP Memphis |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Dallas |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Dallas |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides Memphis (BSides Little Rock is listed as inactive) |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Nearest: WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Nearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas |
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