California
Los Angeles, CA cybersecurity events & groups
Los Angeles has monthly chapter meetings from OWASP, ISSA and ISC2, most of them on the Westside in Santa Monica, Culver City and El Segundo, plus the LA2600 hacker meeting downtown on first Fridays and a lockpicking night at Null Space Labs in Burbank on third Fridays. The ISSA-LA Security Summit in Santa Monica on October 14, 2026 and the Official Cybersecurity Summit in Century City on October 15, 2026 are the main local conferences in the fall.
Start here
- LA2600: Free, open hacker meeting downtown on the first Friday of every month since the 1990s.
- OWASP Los Angeles: Free monthly in-person meetups and workshops in Santa Monica, plus virtual talks.
- Null Space Labs (hackerspace): Hackerspace with an open Tuesday night and a free monthly lockpicking class.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
October 2026
OWASP LA October Virtual Meetup
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Zoom talk.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISSA Los Angeles Security Summit 2026 and Women in Security Panel
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica · Metro area
Keynotes, a Women in Security panel, an in-person CTF and a career corner with resume reviews. Beach House parking is $15 a day.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Los Angeles
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fairmont Century Plaza, Century City, Los Angeles
Run by CyberRisk Alliance. Standard admission is $250 and registration is reviewed; it is meant for working security and IT practitioners. A second registration page gives an end time of 6:00 p.m.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
OWASP LA October In-Person Meetup
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
929 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica · Metro area
Speaker from Bugcrowd.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
November 2026
Southern California Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2026
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Starts 8:00 a.m.
Hilton Long Beach, 701 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach · Metro area
Run by Government Technology (e.Republic) for state and local government staff; registration is free for public sector employees.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
OWASP LA November Meetup (Snyk speaker session)
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To be announced · Metro area
The venue was not posted when checked.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
OWASP LA December Virtual Meetup
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Online · Metro area
ConfirmedMeetupFree
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Dec 18, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Feb 19, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
NSL Lockpicking
Fri, Mar 19, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon Los Angeles Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Wed, Mar 31, 2027
Hilton Los Angeles Culver City, Culver City · Metro area
One-day hybrid vendor conference with up to 10 CPE credits. Pricing was not checked.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
April 2027
SCaLE 24x (Southern California Linux Expo)
Thu, Apr 1 to Sun, Apr 4, 2027
Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St, Pasadena · Metro area
CFP closes: Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Adjacent: a community-run open source conference, not security-focused, though it usually carries security talks.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
May 2027
SANS Security West 2027
Mon, May 10 to Sat, May 15, 2027
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Blvd, San Diego (also virtual) · Regional
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute; the nearest SANS event to Los Angeles.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
America's Credit Unions Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Wed, May 12 to Fri, May 14, 2027
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, 900 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles
Early-bird pricing ends: Fri, Feb 12, 2027
Hotel reservation deadline: Fri, Apr 9, 2027
Trade association conference for credit union security staff, held with NASCUS; in person or virtual. In-person registration starts around $1,700.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
2027 ISACA LA Chapter Spring Conference
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, Universal City · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaid
Planet Cyber Sec AI AppSec Conference, Los Angeles
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Los Angeles
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Planet Cyber Sec AI Conference, Orange County
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Orange County · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
LayerOne 2027
Usually held over the Memorial Day weekend in late May; 2027 dates not yet announced
Pasadena Hilton, 168 S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
SWIFT Tech Symposium
Usually held in March; 2027 date not yet announced
Mt. SAC Student Center, Walnut (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
ToroHack (CSUDH Cybersecurity and Hacking Expo)
Usually held in April; 2027 date not yet announced
Loker Student Union, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Carson (2026 venue) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
Cloud Security Alliance, SoCal Chapter
Los Angeles; mostly online in 2026 · In the city
Irregular; online talks and co-hosted events with ISSA-LA
The chapter's last own event was an online certification prep session on February 17, 2026; its Meetup page also promoted a March 9, 2026 vendor briefing in El Segundo. No later events were listed on September 27, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
HTCIA Southern California Chapter
Southern California; socials in Orange County · Metro area
Irregular; joint socials and co-hosted career events
High Technology Crime Investigation Association (digital forensics and cyber investigations). The last_activity date is the SoCalSec social at Golden Road Brewing in Anaheim on September 21, 2026, listed on the chapter's calendar.
Members only
IAPP KnowledgeNet Los Angeles
Los Angeles; joint SoCal sessions often online · In the city
Occasional KnowledgeNet meetings, some held jointly with other Southern California chapters
Privacy-focused; KnowledgeNets are free for IAPP members. The chapter page loads its meeting list by script; the last_activity date is a September 25, 2026 session on CCPA compliance shown in a search listing of that page.
Members only
ISACA Los Angeles Chapter
Annual spring conference at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City · Metro area
Annual three-day spring conference; the chapter site lists no regular meeting schedule
IT audit, governance and risk focus. The last_activity date is the final day of the 2026 spring conference (March 30 to April 1, 2026). The conference is paid.
Paid
ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter
El Segundo for in-person evenings; monthly meetings online · Metro area
Monthly virtual chapter meeting (usually a Thursday at 4:00 p.m.), lunch-and-learn talks online, and occasional in-person evenings
The chapter's events page lists an in-person September 17, 2026 meeting; its Luma calendar places it at the Board Room in El Segundo. Lunch-and-learn sessions charge community guests a small fee.
Paid
ISSA Los Angeles (ISSA-LA)
Culver City (Veterans Memorial Building) and other Westside venues · Metro area
Monthly evening meeting, usually 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday or Wednesday; dates vary
The founding ISSA chapter. Meetings are ticketed through Eventbrite; recent Meetup listings show the Culver City Veterans Memorial Building. The chapter's annual summit is on October 14, 2026.
Paid
OWASP Los Angeles
929 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica; some talks online · Metro area
One or two in-person evening meetups or workshops a month (5:30 p.m.), plus virtual talks
Application security. The chapter moved its event listings from Meetup to Luma. Talks are usually given by practitioners from security vendors.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DC310 / DCG Hollywood (DEF CON Group)
Hollywood · In the city
No meeting schedule published
The DEF CON Groups directory re-listed the group as active on November 21, 2025, which is the last_activity date used here. Its defcon310.org site no longer resolves and its old Meetup group is gone; no dated meeting was found. Contact the group through the DEF CON forum before going.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
DC818 (DEF CON Group, San Fernando Valley)
San Fernando Valley (Woodland Hills) · In the city
No planned meetings; members talk on Discord
The group's site says there are no planned meetings and points to its Discord; the site was last updated September 3, 2025, the date used here. The DEF CON directory still says it meets monthly or every two months.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Free
EvolveSec (LA Cybersecurity Meetup)
Los Angeles; recent sessions online · In the city
Irregular; online OSCP study sessions in early 2026
Community meetup running since 2015. Its 2026 sessions (February and March) were online; no later events were listed on September 27, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free
LA2600
Union Station (Alameda St. entrance, near Traxx Bar), then Philippe's, 1001 N. Alameda St., Downtown Los Angeles · In the city
First Friday of the month from 6:00 p.m.; the group moves to Philippe's around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m.
One of the oldest 2600 meetings in the US. The group asks media and law enforcement to identify themselves. Its Meetup listings give 7:00 p.m. at Philippe's.
Free
NSL Lockpicking
Null Space Labs, 2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank · Metro area
Third Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Physical security and locksport meetup running since 2010; each month has a topic or hands-on workshop. Free, with equipment supplied; donations welcome.
Free
Null Space Labs (hackerspace)
2522 N. Ontario St., Burbank (near the Burbank airport) · Metro area
Open to visitors every Tuesday, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.; classes posted on Meetup
Hackerspace for technology and security since 2010. Some classes are paid. Check the open or closed sign on the website or the Discord before going on other nights.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Los Angeles Affiliate
Playa Vista and other Los Angeles venues · In the city
Occasional networking and learning events
Women in CyberSecurity professional affiliate. Its last event was a June 13, 2026 morning session at the Microsoft office in Playa Vista (13031 W. Jefferson Blvd). The event page did not state a price.
Free
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu SoCal
Long Beach, Los Angeles and online (workshops rotate) · Metro area
Roughly monthly hands-on workshops, in person or online
The September 19, 2026 threat hunting workshop was online; the October 3, 2026 DevSecOps workshop is at Long Beach City College.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard Los Angeles Members Alliance
Online briefings in 2026 · In the city
Online briefings and seminars every few weeks
FBI and private sector partnership; membership requires FBI vetting. Every 2026 event on its site was online, the last being a Global Threat Update on August 18, 2026. No later events were posted on September 27, 2026.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
ACM Cyber at UCLA
UCLA, Westwood (Engineering VI and Boelter Hall) · In the city
Several workshops a week during UCLA quarters; days change each quarter
Student cybersecurity club that runs LA CTF, whose open division welcomes anyone. Regular meetings are for UCLA students.
Students only
CSUDH Cyber Security Club
Cal State Dominguez Hills, Carson · Metro area
Irregular; runs ToroHack each spring and Toro Tech Day each fall
ToroHack 10.0, the club's cybersecurity and hacking expo, was held April 11, 2026 at the Loker Student Union and was ticketed on Eventbrite for outside guests.
Students only
Layer 8 (CSUN Cybersecurity Club)
Jacaranda Hall (JD 1600), Cal State Northridge · In the city
Mondays in the evening and Saturday training labs during the semester
The club's two pages disagree on the Monday time (7:00 p.m. in JD 1600B versus 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in JD 1600A). The last dated meeting found is September 29, 2025, on the campus newspaper's event calendar; the club likely still meets weekly.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Students only
SWIFT (Cal Poly Pomona)
Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona · Metro area
Weekly workshops during the semester (day not published)
Student security organization at an NSA/DHS CAE school. The last dated event found is its Tech Symposium on March 14, 2026 at the Mt. SAC Student Center in Walnut.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Students only
Directory checklist
13 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: LA2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Los Angeles events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance, SoCal Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Southern California Chapter (no dated activity found) |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC310 / DCG Hollywood (DEF CON Group) |
| HTCIA | Local chapter: HTCIA Southern California Chapter |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Los Angeles |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Los Angeles Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Los Angeles (ISSA-LA) |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: SWIFT (Cal Poly Pomona) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Los Angeles |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Security West 2027 (San Diego, May 10 to 15, 2027; listed under events) |
| SecureWorld | No chapter found |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides San Diego |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Los Angeles Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu SoCal |
Dormant groups
4 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- DC213 (DEF CON Group, Los Angeles): last public activity Aug 2008 [S45]
- DC562 (DEF CON Group, Long Beach): last public activity Jan 2019 [S46] [S47]
- LETHAL (L.A. Ethical Technical Hackers And Leets): last public activity Mar 2020 [S48]
- USC CTF Team: last public activity Nov 2024 [S49]
Field notes
- Many Los Angeles chapter meetings are outside the city limits: OWASP LA meets in Santa Monica, ISSA-LA in Culver City and ISC2 LA's in-person nights are in El Segundo. Several groups also hold online sessions, so check whether a listing is in person.
- LA2600's website says to arrive at Union Station at 6:00 p.m.; its Meetup listings give 7:00 p.m. at Philippe's, where the group moves later in the evening.
- None of the city's DEF CON groups (DCG Hollywood, DC818, DC213) posted a dated meeting in 2026; DC818 says it has no planned meetings and coordinates on Discord.
- The ISACA LA 2027 spring conference page gives two different date ranges (March 24 to 26 and May 24 to 26, 2027).
- The BSides Los Angeles website no longer loads and no 2025 or 2026 edition was found.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://032.la/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/nullspacelabs/
- S3https://luma.com/owaspla
- S4https://www.eventbrite.com/e/issa-los-angeles-security-summit-2026-women-in-security-forum-oct-14-tickets-883047006367
- S5https://issala.org/
- S6https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/los-angeles-2026
- S7https://www.meetup.com/li-losangeles/
- S8https://luma.com/h1y9e5l2
- S9https://www.2600.la/
- S10https://www.meetup.com/la2600/
- S11https://events.govtech.com/Southern-California-Public-Sector-Cybersecurity-Summit
- S12https://luma.com/brtxnfte
- S13https://futureconevents.com/events/los-angeles-ca-2027/
- S14https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/24x
- S15https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/security-west-2027
- S16https://www.americascreditunions.org/events-training/conference/cybersecurity-conference
- S17https://engage.isaca.org/losangeleschapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=d065e59b-8e31-418d-818b-01a053e165d3&CommunityKey=f7103f1d-a92a-4915-aae8-4db07da4c6ab
- S18https://planetcybersec.com/
- S19https://lac.tf/
- S20https://www.layerone.org/
- S21https://techsymposium.calpolyswift.org/
- S22https://torolink.csudh.edu/organization/cybersecurity
- S23https://www.meetup.com/csa-socal/
- S24https://luma.com/socalhtcia
- S25https://iapp.org/community/iapp-chapters/los-angeles-ca
- S26https://engage.isaca.org/losangeleschapter/home
- S27https://engage.isaca.org/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=33f409b6-b645-4e46-9c67-019cf55d5b2d&CommunityKey=f7103f1d-a92a-4915-aae8-4db07da4c6ab
- S28https://www.isc2la.org/events
- S29https://lu.ma/ISC2LA
- S30https://www.meetup.com/issa-la/
- S31https://owasp.org/www-chapter-los-angeles/
- S32https://forum.defcon.org/node/231441
- S33https://dc818.org/
- S34https://forum.defcon.org/node/231645
- S35https://www.meetup.com/evolvesec-la-cyber-security/
- S36https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-los-angeles-affiliate-reboot-and-reconnect/
- S37https://www.wicys.org/wicys-los-angeles/
- S38https://www.meetup.com/socal-women-in-cybersecurity/
- S39https://www.infragardlosangeles.org/
- S40https://www.acmcyber.com/events
- S41https://www.acmcyber.com/archive
- S42https://csunlayer8.com/
- S43https://csunlayer8.github.io/links/
- S44https://www.calpolyswift.org/
- S45https://forum.defcon.org/node/101
- S46https://forum.defcon.org/node/231444
- S47https://www.freelists.org/archive/dc562/01-2019
- S48https://www.meetup.com/LETHAL/
- S49https://ctftime.org/event/2543/