> mckinney, tx · verified sep 27, 2026
Texas
No security group holds regular public meetings inside McKinney; the nearest recurring meetings are 15 to 30 minutes south in Plano, Frisco and north Dallas, with monthly hacker meetups in Dallas, Plano, Lewisville and Denton. North Texas ISSA, ISACA North Texas, WiCyS DFW and WoSEC Dallas meet around Plano and Frisco, and Collin College, headquartered in McKinney, runs its cybersecurity program from its Frisco Campus. The main fall conferences, SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026) and the North Texas ISSA conference CSC13 (October 20, 2026), are both at the Plano Event Center.
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · Doors 11:00 a.m.; discussion 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
University of Dallas, Irving · Metro area
Panel on deepfakes and AI-generated content. InfraGard North Texas members get a $20 rate.
ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano · Metro area
Registration is on the chapter's own site (csc13.ntxissatools.org), not Eventbrite. Collin College lists a $25 student rate while tickets last.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · Starts 5:00 p.m.
University of Dallas, SB Hall, 2925 Gorman Dr, Irving · Metro area
Ellis Lecture Series evening event at a Center of Academic Excellence school. The page lists no fee.
ConfirmedSummitFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Omni PGA Resort, 4341 PGA Parkway, Frisco · Metro area
Run by GuidePoint Security. Attendance is by request and reviewed by the organizer.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Oct 29, 2026
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 Olive Street, Dallas · Metro area
Run by CyberRisk Alliance. Standard admission $250. Students, interns, educators, people not working in IT and sales or marketing staff are not eligible.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth (venue to be announced) · Metro area
Saturday, November 7, 2026 per the organizer's site and its call-for-proposals page. The call-for-proposals page says the organizers were focusing on Arlington; the venue page says the contract is still being finalized. Ticketing had not opened on September 27, 2026.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Mon, Dec 7 to Sat, Dec 12, 2026
Hilton Richardson Dallas, 701 E Campbell Rd, Richardson · Metro area
Early-bird discount ends: Thu, Oct 22, 2026
Refund deadline: Fri, Nov 20, 2026
In person and live online. The early-bird code saves $500 on 4 to 6 day courses paid by October 22, 2026.
ConfirmedTrainingPaidVendor-hosted
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Jan 20, 2027
Dallas (venue not listed on the organizer page) · Metro area
Vendor-sponsored conference run by FutureCon Events. The organizer page did not name the venue or admission terms on September 27, 2026; access is set from FutureCon's usual practice of approving each registration.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
208 E Main St, Lewisville · 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.
North Texas (location to be announced) · Metro area
Date TBAChapter meetingMembers only
Usually held in late March (March 27 to 29 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, and online · Metro area
ExpectedCTFFree
Dallas area (venue given at registration) · Metro area
Periodic meetings and coffee chats; none scheduled on September 27, 2026
Privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law professionals. The chapter held an in-person coffee chat on September 24, 2026 (recorded by research for the Dallas page); the chapter page no longer lists it. Educational meetings are for IAPP members.
FreeMembers only
North Texas, including TIAA Frisco Corporate Center, Frisco (May 2026) · Metro area
Monthly in-person or virtual chapter meetings, plus certification review courses
The last in-person meeting found was on May 22, 2026 at TIAA Frisco Corporate Center, with a happy hour afterward. On September 27, 2026 the calendar listed a CISA review course (September 26 to October 4) and an October 7 to 9 event without venues.
Paid
Online · Metro area
Online noon programs posted on the chapter site
The chapter's programs are online: the most recent was a noon session on agentic GRC on September 25, 2026. The last in-person gathering found on its site was a board meeting on December 11, 2023. Past recordings are for members.
Free
Tre Stelle Coffee Co., 17390 Preston Rd, Suite 210, Dallas · Metro area
Monthly networking on a Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., in person with an online option; no date posted after June 10, 2026
For people working on CMMC compliance for defense contractors.
Free
Dallas-Fort Worth, mostly Plano (venues vary) · Metro area
Monthly lunch and learns (usually a Thursday mid-month), monthly happy hours and evening hands-on programs; no fixed rule published
The September 17, 2026 lunch and learn was at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving; most 2026 lunch and learns were at Maggiano's Plano. Hands-on programs meet at the ConnexPay office, 5700 W Plano Pkwy, Plano; the next, a command-line workshop, is September 30, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The next happy hour is October 8, 2026 at TBD Kitchen in Lewisville. Collin College hosts an ISSA student chapter.
Paid
Plano (recent in-person meetings) and online · Metro area
Roughly monthly in 2025, in person in Plano or online; no meeting posted
The last in-person meeting was October 14, 2025 at Forescout, 2400 N Dallas Parkway, Plano; the last listed event was an online secure-code training tournament on December 4, 2025.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Free
The Wild Turkey, 2470 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas; North DFW 2550 hangouts at 1418 Coffee, 1418 K Ave, Plano · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m. at The Wild Turkey; a North DFW 2550 hangout runs on third Fridays at 6:00 p.m. at 1418 Coffee in downtown Plano
Listed in 2600 Magazine's meeting list. The DFW2600 Meetup posts October 2 and November 6, 2026 at The Wild Turkey, and October 16 and November 20, 2026 at 1418 Coffee in Plano, the closest of its meetings to McKinney. The 2550 hangouts are informal; the first-Friday meeting is the official one.
Free
Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas · Metro area
First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., plus occasional karaoke nights and book club nights
Short firetalks from anyone, a monthly CTF challenge, locksport, a career room and a book swap; no vendor or recruiter talks. The October 2026 meeting is on October 7. The group's first Hacker Book Club night was held September 11, 2026 at a member's home in McKinney and online through the group's Discord; the Hacker Karaoke Night on September 25, 2026 was at Family Karaoke.
Free
Encore Family Karaoke, 11433 Goodnight Ln, Dallas (venue may vary) · Metro area
Second Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.; locations may vary
The June through September 2026 meetings were all at Encore Family Karaoke on Goodnight Ln. No October 2026 meeting was posted on September 27, 2026.
Free
Graffiti Pasta, 118 W Oak St, Denton · Metro area
Third Monday of the month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Denton is about 40 minutes west of McKinney. The group's site lists its CYBR.HAK.CON collaboration in Plano on May 27, 2026; its Eventbrite series lists the monthly meetings at Graffiti Pasta.
Free
208 E Main St, Lewisville · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Practitioner-led, volunteer-run group meeting since 2013; meetups are free. The Meetup group shows the location only to members; the group's site gives the Lewisville address.
Free
Dallas-Fort Worth; last dated chapter session at SecureWorld Dallas, Plano Event Center · Metro area
No regular schedule published
Cyversity was formerly the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). The most recent dated chapter session found was a bonus session in the networking hall at SecureWorld Dallas on October 2, 2025.
Free
Around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Frisco and Plano · Metro area
Several events a month: coffee chats, Tech & Trek walks, panels, hands-on sessions and conference partnerships
The most recent event was a Tech & Trek walk in Grand Prairie on September 19, 2026; a hands-on session was held at HCLTech Frisco in June 2026. The affiliate is tabling at Secure Dallas (October 1) and offers member registration codes for SecureWorld Dallas (October 8, 2026). Event pages do not list costs.
Free
Dallas area (last event in Irving) · Metro area
Irregular; no event posted
The last Meetup event was a paid workshop on September 19, 2025 at a Microsoft campus in Las Colinas, Irving. The chapter may post events elsewhere; its national site was not readable.
Free
5717 Legacy Dr, Plano · Metro area
Monthly on a Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (posted: September 29 and October 27, 2026)
Networking with snacks and drinks for women in security, from students to senior practitioners. Meetings are in west Plano, about 25 minutes from McKinney.
Free
North Texas (venues vary) · Metro area
Member events posted on the chapter calendar
InfraGard membership requires FBI vetting. The 2026 annual conference was held August 13, 2026 at the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety headquarters (registration filled). The calendar lists SecureWorld Dallas (October 8), the joint deepfakes lunch and learn with North Texas ISSA (October 9) and a tentative FBI case studies day on November 12, 2026.
Vetting required
Collin College Frisco Campus, 9700 Wade Blvd, Frisco · Metro area
Events posted by the department; student clubs (Cybersecurity Club, WiCyS, North Texas ISSA student chapter) list meetings through the college's Cougar Connect portal
NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The college district is headquartered in McKinney and has a McKinney Campus, but cybersecurity events are held at the Frisco Campus IT Building. The most recent dated event found is the college-wide Spring 2026 Career Fair on April 16, 2026 at the Frisco Campus. Collin College students can sign up through the department for National Cyber League games in October and November 2026. Club meeting times are not published on the public site.
Students only
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson · Metro area
Weekly presentation meetings on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. during the school year; the first meeting of each month is a CTF workshop
Student club at an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence school. It runs the annual TexSAW CTF (online, March 27 to 29, 2026). Fall 2026 meetings are not confirmed on a dated page.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Students only
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Dallas-Fort Worth (2026 venue not yet announced) · Metro area
Annual conference, usually the first Saturday in November
Community-run and free to attend. The 2025 conference was held November 1, 2025; the quiet status reflects that date, not a lack of organizing. The 2026 conference is on November 7, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
Plano · Metro area
One-day hacker conference; first held May 27, 2026; no 2027 date announced
Run by CYBR.SEC.Media, the team behind Houston's CYBR.SEC.CON (formerly HOU.SEC.CON), in partnership with Phillip Wylie. The organizer's events page listed no 2027 edition on September 27, 2026.
PaidVendor-hosted
Plano Event Center, Plano · Metro area
Annual one-day conference each fall; 2026 is the 22nd edition
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. The 2025 edition was held October 2, 2025 at the Plano Event Center; the quiet status reflects that date, and the 2026 edition is on October 8, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
Richardson (2026) · Metro area
Annual multi-day training event in December; SANS Dallas 2026 runs December 7 to 12, 2026
Commercial training run by the SANS Institute. The previous edition, SANS Dallas 2025 (December 1 to 6, 2025, Westin Dallas Downtown), is known only from an event listing; SANS no longer hosts its page.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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Online · Metro area
Formerly the third Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m., online; no meeting posted since October 15, 2025
A Dallas-based group for cloud security practitioners whose 2025 meetings were all online.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
Dallas Makerspace, 1825 Monetary Ln, Suite 104, Carrollton · Metro area
Monthly Open Technology Workshops; the 2026 sessions were on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: an open-source and digital privacy group, not a security group. 2026 topics included anonymous reporting and privacy-focused financial services.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Dallas 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 6 |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Austin Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Local chapter: Cyversity North Texas Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC214 (DEF CON Group Dallas) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Dallas |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard North Texas Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA North Texas Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Chapter for DFW |
| ISSA | Local chapter: North Texas ISSA |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Local chapter: Collin College Cybersecurity Program |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Dallas |
| SANS Institute | Local chapter: SANS Institute training events (Dallas area) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Dallas |
| Security BSides | Local chapter: BSides DFW |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | Local chapter: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu Dallas |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.