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Mesa, AZ cybersecurity events & groups

Mesa's own security scene centers on downtown: OWASP Phoenix holds free talks at the HeatSync Labs hackerspace on Main Street on the first Tuesday of each month, and CactusCon, Arizona's largest hacker conference, returns to the Mesa Convention Center on February 5 and 6, 2027. Most other regular meetings are a short drive west in Tempe, including the EVSec social on first Thursdays, PHX2600 on first Fridays and ISSA Phoenix's quarterly meetings at UAT.

Verified Oct 1, 2026 · Covers October 2026 through April 2027 · Times are Mountain Standard Time (no daylight saving)

Phoenix metro: Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Phoenix

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  1. OWASP Phoenix: Free monthly application security talks at a downtown Mesa hackerspace, open to all experience levels.
  2. EVSec: Free, non-vendor East Valley social on the first Thursday of each month, about 15 minutes away in Tempe.
  3. CactusCon 15: Arizona's largest hacker conference, held at the Mesa Convention Center.

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Datebook

October 2026

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2026 CISO Leadership Summit

Fri, Oct 16, 2026

The View at 55th Place, 3633 N 55th Pl, Mesa

One-day, closed-door peer summit for CISOs and senior security managers, presented in partnership with DigiCert. Attendance is by application, with one table set aside for invited emerging leaders. WiCyS Phoenix hosts one panel. An opening reception is held the evening of October 15 at the W Scottsdale.

ConfirmedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted

InfraGard Arizona 2026 Annual Member Meeting

Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Scottsdale Stadium Fieldhouse, 7408 E Osborn Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area

Theme: Stronger Together: Converging Security for a Resilient Future. For InfraGard members.

ConfirmedSummitVetting required

ISSA Phoenix Q4 2026 Meeting: Professional Development

Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Free to attend, with lunch and CPE credits; open to non-members and students.

ConfirmedChapter meetingFree

WECC Reliability & Security Workshop and WICF Meeting

Tue, Oct 27 to Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; workshop October 27 and 28, WICF meeting October 29

DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley, 5401 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area

Adjacent: an electric grid reliability and compliance workshop run by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with security content for the Western Interconnection.

ConfirmedWorkshopPaid

FutureCon Phoenix Cybersecurity Conference

Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Marriott Phoenix Airport, 1101 N 44th St, Phoenix · Metro area

Hybrid, up to 10 CPEs, run by an events company. ISC2 Phoenix members can get a free pass with a chapter code.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

November 2026

EVSec

Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

PHX2600

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit

Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area

Aimed at CISOs and senior security leaders, run by an events company. ISC2 Phoenix members can attend free with a chapter code.

ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted

Health-ISAC 2026 Fall Americas Summit

Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026

JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson · Regional

Current registration pricing ends: Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Registration closes: Mon, Nov 16, 2026

Healthcare-sector security summit, about 1 hour 45 minutes from Mesa. Member and non-member rates differ.

ConfirmedSummitPaid

December 2026

EVSec

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

PHX2600

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2026 State of Arizona Cyber Summit

Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix · Metro area

Run by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Free for public-sector professionals; vendors and private-sector attendees buy a separate ticket.

ConfirmedSummitFreePaid

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

WiCyS Phoenix Winter Celebration

Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Tempe (address shared after registration) · Metro area

Registration requires host approval.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

January 2027

PHX2600

Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

EVSec

Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

February 2027

EVSec

Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

CactusCon 15

Fri, Feb 5 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027

Mesa Convention Center, Mesa

CFP closes: Sat, Oct 10, 2026

In person only, with a speaker reception on the evening of February 5. The CFP accepts talks, workshops and villages. The conference hotel block is at the Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

PHX2600

Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

March 2027

ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2027

Wed, Mar 3, 2027

Phoenix Convention Center, South Ballroom, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix · Metro area

IT and cybersecurity conference run by an events company. The 2027 agenda was not yet posted on October 1, 2026.

ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted

EVSec

Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

PHX2600

Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

April 2027

EVSec

Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

PHX2600

Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 4:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

June 2027

SecureWorld Phoenix 2027

Wed, Jun 9, 2027

Phoenix (venue not yet posted) · Metro area

Speaker submissions close: Fri, Apr 16, 2027

Second Phoenix edition of a commercial regional conference series. The organizer lists the date and speaker deadline but not yet a venue or agenda.

ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted

On the radar

Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.

18th Annual Arizona Technology Summit

Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.

Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, 7500 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area

Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted

Phoenix Security & Audit Conference

Usually held in late September; 2027 date not yet announced

Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix · Metro area

ExpectedConferencePaid

Groups & associations

Professional associations

ISACA Phoenix Chapter

Phoenix; the annual conference is at Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix · Metro area

Lunch webinars and an annual fall conference; no fixed monthly schedule published

Ran the 2026 Phoenix Security & Audit Conference on September 24, 2026 at Desert Willow Conference Center, with a virtual option. A June 30, 2026 lunch webinar on post-quantum cryptography was virtual only.

Paid

ISC2 Phoenix Chapter

Happy hours rotate across the Valley; membership meetings on Zoom · Metro area

Evening happy hours (5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) at changing venues; quarterly membership meetings online

The August 26, 2026 happy hour was at Helluva Brewing Company in west Chandler. Happy hours are free, with no CPEs. The chapter calendar lists the October 20, 2026 membership meeting on Zoom and chapter discount codes for FutureCon and the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit.

Free

ISSA Phoenix Chapter

University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe (most 2026 meetings) · Metro area

Quarterly education meetings, usually from 11:30 a.m. into the afternoon; 2027 dates not yet set

2026 quarterly meetings: January 22 and August 19 at UAT in Tempe, June 24 at MegaplanIT, and October 22 at UAT. The chapter says attending a meeting is free, with lunch and CPE credits. Co-runs the Phoenix Security & Audit Conference with ISACA and IIA.

Free

OWASP Phoenix

HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa · In the city

First Tuesday of the month, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

In person only; meetings are not recorded. Free parking in the Green lot at 1 N Macdonald St or the garage across the street. 2026 meetings were held on July 7, August 4 and September 1; registration for each meeting is on Eventbrite.

Free

Hacker and grassroots groups

Central Cybersecurity Meetup

Phoenix and Scottsdale · Metro area

Irregular; no event announced

Beginner-oriented meetup. Its most recent event was a July 17, 2025 social with two tech talks in Scottsdale; the few before it were online in 2022.

Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free

DC480

Various locations around the Valley · Metro area

Usually the second Tuesday of the month, in person only; venue not posted publicly

DEF CON group named for the 480 area code, which covers Mesa and the East Valley. Meetings are not streamed, to protect presenters. No dated monthly meeting was found; the latest dated activity is the DC480 Snow Talks track at CactusCon in Mesa on February 6, 2026.

Free

DC602

CBTS, 5415 E High St, Building A9, Suite 265, Phoenix, plus Discord · Metro area

Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., in person and hybrid on Discord (per the group's site)

Phoenix DEF CON group, about 30 minutes from downtown Mesa. The site says the group is still meeting in person but lists no dates. No dated meeting was found; last_activity is the date the group last updated its website (June 27, 2025, on GitHub).

Free

EVSec

Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe · Metro area

First Thursday of the month, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

A CitySec-style social for the East Valley (Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe) in a non-work, non-vendor setting. Every 2026 meeting through September 3 was at Hundred Mile Brewing Company in Tempe. Meetings are posted for October 1, November 5 and December 3, 2026.

Free

PHX2600

Escalante Community Center, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe (Amadeus room) · Metro area

First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.

Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network; open to the public, no leaders and no dues. The last activity date is the first Friday of September 2026, when 2600 Magazine's September meeting list named the Tempe meeting; no post confirms that meeting took place. The site owner confirmed the group active on October 2, 2026, when it posted on X.

Free

Inclusion and career communities

PROTECTPHX

El Jefe Tacos & Sushi, 2155 E University Dr, Tempe; online talks · Metro area

Tacos+Tech networking on Monday evenings (6:00 p.m.) about once a month, plus online PHX~CURRENTS news discussions at noon

Career-focused group connecting Arizona cybersecurity leaders with newcomers. Posted dates: Tacos+Tech on October 12 and November 9, 2026 in Tempe; PHX~CURRENTS online on October 6 and November 3, 2026.

Free

WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate

Tempe (venue shared after registration) · Metro area

Evening happy hours every month or two; dates posted on Luma

Women in CyberSecurity's Phoenix professional affiliate. 2026 happy hours in Tempe on April 30, June 18 and August 20. Hosts approve registrations. The affiliate also hosts a panel at the October 16, 2026 CISO Leadership Summit in Mesa. Its older website (wicysphxaz.com) lists only 2024 events.

Free

Public-private and government

InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance

Phoenix area; mostly virtual meetings plus an annual in-person member meeting · Metro area

Irregular virtual meetings and an annual member meeting in October

FBI-affiliated nonprofit; membership requires an FBI application and vetting. The most recent held event on its calendar is a June 18, 2026 virtual meeting. The 2026 Annual Member Meeting is on October 22 in Scottsdale.

Vetting required

Education and student groups

GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)

Grand Canyon University, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix · Metro area

Lopes Cyber Con: third Thursday of the month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

GCU is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence, about 35 to 45 minutes from Mesa. Lopes Cyber Con is a hands-on introduction for people considering a cybersecurity career; GCU lists sessions from October 15, 2026 through June 17, 2027. The Technology Club is for GCU students.

Free

Conference series

CactusCon

Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · In the city

Annual two-day conference in early February

Arizona's largest annual hacker and security conference, run by a 501(c)(3); the organizer says its last event drew over 2,000 attendees. CactusCon 14 ran February 6 and 7, 2026. Status reads quiet only because the conference is annual; CactusCon 15 is set for February 5 and 6, 2027.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Paid

SecureWorld Phoenix

Phoenix; the 2026 edition was at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St · Metro area

One-day regional conference; first held May 28, 2026, and listed again for June 9, 2027

Commercial conference series. The inaugural Phoenix edition was May 28, 2026.

PaidVendor-hosted

Technical user groups

Arizona Cyber Security (Meetup)

Scottsdale and Tempe · Metro area

Occasional workshops and happy hours; no event announced

The June 25, 2026 Certificate Lifecycle and PKI Automation Workshop was at 1475 N Scottsdale Rd (ASU SkySong). Earlier events were Cloud Security Alliance happy hours in 2023 and 2024.

FreeVendor-hosted

Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter

ASU SkySong, 1365 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area

Periodic day-long summits; no next date announced

The free CSA Arizona Security Summit ran May 11, 2026 at ASU SkySong. The site asks people to register with a work email to receive event invitations.

Free

Adjacent communities

ASIS International Phoenix Chapter

Rotating venues across the Valley, including Mesa · Metro area

Lunch and learns, socials and an annual Southwest Security Conference; dates posted on the chapter site

Adjacent: a physical and corporate security association, not a cybersecurity group. 2026 events included a lunch and learn in Mesa on March 18, the Southwest Security Conference on May 18 in Tempe and the Desert Security Golf Classic on September 25. A Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon is set for November 18, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium.

Paid

HeatSync Labs

108 W Main St, Mesa · In the city

Public open hours posted on the site's calendar

Adjacent: Arizona's first hackerspace (established 2009), a volunteer-run community makerspace rather than a security group. It hosts the monthly OWASP Phoenix meetings; last_activity is the September 1, 2026 OWASP meeting there.

Free

Directory checklist

12 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
DirectoryResult
2600 MeetingsLocal chapter: PHX2600
CISA Regional OfficesNearest: CISA Region 9; no public Arizona events posted
Cloud Security AllianceLocal chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) ChaptersNo chapter found
DEF CON GroupsLocal chapter: DC480
HTCIANo chapter found
IAPP KnowledgeNetLocal chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix
InfraGard Members AlliancesLocal chapter: InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance
ISACALocal chapter: ISACA Phoenix Chapter
ISC2Local chapter: ISC2 Phoenix Chapter
ISSALocal chapter: ISSA Phoenix Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)Local chapter: GCU Cyber Center of Excellence (Lopes Cyber Con and Technology Club)
OWASPLocal chapter: OWASP Phoenix
SANS InstituteNearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 (no SANS training event in Arizona found)
SecureWorldLocal chapter: SecureWorld Phoenix
Security BSidesNearest: BSides Phoenix (first conference October 16, 2027 in Mesa; listed under events)
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)No chapter found
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional AffiliatesLocal chapter: WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) ChaptersNo chapter found

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Dormant groups

1 group with no public activity for 18 months or more

Field notes

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.

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