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
> mesa, az · verified oct 1, 2026
Arizona
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.
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
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
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Virtual (Zoom), 4 CPEs for chapter members.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
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
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
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
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
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
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
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
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
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
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
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
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tempe (address shared after registration) · Metro area
Registration requires host approval.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
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
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
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
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
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
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
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
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, 7500 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale · Metro area
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Usually held in May at Grand Canyon University; 2027 date not yet announced
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaid
Usually held in late September; 2027 date not yet announced
Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: PHX2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9; no public Arizona events posted |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance Arizona Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | No chapter found |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC480 |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Local chapter: IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Local chapter: InfraGard Arizona Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Local chapter: ISACA Phoenix Chapter |
| ISC2 | Local chapter: ISC2 Phoenix Chapter |
| ISSA | Local 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) |
| OWASP | Local chapter: OWASP Phoenix |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Las Vegas 2027 (no SANS training event in Arizona found) |
| SecureWorld | Local chapter: SecureWorld Phoenix |
| Security BSides | Nearest: 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 Affiliates | Local chapter: WiCyS Phoenix Affiliate |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
Numbered references for the listings on this page.