> newark, nj · verified oct 2, 2026
New Jersey
Inside Newark, the main security group is NJIT's student Cyber Security Network, which meets weekly during the semester and runs SpookyCTF in the fall and JerseyCTF in the spring. Most professional chapters serving the city (ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard and CSA New Jersey) are statewide, with online meetings and events at Kean University in Union. Hacker meetups are a short trip away: DC908 in Westfield, DC862 in North Jersey, and the first-Friday 2600 meeting in Manhattan.
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Seton Hall University Satellite Welcome Center, 2 Gateway Center, Newark
A talk on personal data protection by a cybersecurity consultant, part of Newark Tech Week (October 12 to 17, 2026). Registration is required on Luma; no price is shown.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Manhattan · Metro area
Volunteer-run. Tickets were required for entry in 2025 and sold out; check the registration page early.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Montclair State University, Montclair · Metro area
Adjacent: a higher-education technology conference run by the nonprofit Edge consortium, with a cybersecurity track among network, cloud and data sessions. Attendee registration is $59; vendors pay $325.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Thu, Oct 29, 2026
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · Metro area
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Civic Hall, 124 East 14th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
Organized jointly by regional security associations, including ISACA New Jersey. Workshops follow online on November 6, 2026.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Nov 6 to Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Noon November 6 to noon November 7
NJIT, Newark, and online
Beginner-friendly Halloween CTF run by NJIT's Cyber Security Network and open to everyone. The listing gives an online format; the club describes SpookyCTF as one of its in-person CTFs, so check its Discord for an on-campus room.
ConfirmedCTFFree
Tue, Nov 17, 2026
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, Manhattan · Metro area
Standard admission is $325. Admission is limited to working security and IT practitioners, and every registration is reviewed.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Armory NJ, 200 Front Street, Perth Amboy · Metro area
Ticketed through Eventbrite; the ticket price could not be read.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
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Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · 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.
NJIT Campus Center, Newark, and online
Date TBACTFFree
Held in April (April 18 in 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro · Regional
ExpectedConferencePaid
Held in March in 2026 (March 21); 2027 date not yet announced
Saint Peter's University, Jersey City · Metro area
ExpectedCTFFree
Held in June (June 11 in 2026); 2027 date not yet announced
Kean University, North Avenue Academic Building, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
New Jersey statewide; events with Kean University · Metro area
Irregular; co-presents regional forums, workshops and webinars
Its most recent event found was co-presenting the Atlantic City Cybersecurity & Fraud Forum on September 25, 2026 with the CxO Security Forum and Kean University. The chapter's own page lists no dated events.
Free
New Jersey statewide; events in Livingston, Union and online · Metro area
Irregular; annual general meeting in June, weekend certification review courses online, co-sponsors SECON and the NY Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference
The 2026 Annual General Meeting was held June 17, 2026 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. The chapter calendar lists certification review courses on weekends from October to December 2026.
Paid
New Jersey statewide; monthly meetings online, in-person events at Kean University (Union), Saint Peter's University (Jersey City) and elsewhere · Metro area
Monthly chapter meeting online on the last Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m., except when holidays conflict; plus online study groups, working groups and new-member meetings
Repeat attendees at monthly meetings must join the chapter; first-time attendees and full-time students do not pay. The chapter also lists a Fall Happy Hour on October 14, 2026 at Stage House Tavern in Somerset, outside the Newark area.
FreeMembers only
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; online talks plus in-person chapter meetups, often held alongside New York conferences
The most recent event was an online talk on September 23, 2026. Recent in-person meetups were held at vendor and industry conferences in Manhattan (IAM Summit, July 23, 2026). OWASP lists no active chapter in northern New Jersey.
Free
Manhattan, New York · Metro area
Irregular evening meetups at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting #46, "The Hiatus is Over", on June 19, 2026 ended a break of about a year. No later meeting was posted on October 1, 2026.
Free
North Jersey (Montclair area); rotating venues and some meetings online on Discord · Metro area
Usually a Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. early in the month; venue changes, some meetings online
The September 4, 2026 annual town hall was online on Discord. The October 2, 2026 meetup is at Jersey Spirits Distillery in Fairfield.
Free
Westfield Memorial Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield · Metro area
Roughly monthly talks and workshops on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
2026 meetings were January 22, February 19, March 19, April 23, June 4, July 9, August 27 and September 10. No later meeting was posted on October 1, 2026.
Free
Hack Manhattan, 34 W 37th St, Manhattan · Metro area
Every other Sunday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., through December 27, 2026
Lockpicking workshop run by a Hack Manhattan member with tools supplied by TOOOL. The New Jersey TOOOL Meetup group no longer exists.
Free
Citigroup Center food court, 53rd St and Lexington Ave, Manhattan · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.
Not every month gets a post on the NYC2600 site; check it before going. The closer New Jersey 2600 meeting is in Bridgewater, but it posts no dated meetings.
Free
Manhattan, New York, and online · Metro area
Irregular; in-person mixers and panels plus webinars
The most recent events listed were a webinar on June 17, 2026 and an in-person event on June 23, 2026. NJIT has a WiCyS student chapter, but it posts no dated events.
Free
New York City · Metro area
Irregular networking sessions
The WSC site blocks our tools (HTTP 403). The August 27, 2026 End of Summer Networking Mixer date comes from search-result text of the WSC event calendar. The chapter's old Meetup group has had no events since 2022.
Free
New Jersey statewide; annual symposium at Kean University, Union · Metro area
In-person and virtual meetings; some open to non-members, others limited to vetted members
The NJ FBI InfraGard Annual Symposium and Luncheon was held September 18, 2026 at Kean University in Union. The chapter's own site lists no dated meetings.
Vetting requiredPaid
Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union · Metro area
Hosts and co-presents public workshops, webinars and conferences through the year
Events include the InfraGard New Jersey symposium (September 18, 2026) and an NJCCIC and CrowdStrike workshop (September 29, 2026). Many listings for October and November 2026 are Zoom webinars; check the location on each one.
FreePaid
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark (GITC building) · In the city
General body meetings on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. during the semester (GITC 1100 in fall 2026), plus project workshops; the club says times can change and posts updates on its Discord
Formerly the NJIT Information & Cybersecurity Club (NICC). Its Highlander Hub calendar lists weekly general body meetings through December 2, 2026. The club co-hosts JerseyCTF (April 18, 2026 in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom, with online play) and runs SpookyCTF each fall. NJIT is an NSA Center of Academic Excellence. The club's old website address no longer belongs to the club; use njitcyber.com.
Students only
Seton Hall University, South Orange · Metro area
No public meeting schedule; competes in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge each March
The club's latest dated activity found was competing, virtually, in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge on March 7 and 8, 2026. It may meet on campus without posting dates.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Students only
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in October
BSidesNYC 0x05 was held October 18, 2025; 0x06 is October 17, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Free
New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan · Metro area
Annual one-day conference in late October
Run by SecureWorld, an events company. The 2025 edition was October 29, 2025 at the same hotel.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025PaidVendor-hosted
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