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Norfolk, VA cybersecurity events & groups

ISSA Hampton Roads runs a free monthly cybersecurity happy hour at The OV Beach Tavern in Ocean View, Norfolk, alongside its first-Tuesday talks in Virginia Beach. DC757, the regional DEF CON group, meets at libraries and bars around Hampton Roads, and Old Dominion University's student security club is in Norfolk. The first BSides Hampton Roads takes place October 9 and 10, 2026 at ODU's Webb University Center.

Verified Oct 1–9, 2026 · Covers October 2026 through April 2027 · Times are Eastern Time

Hampton Roads: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News

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  1. ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR): Free, open monthly happy hour in Norfolk plus a monthly talk in Virginia Beach that is also streamed on Zoom.
  2. BSides Hampton Roads 2026: The region's first community-run security conference, October 9 and 10, 2026 at ODU in Norfolk.
  3. DC757 (DEF CON Group Hampton Roads, 757/948): The local DEF CON group; open talks and socials that rotate around Hampton Roads, including Norfolk.

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October 2026

BSides Hampton Roads 2026

Fri, Oct 9 to Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Friday to 6:00 p.m. Saturday

ODU Webb University Center, 1301 W 49th St, Norfolk

Inaugural community-run conference with talks, afternoon workshops (including an intro-to-CTF session) and networking. Tickets on Humanitix were $45 and $55 on October 1, 2026. The call for presentations has closed.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

bsideshamptonroads.org [S1] [S2] [S3]

Norfolk Cybersecurity Networking & Happy Hour

Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The OV Beach Tavern, 9659 1st View St, Norfolk (Ocean View)

Free networking social for anyone interested in cybersecurity; RSVP on Meetup or Eventbrite.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/316481507 [S4] [S5]

November 2026

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

December 2026

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

Norfolk Cybersecurity Networking & Happy Hour

Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The OV Beach Tavern, 9659 1st View St, Norfolk (Ocean View)

Meetup lists Tuesday, December 15, 2026; the Eventbrite series runs through December 16, 2026. Check the listing before going.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/qxtwvtyjcq… [S12] [S13]

January 2027

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

February 2027

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

March 2027

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

April 2027

Hampton Roads 2600

Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 5:30 p.m.

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.

MeetingFree

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

May 2027

AFCEA Hampton Roads 2027 Maritime Operations & Information Warfare Summit

Tue, May 18 to Thu, May 20, 2027

Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 East Main Street, Norfolk

Defense-industry summit run by the AFCEA Hampton Roads chapter covering information warfare, C4 and cyber, and maritime operations, with a small business expo. The 2026 edition ran May 11 to 14, 2026 at the same hotel. Registration details for 2027 are not yet posted.

ConfirmedSummitPaid

afcea.org/calendar/eventdet.jsp [S14] [S15]

June 2027

RVAsec 16

Wed, Jun 9 to Thu, Jun 10, 2027

Richmond (2027 venue not yet stated; the 2026 edition was at The Marriott Richmond) · Regional

Two-day Richmond security conference with talks, a CTF and lockpicking, about 95 miles from Norfolk. The organizers announced the 2027 dates on September 23, 2026.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

rvasec.com [S16]

On the radar

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

Groups & associations

Professional associations

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)

Talks at ECPI University, 5555 Greenwich Rd, Suite 360, Virginia Beach; socials in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach · Metro area

Monthly meeting on the first Tuesday: networking from 5:30 p.m., talk from 6:00 p.m., at ECPI University in Virginia Beach and on Zoom. Separate evening socials each month in Norfolk (The OV Beach Tavern), Chesapeake (Tap-It Local) and Virginia Beach (The Casual Pint); dates are posted on Meetup and Eventbrite.

The most recent held event found was the Virginia Beach social at The Casual Pint on September 30, 2026; the last talk was September 1, 2026. Socials are free; monthly talks are open to visitors and award CPE credits.

Free

issa-hr.org [S6] [S7] [S8]

Hacker and grassroots groups

DC757 (DEF CON Group Hampton Roads, 757/948)

Rotates around Hampton Roads (recent meetups at Hampton Library, Mary D. Pretlow Library in Norfolk, and Pixels Pints & Bytes in Ghent, Norfolk) · Metro area

Irregular monthly meetups and socials, announced on LinkedIn and Discord

The September 14, 2026 meetup at Hampton Library (talk: "Anatomy of a Sock Puppet") is the newest dated meeting found. The group's website lists no events.

Free

dc757.org [S20] [S21] [S22]

Hampton Roads 2600

Barnes & Noble cafe, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton · Metro area

First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m.

last_activity is the first Friday of September 2026, taken from 2600 Magazine's September meeting list; no report of that meeting was found. The local site (2600.757.org) was last updated in 2011 and still names Pembroke Mall.

Free

2600.com/meetings [S9] [S10]

Public-private and government

InfraGard Norfolk Members Alliance

Norfolk; the 2026 Cyber Summit was at the ODU Webb Center · In the city

No public meeting schedule; membership requires FBI vetting

Co-hosted the first FBI Norfolk Cyber Summit with the FBI Norfolk Field Office and ODU's School of Cybersecurity on January 28, 2026 (1:00 to 4:00 p.m., ODU Webb Center, free with registration). The date comes from the invitation reposted by the Virginia Maritime Association; the chapter's own site posts no events.

Quiet: last activity Jan 2026Vetting required

infragard-norfolk.org [S23] [S24] [S25]

Education and student groups

Coastal Virginia Cybersecurity Student Association (CVCSA)

Hampton Roads campuses (ODU, Christopher Newport University, Tidewater Community College and others) · Metro area

Monthly speaker events during the academic year; CyberForge conference and CTF once a year

Umbrella group for campus cyber clubs across Hampton Roads. The newest dated activity found is CyberForge 2026 (March 28 and 29, 2026 at Christopher Newport University); no dated speaker event since then was found.

Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free

cvcsa-cyber.org [S17] [S26] [S27]

Cyber Security Student Association (CS2A), Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University, Norfolk · In the city

Meetings during the academic year; dates posted on the ODU CampusGroups page (sign-in needed for room details)

ODU is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. The newest held event with a year is the CyberOps capture-the-flag on February 28, 2026 at the ODU Webb Center, listed by COVA CCI. The club has posted a "Meet the Professors" meeting for October 6, 2026.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Students only

odu.campusgroups.com/cs2a/home [S18] [S28] [S29]

TCC Cyber Club (Tidewater Community College)

Tidewater Community College (club listed under the Chesapeake Campus) · Metro area

No public meeting schedule; the club prepares students for cyber competitions

last_activity is the second day of the 2026 Virginia Cyber Cup at VMI, where Tidewater Community College placed third in the community college division. tcc.edu blocks automated reading, so the club page could not be read directly.

Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Students only

tcc.edu/cybersecurity-center/cybersecurity-acti… [S30] [S31]

Conference series

BSides Hampton Roads

ODU Webb University Center, 1301 W 49th St, Norfolk · In the city

Community conference; the inaugural edition is October 9 and 10, 2026

Volunteer-run community security conference for the Hampton Roads region. Its inaugural edition is October 9 and 10, 2026 at Old Dominion University's Webb University Center in Norfolk. No 2027 date has been announced.

Paid

bsideshamptonroads.org [S1] [S3]

Training

SANS Virginia Beach (SANS Institute training)

Virginia Beach oceanfront hotels · Metro area

Annual multi-day training event in late August

SANS Virginia Beach 2026 ran August 24 to September 4, 2026 at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Hilton Garden Inn; the 2025 edition ran August 18 to 23, 2025. SANS has removed both pages, so dates rest on archived copies.

PaidVendor-hosted

sans.org/cyber-security-training-events [S19] [S32]

Adjacent communities

Hampton Roads Amazon Web Services User Group

DOMA Technologies, 585 London Bridge Rd, Virginia Beach · Metro area

Formerly first Tuesday evenings; no meeting posted since May 2025

Adjacent: a general AWS cloud user group, not security-focused, though it has held security sessions (AWS Security Best Practices, June 4, 2024).

Quiet: last activity May 2025Free

meetup.com/hampton-roads-amazon-web-services-us… [S33]

Directory checklist

7 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
DirectoryResult
2600 MeetingsLocal chapter: Hampton Roads 2600
CISA Regional OfficesNearest: CISA Region 3; no public Norfolk events posted
Cloud Security AllianceNearest: CSA Triangle Chapter (Raleigh-Durham; no Virginia chapter listed)
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) ChaptersNearest: Cyversity Washington D.C. Chapter (no Virginia chapter outside the DC area listed)
DEF CON GroupsLocal chapter: DC757 (DEF CON Group Hampton Roads, 757/948)
HTCIANearest: HTCIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter (covers Virginia; meeting details are in the members portal)
IAPP KnowledgeNetNearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Richmond
InfraGard Members AlliancesLocal chapter: InfraGard Norfolk Members Alliance
ISACANearest: ISACA Virginia Chapter (statewide; recent in-person events are in Glen Allen near Richmond)
ISC2Nearest: ISC2 Virginia Peninsula Chapter (events feed is members-only; no public dates found)
ISSALocal chapter: ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter (ISSA-HR)
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)Local chapter: Cyber Security Student Association (CS2A), Old Dominion University
OWASPNearest: OWASP Northern Virginia (the OWASP Hampton Roads chapter page lists no meetings)
SANS InstituteLocal chapter: SANS Virginia Beach (SANS Institute training)
SecureWorldNearest: SecureWorld Charlotte
Security BSidesLocal chapter: BSides Hampton Roads
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)Nearest: TOOOL Fredericksburg (FXBG)
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional AffiliatesNearest: WiCyS Mid-Atlantic Affiliate (DC, Maryland and Virginia); ODU also has a WiCyS student chapter
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) ChaptersNearest: Women's Society of Cyberjutsu DC/MD/VA (DMV) Chapter

Checked Oct 1–9, 2026

Field notes

Sources

Numbered references for the listings on this page.

  1. S1https://bsideshamptonroads.org/
  2. S2https://events.humanitix.com/bsideshamptonroads2026
  3. S3https://www.odu.edu/events/bsideshamptonroads2026
  4. S4https://www.meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/316481507/
  5. S5https://www.eventbrite.com/e/norfolk-cybersecurity-networking-happy-hour-tickets-1980179773006
  6. S6https://issa-hr.org/
  7. S7https://issa-hr.org/future-speakers/meetings/
  8. S8https://www.meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/?type=past
  9. S9https://www.2600.com/meetings/
  10. S10https://2600.757.org/
  11. S11https://www.meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/qxtwvtyjcpbwb/
  12. S12https://www.meetup.com/issa-hampton-roads/events/qxtwvtyjcqbtb/
  13. S13https://www.eventbrite.com/e/norfolk-cybersecurity-networking-happy-hour-tickets-1980179496178
  14. S14https://www.afcea.org/calendar/eventdet.jsp?shp=Y&event_id=81871
  15. S15https://hamptonroads.afceachapters.org/node/220
  16. S16https://rvasec.com/
  17. S17https://cyberforge.cvcsa-cyber.org/
  18. S18https://covacci.org/events/
  19. S19https://web.archive.org/web/20260806200736/https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/virginia-beach-2026
  20. S20https://www.linkedin.com/company/defcon757/
  21. S21https://www.dc757.org/
  22. S22https://forum.defcon.org/node/231691
  23. S23https://infragard-norfolk.org/
  24. S24https://www.odu.edu/cyber/outreach
  25. S25https://vamaritime.com/Web/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=CYBER0126
  26. S26https://www.cvcsa-cyber.org/
  27. S27https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvcsaorg
  28. S28https://odu.campusgroups.com/cs2a/home/
  29. S29https://odu.campusgroups.com/cs2a/rsvp?event_uid=474651f63987fa839d5cc1864c1d79bf
  30. S30https://www.tcc.edu/cybersecurity-center/cybersecurity-activities/
  31. S31https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2025-2026/vmi-hosts-9th-annual-commonwealth-cyber-fusion-event.php
  32. S32https://web.archive.org/web/20250805142114/https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/virginia-beach-2025
  33. S33https://www.meetup.com/hampton-roads-amazon-web-services-user-group/events/?type=past