> phoenix, az · verified oct 2, 2026
Arizona
Most of Phoenix's security community meets across the metro: OWASP meets on first Tuesdays in Mesa, EVSec holds a first-Thursday social in Tempe, and ISSA, ISACA and ISC2 run quarterly or near-monthly chapter meetings. Inside the city, Grand Canyon University runs a monthly Lopes Cyber Con, and the year's big public-sector event is the State of Arizona Cyber Summit at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in December. CactusCon, the state's largest hacker conference, returns to Mesa in February 2027.
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Fri, Oct 16, 2026
The View at 55th Place, 3633 N. 55th Pl., Mesa · Metro area
One-day peer summit for CISOs and senior security managers; every seat is reviewed. Presented in partnership with DigiCert. An opening reception hosted by the Phoenix WiCyS affiliate is October 15, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the W Scottsdale.
ConfirmedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Virtual meeting on Zoom with four talks and 4 CPE credits for members in good standing; free to chapter members and other local security groups. The chapter site earlier showed this meeting on October 13.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Scottsdale Stadium Fieldhouse, 7408 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale · Metro area
Keynotes, an FBI briefing and the Arizona Cyber Threat Briefing, with lunch. Tickets are $35 for members and $35 for guests.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a happy hour
University of Advancing Technology, 2625 W. Baseline Road, Tempe · Metro area
Free and open to everyone, with lunch and CPE credit. Sessions cover strategic communication, online brand, interviews and resumes.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Tue, Oct 27 to Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley, 5401 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale · Metro area
Electric grid reliability and security compliance workshop run by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, with the WICF meeting on the third day.
ConfirmedWorkshopPaid
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Marriott Phoenix Airport, 1101 N. 44th St., Phoenix
Hybrid one-day vendor conference with up to 10 CPE credits. The organizer page does not show prices; ISC2 Phoenix lists it as a partner event for its members.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phoenix area (venue shown to registered users) · Metro area
Venue, topic and price were not on the public event page on October 2, 2026.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Scottsdale · Metro area
Vendor-run executive summit; the organizer verifies each registrant's identity and role before confirming attendance.
ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Mon, Nov 30 to Fri, Dec 4, 2026
Tucson · Regional
Healthcare-sector security summit run by the nonprofit Health-ISAC, about two hours from Phoenix. Registration prices step up after October 31, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitPaid
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Phoenix area (venue shown to registered users) · Metro area
Venue, topic and price were not on the public event page on October 2, 2026.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd St., Phoenix
Arizona's public-sector cybersecurity summit, presented by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Free for public-sector staff; vendors and private-sector attendees buy tickets through the Arizona Chamber.
ConfirmedSummitFreePaid
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tempe (address shown after registration) · Metro area
Free; register on Luma to see the exact location.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5 to Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Mesa Convention Center, Mesa · Metro area
CFP closes: Fri, Oct 16, 2026
Speaker reception the evening of February 5. A hotel block is open at the Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, Mar 3, 2027
Phoenix Convention Center, South Ballroom, 100 N. 3rd St., Phoenix
IT and security summit run by an events company. The 2027 agenda and prices were not posted on October 2, 2026; past editions offered free passes through partner organizations.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
Thu, Apr 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:30 p.m.
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
GCU Cyber Center of Excellence, Building 57, Room 331, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Free hands-on cybersecurity session for prospective students, on campus or by Zoom; register on the GCU events page.
ConfirmedWorkshopFree
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 TBASummitPaidVendor-hosted
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix
Date TBAConferencePaid
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix
Date TBAConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
Phoenix
Date TBAConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Usually held in May; 2027 dates not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedSummitPaid
Usually held in September; 2027 date not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedSummitPaid
Usually held in late September; 2027 dates not yet announced
Phoenix
ExpectedConferencePaid
Phoenix · In the city
Chapter meetings several times a year, usually 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference in September
IT audit, governance and security chapter. Its most recent event was the 16th annual Phoenix Security & Audit Conference on September 24, 2026 at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix, run with the local ISSA and IIA chapters. Meeting venues are posted to registered users on ISACA Engage. An older chapter Meetup page has not posted an event since 2019.
Members only
Online and Phoenix-area venues · Metro area
Quarterly membership meetings (mostly online, about 9:00 a.m.) plus happy hours around the Valley
Membership meetings carry CPE credit and are free to chapter members and other local security groups. The last event confirmed on the chapter site is a June 24, 2026 happy hour in central Phoenix; a July 14 meeting and an August 26 happy hour appear only in site sidebars. The chapter also promotes FutureCon and the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Summit with member discounts.
Members only
University of Advancing Technology, Tempe, and member company offices · Metro area
Quarterly education events, usually a weekday from late morning into the afternoon
Quarterly meetings with lunch and CPE credit; the chapter says events are free to attend and open to non-members and students. The Q3 2026 meeting (GRC) was August 19, 2026 at UAT in Tempe. Dates for 2027 are listed as TBD.
Free
HeatSync Labs, 108 W. Main St., Mesa · Metro area
First Tuesday of the month, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Application security chapter, free and open to anyone. Meetings are at HeatSync Labs, a community hackerspace in downtown Mesa; registration is on Meetup or Eventbrite.
Free
Scottsdale · Metro area
Irregular; no event scheduled
Beginner-friendly meetup. Its most recent event was a July 17, 2025 social with two tech talks in Scottsdale; the few before that were online in 2022.
Quiet: last activity Jul 2025Free
Phoenix area (location shared with members) · Metro area
Monthly, usually the second Tuesday, in person only
DEF CON group for the 480 area code. Meetings are in person only and not streamed, to protect presenters. A community list (az-infosec.com) describes it as invite-only after a first meeting. No dated monthly meeting is posted; the latest dated activity is the DC480 Snow Talks track at CactusCon in Mesa on February 6, 2026.
Invite only
CBTS, 5415 E High St, Building A9, Suite 265, Phoenix, plus Discord · In the city
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., in person and hybrid on Discord (per the group's site)
Phoenix DEF CON group meeting at CBTS in north Phoenix. 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). The site owner confirmed the group active on October 1, 2026.
Free
Hundred Mile Brewing Company, 690 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe · Metro area
First Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
CitySec-style security social in a non-work, non-vendor setting. The Meetup group description still names the Beer Research Institute, but every 2026 meeting has been listed at Hundred Mile Brewing in Tempe.
Free
Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe · Metro area
Site lists the 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 group's site and 2600 Magazine's current list still name a first-Friday meeting at the Escalante Community Center, but neither shows a dated meeting. The latest dated meeting found is the June 2021 meeting announced on the group's mailing list, so it is listed as possibly dormant until a recent meeting is confirmed. The site owner confirmed the group active on October 2, 2026, when it posted on X.
Free
Online (organizer based in Surprise) · Metro area
Monthly Zoom panel on the first Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
Online panel discussion for security managers and people moving into leadership, run from the West Valley; no vendor pitches and no recordings. The group is small (12 members), and its monthly events are scheduled automatically; the September 2, 2026 meeting showed one RSVP.
Free
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Tempe, Scottsdale and online · Metro area
Several events a month: Tacos+Tech evenings in Tempe, online PHX~CURRENTS sessions at noon, and early-morning coffee meetups
Career-development community linking Arizona security leaders with people entering the field; the group asks for no sales pitches at its events. The last in-person event was Tacos+Tech on September 14, 2026 at El Jefe Tacos in Tempe.
Free
Tempe · Metro area
Happy hours every month or two, usually 5:30 p.m. in Tempe, plus a winter celebration
Women in CyberSecurity professional affiliate. The latest event was an August 20, 2026 happy hour at Dave & Buster's Tempe. The affiliate also hosts the opening reception of the October 2026 CISO Leadership Summit. Its older site, wicysphxaz.com, no longer resolves; current events are on Luma.
Free
Phoenix · In the city
Member threat sharing; ACTRA Cybersecurity Academy cohorts; co-hosts the annual Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum each September
Nonprofit information sharing and analysis organization for Arizona critical infrastructure. Membership is by organization. Its latest public event was the 11th Cybersecurity Breakfast Forum, co-hosted with the Arizona Technology Council on September 15, 2026 at Grand Canyon University.
Members only
Phoenix metro venues and online · Metro area
Online threat briefings and webinars through the year; annual member meeting each fall
FBI-affiliated nonprofit for critical infrastructure protection. Membership requires FBI vetting; some events, including the annual meeting, sell guest tickets. The most recent event was a June 18, 2026 virtual meeting.
Vetting required
Grand Canyon University, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Building 57, Phoenix · In the city
Lopes Cyber Con on the third Thursday of most months, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., on campus or by Zoom; Technology Club cybersecurity sessions Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. during the fall 2026 semester
Grand Canyon University is an NSA/DHS CAE school. Lopes Cyber Con is a free hands-on introduction to cybersecurity for prospective students, with a virtual option; registration is required. The Technology Club sessions are for GCU students. The last session held was September 17, 2026.
FreeStudents only
Mesa Convention Center · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in early February
Arizona's largest hacker and security conference, run by a 501(c)(3). 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
Hyatt Regency Phoenix · In the city
One-day conference; the first Phoenix edition was May 28, 2026
Commercial regional conference series. The inaugural Phoenix event ran May 28, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. SecureWorld pages show a stock "this event has already passed" message even for future dates; it is a site template issue, not a cancellation.
PaidVendor-hosted
AWS office, 100 S. Mill Ave., Tempe · Metro area
Monthly afternoon sessions in 2026, most on security topics; none scheduled after August
Official AWS events group. The 2026 series covered network firewalls, application security and threat detection. The last session held was June 18, 2026; the July 16 and August 20 sessions were cancelled, and nothing is scheduled.
FreeVendor-hosted
ASU SkySong, Scottsdale · Metro area
Quarterly technology and security summits, usually 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ASU SkySong, plus occasional workshops
The latest quarterly summit, held with GCISC, was August 27, 2026 at SkySong in Scottsdale. Some events are limited to IT and security practitioners, not vendors. The chapter also posts events through the Phoenix Cloud and Arizona Cyber Security Meetup groups.
Free
Phoenix · In the city
Chapter events through the year, including the Southwest Security Conference each May and a Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon in November
Adjacent: physical and corporate security professionals. Recent events were the Desert Security Golf Classic in Phoenix on September 25, 2026 and the Southwest Security Conference on May 18, 2026; the 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon is November 18, 2026 at Scottsdale Stadium.
Paid
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab, GateWay Community College Washington Campus, 108 N. 40th St., Phoenix · In the city
Hardware Happy Hour on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.; privacy meetups and Right to Repair workshops on other dates
Adjacent: a nonprofit that runs hands-on technology, privacy and Right to Repair events, not a security group. It hosts the monthly Hardware Happy Hour at the lab; the most recent was September 10, 2026. TEC's own event list loads by script, so check its newsletter or the Hardware Happy Hour Meetup page for dates.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: PHX2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 9 (Oakland); no public Arizona events found |
| 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 announced for fall 2027; 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 |
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