Hack Portland
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Maine
Portland, ME cybersecurity events & groups
Portland has a DEF CON group that holds gatherings every month or two, an ISC2 chapter that meets monthly from September to June, and a weekly Tuesday hack night. Maine's two conferences are SecureMaine, held each October in South Portland, and BSides Maine, a one-day hacker conference in Portland on 2027-06-05. OWASP Maine and InfraGard Maine cover the whole state, so their meetings move between Portland, Westbrook, Bangor and other towns.
Start here
- DC207 (Maine DEF CON Group): Free, open to anyone in Maine's hacker and infosec community, and the next gathering is 2026-10-15 in Portland.
- ISC2 Maine Chapter: Free monthly talks from September to June at a Portland office, with a live stream.
- Hack Portland: A weekly Tuesday night drop-in with no sign-up and no cost; general hacker and maker talk rather than security only.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
October 2026
DC207 Meat Proxy Meetup
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Novare Res Bier Cafe, 188 Middle St, Portland
Social evening with no presentations. Reserve a free seat through Eventbrite (listed ticket price $0). The DC207 page gives the address as 4 Canal Plaza; the event text and Eventbrite name Novare Res.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
3rd Annual OWASP Maine Secure Coding Tournament
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
IDEXX Laboratories, 1 Idexx Dr, Westbrook (a second site runs at Bangor Savings Bank, 11 Hamlin Way, Bangor) · Metro area
In-person secure coding contest with cash prizes; bring your own laptop. Watching and networking without competing is welcome, and pizza and drinks are provided. The Meetup page shows no ticket fee.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
November 2026
Hack Portland
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Maine Digital Government Summit 2026
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Program begins at 8:00 a.m.
Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta · Regional
Adjacent: a state and local government technology conference run by Government Technology, with cybersecurity sessions among AI, data and digital services. Open to public sector attendees only; registration is free.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Hack Portland
Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Nov 24, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
December 2026
Hack Portland
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Dec 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Dec 29, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
Hack Portland
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Jan 19, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Jan 26, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
Hack Portland
Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Feb 16, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Feb 23, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
March 2027
Hack Portland
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Mar 9, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Mar 23, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
Hack Portland
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Apr 13, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Hack Portland
Tue, Apr 27, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
June 2027
BSides Maine 2027
Sat, Jun 5, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hannaford Hall, Portland
The organizer says a call for papers will open in late 2026 or early 2027 and calls for sponsors and volunteers in early 2027, without dates. Ticket price is not yet announced.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
SecureMaine 2027
Held each fall (the 2026 edition was 2026-10-08); 2027 dates not yet announced
South Portland (2026 edition: Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaid
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISC2 Maine Chapter
Portland (Cross Insurance, 2331 Congress St, for the 2026-09-09 meeting), with a live stream · In the city
Monthly from September to June, per the chapter's Meetup page; no meeting after 2026-09-09 is posted yet
The 2026-09-09 talk was a zero-trust device-trust case study, held in person and streamed on Microsoft Teams. The Meetup page shows no ticket fee. The chapter also lists CISSP and CCSP exam study sessions, the latest in spring 2026.
Free
OWASP Maine (OWASP Portland, Maine)
Varies across Maine: Portland, Westbrook, Bangor and Orono · In the city
Quarterly meetings per the Meetup page; the 2026-10-22 Secure Coding Tournament is the only dated event posted
The last Portland meeting was 2025-12-11 at Novel, 643 Congress St. The most recent event found was a 2026-03-31 student introduction to application security listed as UMaine Orono. Meetings and tournaments are open to developers, security practitioners and students from across northern New England.
Quiet: last activity Mar 2026Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DC207 (Maine DEF CON Group)
Portland (events at downtown venues such as 4 Canal Plaza and 533 Congress St) · In the city
Gatherings roughly every one to two months, announced on the events page; no fixed schedule is published
Talks, workshops, CTFs and social nights for Maine's hacker community. The 2026 list shows 2026-02-19, 2026-03-19, 2026-07-16 and 2026-08-20 (annual Sunset Cruise on Casco Bay, 72 Commercial St). Some events ask for a ticket reservation or limit space.
Free
Public-private and government
InfraGard Maine Members Alliance
Portland and other Maine locations · Metro area
Quarterly member meetings; no meeting date is posted
FBI-affiliated public-private partnership; membership is vetted through the FBI. Meetings are for members and invited guests. The events page lists the chapter as an organizer of BSides Maine on 2026-05-30, and past Portland meetings on 2025-07-17 and 2025-10-08. A 2026-05-20 airport security event is also listed without a venue, so the BSides Maine date is used for last activity.
Vetting required
Conference series
BSides Maine
Hannaford Hall, Portland · In the city
Annual one-day conference; the 2026 edition was held 2026-05-30 and the 2027 edition is set for 2027-06-05
Community-built hacker conference with talks, workshops, hardware hacking tables and demos. The organizer page lists 2026 talks and says tickets are priced fairly; it gives no price yet and asks visitors to join the mailing list for ticket news.
Paid
SecureMaine
Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Dr, South Portland · Metro area
Annual one-day conference each fall; the 2026 edition was held 2026-10-08
Run by the SecureMaine 501(c)(3) nonprofit with collaborating security associations, covering information and physical security, with a sponsor pavilion. The 2026 pass was $40 in advance and $50 on the day, with discounts for veterans, students and people between jobs. The organizer's home page still shows its pre-event text; the Eventbrite page reports that pass sales ended.
Paid
Adjacent communities
Hack Portland
Big Room Studios, 30 Danforth St #105, Portland · In the city
Every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Adjacent: a general hack and maker night (programming, AI, hardware, game development, open source), not security-focused. Show and tell is welcome. Ask in the Meetup event chat or the group's Slack to be let into the building.
Free
Directory checklist
5 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
Field notes
- DC207 posts one event at a time; the only gathering announced is 2026-10-15. Reserve a seat through the Eventbrite link on the event page.
- ISC2 Maine meets in person with a live stream, and its chapter site (isc2mainechapter.org) asks for a login, so check the Meetup page for the next talk. No October 2026 meeting is posted.
- OWASP Maine moves around the state. The 2026-10-22 tournament is in Westbrook and Bangor, and the last Portland meeting was 2025-12-11.
- The InfraGard Maine events page lists SecureMaine as 2026-10-07, while SecureMaine's own site says 2026-10-08, the date used here.
- Left out because no dated meeting could be found: the USM Husky Hackers cyber defense club (usm.maine.edu), the SMCC Cyber Wolves club, and Maine 2600, which 2600.com lists at Bangor Makerspace in Hermon, about 130 miles from Portland. MaineSec (mainesec.org) is an online community page that links the groups above and holds no meetings of its own.
- ISACA New England and HTCIA New England list Maine in their service areas but are based around Boston, so they appear as nearest chapters rather than local groups. ISACA New England's chapter page lists SecureMaine as one of its events.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.meetup.com/hack-portland/
- S2https://www.meetup.com/hack-portland/events/316686028/
- S3https://www.dc207.org/events/meat-proxy-meetup
- S4https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc207-meat-proxy-meetup-tickets-2002211789360
- S5https://www.meetup.com/owasp-maine/events/315792896/
- S6https://events.govtech.com/Maine-Digital-Government-Summit
- S7https://www.bsidesmaine.org/
- S8https://www.securemaine.org/
- S9https://www.meetup.com/isc2mainechapter/
- S10https://www.meetup.com/isc2mainechapter/events/316110207/
- S11https://www.meetup.com/owasp-maine/
- S12https://owasp.org/www-chapter-portland-me/
- S13https://www.dc207.org/events
- S14https://forum.defcon.org/node/231667
- S15https://www.maineinfragard.org/
- S16https://www.eventbrite.com/e/securemaine-2026-conference-registration-1992653712896