> providence, ri · verified oct 9, 2026
Rhode Island
Providence has DC401, a free DEF CON group that holds socials and talks at The XO Bar, and the New England Cybersecurity Professionals meetups at Rhode Island College, which ran on Tuesday evenings on March 31, June 30 and September 15, 2026. Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies also hosts a fireside chat with Chris Inglis on October 29, 2026. State chapters of ISACA, ISC2, InfraGard and WiCyS cover Rhode Island, and the larger conferences are in the Boston area, about 50 miles away.
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Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Rhode Island College, Alger 110, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence
Cost listed as free. Featured talk is "Cybersecurity Show & Tell" with five or six speakers showing systems, tools and configurations. Free parking is listed.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Newport County Campus, Community College of Rhode Island, Newport · Regional
Panel of professionals on how they entered the field, then networking zones, a Cyber Range tour and a hands-on workshop run by the Cyber Club. The ticket page lists a free ticket and free parking. Newport is about 30 miles from Providence.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Sun, Oct 25, 2026
191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA · Regional
Community conference in the Boston area, about 50 miles from Providence; the organizer page says it is free for all participants and lists sponsors. The page gives the street address in Somerville; no start time is posted.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The XO Bar, 125 N Main St, Providence
The event space is behind the bar, with entrances left and right of the bar. No projector is planned for this social.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence
Fireside chat hosted by Jim Langevin, Distinguished Chair of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies, with the Honorable John C. "Chris" Inglis, described by the organizer as the first Senate-confirmed National Cyber Director (2021 to 2023). Part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month events at the Institute; the ticket page lists a free ticket and does not give a room.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · Starts at 8:00 a.m.
DCU Center, 50 Foster St, Worcester, MA · Regional
Run by Government Technology (e.Republic), an events and media company. Open to the public sector only; registration is free. About 40 miles from Providence.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Audit and fraud-awareness session (2 NASBA CPEs) with Elizabeth McDowell of Audit Forward. The organizer says it is open to ISACA and IIA members, CPAs, auditors, risk professionals and other professionals; registration is through a separate page that could not be read, so the fee is not confirmed. Adjacent to security: the topic is fraud and audit.
ConfirmedChapter meetingVetting required
Thu, Nov 19, 2026
Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA · Regional
One-day commercial conference with sponsor booths, hybrid (in person and online), up to 10 CPE credits. Registration is through a form that did not load for reading, so the price and admission rules are not confirmed.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Dec 10, 2026
Kirkbrae Country Club, Lincoln · Metro area
The organizer lists the date and venue; the registration line reads TBD, with no time or price given. The 2025 holiday event was held for members and guests of the chapter.
ConfirmedMeetupVetting required
Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Boston Marriott Cambridge, 50 Broadway, Cambridge, MA · Regional
One-day application security conference run by the OWASP Boston chapter, with development, leadership and research tracks. The site lists early-bird ticket sales; no ticket price is shown in the page text.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, Apr 30 to Sat, May 1, 2027
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Cambridge, MA · Regional
CFP closes: Fri, Jan 15, 2027
New independent two-day hacker conference; the organizer lists ticket rounds (round 1 completed) and an open call for papers. The page gives no ticket price.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Rhode Island statewide; the June 2026 annual meeting was at Amica Insurance Amphitheatre, Lincoln · Metro area
Irregular; an annual general meeting on June 3, 2026 and a virtual session on November 4, 2026
The chapter events list shows some sessions open to other professionals; see the November 4, 2026 event. The chapter also lets its members enroll in ISACA New York Metro training events.
Members only
Rhode Island statewide; the February 2026 meeting was at New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich · Metro area
Irregular; the latest dated meeting was February 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The February 2026 meeting was listed as free to attend. The chapter's page on isc2chapters.isc2.org is members-only, so its other meetings could not be read; a locked feed does not show the chapter is inactive.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
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The XO Bar, 125 N Main St, Providence · In the city
Irregular socials and talks on weekday evenings; 2026 meetings were on July 23 (Narragansett Brewery) and September 22 (The XO Bar), and a social is set for October 27
Official DEF CON group for Rhode Island; the Meetup page says attendance is free for all and DEF CON attendance is not required.
Free
Rhode Island statewide; past meetups in Warwick, Newport and South County · Metro area
Irregular; the latest dated event found was a virtual study group info session with the Massachusetts affiliate on October 7, 2025
The affiliate's events page lists informal meetups for November and December with no dates or year, so they are not listed as events. The October 2025 study group listed a $15 cost; the affiliate's other events do not state a price.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025FreePaid
Kirkbrae Country Club, Lincoln · Metro area
A few events a year at Kirkbrae Country Club; the latest held event confirmed was the holiday event on December 4, 2025
InfraGard applicants are vetted by the FBI. The chapter's Fall Classic golf outing was listed for October 5, 2026; no source confirms it was held, so it is not used as last activity.
Quiet: last activity Dec 2025Vetting required
Community College of Rhode Island (main campus Warwick); Cyber Saturdays are at the Newport County Campus · Metro area
Fall 2026 Cyber Saturdays: Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Newport County Campus Cyber Range, starting September 12
CCRI is an NSA-designated CAE in Cyber Defense. The club welcomes cybersecurity students; the Cyber Saturdays schedule page is built around the National Cyber League season. Newport is about 30 miles from Providence. The last activity date is the start date on the published Cyber Saturdays schedule.
Students only
Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence · In the city
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on an irregular schedule; 2026 meetings were March 31, June 30 and September 15
Run by the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College; the organizer describes the meetups as open to the community and free of charge. Meetings began in October 2024 under the name New England Cyber Defense Professionals.
Free
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