> spokane, wa · verified oct 8, 2026
Washington
Spokane has a monthly 2600 meetup on first Fridays, a DEF CON group that meets on Thursday evenings, and an ISSA chapter relaunched in January 2026 that holds quarterly events. The area's larger events are a student capture-the-flag competition each February at a local college, an annual free cybersecurity and AI conference in the fall run by INCH360, and a vendor-run INTERFACE conference on October 15, 2026.
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Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Spokane Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B, Spokane
Run by F2F Events, an events business, with exhibitors. The registration page says participation is reserved for qualified IT professionals and requests may be declined; it lists a complimentary lunch and states no ticket price. Covers security, cloud, infrastructure and disaster recovery.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. check-in; tentative schedule runs to about 4:45 p.m.
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
Eighth annual edition. Teams of two to five students from regional universities, colleges and high schools; individuals are placed on teams. Industry professionals can volunteer as coaches. The organizer's schedule is marked tentative. The host school rotates among Spokane Falls Community College, Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University.
ConfirmedCTFFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 5:00 p.m.
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Held in mid-September in 2025 and 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
Spokane area · Metro area
ExpectedConferenceFree
Downtown Spokane · In the city
Quarterly event with a speaker, followed by a happy hour; no later date posted
Relaunch happy hour on 2026-01-29, then a quarterly meeting on 2026-07-23 at Spokane Public Library - Central. Both events were free tickets. The organizer asks attendees to join ISSA but said it was not required for these initial events. The chapter's older WordPress site returned an access error to automated reads and was not used.
Free
eventbrite.com/o/issa-spokane-north-idaho-12076… [S9] [S10] [S11]
Downtown Spokane (The Wonder Building and local breweries) · In the city
Usually the fourth Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m.; no meeting in August 2026
Meetings on 2026-05-28, 2026-06-25, 2026-07-23 and 2026-09-24 were fourth Thursdays, but the organizer does not publish a rule, so no recurrence is recorded. No later meeting was posted on 2026-10-08. Venue varies between a coworking building and breweries.
Free
Starbucks, 4727 N Division St, Spokane · In the city
First Friday of the month, 5:00 p.m. to about 8:00 p.m.
The organizer posted a reminder on 2026-10-02 for that day's meeting and one for 2026-11-06; last_activity uses 2026-10-02 on the strength of that reminder.
Free
Spokane and Spokane Valley · In the city
Annual conference each fall; free with pre-registration
Regional cybersecurity and compliance community group founded in 2023. The 2026 conference took place on 2026-09-16 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center in Spokane Valley; the 2025 edition was on 2025-09-18 at Gonzaga University. The organizer's event page lists partners and sponsors, but it presents the conference as a community group's event.
Free
| Directory | Result |
|---|---|
| 2600 Meetings | Local chapter: Spokane 2600 |
| CISA Regional Offices | Nearest: CISA Region 10 (Seattle) |
| Cloud Security Alliance | Nearest: CSA Seattle Chapter |
| Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters | Nearest: Cyversity Seattle Chapter |
| DEF CON Groups | Local chapter: DC509 (DEF CON Group Spokane) |
| HTCIA | No chapter found |
| IAPP KnowledgeNet | Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Seattle |
| InfraGard Members Alliances | Nearest: Washington State InfraGard Members Alliance |
| ISACA | Nearest: ISACA Puget Sound Chapter |
| ISC2 | Nearest: ISC2 Seattle Chapter |
| ISSA | Local chapter: ISSA Spokane & North Idaho |
| NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) | Nearest: Spokane Falls Community College Cyber Center |
| OWASP | Nearest: OWASP Spokane |
| SANS Institute | Nearest: SANS Seattle 2027 |
| SecureWorld | Nearest: SecureWorld Seattle |
| Security BSides | Nearest: BSides Seattle |
| TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers) | No chapter found |
| WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates | Nearest: WiCyS Western Washington |
| Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters | No chapter found |
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