ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Missouri
St. Louis, MO cybersecurity events & groups
St. Louis has a free monthly 2600 meeting at the Arch Reactor hackerspace on first Fridays, a DC314 hands-on meetup, free lockpicking meetups run by Gateway Locksport, and monthly OWASP and ISC2 chapter meetings held in Clayton. The free STLCyberCon at UMSL is on November 13, 2026, and FutureCon St. Louis is on February 25, 2027. BSidesSTL has skipped 2026 and says it is planning for 2027.
Start here
- St. Louis 2600 Meeting: Free, open monthly hacker meeting at Arch Reactor on the first Friday, with no sign-up needed.
- Gateway Locksport: Free beginner lockpicking classes at local breweries and bars, kids welcome, with the Midwest Open competition on November 14, 2026.
- STLCyberCon 2026: Free half-day conference at UMSL with breakfast included, open to students, practitioners and job seekers.
Six months at a glance
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Datebook
October 2026
Missouri Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2026
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Registration and refreshments from 8:00 a.m.
Capitol Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Jefferson City · Regional
Open to public sector attendees only; registration is free. Run by a government technology publisher with vendor sponsors. Jefferson City is about two hours from St. Louis.
ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted
November 2026
Free Lockpicking Meetup and Class at Urban Chestnut Brewing
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, 4465 Manchester Ave, St. Louis
Free, casual drop-in, kids welcome, all tools provided.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
STLCyberCon 2026
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ED Collabitat, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Blvd, St. Louis · Metro area
Free and open to the community; breakfast, coffee, snacks and parking are included. A research poster session is part of the program. The UMSL campus is in St. Louis County, just outside the city limits.
ConfirmedConferenceFree
Lockpicking Hangout and 2026 LPU Midwest Open
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The Babylon, 4744 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters · Metro area
All-day locksport hangout with the Lockpickers United Midwest Open competition later in the day. The page says free to attend and free to compete, no experience required.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
ISC2 St. Louis Leadership Roundtable: AI Risk
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue not posted on the event page · Metro area
The event page shows no price or venue. The chapter says non-members are welcome at its meetings. This meeting is on the third Wednesday, not the usual last Wednesday.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
December 2026
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
January 2027
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Jan 27, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
February 2027
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Feb 24, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
FutureCon St. Louis Cybersecurity Conference 2027
Thu, Feb 25, 2027
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, 1335 South Lindbergh Blvd, Frontenac · Metro area
Hybrid. Conferences are for employed IT professionals only and registrations are reviewed. The event page does not show ticket prices. The 2026 edition used the same Hilton venue.
ConfirmedConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
March 2027
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Mar 31, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
April 2027
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 7:00 p.m.
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
Wed, Apr 28, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
GPSEC St. Louis 2027
Announced by the organizer; date not yet published.
St. Louis (venue to be announced)
Date TBAConferenceVetting requiredVendor-hosted
BSidesSTL 2027
Organizers say they are planning a 2027 conference; no dates announced
St. Louis
ExpectedConferencePaid
CyberCon at STL TechWeek 2027
STL TechWeek runs in mid-April (April 13 to 17 in 2026); 2027 dates and a CyberCon program not yet announced
Downtown St. Louis
ExpectedConferenceFree
SecureWorld St. Louis 2027
Held in September in 2025 and 2026; 2027 dates not yet announced
Clayton (2026 edition at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis) · Metro area
ExpectedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: St. Louis 2027
Held between June and August in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (June 9 in 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
St. Louis (2026 edition at Marriott St. Louis Grand)
ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
ISACA Saint Louis Chapter
Clayton and St. Louis · Metro area
Events posted on the chapter calendar; no regular meeting schedule is published
Prices vary by event and are not posted on the calendar. A 2024 year-end social was free. The September 2, 2026 entry is the chapter's presence at SecureWorld St. Louis, not a stand-alone chapter meeting. The chapter's older site, isaca-stlouis.org, did not load.
FreePaid
ISC2 St. Louis Region and Scott AFB Chapter
RubinBrown offices, Clayton · Metro area
Most meetings on the last Wednesday of the month, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at RubinBrown
The chapter says non-members are welcome. The older site lists an October 28 meeting on scams targeting the elderly with no year shown, which fits the last-Wednesday rule. The chapter is moving to stl.isc2chapters.isc2.org. November 2026 is a separate event on November 18.
Free
OWASP Saint Louis
RubinBrown, 7676 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton · Metro area
Usually the first Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., in person and online; no meeting is posted after September 1, 2026
Hybrid meetings with an RSVP on Meetup. The August 4, 2026 meeting was cancelled and the July 7, 2026 panel replaced the June meeting. The chapter serves Missouri and southern Illinois.
Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
DC314 (DEF CON Group St. Louis)
OddiTeas, St. Louis · In the city
Monthly, usually a Thursday evening around the third week, 7:00 p.m.; a talk followed by a hands-on activity
Meeting dates are posted on the St. Louis 2600 + DC314 Meetup page. The dc314.org countdown still shows a January 15, 2026 meeting and is out of date. No meeting after September 17, 2026 was posted when checked.
Free
Gateway Locksport
Breweries and bars in St. Louis and St. Peters · In the city
Free lockpicking meetup and class about twice a month on weekday evenings, 6:00 p.m.; dates and venues vary
Beginners welcome, tools provided, kids welcome. Several meetings in September and October 2026 were cancelled or moved, so check the Meetup page before going. Not a TOOOL chapter.
Free
St. Louis 2600 Meeting
Arch Reactor hackerspace, 2215 Scott Avenue, St. Louis · In the city
First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m. (doors at 6:00 p.m.); bring a laptop
Run by the same organizers as DC314. The October 2, 2026 meeting was a themed special. Meetup lists a topic for each meeting, often to be decided.
Free
Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS St. Louis Metropolitan Affiliate
St. Louis metro, meetings at RubinBrown in Clayton · Metro area
Periodic evening meetups and conference booths; no regular schedule is published
The latest dated event on the affiliate's own pages is its booth at FutureCon St. Louis on February 26, 2026; a November 12, 2025 community night at RubinBrown was open to professionals and students. The affiliate also took part in a networking session at SecureWorld St. Louis on September 2, 2026, and an aggregator lists a March 26, 2026 meeting that no organizer page confirms.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Free
wicys.org/wicys-st-louis-metropolitan-affiliate [S27] [S28] [S29]
Public-private and government
InfraGard St. Louis Members Alliance
St. Louis region · Metro area
Chapter meetings and an annual State of Cyber conference; dates are not published on the alliance site
Membership requires an application and FBI vetting. The September 2, 2026 chapter session at SecureWorld St. Louis was open to all conference attendees. State of Cyber 2026 was held on April 1, 2026 at Logan University in Chesterfield. The alliance events page loads by script and showed no dated items.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
Cyber Billikens (Saint Louis University CTF team)
Saint Louis University · In the city
No meeting schedule published; the team enters online CTF competitions through the academic year
Student team at Saint Louis University. Its CTFtime record shows 15 online competitions between January and April 2026, the latest being Kashi CTF 2026, which ended April 4, 2026, and the team is signed up for WolvCTF in November 2026. The SLU cybersecurity center page lists a Cyber Billikens CTF on February 13, 2025 and nothing later. No in-person meeting schedule is published.
Quiet: last activity Apr 2026Students only
slu.edu/professional-studies/cybersecurity-cent… [S33] [S34]
WiCyS Student Chapters at Saint Louis University and Maryville University
Saint Louis University and Maryville University · In the city
Student events; no regular schedule is published
Both are NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence. The two chapters held a joint CyberStrong tabletop exercise on October 11, 2025. Maryville's separate Cyber Association page showed no dated events.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Students only
Conference series
BSidesSTL
St. Louis · In the city
Annual conference; none in 2026
The organizers announced there will be no 2026 conference and that they are planning for 2027. The last conference was September 27, 2025 per the organizers' Mastodon profile. Tickets are low cost and include lunch and the after party.
Quiet: last activity Sep 2025Paid
CyberCon at STL TechWeek
Greater St. Louis, Inc., downtown St. Louis · In the city
One-day conference during STL TechWeek; the 2026 edition was on April 15, 2026
Presented by TechSTL as a featured conference of STL TechWeek. The 2026 edition was free and included lunch.
Free
FutureCon St. Louis
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Frontenac · Metro area
Annual one-day hybrid conference; the 2026 edition was on February 26, 2026
Run by an events company for employed IT professionals only; registrations are reviewed and students are directed to volunteer roles. Ticket prices are not shown on the event page.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026Vetting requiredVendor-hosted
SecureWorld St. Louis
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, Clayton · Metro area
Annual one-day conference; the 2026 edition was on September 2, 2026
The 2026 registration PDF listed passes at $45 (open sessions), $225 (conference) and $630 (SecureWorld PLUS). The site's "already passed" banner on event pages is a known template quirk. Local chapters of ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard, WiCyS and OWASP gathered there.
PaidVendor-hosted
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: St. Louis
Marriott St. Louis Grand · In the city
Annual one-day executive summit; the 2026 edition was on June 9, 2026
Run by an events company aimed at CISOs and senior leaders. The 2026 page listed standard admission at $250; registration identity is verified.
PaidVendor-hosted
Technical user groups
STL CYBER Meetup
Online · In the city
Online sessions, several per month in August to October 2026, at varying evening and weekend times
Free; donations are requested. The August 2026 sessions covered threat modeling for agentic AI. Sessions in September and October 2026 were a machine learning study series. No later session was posted.
Free
Directory checklist
10 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
Field notes
- OWASP and ISC2 meetings are held at RubinBrown in Clayton, not inside the St. Louis city limits. The ISC2 chapter is moving its pages to stl.isc2chapters.isc2.org.
- The dc314.org site shows an out-of-date meeting date; use the St. Louis 2600 + DC314 Meetup page for DC314 and 2600 dates.
- BSidesSTL will not hold a 2026 conference. The organizers say they are planning one for 2027.
- ISACA St. Louis listed an AI agent workshop for October 30, 2026 at RubinBrown, but the chapter said it would hold the workshop only if enough people signed up and a decision was due October 9, 2026. Confirm on the chapter calendar before going.
- The STL CYBER Meetup is online only, and its sessions in September and October 2026 were a machine learning study series.
- STLCyberCon at UMSL is held on the campus in St. Louis County, just outside the city limits.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
- S1https://www.isc2chapter-stl.com/calendar-of-events
- S2https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/49935/events/275714
- S3https://stl.isc2chapters.isc2.org/
- S4https://events.govtech.com/Missouri-Public-Sector-Cybersecurity-Summit
- S5https://www.meetup.com/gateway-locksport/events/316110788/
- S6https://www.meetup.com/st-louis-2600/
- S7https://www.meetup.com/st-louis-2600/events/pmpzztyjcpbjb/
- S8https://www.2600.com/meetings/
- S9https://www.umsl.edu/stlcybercon/
- S10https://www.meetup.com/gateway-locksport/events/315638644/
- S11https://isc2chapters.isc2.org/topics/49935/events/275715
- S12https://futureconevents.com/events/st-louis-mo-2027
- S13https://go.guidepointsecurity.com/GPSEC-STL.html
- S14https://bsidesstl.org/
- S15https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cybercon-inside-the-global-threatscape-stl-techweek-2026-tickets-1984829280809
- S16https://events.secureworld.io/details/st-louis-mo-2026/
- S17https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summits/
- S18https://engage.isaca.org/saintlouischapter/events/calendar
- S19https://engage.isaca.org/saintlouischapter/events/eventdescription?CalendarEventKey=236fa9f8-17df-476d-afe2-019fa6561f0b&CommunityKey=c0c55d0f-e342-4579-8db6-519a00a482e7&Home=%2Fsaintlouischapter
- S20https://www.meetup.com/owasp-saint-louis-chapter/
- S21https://www.meetup.com/owasp-saint-louis-chapter/events/316300272/
- S22https://owasp.org/chapters/saint-louis
- S23https://www.meetup.com/st-louis-2600/events/316576721/
- S24https://dc314.org/
- S25https://www.meetup.com/gateway-locksport/
- S26https://www.meetup.com/gateway-locksport/events/316874233/
- S27https://www.wicys.org/wicys-st-louis-metropolitan-affiliate/
- S28https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-st-louis-affiliate-futurecon-st-louis/
- S29https://www.wicys.org/event/wicys-st-louis-affiliate-cyber-connections-community-night/
- S30https://infragardsaintlouis.org/
- S31https://events.secureworld.io/agenda/st-louis-mo-2026/
- S32https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infragards-state-of-cyber-2026-tickets-1975599136198
- S33https://www.slu.edu/professional-studies/cybersecurity-center.php
- S34https://ctftime.org/team/278158/
- S35https://www.slu.edu/news/2025/october/cyberstrong-event.php
- S36https://www.maryville.edu/mpress/maryville-slu-team-up-to-close-cyber-talent-gap/
- S37https://bsidesstl.org/about-us
- S38https://infosec.exchange/@bsidesSTL
- S39https://www.futureconevents.com/events/st-louis-mo-2026
- S40https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summit/st-louis/
- S41https://www.meetup.com/stl-cyber-meetup/
- S42https://www.meetup.com/stl-cyber-meetup/events/316834534/