North Carolina

Winston-Salem, NC cybersecurity events & groups

Name: ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter Meeting: Cybersecurity Careers & Student Showcase
Start: 2026-10-13
End: 2026-10-13
Location: 2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem has no standing local security meetup of its own; its community is shared across the Piedmont Triad. ISC2 Piedmont Triad meets about every two months and alternates between Winston-Salem and Greensboro, and BSides Triad holds free monthly meetups in Greensboro, about 30 miles east. The nearest large conferences are in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham.

Verified Oct 9, 2026 · Covers October 2026 through April 2027 · Times are Eastern Time

Piedmont Triad: Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Kernersville, Clemmons, Jamestown

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ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter Meeting: Cybersecurity Careers & Student Showcase: A careers evening with mock interviews and student presentations, held in Winston-Salem on October 13, 2026.
BSides Triad: Free, open monthly meetups with talks and socials in Greensboro; no experience needed.

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Datebook

October 2026

ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter Meeting: Cybersecurity Careers & Student Showcase

Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem

Mock interviews for cybersecurity job seekers and presentations by college students; food is provided. Eventbrite lists tickets at $13.39 including fees. The chapter says college students can attend at no cost, so ask the officers about a student ticket. The BSides Triad calendar lists this meeting at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; the Eventbrite page, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., is used here.

ConfirmedChapter meetingPaid

eventbrite.com/e/cybersecurity-careers-student-… [S1] [S2]

The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Charlotte

Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Westin Charlotte, 601 S College St, Charlotte · Regional

Run by CyberRisk Alliance, about 1.5 hours from Winston-Salem. Standard admission is $250, and registrations are reviewed: admission is reserved for working cybersecurity, IT and information security practitioners.

ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/charlotte-oct-2026 [S3]

Triangle InfoSeCon 2026

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center), Raleigh · Regional

One-day conference run by the Raleigh ISSA chapter, about 2 hours from Winston-Salem. The chapter page says tickets had to be bought in advance, by September 30, 2026, so confirm that tickets remain.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

triangleinfosecon.com [S4] [S5]

December 2026

BSides Triad Holiday Party

Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · 6:30 p.m. (listed end 7:30 p.m.)

Not yet announced (BSides Triad's other 2026 meetups were in Greensboro) · Metro area

Only the date and time are posted. The 2025 holiday mixer, held with other local security groups, required an RSVP about a week ahead.

ConfirmedMeetupFree

bsidestriad.org/meetups/holiday-party [S6]

North Carolina AI and Cybersecurity Symposium 2026

Tue, Dec 15, 2026 · Starts 8:00 a.m.

Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh · Regional

Run by Government Technology's events business. Open to public sector employees only; registration is free.

ConfirmedSummitFreeVendor-hosted

events.govtech.com/North-Carolina-AI-and-Cybers… [S7]

BSides RDU 2026

Fri, Dec 18, 2026

McKimmon Conference and Training Center, NC State, Raleigh · Regional

Grassroots one-day conference, about 2 hours from Winston-Salem. The page shows both a tickets-on-sale banner and a SOLD OUT label, so confirm availability with the organizers.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

bsidesrdu.org [S8]

May 2027

CackalackyCon 2027

Fri, May 14 to Sun, May 16, 2027

Durham (2027 venue not confirmed on the organizer pages; the 2026 conference was in Durham) · Regional

Three-day hacker conference, about 1.5 hours from Winston-Salem. The organizers announced the 2027 dates on Mastodon; cackalackycon.org still shows the 2026 edition. In 2026 presale tickets sold out and students attended free with a valid student ID; 2027 ticketing is not posted.

ConfirmedConferencePaid

infosec.exchange/@CackalackyCon/116607363153278… [S9] [S10]

On the radar

Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.

Cybersecurity at Duke Conference

Held September 18, 2026 at Penn Pavilion; 2027 dates not yet announced

Duke University, Durham · Regional

ExpectedConferencePaid

cybersecurityatduke.com [S11]

Raleigh Cybersecurity Summit (The Official Cybersecurity Summit)

Held in mid-July in 2026 (July 15, 2026 at the Hilton Raleigh North Hills); 2027 date not yet announced

Raleigh · Regional

ExpectedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted

cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/raleigh-july-2026 [S12]

Groups & associations

Professional associations

Cloud Security Alliance North Carolina Piedmont Area Chapter

Greensboro (the August 11, 2026 meeting was at a Greensboro Grasshoppers game, 408 Bellemeade St) · Metro area

Irregular evening meetings; no meeting is posted after August 11, 2026

Founded in 2025; its first meeting was September 10, 2025, with free registration through the Information Security Summit website. The August 11, 2026 meeting was posted on the BSides Triad calendar with a registration form; space was limited. The calendar entry's address slug mentions High Point or Winston-Salem, but the posted venue is in Greensboro.

Free

cloudsecurityalliance.org/chapters/north-caroli… [S13] [S14] [S15]

ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter

Rotates between Greensboro and Winston-Salem; the October 13, 2026 meeting is at 2100 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, and the July 28, 2026 meeting was at TEKsystems, 7029 Albert Pick Rd, Greensboro · In the city

About every two months on a Tuesday evening; 2026 meetings were March 24, May 12, July 28 and October 13

Registration is through the chapter's Eventbrite page. Annual chapter dues are $50 for ISC2-certified members and $25 for others; the chapter says college students with a valid student ID can attend at no cost. The chapter site still says meetings are on the second Tuesday of odd months, but the 2026 dates do not follow that pattern.

Paid

isc2chapter114.org [S2] [S16]

Hacker and grassroots groups

BSides Triad

Cathleen Clay Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Dr, Greensboro (most 2026 meetups); socials at other Greensboro venues · Metro area

About monthly evening meetups, usually 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on a weekday; dates vary and are posted on the meetups page

Meetups are free; each event page links an RSVP form. A flash-talks meetup was scheduled for September 28, 2026 in Greensboro, but no page confirms it took place, so last activity is the June 25, 2026 talk. The calendar also lists ISC2 and Cloud Security Alliance meetings it co-promotes. BSides.org lists the Triad conference chapter as inactive, and no BSides Triad conference date is posted.

Free

bsidestriad.org/meetups [S17] [S18]

Education and student groups

N.C. A&T Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education and Outreach (CREO)

CREO, 2105 Yanceyville St, Greensboro · Metro area

Cybersecurity Awareness Month events each October with the university's IT department; some are open to the public

N.C. A&T is an NSA-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research. Most October events are for students and employees; select talks and tours are open to the public. No October 2026 schedule was found.

Quiet: last activity Oct 2025FreeStudents only

ncat.edu/research/centers/creo/index.php [S19] [S20]

Directory checklist

5 of 19 national directories list a local chapter

Directory	Result
2600 Meetings	Nearest: 2600 RTP (Raleigh-Durham), the nearest North Carolina chapter in the 2600 meeting list
CISA Regional Offices	Nearest: CISA Region 4 office (Atlanta), which covers North Carolina; no public Winston-Salem events found
Cloud Security Alliance	Local chapter: Cloud Security Alliance North Carolina Piedmont Area Chapter
Cyversity (formerly ICMCP) Chapters	Nearest: Cyversity Charlotte Chapter
DEF CON Groups	Nearest: DC704 (DEF CON Group Charlotte)
HTCIA	No chapter found
IAPP KnowledgeNet	Nearest: IAPP KnowledgeNet Charlotte
InfraGard Members Alliances	Nearest: InfraGard Charlotte Chapter (members-only meetings)
ISACA	Nearest: ISACA Charlotte Chapter (Charlotte, about 1.5 hours away)
ISC2	Local chapter: ISC2 Piedmont Triad Chapter
ISSA	Local chapter: ISSA Triad of NC Chapter
NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C)	Local chapter: Forsyth Tech Cybersecurity Center (CAE Southeastern Regional Hub)
OWASP	Nearest: OWASP Charlotte
SANS Institute	Nearest: SANS Raleigh 2026 (Cary, November 2 to 7, 2026)
SecureWorld	Nearest: SecureWorld Charlotte (about 1.5 hours away)
Security BSides	Local chapter: BSides Triad
TOOOL (The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers)	No chapter found
WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) Professional Affiliates	Nearest: WiCyS North Carolina Affiliate (events in Raleigh and Charlotte)
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) Chapters	No chapter found

Checked Oct 9, 2026

Dormant groups

2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more

Forsyth Tech Cybersecurity Center (CAE Southeastern Regional Hub): last public activity Nov 2024 [S21]
ISSA Triad of NC Chapter: last public activity Jul 2023 [S22] [S23]

Field notes

Only the ISC2 Piedmont Triad meeting on October 13, 2026 is confirmed in Winston-Salem itself. BSides Triad and the Cloud Security Alliance Piedmont chapter hold their meetings in Greensboro.
The ISC2 chapter website still says meetings fall on the second Tuesday of odd months, but the 2026 dates are March 24, May 12, July 28 and October 13.
The ISSA Triad of NC website still describes monthly meetings, but no meeting has been found since 2023. Contact the chapter before planning to attend.
Forsyth Tech's cybersecurity hub site has posted no events since November 2024, and Winston-Salem State University's Cybersecurity Awareness Month activities are campus tabling events rather than public meetings. No public cybersecurity club was found at Wake Forest University or UNC School of the Arts.
Regional conferences are 1.5 to 2 hours away: Charlotte to the southwest and Raleigh-Durham to the east.

Sources

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