LocalSecurityGroups

Use this page to collect the local security, or in general geek groups, in your area. Local groups are a great thing to get involved with, whether you are attending the meetings, speaking at them, or motivated enough to create a group of your own! Please list all groups by state or country.

Local Groups

Name	Location	Information
Australia
Australian Information Security Association (AISA)	Perth, Western Australia Unknown (Check Site)
Singapore
The Singapore Security Meetup	Unknown (Check Site)	Meetings are on the 2nd Thursday every month. Everything related to security and privacy is "on topic"
United Kingdom
DefCon 4420	London, England Unknown (Check Site)	London's Defcon group run by Major Malfunction and alien8
United States
Florida
ASIS Palm Beaches	Palm Beaches, FL Location	Second Tuesday every month (except May) at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott Hotel
ISSA - South Florida Chapter	Fort Lauderdale, FL Location	Generally meets the 3rd Thursday of month for security, then hit the pub for some beer.
Illinois
2600 Chicago	Chicago, IL Location	Meets the first friday of every month. 7:00pm-Late
ChiSec	Chicago, IL	Meetings start at 7:00pm. Meeting dates vary, check the site for information.
ChiSNORT	Chicago, IL Varies (Check Site)	Chicago's Snort User Group
DefCon 312	Chicago, IL Location	The local Defcon 312 group run by Steven McGrath.
ISSA - Chicago Chapter	Chicago, IL Varies (Check Site)	Meeting locations and times change, check the site.
Massachusetts
NAISG Boston	Cambridge, MA Location	Meets bi monthly at Microsoft Office 4th Floor. 1 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square Cambridge, MA
OWASP Boston	Cambridge, MA Location	Meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Akamai's Offices 2nd Floor, 8 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
Boston Security Meetup	Cambridge, MA Location	Usually meets 2nd Thursday of the month at Google's Offices at 5 Cambridge Center, Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA
Minnesota
2600 Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN Mall of America Location	Meets the first friday of every month. 5:00pm start. North side of the food court, Under the Pavilion
DefCon 612	Minneapolis, MN Location
Ohio
ISSA - Central Ohio Chapter	Columbus, OH [1]	Generally meets the 3rd Wednesday of month.
Rhode Island
DefCon 401	Providence, RI Location	The local Defcon 401 group run by Dave Johnson.
SNENUG (Southern New England Network Users Group)	Warwick, RI 2480 Post Road, Warwick, RI	Not 100% security, but a great group run by Bill Dwyer.
OWASP RI (Open Web Application Security Group - Rhode Island)	Providence, RI	Focuses on web application security under the international OWASP banner, run by Patrick Laverty.
Virginia
See here for 2600 meetings across the globe	Charlottesville, VA Loc Arlington, VA Loc Virginia Beach, VA Loc	Va2600 is here to provide a public forum for all people from all backgrounds to meet and converse about their passion for technology. All around the world on the first Friday of every month hackers, geeks, nerds, and enthusiasts alike meet at a specified locations to have fun, learn, and share ideas.