All of San Diego cyber Communities
Groups
San Diego has a large Cyber community. This is a complied list of all those communities.
BSides San Diego
An Information Security conference tha happens every spring. They are 100% volunteer organized event, put on by and for the community
- https://www.bsidessd.org
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/bsidessd
- https://twitter.com/BsidesSD
Cyber Security for Automated Processes and Control Systems
This meetup dedicated to all professionals involved in Cyber Security for Automated Processes and Control Systems including security for Operating Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA Systems, Transportation Systems, Building Control Systems (BCS), and even emerging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems.
- https://www.meetup.com/san-diego-cyber-security-for-control-systems/
Cloud Security Alliance
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.
- https://www.meetup.com/cloud-security-alliance-san-diego/
Defcon 858/619
DEFCON meet up group here in San Diego that meet up that meets monthly
- https://twitter.com/DCG858
- https://www.dc858.org/
OWASP SD
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project is an online community that produces freely available articles, methodologies, documentation, tools, and technologies in the fields of IoT, system software and web application security.
- https://www.meetup.com/open-web-application-security-project-san-diego-owasp-sd/
InfraGard San Diego
InfraGard is a national non-profit organization serving as a public-private partnership between U.S. businesses and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- https://www.infragardsd.org/
ISACA
The San Diego chapter of ISACA is dedicated to providing education, workshops and regular meetings to help promote and elevate the IS audit, control and security professions in the region
- https://isaca-sd.org
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/isaca-san-diego/
- https://twitter.com/isaca_sd
ISC2
Conduct outreach to the general community within San Diego County and help increase the awareness and understanding of the information security field.
- https://isc2-san-diego-chapter.org/
- https://twitter.com/ISC2SD
ISSA
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization providing educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skills and professionalism of our members and the information security community at large.
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-issa/
- https://www.sdissa.org/
Raices Cyber
The Hispanic, Latino, Latina, LatinX and Our Allies International Association in Cybersecurity
- https://www.raicescyber.org/san-diego-chapter
San Diego Cyber Group
Meetup with the cyber community in San Diego. Cohosted by David Spark CISO Series Podcast and Rick McElroy.
- https://www.meetup.com/san-diego-cyber-meetup/
San Diego CISO Round Table
The focus of this group is to share current threats, Intel, and concerns as well as mentor the younger/newer CISO’s with in the group.
- https://www.sdcisoroundtable.com/
WiCycs
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in the cybersecurity field.
- https://www.wicys.org/wicys-san-diego/
- https://sites.google.com/wicys.org/wicys-san-diego/home
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/wicyssd/
Some other IT groups
Google Cloud San Diego Community Meetup
- https://www.meetup.com/google-cloud-san-diego/events/297199615/
- https://events.c2cglobal.com/events/details/c2c-events-san-diego-presents-2gather-google-cloud-san-diego-community-meetup-2023-12-01/
San Diego Tech Coffee
- https://www.meetup.com/sandiego-tech-coffee/
LA Groups
Irvine Undergroun provided an awesome list of Orange county and Greater Los Angeles Area groups. That can be found here:
- https://www.irvineunderground.org/our-friends/