Omaha's Cybersecurity Community
Omaha is home to a thriving and collaborative cybersecurity community. From local meetups and professional associations to regional conferences and training events, the city offers countless opportunities for networking, learning, and innovation in the field of cybersecurity. At Cyber Security Omaha, we are proud to be an active part of this ecosystem. Our team regularly participates in local security groups, industry events, and technical workshops—sharing knowledge, staying ahead of emerging threats, and contributing to the advancement of cybersecurity practices across the region.
Whether it’s speaking at conferences, mentoring new professionals, or engaging in hands-on demonstrations at community events, we believe in strengthening Omaha’s cyber defense through partnership and education. When you work with Cyber Security Omaha, you're not just getting a service provider—you’re gaining a trusted partner embedded in one of the Midwest’s most dynamic cybersecurity networks.
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Meetups and Associations
NEbraskaCERT
NEbraskaCERT mission is based upon two pillars of excellence: Sharing of Knowledge and Applied Research. NEbraskaCERT hosts the NEbraskaCERT CSF (Cyber Security Forum), a group that meets every third Wednesday of the month to discuss topics relevant to the industry.
WEBSITE: https://www.nebraskacert.org/
DC402
DC402 is a security focused meetup that meets at different local venues every second Tuesday of the month. Topics at DC402 are security focused but also include other interesting areas of technology. Meetings are informal, social and often tend to gravitate toward the technical side of things. Member and speaker backgrounds include U.S. government, capture the flag competitions, digital forensics, and law enforcement.
DC402 hosts an active Slack channel discussing current events, learning opportunities, and much more.
WEBSITE: https://dc402.org/
INFRAGARD
InfraGard is an FBI program that leads the effort to gain support from the information technology industry concerning threats against U.S. cyber infrastructure. The local Omaha InfraGard group is one of the Infragard Members Alliance Chapters. Chapter members have access to special events, trainings, webinars and local chapter meetings.
WEBSITE: https://www.infragard.org/
MEMBERSHIP: https://www.infragard.org/Application/General/NewApplication
AGILE for DEFENSE
The mission of the Agile for Defense meetup is to foster a culture of agile practices in the community and share local agile successes. Agile for Defense meets the first Wednesday of the month. Topics cover a wide range of technology aspects, including security.
ISACA: Omaha Chapter
The aim of the ISACA Omaha Chapter is to sponsor local educational seminars and workshops, conduct regular chapter meetings, and help to further promote and elevate the visibility of the IS audit, control and security profession throughout the region. This chapter is run by volunteers who are ISACA members nominated and voted upon by membership.
ISACA holds regular meetings at the Scott Conference Center (6450 Pine Street Omaha, NE 68106) and various other events throughout the chapter year. Meetings typically occur on the second Tuesday of each month.
ISC2: Omaha Chapter
The aim of the ISC2 Omaha Chapter is to educate, empower, embrace and engage our members through every step of their careers. ISC2 is the world’s leading member association for cybersecurity professionals.
IS2 holds events throughout the year along with chapter meetings.
WEBSITE: https://isc2omaha.org/
Conferences
Kernelcon is the result of many motivated information security professionals who recognized the opportunity to create an awesome security conference in Omaha. The idea for Kernelcon started within the local DEF CON Group, DC402, with lots of help from other members of other local security groups such as NebraskaCERT and OWASP. We are inspired by many other conferences including DEF CON, DerbyCon, ShmooCon, etc., and wanted to bring those same experiences to the Mid-West here in Omaha.
Our goal is to make Omaha an annual destination for security professionals around the world that want to have a unique conference experience.
WEBSITE: https://kernelcon.org/
The Nebraska Cyber Security Conference is hosted annually by Southeast Community College.
The Nebraska Cyber Security Conference assists in raising awareness of cyber security and educates those protecting organizations. One of the conference goals is to strengthen those working in cyber security so they can have positive impact collectively on the state’s cyber security posture.
The conference is a valuable opportunity to learn from skilled industry experts with a variety of breakout sessions that encompass many areas of information security and technology.