OSUSEC focuses on gaining hands-on experience with exploiting vulnerabilities in systems and networks, defending against these attacks, getting involved in the security community and participating in CTF’s.

Advocating for less police surveillance, less criminalization & incarceration, and less divestment from our communities; while advocating for investment in our communities, our people, and our kids. We want to increase programs that address the root causes of violence so harm doesn't happen in the first place.

Sharing resources to get students started in cybersecurity and competing in CTF's.

The UF Student Infosec Team (UFSIT) is the cybersecurity club at the University of Florida. They are student-led and passionate about all things cybersecurity and their weekly meetings are a great place to learn and often include presentations from club members and industry professionals on a wide array of security topics. Their goal is to provide a welcoming environment for students to learn more about all areas of information security, including topics such as penetration testing, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, digital forensics, and more.

Oakland Privacy is a citizens’ coalition that works statewide to defend the right to privacy, enhance public transparency and promote oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. As experts on municipal privacy reform, they have written use policies and impact reports for a variety of surveillance technologies, conducted research and investigations, and developed frameworks for the implementation of equipment with respect for civil rights, privacy protections and community control.

PPJC has a well-deserved reputation for presenting some of the world’s finest progressive speakers. They offer a free monthly forum on a wide variety of issues – broadcast live on local TV – and host visiting activists from around the globe.

techLEAD researches tech issues, provide aid to the community, host and attend gatherings, help educate the public, defend those who are on the margins, and provide knowledge support to decision-makers and leaders in San Diego.

Cybersecurity Club of San Francisco State University

CPCSCC probes city, county, and federal government offices through public records requests to determine techniques and funding behind surveillance efforts anywhere in the county. They also attend public meetings in which surveillance issues are discussed to stay up-to-date with ongoing efforts.

Cal Poly's group of security-oriented individuals who strive to make cybersecurity concepts and ethical hacking practices and training available and accessible to everyone.

Their Mission: To bring about transparency and control in the acquisition and use of surveillance systems in the Portland Metro area, whether personal data is captured by the government or by commercial entities. Transparency is essential to ensure privacy protections, community control, fairness, and respect for civil rights.

DefCon Group 253 - Founded in 2018 to bring together Tacoma area hackers.

NICC is the New Jersey institute of Technology's official Information & Cybersecurity Club and started as a way to give NJIT students interested in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and CTFs a group that would help them learn, grow, and hone their skills.

DC864 is the local DEF CON community group for the 864 area code in South Carolina. The group provides learning opportunities, resources, and camaraderie for anyone interested in digital privacy and information security. All ages/skill levels welcome.

BMLP provides legal support to local communities throughout the country as they demonstrate against police brutality and systemic racism. We believe in a community centered approach - providing holistic legal and technical service with an understanding that mass defense movement legal experience is often missing from the local equation.

DEF CON 719 is a community of Colorado Springs residents sharing their passion for IT security at regular educational meetups.

The Workers’ Defense Alliance is a network of working class people and autonomous councils committed to building community self-defense and mutual aid projects.

S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, working to abolish local governments’ systems of mass surveillance. Its work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, indigenous peoples, and communities of color, particularly the unique trauma of anti-Black policing.

Hack@UCF strives to foster awareness of information security in Central Florida by getting the campus community involved in the cyber realm through education and experience in both offensive and defensive security strategies.

Cypurr is a small cryptoparty and cat-enthusiast collective working to educate the public on cybersecurity in an accessible and hollistic way. It aims to resist systemic oppressions through community self-defense.

Current Affairs Society at Stony Brook University promotes multi-perspective conversations about current events, global issues, national security, and civil liberties.

Defcon 215 (Philadelphia) is a shared hackerspace for cybersecurity professionals, enthusiasts and beginners in their career. We welcome anyone interested in the vast and diverse field of hacking whether defense, offense or orchestration. They are also capable of prototyping robots, drones and other electronics in our maker space area with 3D printers, electronics equipment and other safety tools, plus run and manage their own in-house IT infrastructure for application development, software and hardware engineering.