Halifax’s cybersecurity community / Est. 2019

Learn. Tinker. Connect.
Come as you are.

Join DEFCON Halifax (DC902), Halifax’s cybersecurity community, for security talks, hands-on lockpicking, and good conversation.
Everyone has a place here.

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Three ways to join in

Cybersecurity meetups in Halifax.

Talk, discuss, and get hands-on.

Speaker Series

Oct 1, 6:30 PM @ Volta | Scott Pettie: From Exploits to Executive Briefings: A Practitioner's Guide to Risk Assessment That Actually Works

DateThu, Oct 1 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM ADT

PlaceVolta
1800 Argyle Street 801, Halifax, NS B3J 3N8

Registration closed

Lockpicking Club

Master the art of lockpicking! Discover the tools and puzzles of Locksport while learning to pick a basic padlock safely and legally.

DateTue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PM AST

PlaceIKEA Halifax
645 Cutler Avenue, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0M2

Free · Optional donation

Linux Repair Cafe

Can't upgrade to 11? Escape forced obsolescence with Linux! Bring your laptop to the Linux Repair Cafe hosted by Simple FOSS.

DateSun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM–2:00 PM ADT

PlaceKeshen Goodman Public Library
330 Lacewood Drive, Halifax, NS B3S 1R1

Free · Optional donation

Take the mic

Got a talk in mind?

A technical deep dive, a lesson learned, or something you can’t stop digging into. Have an idea for a Speaker Series session?
We’d like to hear it.

Speaker Series

Pitch your talk.

Tell us what you’d like to share. Talks are livestreamed and should run 30–60 minutes, including questions and answers.

  • All we need is your laptop with the presentation. We’ll handle the rest.
  • No polished abstract or previous speaking experience required.

Your name, email and pitch are sent through Resend to the DC902 organisers so they can review your idea and contact you. A copy is held by the email provider and in the organisers’ inbox; the website has no submissions database. Cloudflare Turnstile verifies your browser to prevent spam; Cloudflare also processes your IP address for verification and temporary rate limiting. See Resend’s privacy policy (opens in a new tab) and Cloudflare’s privacy policy (opens in a new tab).

A few sentences are plenty.
Include time for Q&A.

Across Atlantic Canada

Friends in the community.

More places to learn, connect, and get involved.

Halifax BSidesA community-run security & technology conference. (opens in a new tab)Atlantic Security ConferenceATLSECCON · Connecting Atlantic Canada’s security community. (opens in a new tab)Atlantic Cybersecurity CollectiveShare knowledge, learn, and give back across Atlantic Canada. (opens in a new tab)