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Community groups are a great way to get involved with your local InfoSec community. There are a few organisations such as OWASP and DEFCON groups who are international and are open to anyone, other independent local groups may be aimed at specific groups.
Although we only endorse community partners we can help organise buddies to other groups. All the local groups listed are aimed at women or gender minorities.
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If your group doesn't have a code of conduct but would like one you can download our template.
WORLDWIDE
Name: OWASP
Location: Worldwide
Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Chapter
Twitter: @owasp
Details: The OWASP Chapters programme helps to foster local discussion of application security around the world. Local Chapters are free and open to anyone and managed by a set of guidelines known as the OWASP Chapter Handbook. Many of the popular OWASP presentations are available for everyone to use at meetings.
Code of Conduct: See individual chapter
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Name: OWASP Women in Appsec
Location: Worldwide
Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Women_In_AppSec
Twitter: @OWASPWIA
Details: This meetup is for anyone interested in supporting and mentoring women in cybersecurity and women in security. It is primarily the OWASP Foundation Women in Application Security (WIA) Committee but they welcome all women in security.
Code of Conduct: See individual chapter
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Name: CTF Circle
Location: Worldwide
Website: No website, follow on Twitter for details of next CTF
Twitter: @CTF_Circle
Details: CTF Circle f/k/a GirlsTakingOver is a distributed CTF team for non-binary folks and women of all skill levels to pwn and learn together.
Code of Conduct: In the Slack group
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Name: DEFCON Groups
Location: Worldwide
Website: https://defcongroups.org
Twitter: @defcongroups
Details: The DEF CON Groups (DCGs or DC-Groups) are gathering points for folks interested in the alternate applications of modern technology, that have groups all over the world, listed on their website. DCG meetings are open to anyone.
Code of Conduct: See individual group
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Name: WoSEC
Location: Canada, France, India, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA
Website: No website
Twitter: @WoSECtweets
Details: WoSEC is a community for women and girls, to meet, support and bond with each other.
Code of Conduct: See individual chapter
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Name: Leading Cyber Ladies
Location: Tel Aviv, New York, Toronto
Website: No website
Twitter: @LadiesCyber
Details: A global network of meetups for women in cybersecurity.
Code of Conduct: See individual group
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EUROPE
NETHERLANDS
Name: Women In Cybersecurity Community Association
Location: Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht
Website: https://womenofwicca.nl/about/
Twitter: @wicca_NL
Details: WICCA is a circle of women in cybersecurity based in The Netherlands meeting monthly to learn about exploits, hacking, incident response, forensics, the low-level stuff, and making bad crypto jokes!
Code of Conduct: See individual group
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Name: Ladies of London Hack Society
Location: London, Norwich
Website: https://llhs.com
Twitter: @LHS_LON
Details: A women centric not women exclusive, offensive & defensive technical security meetup focusing on building technical knowledge & skills in CyberSec.
Code of Conduct: See individual chapter
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Name: Manchester Grey Hats
Location: Manchester
Website: https://manchestergreyhats.co.uk
Twitter: @mcrgreyhats
Details: Grey Hats run monthly technical workshops and CTFs every month with an online Slack community. They welcome all people and all skill levels and enforce an inclusive Code of Conduct. They run CTFs for other groups and events including the Hoppers Bi-monthly Gender Minority CTF.
Code of Conduct: https://manchestergreyhats.co.uk/MGH%20Code%20of%20Conduct.txt
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Name: SkillSec
Location: Manchester
Website: https://www.skillsec.co.uk
Twitter: @SkillSec_
Details: SkillSec offers free resources and quarterly meetups providing learning & development and networking opportunities for businesses and people looking to work in the sector.
Code of Conduct: https://www.skillsec.co.uk/code-of-conduct
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Name: Women in Cyber Security Scotland
Location: Edinburgh
Website: No website
Twitter: @WiCS_Scot
Details: Bringing together the women of Scotland studying, working in or interested in cybersecurity.
Code of Conduct: Contact group
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Name: Women in Cyber Wales
Location: South Wales
Website: No website
Twitter: @WomenCyberWales
Details: Networking and support for women working or hoping to work in the cyber industry in Wales.
Code of Conduct: Contact group
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NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Name: Women In Security and Privacy
Location: San Fransisco, USA
Website: https://www.wisporg.com
Twitter: @wisporg
Details: Advancing women to lead the future of security & privacy, WISP offer an annual sponsorship programme offering tickets and a 500 to DEFCON.
Code of Conduct: Contact group
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AISA
INDIA
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Name: infosecgirls
Location: Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Gujrat, Delhi, Jaipur, Nagpur
Website: https://www.infosecgirls.in
Twitter: @infosecgirls
Details: Infosecgirls aim to get women curious about information security by encouraging more women to actively participate in events like security conferences & community meet-ups.
Code of Conduct: Contact group